All news for 2025-08-29

The jury has gone out to consider its verdict in the trial of a Middlesbrough actor accused of raping two women. Rizwan Khan, 40, is alleged to have forced himself on the women in separate incidents a number of years ago.

Former presidents are entitled to Secret Service protection for life.

Lenny Scott, 33, from Prescot, Merseyside, was shot after leaving the gym in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, on February 8 last year.

Israel claims the leader of ISIS has been ’eliminated’ during a deadly airstrike in Gaza.

A Co-op worker was dismissed for making Michael Jackson’s "hee-hee" sounds at a colleague, as heard by a tribunal.

Finland’s air force is phasing out the use of swastikas on some of its flags, a decision largely driven by the awkwardness it creates with its Western allies.

A serial rapist who drugged victims and placed a hidden camera in an air freshener is facing a "lengthy" jail sentence, as detectives appealed for more victims to come forward.

Vice President JD Vance criticized MSNBC host Jen Psaki for her “bizarre” statement that “prayer is not freaking enough” following yet another mass shooting in the United States.

Mike Johnson says “the human heart” and not guns are responsible for mass shootings in the United States.

Epping Forest District Council had been granted an interim injunction by the High Court, stopping the hotel’s owner, Somani Hotels, from using the hotel to accommodate asylum seekers beyond September 12.

The Trump administration is taking steps to return hundreds of Guatemalan children currently in government custody who arrived in the United States unaccompanied, according to multiple sources familiar with the planning, who describe the effort as unprecedented in scope.

Ukraine has said it destroyed two bridges inside Russia by using a couple of cheap drones to hit stashes of mines and ammunition hidden there by Russian forces.

Israel’s military recovered the body of one hostage and the remains of another in Gaza on Friday, as it declared Gaza City a “dangerous combat zone” ahead of a major assault.

Christina Haack’s ex-husband Josh Hall scored major wins in their divorce settlement, nearly four months after their separation was finalized.

A woman was tragically found dead between two cars with stab wounds, an inquest heard today.

This is the frightening moment when a pensioner drives her car into the sea while allegedly being drunk at the wheel.

Meghan Markle has faced another setback as critics continue to criticize season two of her Netflix show “With Love, Meghan”.

A serial fraudster who carried out one of Britain’s biggest ever property swindles to buy yachts and 19 luxury cars is facing jail.

Federal authorities have arrested the purported leaders of a multi-state human trafficking ring, which is said to have deceived victims by pretending to offer legitimate opportunities and coerced them into soliciting donations under the pretence of working for a religious ministry, as stated by prosecutors.

The King and Queen had a private audience with the late Pope Francis in April and were offered his blessing.

An Evri delivery driver who swindled more than a quarter of a million pounds by falsely claiming he couldn’t bend over has been jailed.