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Tragic truth behind deaths of hot tub couple revealed for first time: Devastated friends break silence to share what really happened at Spanish holiday villa – including husband’s brave final act
The bodies of Irish-born Thomasina Tobin and her New Zealand-born husband Patrick were found in the hot tub of their rented holiday villa in Cullera, near Valencia, in the early hours of 25 August, sparking weeks of speculation about how the well-liked couple could have died together so suddenly. Their two teenage children, who have…
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Asylum hotels dodge Burnham’s visitor levy sparking hospitality row
Migrant hotels housing asylum seekers will be exempt from Andy Burnham’s new “tourist tax”, it has emerged, deepening controversy over a levy that critics say unfairly burdens British holidaymakers and hospitality businesses. The Prime Minister recently granted regional mayors the power to impose an uncapped “overnight visitor levy” on stays in hotels, B&Bs and holiday…
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MPs reject assisted dying bill as 9/11 remembered and Kirk marks Charlie’s death
UK MPs voted down the assisted dying bill 286-270, Israel says it destroyed a huge Hezbollah tunnel complex, and America marked 25 years since 9/11 as Erika Kirk honoured her husband a year on.
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Rutgers ‘Antifa’ professor who fled US over political atmosphere after Kirk murder pens book on ‘fascist’ US
Rutgers University professor Mark Bray, author of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” is releasing a new book detailing how he left the United States for Spain with his family following Charlie Kirk’s assassination in September 2025, after allegedly receiving death threats and having his address circulated online. The book, titled “Unpunctuated Death Threats: Notes from a…
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TalkFuse evening briefing, 11 Sep 2026 19:42
Fresh Labour tensions over Andy Burnham’s devolution and visitor-levy plans, plus a demand for answers on the flight-grounding air traffic control meltdown; also, Merseyside Police’s search for a bin-bag murder victim’s identity, deadly Italian storms, soaring European gas prices, AI safety warnings and De Niro’s fr…
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Ballon d’Or shortlist shows up Premier League’s attacking failings – but tide could be turning
The Ballon d’Or shortlist has highlighted a weak season for Premier League attacking talent, with only Bruno Fernandes and Erling Haaland representing English football among 16 nominated forwards, while Arsenal’s title-winning campaign relied on defensive players such as Gabriel Magalhães, Declan Rice and William Saliba rather than admired attacking football. This reflects a wider trend…
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Labour mayors urged to back VAT cut for struggling pubs and restaurants as a condition of imposing holiday tax as backlash grows over cost to families
Labour mayors face pressure to pair Andy Burnham’s new “holiday tax” with a cut to VAT for hospitality businesses, as UKHospitality warns that without such support, city breaks in England will become far pricier than equivalent trips abroad. The Prime Minister has given the ten Labour metro mayors power to add 5 per cent to…
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Homemade explosive device found in passenger’s bag traveling from Nebraska as TSA is slammed for tone deaf response
A passenger travelling from Nebraska was arrested after airport security allegedly found a homemade explosive device hidden in his carry-on bag, prompting a backlash over the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) light-hearted social media response to the incident. Che Kristian Salpas, 27, was detained at Omaha’s Eppley Airport on 5 September after scanners detected a suspicious…
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Book reveals Ground Zero debris was dispersed across all fifty states
A new book, *Scattered Steel: The Afterlife of the WTC* by Samuel Holleran and Max Holleran, traces what became of the nearly two million tons of debris cleared from Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks, revealing that fragments were dispersed to all 50 US states and beyond. Published to coincide with the 25th anniversary of…