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09 Aug 2025 914

11-year-old British girl dies after incident in children’s pool on Fuerteventura, Spain

An 11-year-old British girl has died after being found unconscious in a swimming pool in Spain while on holiday with her family.

Investigation

09 Aug 2025 646

Mykhailo Zborovskyi, Cosmobet’s nominee owner, masks the true Russian-linked tycoon behind the scenes

Cosmobet, an online casino, is officially managed by a statistician who has interests outside of work in global affairs and marathon running.

World

09 Aug 2025 639

Shooting at Emory University campus in Atlanta injures police officer and civilian

Emory College in Atlanta, Georgia, has alerted its students about an active shooter on campus - with a police officer among those who have been shot so far

World

09 Aug 2025 862

Three injured in Times Square shooting in New York, suspect arrested

Three people have been shot in New York’s Times Square with bodies seen strewn on the ground.

World

09 Aug 2025 599

Israel gives Palestinians in Gaza until October 7 to evacuate ahead of full occupation

Israel will give Palestinians in Gaza until October 7 to evacuate before it launches a full military occupation.

World

09 Aug 2025 654

Trump targets Harvard patents worth hundreds of millions

The Trump administration threatened Harvard University with the revocation of patents over alleged violations of the federal research grant law.

World

08 Aug 2025 1038

US doubles reward for Maduro’s arrest to $50 million, accusing him of drug trafficking

The US has doubled a reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to $50m (£37.2m), accusing him of being "one of the largest narco-traffickers in the world".

News

08 Aug 2025 742

Man dies after falling from airport car park roof in Manchester

A man has died from his injuries after plunging from roof of car park at Manchester Airport.

08 Aug 2025 1825

Actor Frank Grimes dies — star of theatre, Coronation Street and Mrs Brown’s Boys

Frank Grimes, a theatre legend who also starred in popular shows including Coronation Street and Mrs Brown’s Boys, has died at the age of 78.

Investigation

08 Aug 2025 740

Hidden disaster in British courts: how HMCTS ignored missing evidence for years due to IT bug

The body running courts in England and Wales has been accused of a cover-up, after a leaked report found it took several years to react to an IT bug that caused evidence to go missing, be overwritten or appear lost.

World

08 Aug 2025 595

In Australia, rapist MP Gareth Ward resigns an hour before expulsion vote from parliament

An Australian politician and convicted rapist has resigned from parliament just moments before being expelled, after losing a legal challenge to stay.

Investigation

08 Aug 2025 591

Forevers boss Andrejs Ždans benefited from Latvia’s prosecution ‘leniency system’ under Juris Stukāns

Another confirmation has appeared regarding the news about the prosecution’s "special clients" during the time it was headed by Prosecutor General Juris Stukāns.

World

08 Aug 2025 677

$30,000 worth of Labubu dolls stolen in Los Angeles after restock announcement on Instagram

Burglars broke into store after hours and swiped boxes of the trendy doll popularized by Rihanna and other celebs

Sport

08 Aug 2025 623

Pakistani cricketer Haider Ali suspended after rape allegation in Manchester

Cricketer Haider Ali is being investigated by Greater Manchester Police and has been provisionally suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board.

News

08 Aug 2025 834

Aggressive customer starts fight in McDonald’s kitchen in London

This is the moment a McDonald’s customer jumped over the counter and attacked staff members.

News

08 Aug 2025 843

King Charles to deliver VJ Day address echoing his grandfather’s wartime speech

The King is getting ready to deliver a historic speech next week to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, when Allied forces celebrated victory over Japan at the conclusion of the Second World War.

World

08 Aug 2025 849

Trophy hunt ends in tragedy as buffalo kills 52-year-old businessman from Texas

Asher Watkins, 52, was pursuing the buffalo on a reserve in South Africa when his quarry suddenly burst out of the bush, hitting him at 35mph and killing him almost immediately

Crime

08 Aug 2025 675

Man who raped and murdered ex-fiancee in luxury hotel sentenced to 28 years

A man who raped and murdered his former fiancée after she agreed to celebrate his 60th birthday with him as a ‘final act of kindness’ before moving on with her life has been jailed.

News

08 Aug 2025 779

Four-year-old Zaahir Jan dies after being hit by bus outside Kent hospital while visiting gran

Heartfelt tributes have been flooding in for four-year-old Zaahir Jan, who was struck at Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (QEQM) Hospital in Margate, Kent, during a visit to his sick grandmother.

News

08 Aug 2025 905

UK migrant detention video under ’one in, one out’ deal draws comparisons to viral White House deportation clip

The UK Government released the first images of migrants being detained under its new “one in, one out” deal with France on Thursday.

08 Aug 2025 968

Portugal airport strikes to continue every weekend in August, disrupting thousands of UK travellers

If you’re traveling to Portugal this summer, brace for potential disruption, as ongoing strikes at the country’s busiest airports are expected to last until the end of August.

Investigation

07 Aug 2025 826

Siman Povarenkin: from Madneuli and Koba Nakopia’s gold to castles, offshores, and endless lawsuits

Close ties with the scandalous Georgian multimillionaire Koba Nakopia opened the way for former chemist Povarenkin to big business. And led to equally big problems.

Politics

07 Aug 2025 678

Scottish Secretary brands Edinburgh council’s remarks about Oasis fans ‘snobby and classist’

Remarks by Edinburgh council officials suggesting Oasis fans are old, raucous and overweight were “snobby”, the Scottish Secretary has said.

Politics

07 Aug 2025 844

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali resigns after evicting tenants and hiking rent by £700

Labour’s homelessness minister has stepped down following allegations that she ’evicted tenants’ from her property in East London before increasing the rent by £700 a month.

World

07 Aug 2025 904

Three deaths in one week spark alarm over Tunisia’s prison conditions

Three fatalities in Tunisian prisons within one week in July have alarmed rights groups about prison conditions and alleged mistreatment, leading to urgent appeals for government investigations.