All news for 2025-08-05

A police force at the center of a controversy has denied accusations of a "cover-up" following the alleged kidnapping and rape of a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton.

The CEO of Ofwat will resign at the end of August as the challenged water regulator gets ready to be dissolved.

Aldi is no longer the cheapest supermarket in the UK - for the first time in nearly two years.

A BBC investigation has exposed the French and UK operations of a powerful and violent smuggling gang taking people across the English Channel in small boats.

Italian police have arrested 13 Chinese nationals in a nationwide raid targeting suspected Chinese mafia networks, authorities said Monday.

Mexican police have uncovered a concealed mass grave containing 32 bodies on a deserted property in Guanajuato state, central Mexico.

A former assistant to far-right Alternative for Germany politician Maximilian Krah faces trial in Dresden Tuesday over alleged China espionage.

An Irish woman is among nine people kidnapped from an orphanage in Haiti.

Russia has suggested it could once again deploy short and intermediate-range nuclear missiles as tensions between the Kremlin and the United States continue to mount.

Far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been released on bail following his arrest last night over an alleged assault at London’s St Pancras station.

The tour operator responsible for the Titan submersible, which tragically imploded near the Titanic wreckage, "used intimidation tactics ... to avoid regulatory scrutiny," according to a critical report from a US Coast Guard investigation.

Donald Trump has given his opinion on whether he will campaign for President again after previously mentioning he’d run for a third term if he could.

The young girl was discovered unconscious and unresponsive, with her caregiver informing authorities that she had been cooking for approximately 20 minutes when she realized she hadn’t seen the child for a while.

Ozzy Osbourne filed documents to trademark his Prince of Darkness moniker just days before his death.

Morrisons revealed that they cut 3,600 jobs after closing 17 stores last year following a challenging year.

Chinese fast fashion retailer penalised month after €40m fine from French regulator in July

Iran has reportedly requested the Taliban for the ’kill list’ of Afghans leaked during a major data breach at the Ministry of Defence, so the Tehran regime can identify MI6 spies.

Former star of The Repair Shop, Jay Blades, has been accused of two counts of rape.