Dartford warblers see record year after comeback from brink of extinction Dartford warblers saw a record year in 2025 as the species continues to bounce back from the brink of extinction in the UK, the RSPB said. The small charismatic birds, which are currently on the “amber list” for conservation concern, suffered a population crash
Man jailed for 15 years over plot to attack Taylor Swift concert in Austria An Austrian court has convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The state court in Wiener Neustadt found the 21-year-old defendant, an Austrian
Sturgeon says she was ‘deceived, misled and betrayed’ by ex-husband Murrell Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon said she is having “probably the worst week” of her life after her former husband admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party she once led. Conceding she was “not OK”, the former SNP leader said she had
Badenoch criticises British Museum for delaying Jewish event over protest fears Kemi Badenoch has criticised the British Museum for postponing a talk on Jewish culture because of potential protests. The museum said it had postponed the event after being told a “significant proportion” of attendees were planning to disrupt it. The lecture on ancient Israel
Sikh man guilty of murder of 18-year-old student with ceremonial knife A Sikh man has been found guilty of the murder of an 18-year-old university student by stabbing him to death with a Sikh kirpan ceremonial knife with a 21cm blade. Vickrum Digwa told police a “wicked lie” that he was the victim of a
Met Office says record temperatures expected to ease The heatwave that has seen record temperatures set for the month of May in recent days is expected to ease slightly across the UK on Thursday. The Met Office forecast a temperature high of 31C in London on Thursday, while the Midlands and North West are expected
Youth joblessness will rise for lost generation without urgent action – review The number of young people neither working nor learning could reach 1.25 million within the next five years, a review by an ex-Labour health secretary will warn amid fears of a “lost generation”. Its author Alan Milburn is expected to say the first
Crystal Palace clinch Europa Conference League The Eagles win their first European trophy with a 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano in Leipzig Crystal Palace lifted their first European trophy and punched their ticket to the Europa League after Jean-Philippe Mateta’s second-half goal proved the difference during their 1-0 Conference League final victory over Rayo Vallecano
Resident Doctors to strike again They’ll down tools for a 16th time in their ongoing row over pay Resident doctors will go on strike for four days in June, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said. The announcement follows the union’s first talks with new Health Secretary James Murray on Wednesday. Walkouts will begin at
Minister rejects Blair’s triple lock warning as ex-PM calls for ‘coherent plan’ A Treasury minister has rejected Sir Tony Blair’s call to curb the triple lock and defended net zero after the former prime minister mounted a scathing attack on Labour’s policy agenda. Dan Tomlinson said “things have moved on” since the ex-Labour leader was