Month: February 2025

The Government has announced multibillion-pound plans to boost the UK steel industry and help secure its future. A consultation was launched aimed at looking at long-term issues facing the sector such as high electricity costs, unfair trading practices, and scrap metal recycling. In the face of US President Donald Trump’s plans for tariffs on products including steel, the Government said up to £2.5 billion will be put towards supporting the […]

A Syrian man was arrested at the scene in Villach A man stabbed six people in southern Austria on Saturday in what police said was a random attack that left a 14-year-old dead and four others injured. The man, 23, was detained in the city of Villach, where the attack took place, police said. He is a Syrian national with legal residence in Austria. The victims were all male. Two […]

The suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman at a pub in Kent “may have entered the water” at the Dartford Crossing, police have said. A woman in her 40s died after a shooting at the Three Horseshoes in the village of Knockholt on Valentine’s Day evening, Kent Police said. The force said the suspect, believed to be known to the victim, left the area and a car and […]

The Gunners are now 4 points behind Liverpool Super sub Mikel Merino saved Arsenal’s blushes at lowly Leicester as the makeshift striker’s brace secured a much-needed win for the Premier League title hopefuls. Mikel Arteta’s men headed to the King Power Stadium reeling from a season-ending injury to top scorer Kai Havertz that looked like it was about to be compounded by the embattled Foxes. Arsenal’s new frontline failed to […]

The gap to Rangers is now 16 points Jota and Adam Idah both hit spectacular goals as Celtic moved 16 points clear of Rangers in the William Hill Premiership with a routine 3-0 home victory over Dundee United. Portuguese winger Jota was handed his second start since returning to Glasgow last month and responded with his second goal. The 25-year-old collected the ball near the left touchline, cut in past […]

Lindsay and Craig Foreman accused of “security-related” offences A British husband and wife on a motorcycle journey around the world have been detained in Iran. Craig and Lindsay Foreman were reportedly detained in January but the country’s state-run media revealed this week they had been accused of security-related offences. Their family said the situation was causing “significant concern”. The couple were ultimately heading for Australia, having crossed into Iran from […]

The swap means the fragile truce will continue Hamas-led militants have released three male Israeli hostages, parading them in front of a crowd in the southern Gaza Strip before handing them over to the Red Cross as part of a shaky ceasefire deal that requires Israel to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange. The Red Cross delivered the three – Iair Horn, 46, a dual citizen of Israel and […]

Police are searching for a man after a woman was shot dead at a pub near Sevenoaks, Kent. A woman in her 40s has died after a shooting at a Kent pub. She was shot at the Three Horseshoes in the village of Knockholt on Valentine’s Day evening, Kent Police said. Police searching for the killer have found a vehicle containing a gun on the bridge which crosses the Thames […]

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says the time has come for the creation of an “armed forces of Europe”, and says his country’s fight against Russia has proved that a foundation for it already exists. The Ukrainian leader said Europe cannot rule out the possibility that “American might say no to Europe on issues that threaten it”, and noted that many leaders have long spoken about how Europe needs its own […]