All news for 2025-05-18

18 May 2025 914

Polish elections: Rafał Trzaskowski leads after first round of presidential vote, according to exit poll

According to the exit poll conducted by Ipsos for TVP, TVN, and Polsat, the candidate of the "Civic Coalition" (KO), Rafał Trzaskowski, is leading in the first round of the presidential election in Poland with 30.8% of the vote.

World

18 May 2025 864

With over 95% of votes counted: Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan confidently wins Romanian election

Bucharest mayor Dan effectively leads Romania’s presidential race

Crime

18 May 2025 871

$50 billion in losses: SEC hacker sentenced over Bitcoin price manipulation

The convicted individual had assisted co-conspirators in hacking the SEC’s X account to post false news about the highly anticipated approval of a spot BTC ETF.

World

18 May 2025 809

Former US President Biden diagnosed with cancer

Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer with metastases to the bones.

Investigation

18 May 2025 1391

Alkagesta at the heart of $10bn Libyan fuel smuggling network: fake Maltese certificates, Russian oil and Haftar’s Wagner clan

Fuel smuggling out of Libya is a billion-dollar business, but there is little knowledge about the extent of the maritime operations that regularly transport refined petroleum products out of Libya.

News

18 May 2025 726

16-year-old boy killed on popular beach in Scotland — police arrest suspect

A teenager has been arrested after a boy was stabbed on a busy beach in Scotland .

Crime

18 May 2025 957

16-year-old teenager stabbed to death on Scottish beach: police appeal for witnesses to the tragedy

A 16-year-old boy has died after being stabbed during a "disturbance" at a beach in Ayrshire.

News

18 May 2025 862

Speed, recklessness, and death: learner driver who caused fatal crash sentenced to 11 years in prison

A student driver who fatally struck a woman and inflicted life-altering injuries on her husband after crashing head-on into their car has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison.

World

18 May 2025 890

Operation "Chariots of Gideon": Israel launches new ground offensive in Gaza

Israeli troops have initiated a new ground operation in Gaza as part of Operation ‘Gideon’s Chariots’.

News

18 May 2025 1087

Scandals in British prisons: dozens of female guards convicted over sexual relationships with inmates

As guard Cherri-Ann Austin-Saddington was given a suspended sentence after ’artificially inseminating’ herself with her prison lover’s sperm, the Mirror takes a look at other shocking staff-prisoner flings

World

18 May 2025 751

21-year-old British woman arrested in Sri Lanka with 46 kg of cannabis worth £1.15 million

Charlotte May Lee, 21, was detained at the airport after being accused of smuggling £1.15 million pounds worth of cannabis into Sri Lanka in her luggage.

News

18 May 2025 898

UK citizens may soon be allowed to use e-gates in the EU — agreement being prepared for London summit

Agreement could cut airport queues, caused by need to have passports stamped after Brexit

News

18 May 2025 989

Nearly 7,000 British soldiers discharged for drug use since 2017

Infantry regiment The Rifles has one of the worst records, with at least 151 failing compulsory drugs tests between 2017 and 2025

World

18 May 2025 724

One killed by bomb near California fertility clinic; FBI labels it ’terrorism’

The FBI is present at the site of a deadly explosion in the wealthy area of Palm Springs, California, with local police considering the incident as an ’act of terrorism’.

18 May 2025 3047

Austria wins Eurovision 2025: Jay Jay takes victory in Basel with song “Wasted Love”

After outstanding performances from 26 countries and votes cast by both the jury and the viewing public, we have our Eurovision Song Contest 2025 winner.

World

18 May 2025 826

In New York, a Mexican military sailing ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge: two dead

A Mexican navy sailing ship on a global goodwill tour struck the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Saturday night, snapping its three masts, fatally injuring two crew members and leaving some sailors dangling from harnesses high in the air waiting for help.

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