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William Mata

Reporter@journowillmata

Reporter with eight years experience - mostly in local news and Evening Standard. Fan of music and athletics

<p>Mr Blinken went from secretary to musician and then back again </p>
US politics

Antony Blinken sings and plays electric guitar on Muddy Waters cover

<p>Former Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie</p>
US politics

Chris Christie doubles down on ‘Donald Duck’ nickname for Trump

<p>Search teams are seen at a staging site near where a plane crashed in Kentucky on 28 September</p>
Americas

Student pilot and instructor killed in plane crash during storm

Americas

Teen breaks his leg in 60-foot fall from Tumbledown Mountain

<p>John Fetterman dresses down </p>
US politics

John Fetterman gives hilarious response to Senate passing dress code

<p>Two UK members of Feuerkrieg Division in a picture posted in an online chat</p>
US Crime News

White supremacist leader pleads guilty over journalist death threats

<p>Alison Urallis has been missing since September 22</p>
Americas

Woman found alive five days after she vanished on way home from Mexico

<p>Su Young Boudreau in mug shot </p>
Americas

Woman claiming to be Elon Musk’s wife arrested at SpaceX site in Texas

<p>Ron DeSantis </p>
US politics

DeSantis bullish as Fox News host calls out 37-point poll gap to Trump

<p>Alison Uralli, who was last seen on 22 September</p>
Americas

Denver woman Alison Uralli missing for five days after Mexico trip

<p>Domino’s Pizza </p>
Americas

Six-year-old boy sought in fake Domino’s pizza gift card scam

<p>The bus crash in New York </p>
Americas

Bus company in deadly New York crash repeatedly failed inspections

<p>US President Joe Biden joins a picket line with members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union at a General Motors Service Parts Operations plant in Belleville, Michigan, on September 26, 2023</p>
US politics

UAW union leader sees ‘no point’ in meeting Trump after Biden visit

US politics

UAW union leader sees ‘no point’ in meeting Trump after Biden visit

<p>US President Joe Biden joins a picket line with members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union at a General Motors Service Parts Operations plant in Belleville, Michigan, on September 26, 2023</p>
<p>James Anderson, 37, as Mister Jazzz the clown</p>
US Crime News

Ex-clown accused of killing wife as she tried to call 911

<p>Sabrina Peckham (inset) and footage of the alligator attack </p>
Americas

Daughter of woman killed by alligator reveals how she learned of death

<p>Russell Brand (Russell Brand/PA)</p>
News

What are the allegations against Russell Brand?

Americas

California firefighters deliver baby after parents at station

Americas

California firefighters deliver baby after parents at station

<p>The teenager was seen helpless midair as rescuers took action</p>
Americas

Teen stuck dangling from California bridge while filming stunt

<p>Tommy Wayne Boyd exits the hospital on foot</p>
US Crime News

Child child sex offender serving 30-years escapes from hospital

US Crime News

Arkansas state trooper retires after crashing into wrong car in chase

<p>Gary Dion Davis is suspected of killing Christina King and Pearl Barnes </p>
US Crime News

Serial killer fears as Kansas City trucker charged with 1990s murders

<p>Police tape cordoning off the dumpster where the limb was found</p>
Americas

Severed human leg found in dumpster behind New York City TD Bank

<p>Dannii Minogue’s remarks about Russell Brand have resurfaced</p>
News

Dannii Minogue labelled Brand ‘vile predator’ in resurfaced interview

<p>Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has clarified his position on the European Union </p>
UK Politics

Keir Starmer will seek better Brexit deal from the EU if Labour win

<p>Former prime minister Liz Truss</p>
UK Politics

Labour demand Sunak block Liz Truss’s resignation honours

<p>Dannii Minogue’s remarks about Russell Brand have resurfaced</p>
News

Dannii Minogue labelled Brand ‘vile predator’ in resurfaced interview

<p>Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has clarified his position on the European Union </p>
UK Politics

Keir Starmer will seek better Brexit deal from the EU if Labour win

<p>Former prime minister Liz Truss</p>
UK Politics

Labour demand Sunak block Liz Truss’s resignation honours

<p>A Ukrainian serviceman walks through broken trees at the frontline a few kilometers from Andriivka</p>
Europe

Nato chief warns Putin eyes ‘long war’ as Ukraine claims village

Europe

Nato chief warns Putin eyes ‘long war’ as Ukraine claims village

<p>A Ukrainian serviceman walks through broken trees at the frontline a few kilometers from Andriivka</p>
<p>The government has encouraged sexually active people to wear a condom with a new partner </p>
Health

Gonorrhoea warning as cases hit record high

<p>Police attend an address near Chelmsford after the arrest of a woman - who has now been charged with killing two people in their 70s</p>
Crime

Woman charged with murder of missing pensioners feared dead

<p>A woman claims that Brand sexually assaulted her at his home in West Hollywood </p>
News

Russell Brand plays to thousands in London despite allegations

<p>Ukrainian authorities looking for Daniel Burke have found a body his family said </p>
Home News

Body found in search for missing ex-British soldier in Ukraine

<p>Ukrainian authorities looking for Daniel Burke have found a body his family said </p>
Home News

Body found in search for missing ex-British soldier in Ukraine

<p>Vladimir Putin, left, and Yevgeny Prigozhin</p>
Europe

‘Weak’ Putin killed Wagner mercenary chief Prigozhin, Zelensky says

<p>The Queen told Liz Truss they would be meeting again - two days before her death </p>
UK Politics

Truss reveals what late Queen told her in last meeting before she died

<p>Former airman Maksim Kuzminov defected from Russia’s armed forces</p>
Europe

Putin’s commander ‘used two helicopters to transport his pet cat’

LiveEurope

Extreme weather kills 13 across Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria - live

<p>Michael Burry - of The Big Short fame - has made another big prediction </p>
Americas

Trader who predicted 2008 crisis bets $1.6bn on 2023 market crash

<p>Peter Higgs had worked at the British Museum for 30 years </p>
Crime

Named: Curator sacked after British Museum treasures vanished

Home News

Sunflower farms pleads with visitors posing naked to keep clothes on

<p>Jeremy Clarkson has been tweeting the messages of support since 2014 </p>
TV & Radio

Jeremy Clarkson tweets annual A-level results day message amid chaos

<p>A member of staff at the British Museum in Bloomsbury has been fired after the thefts came to light </p>
Crime

Stolen British Museum items ‘may already be melted down’ expert says

Home News

Police warning over online ‘challenge’ as children try to overdose

<p>Which? found some branded products had risen in price by 129 per cent </p>
Home News

Are these in your basket? 25 food items that have had the largest rise

Home News

Are these in your basket? 25 food items that have had the largest rise

<p>Which? found some branded products had risen in price by 129 per cent </p>
<p>Michael Hillier and his girlfriend Rachel Fulstow</p>
Home News

Man who threw acid on dad of two says he is ‘knight in shining armour’

Europe

Portugal wildfires see thousands evacuated amid 46C heatwave

<p>They disappeared on the notoriously difficult Aonach Eagach mountain ridge</p>
LiveHome News

Glencoe hikers found dead after going missing near Aonach Eagach Ridge

<p>Eussia’s education minister, Sergei Kravtsov, launches the book </p>
Europe

Kremlin rushes out schoolbook praising Putin’s Ukraine invasion

<p>Eussia’s education minister, Sergei Kravtsov, launches the book </p>
Europe

Kremlin rushes out schoolbook praising Putin’s Ukraine invasion

<p>Huge crowds turn out for the funeral procession of Kiea McCann as it makes its way to the Sacred Heart Chapel in Clones, Co. Monaghan for her funeral </p>
Europe

Girls killed in crash on way to prom ‘were soul friends’ funeral told

<p>Alice Williams died after being hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing in Halifax</p>
Crime

Family pay tribute to ‘beautiful’ girl, 9, killed crossing road

<p>Rachel Tunstill, 26, killed Mia Kelly soon after giving birth to her in the bathroom, January 2017</p>
Crime

Mother who stabbed her newborn baby to death dies in prison

<p>Rishi Sunak (centre) at the Bishops Mill pub in Salisbury with MP John Glen (left) watching a screening of the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 final held at Wembley Stadium</p>
Home News

Alcohol tax increase: How much your tipple will increase by on Tuesday

<p>Boats arrive to help the evacuation of residents and tourists from the town of Nea Anchialos, near Volos city</p>
Europe

Sailing coaches rescue 130 after wildfire surrounds Greek beach

<p>The most expensive pint in Europe? Not London </p>
Europe

Revealed: The cheapest pints in Europe - with some for less than £1

<p>Parents are being urged to check their children are up to date with their measles, mumps and rubella vaccines</p>
Health

Scientists fear ‘tinder box effect’ could spread measles in London

<p>White Hart Lane in Tottenham </p>
Crime

Police hunt after man killed in Tottenham shooting

<p>AP Week in Pictures, Europe and Africa</p>
LiveEurope

Greece fires: Rhodes state of emergency remains - live updates

Europe

Putin promises grain aid to Africa despite leaving Ukraine deal

<p>Can Misses Hospital in Ibiza </p>
Europe

British man, 19, dies after ‘collapsing at Ibiza nightclub’

Europe

British man, 19, dies after ‘collapsing at Ibiza nightclub’

<p>Can Misses Hospital in Ibiza </p>
<p>Colin Pitchfork, who raped and killed two schoolgirls</p>
Crime

Child murderer’s ‘irrational’ prison release blocked by judge

<p>Benny has now recovered from his horrific ordeal and required months of surgery and care </p>
Home News

Cat suffers horrific injuries after boiling water poured over him

LiveUK Politics

Tories ‘doomed to lose power’ without change of course - Lord Frost

<p>TITANIC-SUMERGIBLE</p>
Americas

Titan submersible would have killed passengers instantly, expert says

<p>TITANIC-SUMERGIBLE</p>
Americas

Titan submersible would have killed passengers instantly, expert says

<p>Actor Brian Cox joins demonstrators at the Equity rally in Leicester Square</p>
Home News

Leading British actors on picket line in stand against AI in film

<p>Mr Moret, who works at Editions La Fabrique, was stopped by borders officers as he arrived at the north London station</p>
Home News

Police abused anti-terror laws by arresting French publisher - review

<p>Ocean Race Orcas</p>
Home News

Mother killer whales protect their sons - but not their daughters

<p>The average asking rent for a typical home outside London is a third (33%) higher than during the same period in 2019, increasing by £308 from £923 per month</p>
Home News

Rents hit new record as tenants facing ‘crisis like never before’

<p>Michael O’Leary promises new routes and thousands of jobs for locals </p>
Europe

Ryanair eyes Ukraine tourism after Russia’s war ends

Weather

All of the Europe weather warnings as Italy braces for second heatwave

<p>Health experts have urged parents to get their children vaccinated against measles</p>
Health

Five measles symptoms to watch out for as experts warn of outbreak

Health

How dangerous is aspartame and what does it do to your body?

<p>Children should be discouraged from consuming fizzy drinks with a high-sugar content, campaigners argue</p>
Health

Diet Coke safe as long as you don’t drink 14 cans every day, WHO says

<p>Heat map showing black areas in Spain </p>
Europe

Killer Cerberus heatwave turning heat maps black amid health alerts

<p>Nicola Bulley and her dog Willow </p>
Home News

Nicola Bulley’s partner shares theory about how she died

<p>Hamish Harding </p>
Americas

‘Legend’ Hamish Harding, billionaire lost in Titanic sub

<p>A police officer was also injured during the incident in Finsbury Park</p>
Crime

CCTV probe after female PC sexually assaulted at Notting Hill Carnival

<p>More than £100m of Energy Bills Support Scheme vouchers are still yet to be claimed, with only a few days left until the June 30 deadline</p>
Home News

Four-day warning for households who risk missing £400 energy payment

<p>Daniel Korski is the favourite to be Conservative candidate for Mayor of London </p>
UK Politics

What are the allegations made against the Tory mayoral hopeful?

<p>Nicola Bulley’s inquest is being held this week </p>
Home News

Nicola Bulley: 10 key things we learned from day one of inquest

<p>More than £100m of Energy Bills Support Scheme vouchers are still yet to be claimed, with only a few days left until the June 30 deadline</p>
Home News

Four-day warning for households who risk missing £400 energy payment

<p>Daniel Korski is the favourite to be Conservative candidate for Mayor of London </p>
UK Politics

What are the allegations made against the Tory mayoral hopeful?

<p>Nicola Bulley’s inquest is being held this week </p>
Home News

Nicola Bulley: 10 key things we learned from day one of inquest

<p>Police are still searching for missing dog walker Nicola Bulley</p>
Home News

When did Nicola Bulley go missing? Timeline of the mystery

<p>A 25-year-old man who died in a hot air balloon accident has been named as Peter Gregory, from the Cotswolds</p>
Home News

Family pays tribute to pilot killed in hot air balloon crash

Europe

Who is Sergei Shoigu? Military commander at centre of Russian crisis

<p>Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death in a racially motivated attack in 1993 </p>
Home News

Stephen Lawrence murder: A timeline of events

<p>A highway into Moscow was blocked by police</p>
Europe

Moscow tells residents ‘stay at home’ as Wagner rebels edge closer

<p>Putin called the Wagner advance on Moscow a ‘criminal campaign’ </p>
Europe

Wagner chief turns troops back from Moscow ‘to avoid bloodshed’

<p>Former prime minister Boris Johnson called those who died on board the Titan ‘heroes’ (Jonathan Brady/PA)</p>
Home News

Boris Johnson hits out at ‘lefties’ questioning Titan trip

<p>Striking NHS junior doctors on the picket line in April </p>
Health

Junior doctors to strike for five days in longest NHS walkout

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