Luke Whelan

Daily Express

'Wilko has gone and now our market town is turning into a dump'

By: Luke Whelan, Ben Carr

There is disgruntled talk among locals of the empty Wilko unit turning into student accommodation - but residents would like a budget-store replacement.

Daily Express

Woman covers face as she's caught red handed ripping up posters of Hamas victims

By: Luke Whelan

Protesters in Manchester have been pulling down or defacing sensitive missing person posters around the city.

Daily Express

'I'm Ukrainian in Israel - I've survived two invasions in two years and I'm 25'

By: Luke Whelan

When Israel was suddenly attacked by Hamas on October 7, there were 14,000 Ukrainians living in Israel.

Daily Express

Sweden on brink of finally joining NATO as 'Erdogan signs accession protocol'

By: Luke Whelan

For Sweden to join NATO, all 31 allies need to endorse its membership. Turkey is one of just two countries left to ratify its admission.

Daily Express

Desperate doctors in Gaza 'forced to operate on patients without painkillers'

By: Luke Whelan

One child with burns around 60 per cent of his body was left without the relief of painkillers.

Daily Express

BBC reporter in Gaza looks terrified as rocket suddenly lands behind him on air

By: Luke Whelan

The Gaza correspondent Rushdi Abualouf has been complimented by viewers for his bravery in reporting the Israel-Hamas war from within Gaza.

Daily Express

Five times Putin gave the world a sign of ill health from Covid to cancer

By: Luke Whelan

Some have claimed Vladimir Putin is desperately ill with cancer and receives heavy medication.

Daily Express

Royal Marines claim they were exposed to deadly asbestos during major exercises

By: Luke Whelan

Royal Marine Commandos may have been exposed to deadly asbestos during two military exercises in an eastern European ghost town, it has been claimed.

Daily Express

Debbie Harry health - Blondie singer on past heroin use to cope with depression

By: Luke Whelan

Blondie singer Debbie Harry has spoken openly about using Heroin to "blank out parts of her life" as she struggled with depression.

Plymouth Herald

Royal Marines 'exposed to killer asbestos'

By: Carl Eve, Luke Whelan

A former Royal Marine claims Commandos were put at risk of serious health problems after they were deployed to an Eastern European 'ghost town' for two military exercises - which Canadian soldiers were stopped from using due to concerns over asbestos