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Man killed by semi after fleeing from immigration officials in Florida
Death of unidentified 28-year-old man marks third immigration enforcement-related death in one weekA person died during an encounter with federal immi…
Caribbean calls for return of British Virgin Islands – and for King Charles to back decolonisation
At London briefing, Caricom Reparations Commission decries fact region remains ‘most colonised part of world’The main reparations committee for Caribb…
Cuba’s power grid collapses again, triggering third blackout in 10 days
Millions lost power as Cuba’s fifth nationwide blackout of 2026 hit amid a US-imposed oil blockade.…
Nine of ten bestselling novels in UK have one thing in common: a woman is murdered
Author Wendy Jones highlighted the trend in an Instagram post: ‘What is going on here?’Nine of the 10 bestselling fiction paperbacks in the UK this we…
Andrew Lloyd Webber says Broadway in ‘dire danger’ as Cats musical announces early closing
The legendary composer warned theaters could soon meet the same fate as Hollywood’s ‘empty soundstages’Andrew Lloyd Webber has spoken out about the pr…
ICE pauses vehicle stops after deadly shootings in Texas and Maine
The deaths of Joan Sebastian Guerrero and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo have prompted calls for independent investigationsFederal immigration officials have …
Supreme court justices testify to House on budget request to increase security
Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett appear before House lawmakers to request more security for the judiciarySupreme court justices Elena Kagan …
Humanities among degrees being ‘extinguished’ by hard-up universities
Exclusive: Experts fear rise in education ‘cold spots’ and social immobility as 4,000 academic posts lost in one yearThousands of university job cuts …
Ann Widdecombe killing: police investigating possible leftwing motivation
Detectives examining whether hatred of Widdecombe’s strong views or of Reform party were factors in killing described as a ‘targeted attack’The police…
Yellowstone tourist tossed 8ft in air by bison says attack could have been worse
Carl McDaniel, 65, says run-in ‘was not as catastrophic as it could’ve been’ in first remarks since attack that injured himA grandfather flipped 8ft i…
Man in his 70s dies after being injured by cattle on Norfolk estate
Police investigate incident on parkland near 17th-century National Trust country house popular with walkersA man in his 70s has died after being injur…
BBC faces ‘real jeopardy’ as licence fee payments fall faster than expected
Director general, Matt Brittin, says funding model ties corporation to the past as number of licences falls by 539,000The number of people paying the …
Bangkok bar fire: death toll reaches 30 as police investigate negligence as ‘primary theory’
Bar owner in Thailand offers ‘deepest apologies for this tragic incident’ as police investigate whether exits were either blocked or hard to accessThe…
Mexico’s Sheinbaum announces criminal charges request in US over ICE deaths
Mexico to formally ask prosecutors to file cases in US courts over its citizens' deaths in immigration operations.…
How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by British whistleblower
Simon Andriesz made the discovery about Howard Lutnick in publicly released Epstein files.…
UK’s alcohol-free beer boom threatened by regulations, trade body warns
BBPA wants content definition for beer to be considered alcohol free to be changed from 0.05% to 0.5%Pubs and brewers are being prevented from capital…
Ex-Canada MP arrested after police seize 439 guns and antique cannon from his home
The 78-year-old is charged with a dozen offences. Police also said they found C$300,000 at his home.…
Gang feud ended with 'resolution of differences' between rivals - police report
Chief Constable Jo Farrell noted the feud - which spanned six months and involved 84 separate incidents - had ended for multiple reasons including doz…
Mexico to file criminal complaints over migrants killed by ICE in US
Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexicans ‘outraged’ over killing last week of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by agents in HoustonClaudia Sheinbaum announced on Monday …
Mahmood offers Farage security meeting after Ann Widdecombe’s death
Home secretary insists all MPs treated equally but that security of former MPs and non-Westminster politicians is a concernShabana Mahmood has offered…
C of E’s £100m plan to address historical links to slavery faces legal challenge
General Synod hears that Project Spire has not been abandoned but staff have received ‘vile abuse’ from criticsWhat is Project Spire and why is it div…
Tom Cruise unveils remarkable transformation in Digger trailer: ‘I’ve never had something that could challenge me in this way’
The new Alejandro González Iñárritu film sees Cruise playing an eccentric oil baron on a mission to save the worldThe first full length trailer for Al…
Manslaughter plea accepted in dog walker killing
Dawood Safi still faces trial for the attempted murder of his landlord and a teenage boy.…
Person killed in shooting involving ICE agents in Maine, reports say
Shooting occurs days after man killed by immigration agent during traffic stop in TexasUS politics live – latest updatesA person was killed on Monday…
Two teens arrested after five members of family killed in Illinois shooting
Suspects, aged 15 and 16, taken into custody but not formally charged in ‘targeted mass shooting’ in East St LouisTwo teenagers were arrested Sunday i…
North Carolina woman, 82, survives nine days trapped in her bathtub after fall
Joan Rivet drank water she managed to splash up to her face by turning faucet on with her footAn 82-year-old North Carolina woman says she survived fa…
Mastermind of €88m Louvre heist thought they ‘could have taken more’
Alleged thieves in October 2025 robbery damaged a gem-encrusted crown worn in the 19th century by Empress EugénieTwo men suspected of making off with …
Disney’s live-action Moana fails to make a splash at box office with underwhelming opening
Latest film in franchise takes just $43m in North America and $95m globally, against a $250m budgetThe Walt Disney Company’s live-action remake of Moa…
Two men die trying to save children in sea
Cleveland Police says the children are confirmed to be safe.…
Thousands gather to bid farewell to Qatar’s Father Emir Sheikh Hamad
Thousands gathered in Doha to bid farewell to Qatar's Father Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.…