Elsa Maishman

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Live News Editor at The Times

Night News Editor @Telegraph. Previously @BBCNews @BBCWorld @theScotsman [email protected]

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British tourist killed in attack by rebels at Uganda national park

Oct 17, 2023 | telegraph.co.uk | Elsa Maishman

A British tourist was among three people killed in a national park in Uganda on Tuesday, in a suspected attack by a group linked to Islamic State. A South African tourist and a Ugandan guide were also killed. The trio were driving through the Queen Elizabeth National Park when they came under attack from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group, police spokesman Fred Enanga said. “The three were killed, and their safari vehicle burnt,” Mr Enanga said in a post on Twitter.
Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter kept £800,000 from three books he wrote

Oct 11, 2023 | telegraph.co.uk | Elsa Maishman

Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter has said her company received £800,000 from three books the veteran wrote, amid accusations that the family had kept money intended to be donated to charity. Hannah Ingram-Moore told Piers Morgan on his TalkTV show Uncensored on Wednesday night that her father wanted her to keep the profits, and that there was no suggestion that people buying the books thought they were donating to charity.
Mercy killings may not always be prosecuted, new guidance suggests

Oct 6, 2023 | telegraph.co.uk | Elsa Maishman

Mercy killings may not always be prosecuted, updated guidance from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has suggested. Cases where the victim had a clear, informed desire to end their life, or where the suspect acted because of significant emotional pressure, might deter prosecution. The CPS has updated its homicide guidance, specifically addressing mercy killings and failed suicide pacts, after a consultation to increase transparency on “how prosecutors think and decide”.
Just Stop Oil protesters disrupt Les Miserables in the London's West End

Oct 4, 2023 | telegraph.co.uk | Elsa Maishman

Just Stop Oil protesters have disrupted a performance of Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre in London’s West End. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the group wrote: “4 people are locked to the stage of the French-revolution-themed show. “Valjean steals bread to feed a starving child. How long before we are all forced to steal?” In video of the incident, audience members can be heard booing the demonstrators.
Mohamed al-Fayed, former Harrods owner, dies aged 94

Sep 1, 2023 | afr.com | Elsa Maishman

Fayed never got over his son’s death in the 1997 Paris car crash. In the decade after the incident, he repeatedly claimed that Dodi had been murdered in a plot by the British establishment. But he was forced to reluctantly concede defeat after a six-month inquest in 2007 and 2008. The jury returned unlawful killing verdicts on both the Princess and Dodi, but pinned the blame on the drink-driving of chauffeur Henri Paul, who also died in the crash.
Britons could soon purchase Covid-19 vaccines privately

Aug 17, 2023 | telegraph.co.uk | Elsa Maishman

Covid-19 vaccines may be available privately in the UK for the first time next year, it has been reported. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it would “welcome” such a move and that it is up to manufacturers to develop this with private healthcare providers. Moderna and Pfizer, which both supply the UK government, are already preparing to sell Covid vaccines on the private market in the US this autumn.
Former environment secretary failed to declare shares in Shell worth more than £70,000

Aug 10, 2023 | msn.com | Elsa Maishman

A former environment secretary has apologised for failing to declare tens of thousands of pounds of shares in oil giant Shell while in the role. Conservative MP Theresa Villiers declared a stake worth over £70,000 in the company last month, along with similar holdings in drinks giant Diageo and finance firm Experian. The Chipping Barnet MP had held the shares in Shell since February 2018, she said, a year before she started the role as environment secretary.
Cash-strapped over-50s should consider delivering takeaways, minister suggests

Aug 2, 2023 | telegraph.co.uk | Elsa Maishman

Work and pensions secretary says older people ought to consider job opportunities they ‘might not otherwise have thought of’ The minister suggested older people should consider applying for jobs viewed as being for younger workers, such as Deliveroo drivers Credit: PA People over 50 should consider delivering takeaways, a minister has suggested as he encouraged them to consider job opportunities they “might not otherwise have thought of”. Cash-strapped older people should be open to flexible...
Labour must pay for Just Stop Oil damage, says Grant Shapps

Jul 19, 2023 | telegraph.co.uk | Elsa Maishman

The Labour Party should pay for the damage caused to government buildings by Just Stop Oil, Grant Shapps has said. The energy secretary wrote to Sir Keir Starmer demanding that Labour pay for an estimated £3,000-£4,000 worth of damage caused by activists to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on Wednesday. “This is the fourth attack on the department by the extremist group in the past 18 months, not to mention the other countless acts of selfish disruption,” Mr Shapps wrote.
Islamic State and Al-Qaeda plotting terror attacks in UK, government report to warn

Jul 16, 2023 | telegraph.co.uk | Elsa Maishman

Suella Braverman is also expected to warn that some nations including Russia are exploiting terrorism to sow division in Britain A Metropolitan Police patrol at London City Airport: 'terrorism is becoming increasingly unpredictable, making cases harder to detect and investigate' Credit: Jack Sullivan/Alamy Stock Photo Islamic State and Al-Qaeda are both plotting terror attacks in the UK, the Government is set to warn on Monday. In an update to Contest, the UK’s counter-terrorism strategy, the...