All news for 2025-08-24

Costa Coffee may change ownership once again, following revelations that Coca-Cola has met with potential buyers to discuss a discounted deal to sell the chain.

A hot air balloon made a dramatic landing in the middle of a street in Bedford on Saturday in front of shocked residents.

The name of Elmar Mamedov, the head of SOCAR Deutschland, is today associated in journalistic circles with a whole tangle of dirty dealings: from suitcases of cash for European politicians to dubious schemes involving weapons from North Korea.

Ministers have pledged to deliver "the justice they deserve" to victims of sexual violence as statistics indicate that a growing number of sentences for these crimes in England and Wales are being returned to judges for being excessively lenient.

The leader of a traveler family was laid to rest in a solid gold coffin in South London.

At least six students have reportedly drowned, and 21 were taken to the hospital after experiencing difficulties while swimming on a school trip in Egypt.

Israel’s warplanes have once again targeted Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, in retaliation to the Houthis’ military support for Palestinians in Gaza.

A legendary musician is the latest celebrity to experience a break-in at his Los Angeles home, with a man arrested after attempting to rob the iconic artist.

Two married couples lost their lives in a crash when a car with a British license plate swerved off the road in Germany.

For a man who made Joe Biden’s health a theme of his campaign, Donald Trump is now unexpectedly dealing with his own set of awkward questions.

A 16-day heatwave that Spain experienced this month was "the most intense on record," the country’s state meteorological agency (AEMET) has reported.

A 15-year-old boy and a 54-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of arson with the intent to endanger life following a fire at a restaurant in Ilford.

Anna Dixon accuses fellow West Yorkshire MP Robbie Moore of spreading misinformation

Yvette Cooper will stop judges from hearing appeals from rejected asylum seekers as part of government plans to clear the backlog of claims more quickly.

US defense officials have blocked Ukraine from using US-supplied long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia since late spring as part of a Trump administration effort to get Vladimir Putin to engage in peace talks, according to a report on Saturday.

SpaceX prepares for next test flight of Starship — the most powerful rocket in history

A desperate last-ditch attempt to rescue a female mountaineer trapped 22,965 feet up a mountain with a broken leg has been abandoned.

The man died after suffering after suffering serious head injuries in a ‘workplace accident’ on a ride at the Spanish City Summer Funfair in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, police said