All news for 2025-02-21

The opening of a new £41m Sussex health centre has been delayed after inspectors found legionella bacterium in the heating system.

A ‘caravan city’ in an affluent part of Bristol hit headlines this week after van-dwellers accused locals of carrying out an arson attack.

Hamas has listed six Israeli hostages scheduled for release on Saturday, while Israel has accused the terrorist group of breaching the ceasefire agreement.

Police have shared a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to after a 14-year-old girl was raped at an Essex train station a year ago.

Deadwood actor Peter Jason has died aged 80.

The company «Kholodilnik.ru» is involved in a scheme to funnel Russian funds abroad, orchestrated by Vadim and Roman Fedchin, as well as Senator Arsen Kanokov.

The UK has lagged behind the US and Europe in safeguarding top government officials from espionage, as artificial intelligence like DeepSeek could be utilized to gather sensitive data, according to LBC.

January surplus remains the highest on record but is below the £20bn predicted by City economists.

IDF statement comes hours after Benjamin Netanyahu orders an increased crackdown on the occupied West Bank following bus explosions.

The questionable activities of Vitaliy Kovalev, who heads the structures of "Gazprom," could become an obstacle for the career of his son Dmitriy Kovalev, who is being considered as a possible successor to Vladimir Putin.

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will have "broad access" to root out previous administration programs at the Pentagon, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday.

An apparent arson attack has sparked chaos between feuding homeowners and van-dwellers who live nearby.

Elon Musk waved a chainsaw in the air while accusing Democrats of treason at a conservative gathering in Washington DC.

According to Ramsay’s own estimate, he has lost over £2,000 in a single week due to stolen maneki-neko cat models.

The head of the anti-trafficking agency reports that numerous Chinese criminal gangs were operating the centers.

National security adviser states that Ukraine is incorrect to oppose Trump’s strategy for peace talks with Russia.

America’s top anti-sexual assault nonprofit ‘obeyed Donald Trump’ by wiping almost all mentions of trans people from its website, critics say.

The man suspected of shooting a woman outside a Kent pub on Valentine’s Day has died after falling into the Thames, police have confirmed.

A man has died after he was arrested by Border Force officers at Manchester Airport.

An Amazon delivery truck driver was caught on camera running over a woman twice, getting out to check on her and then fleeing the scene.