Tamara Davison

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Tamara Davison is a freelance journalist at The Standard. She covers trending news, foreign affairs and the environment. She’s previously worked for The Guardian, The Independent, Daily Mirror and i News. Also a freediver, Tamara is often underwater when she’s not reporting.

ABOUT
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Tamara Davison is a freelance journalist at The Standard. She covers trending news, foreign affairs and the environment. She’s previously worked for The Guardian, The Independent, Daily Mirror and i News. Also a freediver, Tamara is often underwater when she’s not reporting.

World

'We were incredibly lucky': Moment journalist survives Israeli strike

Footage shows the moment Steven Sweeney was almost hit by a rocket explosion while reporting from southern Lebanon

19 Mar 2026
Travellers check on a departure board displaying cancelled flights to Middle East countries amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, at Heathrow Airport
UK

UK issues global travel warnings as Middle East conflict rages on

Airlines have been issued warnings about potential flight cancellations over the Easter holidays

19 Mar 2026
UK

British passport cost to rise again in blow for holidaymakers

The cost of renewing a British passport will soon rise above £100 as the Home Office plans an April 2026 increase

19 Mar 2026
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine hold a briefing amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, at the Pentagon
Politics

Hegseth blasts 'ungrateful' Europe as Iran war sparks economic chaos

US defense secretary condemns 'ungrateful' European allies for refusing to play their part in the conflict

19 Mar 2026
UK

NHS near collapse and preventable deaths - findings from Covid report

An NHS inquiry report reveals that UK health services came close to collapsing during the Covid-19 pandemic, impacting cancer screenings, hospital capacity and staff safety

19 Mar 2026
UK

Albanian 'chicken nugget' migrant wins legal fight to stay in UK

An Albanian man has successfully appealed to remain in the UK after making an unusual ‘chicken nuggets’ argument

19 Mar 2026
World

Family seeks truth in Turkish lift death

An Essex family is determined to uncover the truth behind the mysterious death of 20-year-old Tyler Kerry, found at the bottom of a lift shaft during a holiday in Turkey

19 Mar 2026
UAE-IRAN-US-ISRAEL-WAR
World

Foreign residents in Dubai apartment block hit by drone 'arrested'

Authorities in Dubai have reportedly detained several foreign residents for sharing drone images of skyscraper hit by drone

16 Mar 2026
Showbiz

London's Burning actor placed winning bet hours before death

Alford, who had been serving an eight-and-a-half-year sentence for a series of sexual assaults involving teenage girls in 2022, was found dead at HMP Bure on March 13

16 Mar 2026
World

Mum of Brit 'killed by dad in Trump row' demands US police reopen case

Jane Coates, mother of Lucy Harrison, wants US detectives to reconsider her daughter's case after UK inquest ruled death as unlawful killing

16 Mar 2026
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World

Where is Mojtaba Khamenei? Trump claims Iran's new leader 'not alive'

Mojtaba Khamenei remains out of public view following his appointment, sparking speculation and questions about his leadership capabilities

16 Mar 2026
UK

Woman plunged 9m to death through gap in wall near Barnard Castle

A coroner has warned future deaths could occur after a 78-year-old woman slipped through a gap in a protective stone wall and fell into the River Tees

16 Mar 2026
UAE-IRAN-US-ISRAEL-WAR
London

London flights chaos as Dubai drone attack sparks airport shutdown

Flights were temporarily suspended at Dubai International Airport after a drone strike sparked a fire nearby

16 Mar 2026
UK

Walkers recalls popular crisp multipacks due to allergy risk

Walkers is recalling a variety of crisps over fears they contain an undeclared allergen

16 Mar 2026
London

What protests are taking place in London this weekend?

Here’s all the demonstrations taking place across the weekend

13 Mar 2026
UK

Pussycat Doll reunion tour - everything we know

The Pussycat Dolls are back - and touring the world

13 Mar 2026
UK

Why is Friday the 13th considered so unlucky?

Do you know what paraskevidekatriaphobia means? Take a guess...

13 Mar 2026
A ship burns, after Iranian explosive-laden boats appear to have attacked two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters setting them ablaze
World

UK special forces shot down drones as Iraq base hit injuring US troops

A swarm of ‘unmanned aerial vehicles’ was launched at the camp in Erbil, northern Iraq

12 Mar 2026
UK

Criminals who ran 'VIP yacht service' for channel migrants jailed

Two Ukrainian men who operated the 'VIP' yacht service to smuggle migrants across the English Channel have been jailed

12 Mar 2026
UAE-IRAN-US-ISRAEL-WAR
World

Video shows Dubai apartment block hit by drone as Iran war rages

Flames were seen flickering from a high-rise Dubai building after it was struck by drone during Middle East conflict

12 Mar 2026
World

Who is René Redzepi? The Noma chef who quit amid abuse allegations

The 48-year-old Danish chef, who has been leading the three-Michelin-starred Noma kitchen since 2003, confirmed he was leaving the restaurant

12 Mar 2026