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Kiwi Dan Wootton suspended by Daily MailOnline as cash-for-sex-images allegations investigated The Herald says The Daily Mail’s MailOnline has suspended New Zealand journalist Dan Wootton from his twice-weekly column as the company investigates allegations he offered colleagues money for sexual images. The GB News presenter, who has written a regular column for MailOnline since 2021, was alleged to have inappropriately offered colleagues hefty sums of money in exchange for filming themselves carrying out sex acts, according to his ex-boyfriend Alex Truby. Truby claimed Wootton used a pseudonym “Martin Branning” when allegedly making inappropriate approaches. A spokesperson for MailOnline publisher DMG…

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Dan Wootton suspended by MailOnline as claims he offered cash for sexual images investigated The Independent says MailOnline has suspended Dan Wootton’s column while allegations he used a pseudonym and offered colleagues money for sexual images are investigated. The GB News presenter, who has written a regular column for MailOnline since 2021, claimed to be the victim of a “witch hunt” after being accused of using fake online identities to trick men into sending him explicit images for tens of thousands of pounds. Wootton has denied any criminal wrongdoing, although he has admitted to “errors of judgment in the past”.…

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Ocean heat record broken with temperatures hitting 20.96 The oceans are at their hottest-ever recorded temperature due to climate change. The global sea surface temperature hit 20.96°C, surpassing the 2016 record.  Warmer waters absorb less carbon dioxide, leading to more planet-warming gas in the atmosphere and faster glacier melting, causing sea level rise. Marine species are affected as they search for cooler waters, disrupting the food chain. Fish stocks could be impacted, and some predatory animals like sharks may become more aggressive in the heat. “The water feels like a bath when you jump in,” says Dr Kathryn Lesneski, who…

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Niger: President Mohamed Bazoum calls on international community for help after coup Niger’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum has called on the “entire international community” to help “restore … constitutional order” following the coup last week. Writing in the Washington Post, Bazoum said he was writing “as a hostage” and issued a warning that the region could fall further under Russian influence – via the Wagner Group which operates in neighbouring countries. On Thursday, the coup leaders said they were withdrawing the country’s ambassadors from France, the US, Nigeria and Togo. In his article, Bazoum warned the coup, if it succeeded,…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Friday’s front pages feature pictures of protesters who scaled the Prime Minister’s Yorkshire home. Five Greenpeace protesters have been arrested. The Bank of England’s interest rate warnings also make the papers. Interest rates remain high The Bank of England has warned that interest rates will remain high for longer than previously thought. The i newspaper predicts the main rate will rise to 5.5% and stay at that level for three years. Meanwhile, the Times says the suggestion a rate cut is unlikely before the end of next year is a blow to Tory strategists,…

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