Evie Selby

Daily Mail • 12th October 2026

Screen-free Christmas presents surge in popularity

By EVIE SELBY Published: 19:17, 12 October 2026 | Updated: 19:17, 12 October 2026 It is an increasingly common complaint as parents berate their children for being constantly on their screens.But now it seems the tide is turning as it emerged sales of screen-free toys are rising ahead of the festive season after a year of increased concern about the impacts of technology on children.The Entertainer’s top ten toys for Christmas are all screen free, as are Hamleys’ 15 festive favourites.Fe...

Daily Mail • 7th October 2026

Claudia Winkleman's Traitors wardrobe revealed

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EVIE SELBY

Alongside betrayals and backstabbing, The Traitors has the nation religiously tuning in each week for another source of wonder: Claudia Winkleman’s outfits.

The host’s wardrobe, decked out with chunky knits, tweed capes and fingerless gloves, has become as much of a talking point as the thrilling gameshow itself.

In the newest season of the BBC’s The Celebrity Traitors...

Daily Mail • 2nd October 2026

Revealed, the secret to saving our rainforests...a herd of Irish cows

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EVIE SELBY

Scotland is renowned for its Highland cows, whose long horns and shaggy coats attract visitors from around the world.

But it is an endangered breed of Irish cattle that been harnessed to restore the country’s struggling rainforests.

A dozen heads of Droimeann cattle have arrived Ardtornish Estate, in the Morvern Peninsula, Argyllshire, where they will be put to work ac...

Daily Mail • 25th September 2026

Has SNP promise turned Scots students into 'third-class citizens'?

By GAVIN MADELEY and EVIE SELBY Published: 20:15, 25 September 2026 | Updated: 20:22, 25 September 2026 Two weeks ago, hundreds of St Andrews students donned their vivid red gowns to crowd along the narrow harbour walls of the Fife town in a colourful blend of tradition and togetherness.For the first pier walk of the Martinmas semester, the customary curtain-raiser to the new academic year at Scotland’s oldest university, freshers and returning undergraduates were out in force.Apart, th...

Daily Mail • 24th September 2026

Waste crisis could rubbish pile up on the streets

By EVIE SELBY Published: 19:30, 24 September 2026 | Updated: 19:30, 24 September 2026 Rubbish could soon be piling up on Scotland’s streets as the waste sector heads towards crisis.Experts warn the combination of reduced landfill space, the breakdown of Glasgow’s main incinerator and stagnant recycling rates have created a ‘complicated’ problem.The country’s landfill capacity has been falling as operations are slowing down ahead of an upcoming ban on sending black bag waste to dumping g...

Daily Mail • 21st September 2026

Hotel which starred in sinister cult classic up for grabs at auction

By EVIE SELBY Published: 18:24, 21 September 2026 | Updated: 18:34, 21 September 2026 It became famous for the iconic scene in The Wicker Man where the daughter of the pub landlord dances naked in an attempt to seduce a policeman.Now the Scottish hotel that served as the backdrop for the cult horror film is up for auction with a starting price of just £165,000.The Ellangowan Hotel in Creetown, Kirkcudbrightshire, was used in the 1973 film as the location for the Green Man pub on the fic...

Daily Mail • 21st September 2026

Does a £9.7m Dutch painting prove golf WASN'T invented in Scotland?

By EVIE SELBY Published: 18:15, 21 September 2026 | Updated: 18:15, 21 September 2026 When Hendrick Avercamp’s ‘Colf Players on Ice’ was acquired by Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum last week for £9.7million, it was celebrated as one of the most prominent examples of Dutch winter landscape painting.Yet the 17th century work, which portrays a gentleman teeing up on a frozen lake, has reignited an age-old debate about golf’s origins.Pieter Roelofs, head of fine arts at the museum, was keen to stak...

Daily Mail • 18th September 2026

There's (still) gold in them thar hills!

By EVIE SELBY Published: 18:55, 18 September 2026 | Updated: 18:55, 18 September 2026 They are echoes of the past that help build a picture of Scotland’s history.And last year more than 1,300 new archaeological discoveries were added to the country’s Treasure Trove.Official figures show in total there were 266 cases involving 1,324 finds in 2025-26.They include a rare silver penny of King David I worth £15,000 and a Middle Bronze Age axe head dating back more than 3,000 years.Under Scot...

Daily Mail • 14th September 2026

UAE billionaire puts Gleneagles 'ghost' golf course up for sale

By EVIE SELBY Published: 17:33, 14 September 2026 | Updated: 17:35, 14 September 2026 The UAE billionaire who built the 639-acre Gleneagles golf course has put it up for sale. The huge site was built by Mahdi al-Tajir almost 20 years ago and has been dubbed a 'ghost' resort as only he and his family and a few special guests have used it.Celebrated architect David McLay Kidd once described it as 'the best inland site I've ever seen for a golf course' but very few have ever had the opport...

The i Paper • 2nd August 2026

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 • 2nd August 2026

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 • 13th June 2026

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 • 13th June 2026

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 • 12th April 2026

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 • 12th April 2026

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 • 15th March 2026

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 • 14th March 2026

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 • 11th March 2026

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 • 11th March 2026

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 • 8th February 2026

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 • 7th February 2026

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 • 26th January 2026

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 • 7th December 2025

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 • 30th October 2025

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...