All news for 2025-08-31

A 12-year-old boy has died after falling from a park apparatus in Cheshire.

A murder investigation has been initiated after a woman died from a fall from a block of flats.

A baby in the UK, whose mother was not vaccinated against whooping cough, has died from the illness, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

When Enes Kanter Freedom appeared on a basketball court in his Boston Celtics jersey and a pair of trainers emblazoned with the slogan “Free Uyghur”, the reaction from Beijing was swift.

The head of the UK’s largest trade union in Scotland has been suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct, it has been reported.

Israeli airstrikes and gunfire killed at least 30 people in and around Gaza City, local health authorities said, as a 20-boat humanitarian aid flotilla carrying activists including Greta Thunberg set sail from Barcelona for the affected territory.

Police have released a CCTV image of a man they wish to question after two people were stabbed at the Oxford Circus Tube station within 24 hours.

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Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin met on the sidelines of a major summit in China, which aims to challenge US-led, Western-dominated alliances and is attended by leaders from more than two dozen nations.

The family of a woman killed by an ex-partner who inundated her with hundreds of messages and calls will ask a judge on Monday to compel the French authorities to explain why they failed to protect her.

David Lammy will tell MPs on Monday that the UK still intends to recognise a Palestinian state in September, with Israel having shown no sign of meeting the government’s demands.

A man and a boy have tragically died after a car mysteriously drove off the road in South Tyneside, authorities have said.

A police officer was "punched in the face" by masked anti-asylum protesters at a march in Canary Wharf today.

Hamas-backing Qatar has bankrolled film and stage projects by socialist Zohran Mamdani’s Israel-bashing movie-director mom — and one of its royals is now pushing her son’s mayoral bid.

The UK has agreed on a contract worth £10 billion to build warships for Norway.

A flood warning has been issued by the Met Office for parts of southern Scotland due to frequent heavy showers.

When he’s not out looking for the big wave, there’s a significant story that has consumed Stephen Baxter, a reporter for the Santa Cruz Sentinel and a "48 Hours" consultant: the mysterious death of Google executive Forrest Hayes at the city’s expansive marina.

Harold Dillard was 56 when he was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer around his abdomen in November 2009.

A senior cabinet minister has accused Nigel Farage and Reform UK of "whipping up anger" as tensions mount around migrant hotels.

Thousands of people have held protests across Mexico to highlight the country’s many enforced disappearances and demand more action by officials to tackle them.

Thousands of Australians have rallied in anti-immigration demonstrations across the country, which the government condemned for having far-right connections and "spreading hate."

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have pledged to resolve their border differences and bolster cooperation, ahead of the opening of a regional summit in Tianjin.

Germany’s Dennis Schroder was the target of racist abuse during his team’s EuroBasket victory over Lithuania on Saturday.

The car that chauffeured the Princess of Wales and her children to Pippa Middleton’s wedding is set to go under the hammer.

Two men have been charged after a cannabis farm worth around £522,000 was seized by police in Motherwell.