All news for 2025-02-18

World

18 Feb 2025 683

New sighting of New Zealand ’bushman’ on the run with his children

A fugitive father has been spotted with his children for the second time in the three years since he went on the run.

Politics

18 Feb 2025 628

Individual imprisoned for sending harmful communications to Jess Phillips

A man who sent ‘malicious communications’ to Labour minister Jess Phillips has been put behind bars.

News

18 Feb 2025 654

Delta Airlines plane burst into flames after crashing on the runway in Toronto

Terrifying new footage has emerged of the moment a passenger plane crashed in a ball of flame on landing in Canada.

World

18 Feb 2025 644

90-year-old British woman found ’starved to death’ at her home in Spain

A 90-year-old British woman and her son have been found dead at their home in Spain.

News

18 Feb 2025 620

Thames Water multi-billion pound debt relief approved by High Court

The judge described the costs incurred by Thames Water in the case as "eye-watering."

Crime

18 Feb 2025 595

Ten people injured in a terrifying attack at Costco as shoppers are sprayed with a ’mystery liquid,’ and a teenager is arrested following the horror rampage

Ten people have been injured in a horrifying ’mystery liquid’ rampage at Costco.

Investigation

18 Feb 2025 636

Russian propaganda producer buys luxury properties in Moscow and Bulgaria despite avoiding sanctions

Russia’s largest private contractor involved in the production of political talk shows, M-Production, has doubled its revenue since Moscow unleashed its full-scale invasion against Ukraine.

News

18 Feb 2025 773

Waste mafia rakes in millions as Britain’s shores drown in toxic rubbish

Criminal groups demand hundreds for waste removal, promising proper disposal – only to dump it wherever possible. Specialists state that fines do not deter them; instead, they consider these fines a "legitimate business expense."

Tech

18 Feb 2025 767

Elon Musk releases more powerful model Grok-3

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI showed off the updated Grok-3 model, showcasing a version of the chatbot technology that the billionaire has said is the “smartest AI on Earth.”

News

18 Feb 2025 793

Sadiq Khan to tell EU diplomats ’Brexit was a mistake’ arguing strengthened ties would offset Trump tariffs

Sadiq Khan is expected to tell EU diplomats that "Brexit was a mistake" as he contends that strengthening ties with the trading bloc would help counteract Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

Politics

18 Feb 2025 799

UK wages experience unexpected increase as the unemployment rate remains steady at 4.4 per cent

The growth of UK wages has accelerated for three consecutive months, it emerged on Tuesday, as official figures revealed that unemployment remained steady at 4.4 percent.

Sport

18 Feb 2025 765

Football League referee, 46, is charged with child sex offence and suspended from officiating

An assistant referee who officiated EFL and FA Cup matches is due to appear in court charged with a child sex offence.

18 Feb 2025 746

James Bond will not die while I’m around, says Austrian seeking ownership of 007

Property developer making a trademark challenge claims the spy franchise is in grave danger.

Crime

18 Feb 2025 606

Drill rapper shared clips boasting about murdering a teen while incarcerated

The mother of a murdered teenager has urged TikTok to ban her son’s killer from the platform after he posted a rap song bragging about the killing on the platform while behind bars.

News

18 Feb 2025 789

Meghan Markle changes direction and renames her brand after the initial one was a major failure

Less than a year after launching her lifestyle brand ‘American Riviera Orchard’, Meghan Markle has renamed it.

News

18 Feb 2025 587

Father ’traumatized’ after discovering 100-year-old baby skeleton beneath floorboard

A man who uncovered the remains of a 100-year-old dead baby underneath a floorboard says he is still traumatised by the event months later.

18 Feb 2025 743

Britain’s largest Viking Age building discovered near Holme St Cuthbert

Archaeologists from Grampus Heritage & Training Limited have discovered a Viking Age timber building near the village of Holme St Cuthbert, situated in the county of Cumbria, England.

World

18 Feb 2025 854

450 thousand UAH per square meter: a fortress for millionaires is being built in Poland

The new building will have 15 luxury apartments. The smallest apartment will be at least 150 square meters.

Opinion

18 Feb 2025 1145

Vance’s true warning to Europe

Europeans must lessen their risky dependence on an opposing America.

World

18 Feb 2025 649

Jewish man mistakes two Israeli tourists for Palestinians and opens fire on them in Miami

After the shooting, victims reportedly posted ’death to Arabs’ on social media, while the suspect is being held on attempted murder charges.

News

18 Feb 2025 553

Send fewer women to jail to make room for male inmates, says former Justice Secretary

The leader of the independent sentencing review has told LBC that he wants to see some women’s prisons closed and repurposed to house male inmates.

18 Feb 2025 738

Placebo rocker officially charged after calling Italian Prime Minister a ’fascist Nazi’

British rocker and Placebo frontman Brian Molko has been charged with defamation after hurling insults at the Italian Prime Minister mid-performance.

Politics

18 Feb 2025 802

Donald Trump ’has authorized Putin to launch an attack on London,’ claims a Kremlin insider

Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet with Donald Trump to discuss ending the ongoing war in Ukraine—a move that has been considered controversial throughout much of Europe.

World

18 Feb 2025 649

Dublin stabbing victim was a Nigerian asylum seeker who had previously been accused of rape in Italy

Quaham Babatunde, 34, was fatally stabbed in the chest in the center of Dublin early Saturday morning - his friends say he was accused of rape in Italy.

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