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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England's R rate creeping back up to 1 week after lockdown is eased

Channel: UK UK July 10, 2020
Grenfell Tower fire engineers gave no thought to evacuating disabled residents because it wasn't required by law, inquiry told (Picture: Getty)

Grenfell Tower had no escape route for disabled 'because law didn't require one'

Channel: UK UK July 10, 2020
Jack Russell Terrier and walker at nature

'Disabled' benefits cheat caught by pictures showing him working as dog-walker

Channel: UK UK July 10, 2020
Outdoor concerts to start again on Saturday - but crowd can't sing along (Picture: Getty, AP)

Outdoor concerts and theatre restart on Saturday - but singing along is banned

Channel: UK UK July 10, 2020
Seoul mayor found dead

Mayor of Seoul found dead 'after being accused of sexual harassment'

Channel: World World July 9, 2020
five days to save their lives

'Five days to save their lives': UK urged to stop Bahrain executing activists

Channel: UK UK July 9, 2020
NOTE: FACE OF RESTRAINED MAN PIXELATED BY THE PA PICTURE DESK TO PROTECT HIS IDENTITY Undated handout photo of a man lying on the ground, restrained by three officers, behind a police car in Brighton. Sussex Police is reviewing whether footage of its officers restraining a man who repeatedly shouts ?I can?t breathe? needs to be investigated. PA Photo. Issue date: Thursday July 9, 2020. In a video circulating on social media, a man is lying on the ground, restrained by three officers, on a hill behind a police car in Brighton. Sussex Police said the man was arrested and became aggressive towards officers before being placed on the ground. The incident has been also referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). See PA story POLICE Montpelier. Photo credit should read: PA/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Man shouts 'I can't breathe' as he's pinned down by three cops in Brighton

Channel: UK UK July 10, 2020
Give police powers to track serial domestic abusers, MPs urged Pictures: Getty

Give police powers to track serial domestic abusers, MPs urged

Channel: UK UK July 7, 2020
polish woman attacked pub

NHS worker attacked in pub for 'speaking too loudly in Polish'

Channel: UK UK July 6, 2020
Police were seen patrolling Tube trains enforcing the face coverings rule over the weekend

Police officers seen enforcing mask rule on Tube and buses

Channel: UK UK July 6, 2020
Team GB Sprinter accuses MET Police of racial profiling after stop and search Pics: Twitter

British sprinter says police treated her black partner like 'scum' during search

Channel: UK UK July 7, 2020
concerns over airborne coronavirus

WHO must recognise risk of airborne coronavirus, says group of 239 scientists

Channel: World World July 6, 2020
Theatres remain closed for the time being

Boris unveils £1,570,000,000 rescue fund for theatres, museums and galleries

Channel: UK UK July 6, 2020
cannabin doge

Dog almost died after eating cannabis plant while out walking

Channel: UK UK July 6, 2020
maxwell throne

Ghislaine Maxwell posed for photo on Queen's throne with Kevin Spacey

Channel: UK UK July 5, 2020
In this photo taken Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, researcher, Shi Zhengli works in a lab of the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province Claims promoted by the Trump administration that the global coronavirus pandemic originated at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in the central Chinese city are a "pure fabrication," the institute's director said Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Chinatopix via AP)

Chinese scientists 'found closest relative of coronavirus seven years ago'

Channel: World World July 5, 2020

Linford Christie accuses Met of racism after British sprinter pulled over and handcuffed

Channel: UK UK July 7, 2020
EDITORIAL USE ONLY General views at Alton Towers Resort as it prepares to reopen on Saturday 4th July with social distancing measures in place including limited capacity, spaced out queue lines and compulsory masks for anyone over the age of 6 on certain rides. PA Photo. Issue date: Wednesday July 1, 2020. The announcement follows the successful opening of the Alton Towers Gardens on 6th June and is in line with the UK Government???s latest guidance on the reopening of visitor attractions and hospitality businesses. The Theme Park will reopen with the majority of outdoor rides and attractions. There will be restrictions on the number of guests able to visit the theme park each day, to ensure guests on the park have the best possible experience and social distancing can be maintained. Photo credit should read: Fabio De Paola/PA Wire

UK's 'R' infection rate still below 1 despite threat of local lockdowns

Channel: UK UK July 3, 2020
turner prize

Turner Prize replaced with £10,000 bursaries for top 10 artists this year

Channel: UK UK July 3, 2020
extinction rebellion september

Extinction Rebellion plan new disruption across UK to start in September

Channel: UK UK July 3, 2020