All news for 2025-05-12

A senior general who did not report evidence of supposed SAS war crimes in Afghanistan later presided over the dismissal of numerous UK resettlement applications from Afghan commandos who served with the elite regiment, as revealed by BBC Panorama.

The rescue operation began after an online activist revealed the exploitation of the girls, who were deceived into traveling to Ivory Coast for employment, only to be forced into sex work. Four of the victims, all minors, were discovered to be pregnant.

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has entered a plea of not guilty to harassing a transgender woman and damaging her phone.

A bank employee and her brother have both been found guilty of murdering a 21-year-old man in a "frankly brutal" knife attack on a city street.

Police have initiated an urgent investigation after a fire broke out at Sir Keir Starmer’s home in north London in the early hours of this morning.

Six Bulgarians have been imprisoned after being found guilty of espionage for Russia, with the leader Orlin Roussev managing the operations from a dilapidated guesthouse on the east coast of England.

Bizarre internet rumours have been swirling about Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz taking cocaine on a train together.

Decision on collaborating with turbine manufacturer is being managed by ministers following the rescue of British Steel

Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Leicester City was a significant setback for Nottingham Forest’s Champions League ambitions.

According to Kazakh customs data, the trade turnover with China last year reached $30 billion. However, the Chinese side reports a different figure – $43.8 billion.

Mexico has filed a lawsuit against Google for disregarding multiple requests not to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for users in the US on its maps service, Claudia Sheinbaum stated.

He might be transferred today from HMP Belmarsh, South East London, where the scalding attack occurred on Thursday.

Cops have launched a desperate search for a missing 12-year-old girl as her family begs her to come home.

Dr. Lance Hunter explained that this isn’t simply another Russian intelligence unit, but rather ’KGB 2.0’.