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Derryn Hinch’s secret 3AW signal to lover Rowena Wallace when Jacki Weaver wasn’t home… Plus, what magazine insiders really think of Cosmo editor’s move into Team Karl: INSIDE MAIL

• Gossip column revisits Derryn Hinch’s past affair claims
• It also covers Sarrah Le Marquand’s move to TV
• The piece relies heavily on insider anecdotes and speculation

This article is a gossip-style column covering two separate media and entertainment stories. - The first item revisits broadcaster Derryn Hinch’s past relationship with actor Rowena Wallace, claiming he used his 3AW radio programme to send her covert signals when his then-wife Jacki Weaver was away. It matters…

ITV chef Parveen Ashraf reveals her husband was killed during a robbery as she returns to work six months after tragedy

• Parveen Ashraf says her husband was killed in a robbery
• She is returning to work after six months away
• The couple were together for 38 years

TV chef Parveen Ashraf has said she is preparing to return to work about six months after the death of her husband, Qamar, who she said was killed during a robbery in Ghana. In an emotional social media video, she explained that the loss had led to her…

The croc ness monster! Mysterious crocodile is sighted in Tuscany, sparking swarm of visitors and hunters

The article appears to report that a supposed crocodile has been sighted in Tuscany, drawing both curious visitors and people attempting to track or capture the animal. If true, the sighting matters because it raises obvious public safety concerns and has quickly turned into a local spectacle, with…

How 3.3m more workers have been pulled into paying higher rate of tax in past five years

• Frozen thresholds are pushing millions into higher tax bands
• Higher-rate taxpayers are projected to reach 7.7 million
• Income tax receipts are forecast to rise by £121 billion

Millions more UK workers are paying higher rates of income tax because income tax thresholds have been frozen since 2021, according to newly published government figures. The article says this has pulled many people into higher bands through “fiscal drag”, where wages rise but tax thresholds do not,…

Police arrest man for threatening to shoot Nigel Farage after former MP Ann Widdecombe was killed in ‘targeted attack’

• Police arrested a man over an alleged threat to Nigel Farage.
• The arrest followed Ann Widdecombe's reported killing in a targeted attack.
• The case has raised fresh concerns about politicians' security.

Police have arrested a man after an alleged threat to shoot Nigel Farage, in the tense aftermath of the reported killing of former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe in what is described as a targeted attack. The case matters because it appears to have intensified concerns about the safety…

Teen hackers targeted celebrities when they crippled Transport for London network in £39m cyber attack

• Teen hackers admitted a TfL attack that caused major disruption and losses
• The breach reportedly included attempts to access celebrity-related information
• TfL faced £39 million in damage and customer data exposure

The article reports that two teenage hackers linked to the Scattered Spider cybercrime community were behind the 2024 cyber attack on Transport for London, which later led to guilty pleas in court. According to the report, they also targeted celebrity-related information as part of the breach, adding a…

Trump throws new DHS chief Markwayne Mullin under the bus after ICE bowed to Democrats in Maine

• Trump rebuked his DHS chief over an ICE policy retreat
• ICE paused vehicle stops after fatal shootings
• Trump quickly pushed for a tougher approach

The article says Donald Trump publicly distanced himself from Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin after ICE temporarily suspended most immigration-related vehicle stops, a move made after a fatal ICE shooting in Maine and wider criticism of the agency’s tactics. It presents Trump as rejecting a retreat on enforcement…

Brit paratrooper hero faces £60,000 bill after he was imprisoned in Georgia for possessing legally prescribed drugs

• Briton jailed in Georgia over prescribed medication
• He reportedly now faces a £60,000 bill
• Case highlights cross-border prescription drug risks

The article reports that a British paratrooper, described as a hero, was imprisoned in Georgia after being found with medication that had been legally prescribed to him in the UK. It says he is now facing a bill of about £60,000, turning the case into both a legal…