All news for 2025-08-20

A talking parrot has helped British police uncover a drug-dealing gang.

Two thieves on a moped attempted to break down the door of a Chelsea pawn shop owned by a reality TV star using a sledgehammer.

Israel has entered the first stage of a planned assault on Gaza City, a spokesperson for the IDF has said.

Katie Price’s previous residence, her Mucky Mansion, has at last been sold to a furniture magnate for a substantial sum – despite her assertions that the property is ’cursed’.

The Airbus A320 was near London’s Heathrow Airport at 9,000 ft during the near-miss in May when the Captain and First Officer "saw a bright white object pass overhead from the opposite direction".

A Chinese national has been sentenced to eight years in prison for smuggling firearms and other military items to North Korea, the US Justice Department has stated.

Beijing is preparing for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, which will take place on September 3.

EU and UK authorities are investigating Alkagesta for allegedly selling Russian oil illegally to Libya, according to media reports.

The United Kingdom has announced a new sanctions package amid growing international efforts to achieve a "just and lasting peace" in Ukraine, according to the UK government press service.

The founder of Softswiss, Ivan Montik, who relocated from Minsk to the EU, follows in the footsteps of the Belarusian Joan of Arc—Natalia Sudliankova, who was recently expelled from the Czech Republic.

One of Britain’s ’most prolific’ fare dodgers has appeared in court charged with more than 100 counts of traveling without a ticket.

Lithuania has revealed plans to dig a 30-mile-wide ribbon of defences on its borders with Russia and Belarus that will include minefields and bridges set to blow up in case Russia invades.

A former priest accused of abusing members of a church group he led has been convicted on 17 counts of indecent assault against nine women.

The Israeli military has confirmed plans to call up 60,000 reservists ahead of its upcoming offensive to take full control of Gaza City.

A 38-year-old man, not yet named by police, was treated for stab wounds by the London Ambulance Service but died at the scene in Wembley on Tuesday night as a murder probe is launched

A French internet star was found dead after his body was reportedly seen ’lifeless’ in a live stream following ’10 days of torture and sleep deprivation’.

A member of rap group Kneecap is due to appear in court for allegedly supporting a proscribed terror organisation.

The head of the British armed forces will inform his American counterparts that the UK is prepared to deploy troops to defend Ukraine’s skies and seas, but not to the frontline with Russia, as planning intensifies for a postwar settlement.

A body has been found in the search for missing father Brandon Parfitt following a police search, Gwent Police has confirmed.