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Ryan Mcdougall

Reporter · GB

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Sep 24, 2026
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Jul 14, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Ryan McDougall

    Meet the 78-year-old Fortnite streamer who’s just won a Guinness World Record (opens the original)

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    Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. A Scottish grandmother has been crowned the world’s oldest female Fortnite streamer by Guinness World Records. Cath Bowie, 78, known by her username grumpygran1948, started playing in 2017 after she was introduced to it by her grandson, who was 17 at the time. Nine years later, she plays to an audience of about 24,000 followers, making her the oldest female streamer of the

  2. Article · Aug 5, 2026 · Ryan McDougall

    Greece murder suspect ‘posed as jihadist who killed her over Christian faith’ (opens the original)

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    A man accused of killing a Scottish woman and disposing of her body in a suitcase in Athens reportedly used a burner phone to pose as a jihadist who claimed to have killed her because of her Christian faith. Elisabeth-Jane Ross, 38, was discovered dead by a homeless man in a derelict building in the Kypseli area of the Greek capital on 18 July. The suspect is widely reported to be Sharif Ahmadzai, 26, an Afghan boxer who left his home country after being orphaned as a teenager and converted to C

  3. Article · Jul 18, 2026 · Ryan McDougall

    Cairngorms blaze sparks warning over ‘unpredictable nature’ of wildfires (opens the original)

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    Fire crews continue to tackle a significant wildfire in the Cairngorms, though authorities have reported "significant progress" over the past 24 hours. The blaze, which ignited late on Wednesday morning, has seen a substantial deployment of resources from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS). On Saturday evening, the SFRS confirmed six fire appliances, two all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), a Wildfire Support Unit, and a water carrier helicopter were actively engaged at the scene. Water-bombing

  4. Article · Jul 14, 2026 · Ryan McDougall

    Police probing social media post ‘celebrating’ Ann Widdecombe’s death (opens the original)

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    Police are investigating reports of a social media post that apparently celebrated the death of Ann Widdecombe, who was killed in a “targeted attack”. Former MEP Miss Widdecombe, 78, was found dead at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor, Devon, last Thursday. On Tuesday, a Police Scotland spokesperson confirmed the force was looking into a post, allegedly made by a University of Aberdeen employee, claiming the former MP’s killing was “good news” and that they had hoped it was an “extremel

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