All news for 2025-06-09

Sly Stone, the groundbreaking musician and energetic performer whose band Sly And The Family Stone revolutionized popular music in the 1960s, 1970s, and beyond with hits like Everyday People, Stand!, and Family Affair, has passed away at the age of 82.

A couple whose Jaguar car was stolen from outside their home had to steal back their own vehicle because the police were ’too stretched’ to investigate.

A father and his nine-year-old daughter have passed away following a house fire in West Yorkshire, and an 11-year-old girl is in critical condition.

California leaders have sued President Donald Trump for deploying soldiers to deal with violent protests in Los Angeles, after he called for the governor to be arrested.

A small plane carrying six people crashed into the ocean off the coast of San Diego Sunday shortly after taking off, killing everyone on board, authorities said.

A Reform UK county councillor has resigned in County Durham due to ill health.

In the autumn of 2020, Rhianan Rudd gouged a swastika into her forehead in a declaration of her love for Adolf Hitler.

An alleged sword attacker smiled after slashing a pedestrian in the neck during a "brutal string of attacks" that left a 14-year-old boy dead, the Old Bailey has heard.

A hospital trust and a staff member have been found guilty of health and safety failings over the death of a young woman in a mental health unit.

A British teenager who was imprisoned in Dubai after being reported to authorities for having sex with a 17-year-old girl has appealed to the authorities for release.

A British news photographer has undergone emergency surgery after being hit by non-lethal rounds during protests in Los Angeles.

Tehran’s threat arises as European powers push for a vote that could result in the reimposition of UN sanctions.

A murder investigation has been launched after a teenage boy was stabbed to death in Manchester.

Israeli forces have stopped an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg, detaining her and other activists trying to deliver supplies to Gaza.