Ewan Palmer

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Ewan is a breaking news reporter with International Business Times, covering crime, politics, current affairs, and trending topics. Ewan joined IBT in 2011. He can be reached on e.palmer@ibtimes.co.uk

A doctor prepares an MMR injection in the Paediatric Outpatients department at Morriston Hospital in Swansea (Reuters)

Swansea Measles Outbreak First Death: 25-Year-old Man Suspected Fatality in South Wales Epidemic

Man found dead in Port Tennant Road in Swansea possible first death in measles outbreak.

Sweden: Model Scouts Targeted Anorexic in Wheelchair at Eating Disorder Clinic

Doctors reveal ‘repugnant’ behaviour by talent scouts at Stockholm Center for Eating Disorders.

Fergus Shanahan was editor of the Sun in 2006 (Reuters)

Operation Elveden: Senior Sun Editor Fergus Shanahan Charged over Illegal Payment Offences

Shanahan accused of authorising two payments to public officials totalling £7,000.

Opemipo Jaji will be sentenced at a later date for raping an 11-year-old girl (Met Police)

London: Opemipo Jaji Guilty of Raping 11-Year-old Girl in Jubilee Park

Man with previous convictions of sexual assault and child porn offences guilty of repeatedly raping girl in Enfield

Anne Williams appeared at the 24th annual Hillsborough memorial service this week

Hillsborough Justice Campaigner Anne Williams Dies Aged 62

Campaigner whose 15-year-old son Kevin was killed in 1989 tragedy dies from cancer.

French fire brigade members work around the ruins of a tour bus which crashed and burned on the road from l'Alpe d'Huez in the French Alps (Reuters)

Alps Coach Crash: Driver Maurice Wrightson a 'Hero' For Saving Passengers' Lives

Tributes paid to courageous driver who sacrificed his life to save more than 50 British passengers in French Alps crash.

One of the letters believed to have contained ricin was addressed to Barack Obama (Reuters)

Mississippi Man Paul Kevin Curtis Arrested Over Ricin Letter To Barack Obama

A suspect is held over deadly poison sent to US president and Senator Roger Wicker

Kimberly Hainey was given a life sentence for murdering her son Declan

Kimberley Hainey's Life Sentence for Murdering Toddler Son Quashed

Scottish mother whose son’s mummified body was discovered in her flat has conviction overturned on appeal

Demonstrators turn their backs as the funeral procession of Margaret Thatcher travels towards St Paul's Cathedral (Reuters)

'She May Be Dead but Her Ideology Isn't': Protesters Explain Back-Turning Demo at Margaret Thatcher's Funeral

IBTimes UK speaks to those who turned backs as former Prime Minister's coffin made its way to St Paul's Cathedral.

French Alps: Coach Crash Fireball Horror Leaves One Briton Dead and Many Injured

Coach believed to have been carrying 50 Britons crashed and caught fire after travelling from French ski resort

Fiona Anderson wrote on Facebook that she would "never leave" her children

Lowestoft Deaths: Mother of Three Fiona Anderson Pregnant with Fourth Child

Anderson was found dead shortly before bodies of her three children were discovered.

The funeral of Rehtaeh Parsons takes place at St. Mark's Anglican church in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Reuters)

Rehtaeh Parsons Suicide: Teen Rape Case Re-Opened, Father Thanks Anonymous

Father of Nova Scotia teenager thanks Anonymous for being the 'driving force' in new investigation into alleged rape

A Union flag flies at half mast next to the Big Ben clock tower following the death of Margaret thatcher (Reuters

Margaret Thatcher: Big Ben to be Silenced for Former Prime Minister's Funeral

The bells of Big Ben and the Great Clock of Westminster will be silenced for first time since funeral of Sir Winston Churchill.

Lowestoft: Bodies of Three Children Found Following Suffolk Woman’s Death

Police believe they have found bodies of children whose mother fell to her death off car park

Mid Stafforsdhire was at the centre of the scandal where up to 1,200 patients died needlessly at Stafford hospital (Reuters)

Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Plunged into Administration

Trust that runs Stafford Hospital where patients needlessly died and were 'routinely neglected' put into administration

Sam Harper Brighthouse is Believed to have died after suffering a cardiac arrest

Brighton Marathon Death Runner Named as Sam Harper Brighouse

Thousands begin to donate to runner's justgiving page as after being identified

The accident occurred outside the Ghat Ki Guni tunnel in Jaipur (ndtv.com)

India: Woman and Daughter Left to Die by Busy Road As Motorists Ignore Pleas for Help

CCTV footage in Jaipur show motorists ignoring husband’s call for help following accident at Ghat Ki Guni tunnel

Audrie Pott was founded hanged photos of an alleged assault circulated (Facebook)

Audrie Pott Suicide: Three Suspects Previously Cited for Misdemeanour Allegations

Teenagers at centre of sexual assault allegation were previously cited by police following suicide of alleged victim

Margaret Thatcher: Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead Will not be Played in Full

BBC says campaign using Wizard of Oz song to mock death is distasteful and will only play five seconds of it.

More than 200 people have already confirmed they will attend the protest

Margaret Thatcher Funeral: 'Back Turning' Protest to Take Place Outside St Paul's Cathedral

Thousands of people could 'turn their back' in planned protest at former Prime Minister's funeral.

Sasha Masamba,pleaded guilty to two accounts of wounding with intent to GBH (Met Police)

'Hounslow Slasher' Sasha Masamba Jailed For Random Knife Attacks on Two Women

Man described as 'every woman's nightmare' given 18 years for randomly attacking women as they walked home alone

Audrie Pott Suicide: Another Teenager Raped and Humiliated by Viral Photos

Three Californian teenagers arrested on suspicion of sexual assault of girl, 15.

Bill Wheatley had almost 69,000 indecent images and videos of children on his computer (Met Police)

Police Support Worker Billy Wheatley Jailed For Child Sex Offences From Aged 12

Former Met PSCO sentenced to five and a half years for committing 18 offences dating back to 2000.

Rehtaeh Parsons killed herself after allegedly being raped and bullied (Facebook)

Rehtaeh Parsons Suicide: Canada Anonymous to Expose Gang Rapists

Nova Scotia teenager committed suicide after year of torment over rape allegations and online picture of assault.

Christopher Knight was arrested after almost three decades of living like a hermit near a pond in central Maine (Reuters)

US Hermit Who Lived in Woods for 27 Years Accused of 1,000 Burglaries

Christopher Knight accused of stealing food from campsite for disabled to survive as recluse in Maine.

The laws were introduced after Sophie Lancaster was killed in 2007 because of how she looked (Lancashire Police)

Emo Teen Attackers Arrested Under Manchester's New Sub-Culture Hate Crime Laws

14-year-old boy and 44-year-old man become first people arrested under new laws after Ashton attack.

The family of the girl photograph the suspect to help identify him (Thames Valley Police)

Man Arrested over Attempted Kidnap of 3-Year-Old Girl in Lanzarote

Man in London arrested after appeal tracks man who attempted to kidnap girl in the Canary Islands.

Another 9/11: Mohammed Rizwan and Bahader Ali Guilty of 'Catastrophic' Terror Attack Plot

Plotters plead guilty to planning wave of suicide bombs across Birmingham on scale of New York and London atrocities.

Police want to speak to this man in connection with an attempted child abduction in Lanzarote (Thames Valley Police)

‘British Man’ Wanted in Connection with Attempted Kidnap of 3-Year-Old Girl in Lanzarote

Police want to question man who attempted to abduct girl in the resort of Costa Teguise.

William Hague defends the move to fund Margaret thatcher's funeral with taxpayer's money (Reuters)

Margaret Thatcher's Funeral: Public Can Afford £9m Service, Says William Hague

Labour MP, anti-Thatcherites and ordinary taxpayers petition for 'privatising' Iron Lady's funeral.