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Evie Selby

I am a news reporter at The Daily Mail on the graduate trainee scheme. 

Previously, I was a freelance news reporter for The i Paper where I covered home and world news for both print and online. 

I hold an MA in Newspaper Journalism from City, University of London and a BA in History from the University of Cambridge. I have also written for The Telegraph, The Times and The Sunday Times. 




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The i Paper •

All we know about fatal Moscow restaurant blast - and if Ukraine could be behind it

At least three have been killed and 21 injured after a homemade bomb exploded near a restaurant in central Moscow on Saturday evening, state media reported.


The explosion took place around 8pm local time (5pm GMT) on Kudrinksaya Square in the city centre.


An unidentified woman carrying an “improvised explosive device” attempted to enter the Italian restaurant Balzi Rossi, but was stopped by a security guard, the National Anti-Terrorist Committee has said.The restaurant, located in one of M...
The i Paper •

The seven bizarre hosepipe-ban loopholes that allow you to keep watering

As the UK experiences a record-breaking summer for its heatwaves and lack of rainfall, over 20 million people across the country are currently living under hosepipe bans.


Yet while violating the restrictions comes with a potential penalty of £1,000, there are a number of at times, odd exemptions listed by water companies that allow the continued use of hosepipes for certain purposes.


Most water companies have similar rules which mean those living with medical or mobility problems are unive...
The i Paper •

The four sticking points of an US-Iran peace deal

Pakistan has declared that a US-Iran peace deal is “expected in the next 24 hours”, as uncertainty continues over the prospect of an immediate end to the conflict.


Donald Trump said that a memorandum of understanding could be signed as soon as Sunday in Europe, while Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said the deal “has never been closer”.


However, US and Iranian officials have given conflicting accounts of the agreed terms as Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, warned aga...
The i Paper •

UK hits 22°C - how long will the warm spell last?

Temperatures are set to reach up to 27°C next week as warmer weather returns to the UK, the Met Office has forecast.


On Saturday, the highest recorded temperature was 22.4°C in Kent, with up to 26°C expected in south-west England on Sunday.


After a “brief blip” on Tuesday, the sunnier weather is expected to last throughout next week and “possibly drag out into the start of the following week, but mostly across the south-west,” a Met Office spokesperson told The i Paper.The warmest weather...
The i Paper •

Why Trump's farcical threat betrays his lack of basic strategy

Mere hours after US-Iran talks on ending the war collapsed, Donald Trump was back to issuing extraordinary maximalist threats against the regime in Tehran.


This time, Trump was threatening a naval blockade. For six weeks, his administration has been frantically scrambling to offset the devastating global economic fallout of Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Yet today, the US President declared that now he too wanted to blockade the Strait.


It is apparent to anyone that Trump is stri...
The i Paper •

Putin has lost his European puppet. This is what it will cost him

Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán conceded the country’s election on Sunday after partial results put Péter Magyar’s Tisza party on course for a parliamentary supermajority.


Just before he threw in the towel, preliminary results, with 53.45 per cent of votes counted, projected that the Tisza party ‌won 136 ​seats ‌in Hungary’s ⁠199-member parliament compared ⁠with 56 ‌seats ​for ‌Orbán’s Fidesz.


Vladimir Putin’s “Trojan horse” campaign against Europe and the West faces a major setback...
The i Paper •

The hurdles Tesla faces to make a success of UK electricity plan

Tesla’s foray into the UK energy supply market could be doomed to fail, experts warn, as it may struggle to compete with major companies and could suffer from public dislike of its CEO, Elon Musk.


The US-based electric vehicle (EV) and clean energy company has been awarded an energy supply licence by regulator Ofgem, which enables it to provide electricity to households and businesses in England, Scotland and Wales.


However, energy industry experts have predicted major challenges for Musk’...
The i Paper •

Iran war pushing up UK heating bills - how 'targeted' support could work

The Chancellor has vowed to draw up “targeted” support for poorer households facing skyrocketing heating bills due to the war in the Middle East.


Rachel Reeves said the Treasury is considering “different scenarios” to help “those who really need it” following the global impact of the US-Israel war in Iran.


It comes as fruit and vegetable producers have warned of empty supermarket shelves as rising energy and transportation costs may force them to stop production.Energy prices have soared...
Islington Now •

Parents in fear as school wars trend on social media - Islington Now

Islington parents said they fear for children’s safety after social media posts encouraged violence between schools across London. 


The posts, which come from an anonymous source, divide schools into opposing “red” and “blue” teams with children being encouraged to use compasses, metal combs and rulers to “be violent” towards each other on named dates.


The “school wars” have spread nationwide and circulated online via TikTok and Snapchat, raising fears about children’s use of social media....
Islington Now •

Parents in fear as school wars trend on social media - Islington Now

Islington parents said they fear for children’s safety after social media posts encouraged violence between schools across London. 


The posts, which come from an anonymous source, divide schools into opposing “red” and “blue” teams with children being encouraged to use compasses, metal combs and rulers to “be violent” towards each other on named dates.


The “school wars” have spread nationwide and circulated online via TikTok and Snapchat, raising fears about children’s use of social media....
The i Paper •

My daughter was diagnosed with cancer at 13 - the financial cost was unsustainable

For families whose children are going through cancer treatment, the added financial costs of travelling can be a huge challenge When Martin Desborough took his 13-year-old daughter Bethany to the GP with stomach pain, he didn’t expect that within 24 hours she would begin treatment for a rare and aggressive form of ovarian cancer.


Over the next ten months, Martin would travel 100 miles a day to visit Bethany in Addenbrooke’s Principal Treatment Centre in Cambridge while sh...
The i Paper •

I did an apprenticeship – I know I earn more than friends

Emma Nolan took up an apprenticeship rather than going to university and avoided thousands of pounds in debt – unlike many of her friends While most of her friends are struggling under a growing mountain of student debt, 25-year-old Emma Nolan is browsing the property market and planning to buy a house.


Emma began a degree apprenticeship at defence and space manufacturing company Thales in 2018.


For Emma, the apprenticeship was a “win-win. You get work experience and y...
Politics UK - The Home of UK Political News •

Trump’s New World Order: The End of International Law? - ...

It is well known that New Year’s resolutions are often broken, but this year Donald Trump might have set the record for the fastest yet. Days after declaring that his 2026 resolution was “peace on earth,” the US President invaded a sovereign country and captured its president, threatened to annex an autonomous territory, and invited 60 nations to join a US-led private members’ club seeking power in the Middle East. 2026 is already promising to be a more dramatic year than 2025.


Yet Trump is j...
Politics UK - The Home of UK Political News •

Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda sign peace deal a...

Political leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace deal at a summit in Washington hosted by US President Donald Trump on Thursday [4th December].


The deal, which aims to end the conflict between the two nations that has been ongoing since 2022, has been branded “historic” by Trump.


The presidents of both the DR Congo and Rwanda have expressed gratitude to Trump for his role in the peace process.


However, analysts have said that the summit saw the endors...
Islington Now •

Drug crime increases in St Peter’s and Canalside  - Islington Now

Reports of drug offences have increased by 50% in St Peter’s and Canalside over the last five years, according to the most recent neighbourhood police ward meeting. 


King Square Gardens, Duncan Street and Duncan Terrace have been named high priority areas for police due to increased drug use since August 2025. This means there will be a higher police presence in these locations. 


Stickers of a silver hand with a scannable QR code which leads to an online site selling cannabis have appeared...
Islington Now •

Local businesses concerned about Shoplifting in Camden Passage - Islington Now

Shoplifting on Camden Passage has left local businesses feeling “violated”, with complaints that police and the council are failing to address the issue.  


Susan, who works in B’Atelyer, a womenswear boutique, said there had been a series of “massive thefts” from local shops on the passage.   


She added that the thefts left her “feeling violated, and you become paranoid.”  


Her colleague Tania said “it feels like it’s not being policed. Someone patrolling the passage would be great.”...

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The Telegraph •

Dozens of women murdered after police rely on ‘deeply flawed’ domestic violence tool

More than 50 women have been murdered after police relied on a “deeply flawed” screening tool that failed to identify them as high-risk, The Telegraph can reveal.For 16 years, officers and social workers have used a risk assessment called Dash – short for Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Honour-based violence – to decide which victims get urgent protection.Since Dash was introduced in 2009, women reporting abuse have been asked 27 questions by police officers and social workers to gauge the likeliho...
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Pilgrimage route at risk of ruin from ‘prison camp’ style solar farm

An ancient British pilgrimage route is at risk of being blighted by a solar farm that residents have compared to a prisoner of war camp.The green energy site is proposed on St James’s Way – the English segment of the Camino Way, which leads to Santiago de Compostela in Spain and has been used for 1,000 years.Residents in the rural village of Monk Sherborne, in Hampshire, said the 216-acre solar farm and its 9ft-high security wall would make it “look like Stalag Luft III”.There have already been...
The Telegraph •

Airbnb host cancelled guests ‘because they were Welsh’

Two friends have accused an Airbnb host of “xenophobia” after they were rejected for a room booking because they were Welsh.Jemma Louise Gough, 38, and Jamie Lee Watkins, 37, had been trying to book an £83 double room for one night at the property in Manchester.They were travelling to the city from Cwmbran, South Wales, to see the Australian music producer Sonny Fodera at the city’s Co-op Live Arena.In the reason for their visit, they wrote they were coming “from Wales to see the gig”. Just over...
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