All news for 2025-10-08

"What a contrast it is to see the high-bred Arabian horses," Katja Vrecar wrote. "Their hair is like silk, they are so majestic!"

The criminal case has highlighted the Justice Department’s efforts to target President Donald Trump’s adversaries, with many suggesting that the charges arise from the former director ’standing up to Donald Trump’.

Online child exploitation is escalating worldwide, with experts warning of a sharp increase in AI-generated sexual abuse material — including deepfakes that digitally insert children’s faces into explicit photos and videos.

A high-profile spying case has collapsed after the Labour Government declined to designate China as a national security threat, the Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson confirmed.

Harry and Meghan are expected in New York tomorrow at a mental health gala, where they will be recognized as ’humanitarians of the year’.

Kemi Badenoch has vowed to abolish stamp duty in a keynote speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, calling the levy “a bad tax” that blocks social mobility.

German police will be allowed to shoot down drones under new legislation aimed at increasing safety after a spate of sightings across Europe.

The company Alkagesta exports Russian oil to Ukraine via Romania.

While Russia faces mounting military losses and economic strain, Vladimir Putin’s personal wine business near his Black Sea palace is thriving.

Conor McGregor has been handed an 18-month ban after missing three drug tests in 2024 – but will still be eligible to fight at the White House event next summer.

Four construction workers have died after a building under renovation collapsed in central Madrid, near the city’s opera house and royal palace.

StudioCanal, the company holding the rights to Paddington Bear, is reportedly suing the producers of Spitting Image for portraying the bear as a foul-mouthed, drug-taking podcast host in their new online series.

Banks will be granted powers to snoop on pensioners’ accounts and share data with the government as part of a huge fraud crackdown.