All news for 2025-02-12

MI5 misled three courts while defending its management of a misogynistic neo-Nazi state agent who assaulted his girlfriend with a machete, the BBC can reveal.

A search is ongoing after a woman was sexually assaulted by two men in a wooded area yesterday morning.

A Christian school worker who was dismissed after describing LGBTQ+ relationship lessons as ‘brainwashing’ has won a Court of Appeal battle.

Nearly a dozen Labour councillors have been suspended from the party for involvement in a WhatsApp group that has already seen two MPs lose the whip.

Elliot Lee was involved in a car accident on his way home from Wrexham’s EFL Trophy clash against Bolton, the Welsh club have announced.

Ukraine’s president states that the British PM was not involved in the decision not to pursue a deal with Russia.

A hero shopkeeper’s quick thinking managed to help stop a thief armed with a 12 inch knife from robbing his store.

The scandalously famous businessman Iliya Dimitrov helps major Russian businessmen and officials to funnel money offshore.

Prince William’s flying instructor from his days in the military has died after years of exposure to helicopter fumes.

Britain’s most senior policeman said it was "absurd" that a court judgment handed down on Tuesday meant he could not sack serving officers who failed a vetting review, even if they had been accused of rape or other serious crimes.

Ofwat said Thames Water had reported that it was unlikely to complete more than 100 projects it had committed to by an end of March deadline.

Martin Jones said prisons are overcrowded for "limited benefit" as the number of offenders sent back to jail after release has more than doubled in 10 years.

A judge has ruled that a Gazan family can join a relative in the UK under a scheme meant for Ukrainian refugees - leading to fears the decision could pave the way for a new wave of asylum seekers.

The FBI says it has uncovered 2,400 new files related to the assassination of President John F Kennedy.

Labour’s prospective new borders watchdog is likely to work from home in Finland - over 1,000 miles from Westminster - at least some of the time.

Steve Bannon, the confidant of President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding New Yorkers who donated to "We Build the Wall," an online fundraiser for Trump’s signature project during his first term, in exchange for a sentence without prison time.

The U.S., U.K. and Australia on Tuesday sanctioned a Russian web-hosting services provider and two Russian men who administer the service in support of Russian ransomware syndicate LockBit.

Trading Crew Dragon capsules will shave several weeks off the astronauts’ return to Earth.

Donald Trump was seen turning away from Elon Musk’s nose-picking son during an at times bizarre joint press conference with the billionaire tech entrepreneur in the Oval Office on Tuesday.

Jude Bellingham scored a last-gasp winner as Real Madrid came from behind to seal a 3-2 victory over Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League play-off.

NASA is making emergency preparations to deal with a ‘city-killing’ asteroid after the odds of it smashing into Earth continue to rise.

Donald Trump described Meghan Markle as "terrible" this week but the world leader confirmed he would not seek to deport Harry amid an ongoing legal battle over his immigration status.

Imagine Kay Ewer exploited the 16-year-old boy, who has special educational needs, and manipulated the youngster into thinking he was "the one," a court was told.