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14 Oct 2025 637

Climate activists throw red paint over 133-year-old Christopher Columbus painting in Madrid museum

This is the moment when two climate activists splashed red paint over a 133-year-old painting of Christopher Columbus in a Madrid museum.

Crime

14 Oct 2025 665

Asylum seeker accused of murdering hotel worker seen dancing after stabbing her more than 20 times

A man who sought asylum in the UK was seen dancing and laughing after he stabbed a hotel worker more than 20 times at a railway station before leaving her for dead, a court heard.

Crime

14 Oct 2025 691

UK sanctions Chinese men accused of running global scam network and buying London properties

The UK has sanctioned two Chinese men accused of running "industrial-scale" scams from Southeast Asia, freezing assets including 19 London properties.

Crime

14 Oct 2025 625

Businessman accused of fraud was "at the heart of Northern Ireland government"

The jury in the trial of two prominent businessmen facing fraud charges over a £1.1bn property deal have been told that one of them, Frank Cushnahan, was "at the heart of the Northern Ireland government".

Tech

14 Oct 2025 979

SpaceX lands Starship in Indian Ocean after final test flight before upgraded moon and Mars missions

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its 11th Starship rocket from Texas on Monday and landed it in the Indian Ocean, marking the last flight before the company begins test-launching a new version of the giant rocket equipped with more features for moon and Mars missions.

Politics

14 Oct 2025 707

Welsh Conservatives offer to back Labour budget if land transaction tax is scrapped

The Welsh Conservatives have suggested they will support a Labour budget if the devolved government backs its plans to scrap a tax paid by homebuyers.

World

14 Oct 2025 776

Three police officers killed after house filled with gas exploded during eviction

Three police officers were killed in a farmhouse explosion in Italy as they arrived to evict the occupants.

Politics

14 Oct 2025 801

Former PM Johnson blames Sunak and Cameron for immigration rise

Angry Boris Johnson has defended himself against claims that he was responsible for a big rise in immigration.

World

14 Oct 2025 645

Netherlands seizes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker under Cold War-era law

The Dutch government has seized control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia, invoking an emergency Cold War-era law, in a move that is likely to heighten trade tensions with Beijing.

World

14 Oct 2025 971

Indonesia faces renewed protests after MPs approve new $42,000 recess allowance

Weeks after widespread protests swept Indonesia over the excessive pays of lawmakers, a new allowance raise has unleashed fresh public anger.

World

14 Oct 2025 884

“Operation Cava bag”: Inside the alleged bribe to Trump’s border adviser Tom Homan

On Sept. 20, 2025, multiple reliable news outlets reported that Tom Homan, U.S. President Donald Trump’s border czar, had accepted $50,000 from an undercover FBI agent.

Finance

14 Oct 2025 781

British Chamber: UK investors eye Philippines growth despite corruption concerns

Despite the billion-peso flood control corruption scandal shaking public confidence in government and its infrastructure projects, the British Chamber of Commerce Philippines (BCCP) remains optimistic about the country’s economic prospects and its growing trade ties with the United Kingdom.

World

14 Oct 2025 649

Nepal charges ex-Speaker Mahara with gold smuggling amid anti-corruption drive

Nepalese authorities charged former Speaker of Parliament Krishna Bahadur Mahara on Monday with gold smuggling and organized crime, marking the first high-profile arrest by the newly-installed interim government as it looks to crack down on corruption

Politics

14 Oct 2025 872

Labour MPs urge Rachel Reeves to scrap ‘outdated and unfair’ council tax

More than a dozen Labour MPs have written to Rachel Reeves urging her to abolish council tax, as the chancellor faces growing pressure to revamp Great Britain’s property taxes in the next month’s budget.

News

14 Oct 2025 626

Gaza conflict drives surge in Palestinians crossing Channel to UK

The conflict in Gaza has led to a nearly tenfold rise in Palestinians making illegal Channel crossings to the UK, which could now be reversed by Donald Trump’s peace deal.

World

13 Oct 2025 614

Israel releases nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners under Gaza ceasefire deal

The Israeli prison service announced on Monday, October 13, that it had released nearly 2,000 detainees, primarily Palestinians, as part of a Gaza ceasefire agreement.

Tech

13 Oct 2025 806

London Defence R&D unveils 3D-printed autonomous interceptor for air defence

London Defence R&D has developed an innovative solution to one of the fastest-evolving challenges on modern battlefields — the threat of hostile drones.

Crime

13 Oct 2025 772

Woman accused of stalking Madeleine McCann’s parents ‘pleaded for DNA test’

A woman accused of stalking the parents of Madeleine McCann allegedly left voicemails requesting a DNA test from the mother of the missing girl, a court heard.

News

13 Oct 2025 892

MI5 warns UK MPs they are being targeted by spies from China, Russia and Iran

The domestic spy agency of Britain, MI5, issued a rare public warning to members of parliament on Monday that they are being targeted by spies from China, Russia, and Iran in an attempt to undermine the country’s democracy.

World

13 Oct 2025 782

NATO chief mocks Russia over ‘limping’ submarine after reports of malfunction

NATO chief Mark Rutte mocked Russia on Monday regarding the "limping" condition of one of its submarines, as Russian authorities denied it had been forced to surface due to technical issues.

World

13 Oct 2025 690

Ukrainian crypto influencer Konstantin ‘Kudo’ Galich found dead in Kyiv amid market crash

Ukrainian authorities have reportedly launched an investigation into the death of crypto trader and influencer Konstantin Galich, who went by the alias Kostya Kudo (or “Kudo”).

Crime

13 Oct 2025 597

‘Dieselgate’ returns to court: major lawsuit opens against five carmakers accused of emissions cheating

A major lawsuit against five leading carmakers accused of cheating on emissions tests has opened at the High Court in London.

Crime

13 Oct 2025 652

Man arrested over 1994 murder of schoolgirl Lindsay Rimer in West Yorkshire

A man has been arrested on suspicion of the 1994 murder of 13-year-old Lindsay Rimer.

Crime

13 Oct 2025 641

Tommy Robinson declines to provide phone pin to police during Channel Tunnel stop, court hears

Tommy Robinson refused to provide his phone pin when the police stopped his Bentley on the way to Benidorm, a court has heard.

World

13 Oct 2025 763

Six suspects — including three Bosnian officials — identified in EU motorway corruption investigation

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Venice (Italy) has officially identified six individuals as suspects, including three Bosnian public officials, in connection with alleged cross-border corruption in a construction project for the Pan-European Motorway Corridor, which connects Hungary and eastern Croatia to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Adriatic Sea.