Sam Courtney-Guy

Sam Courtney-Guy | Freelance News Reporter

Previously Deputy Editor of The World Weekly, Sam has also written for PoliticsHome and Public Finance. He was shortlisted for the British Journalism Awards 2022 as part of a team behind a BBC documentary about a multi-million pound scam which he exposed in Metro articles.

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EMBARGOED TO 0001 SUNDAY AUGUST 28 File photo dated 27/11/19 of school children during a Year 5 class at a primary school, as the Scottish Government has been accused of "chasing headlines and spurious gimmicks" on education, as the Liberal Democrats introduce proposals aimed at tackling challenges in the classroom. PA Photo. Issue date: Sunday August 28, 2022. The party is calling for cuts to class sizes and a guarantee of dedicated time for lesson planning as part of its plans to improve the country's education system. See PA story SCOTLAND Classes. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Headteacher and deputy barred for taking £250,000 from their special school

Channel: UK UK 47 mins ago By Sam Courtney-Guy

'Spiderman' stalker pleads guilty to terrorising woman with gifts on doorstep

Channel: UK UK 9 hours ago By Sam Courtney-Guy
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Hackers steal 'intimate' location data from users of thousands of apps

Channel: Tech Tech 14 hours ago By Sam Courtney-Guy
Close-up shot of female hands using smart phone sitting on sofa in living room at home.

Warning to anyone with these 'dangerous' Android apps: 'Delete them now'

Channel: Tech Tech 3 days ago By Katherine Fidler

LA wildfires spark odd conspiracy theories disaster is part of 'smart city' plot

Channel: US US 3 days ago By Sam Courtney-Guy
Dramatic moment New Orleans PD shoots and kills terrorist Shamsud Din Jabbar after NYD terror attack

Bodycam shows New Orleans terrorist firing at police before they shoot him dead

Channel: US US 4 days ago By Sam Courtney-Guy

British boy, 12, dies after car veers off motorway and flips over in Belgium

Channel: UK UK 4 days ago By Sam Courtney-Guy

UK hate crimes 'surged' after Southport attack and start of Gaza war

Channel: UK UK December 30, 2024 By Sam Courtney-Guy

Schoolgirl, 17, charged with 'fatally poisoning rival's goat out of jealousy'

Channel: US US December 31, 2024 By Sam Courtney-Guy

Ex-soldier 'killed in hit and run' while cycling home to see his son

Channel: UK UK December 30, 2024 By Sam Courtney-Guy

New amber warning for heavy rain bringing 100mm rainfall and New Year flooding

Channel: UK UK January 1, 2025 By Sam Courtney-Guy
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jaque Silva/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock (14645258a) In this photo illustration, the WhatsApp logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Logos displayed on smartphones in Paraguay - 18 Aug 2024

Full list of phones that will no longer be able to use WhatsApp in 2025

Channel: Tech Tech December 29, 2024 By Sam Courtney-Guy

Two men who went looking for Bigfoot found dead after failing to return home

Channel: US US December 30, 2024 By Sam Courtney-Guy

First picture of dad, 48, mauled to death by shark while snorkeling

Channel: World World December 30, 2024 By Sam Courtney-Guy
This picture taken during the period of December 23 to 27, 2024 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 29, 2024 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending the enlarged meeting of Eleventh Plenary Meeting of Eighth Central Committee in Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) / South Korea OUT / ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE --- / (Photo by STR/KCNA VIA KNS/AFP via Getty Images)

Kim Jong-un is 'sending couples to labour camps for getting divorced'

Channel: World World December 30, 2024 By Sam Courtney-Guy

New year to arrive with snowstorm, flood, and 70mph gale triple warning

Channel: UK UK December 30, 2024 By Sam Courtney-Guy
Red double decker London buses travel across Tower Bridge whilst visitors walk alongside the traffic. (Photo by: Martin Berry/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The day a London bus jumped Tower Bridge to avoid disaster

Channel: UK UK December 30, 2024 By Sam Courtney-Guy
epa11793033 Armed Taliban security personnel at a checkpoint, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 25 December 2024. Afghanistan's Taliban government has accused Pakistan of carrying out airstrikes that allegedly targeted areas in Paktika province resulting in civilian casualties, including children. The Taliban condemned the attacks as a 'brutal act' and a violation of international law. Pakistani authorities have long accused the Taliban government of sheltering Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) camps, as Pakistan claims the group uses Afghan soil for attacks. EPA/QUDRATULLAH RAZWAN

Taliban says Pakistan 'killed 50 refugees' fleeing airstrikes in Afghanistan

Channel: World World December 25, 2024 By Sam Courtney-Guy
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UK's biggest nightclub faces closure after 'drug deaths and stabbing'

Channel: UK UK December 25, 2024 By Sam Courtney-Guy

Shoppers say 'Christmas is ruined' after finding their turkeys are 'rotten'

Channel: UK UK December 25, 2024 By Sam Courtney-Guy