Month: August 2024

Tim Walz accepted the nomination for vice president in a Democratic National Convention speech that blended optimism with fierce critiques of Republican rival Donald Trump. The Minnesota Governor, little known before his selection by Vice President Kamala Harris, thanked the packed arena in Chicago. “We’re all here tonight for one beautiful, simple, reason: We love this country,” Mr Walz said. “Thank you for bringing the joy to this fight.” Mr […]

Four bodies have been found inside the wreck of a luxury yacht that sank in a storm off the coast of Sicily. Three body bags were seen being taken to the port of Porticello on Wednesday afternoon following the sinking of the yacht at around 5am on Monday. The head of Sicily’s civil protection agency Salvatore Cocina confirmed two bodies had initially been found, followed by two more later in […]

A body has been pulled from the water near the site of a sunken luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily as reports suggested two more missing people had been found by divers. Sicily’s civil protection agency confirmed to the BBC that two bodies had been found in the yacht which sank at around 5am on Monday. On Wednesday afternoon, a green body bag was taken back to the port […]

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after four people, including three children, died in a house fire in Bradford. Two girls aged nine and one, and a five-year-old boy, were taken to hospital but all died from their injuries, while a 29-year-old woman also died at the scene, West Yorkshire Police said. Police believe the fire was started deliberately and the incident was domestic-related. Officers were called […]

A Pakistani web developer is facing a criminal charge over claims he helped spread misinformation about the accused Southport attacker. Farhan Asif, 32, has been charged with cyber terrorism after false claims quickly spread online that the suspect was a Muslim immigrant to the UK, when in fact he was born in Wales and comes from a Christian family. Pakistani police announced the charge on Wednesday, and said that Asif […]

Masked police officers in Romania have carried out fresh raids at the home of divisive internet influencer Andrew Tate, who is awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. Romania’s anti-organised crime agency DIICOT said it was searching four homes in Bucharest and nearby Ilfov county, investigating allegations of human trafficking, the trafficking of minors, sexual intercourse with a minor, influencing […]

Yvette Cooper has signalled she will press ahead with the previous government’s plan to reopen two immigration centres in a bid to achieve the highest rate of removals since Theresa May’s premiership. The Home Secretary announced the Border Security Command “is gearing up” after the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats topped 19,000 this year so far. In addition to new beds at immigration removals centres near Oxford […]

Cost of public services sees government borrowing rise Government borrowing rose by more than expected to £3.1 billion last month, marking the highest July borrowing since 2021, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said public sector net borrowing was £1.8 billion more than in July last year. The total for July was £3 billion more than forecast by Britain’s official forecaster, the Office for Budget Responsibility […]

The academics say a new cancer plan should be a “key priority” for the Government UK cancer outcomes “lag behind” those of countries with dedicated plans to tackle the burden of the disease, experts have said. A new cancer plan should be a “key priority” for the Government, academics said as they warned that without dedicated policies “more patients with cancer will undoubtedly die”. In a new commentary piece, published in the journal Lancet Oncology, experts […]