News – World and UK

Hundreds of thousands of rural homes and businesses with poor internet connections are to receive a broadband boost through the latest round of government investment in internet infrastructure, ministers have said. Around 312,000 premises in rural areas across Britain will get access to gigabit-capable broadband thanks to an £800 million investment to modernise internet infrastructure as part of the Government’s ongoing Project Gigabit. The scheme aims to make the lightning-fast […]

A public inquiry is to be held to examine the events which led to Valdo Calocane stabbing three people to death in Nottingham in June last year, the families of his victims have said. Calocane stabbed 19-year-old students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar as they returned from a night out in the early hours of June 13 last year, before killing 65-year-old Ian Coates. A statement from their families revealed […]

The FBI said it is investigating allegations that sensitive documents from the Trump campaign were stolen in a cyber intrusion days after the campaign declared it had been hacked by Iran. The FBI released a brief statement saying: “We can confirm the FBI is investigating this matter.” The campaign provided no specific evidence of Iran’s involvement, but the claim came shortly after Microsoft issued a report detailing foreign agents’ attempts […]

Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometres (386 square miles) of Russia’s neighbouring Kursk region, the first time a Ukrainian military official has publicly commented on the gains of the lightning incursion that has embarrassed the Kremlin. General Oleksandr Syrskyi made the statement in a video posted on Monday to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Telegram channel. In the video, he briefed the president on the […]

Sir Keir Starmer has joined French and German leaders in a call for “de-escalation and regional stability” in the Middle East. In a joint statement with Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz, the Prime Minister urged Iran and its allies not to “jeopardise the opportunity to agree a ceasefire and the release of hostages” in Gaza. Sir Keir spoke with leaders in the Middle East last week during a call with […]

A shop security guard has said he tried to save an 11-year-old girl as she was being attacked by a knifeman in London’s Leicester Square. The Metropolitan Police said a 32-year-old man, thought to be the only suspect, had been arrested after the attack in the tourist hotspot on Monday. The guard, who gave his name as Abdullah, 29, and works at TWG Tea shop in the square, told the […]

Shooting stars will light up the sky as the Perseid meteor shower puts on a celestial display on Monday night. The display could produce up to 100 meteors an hour, as the Earth passes through a cloud of cometary dust. The shower should be visible across the UK from around sunset on Monday until the early hours of Tuesday, but the best time will be from midnight. The event is […]

A 13-year-old schoolgirl with a severe dairy allergy suffered an “immediate reaction” after a just one sip of a Costa Coffee hot chocolate that was supposed to be made with soya milk, an inquest has heard. Hannah Jacobs, who had been allergic to dairy products, along with fish and eggs, since she was a toddler, died within hours of taking the drink on February 8 2022, East London Coroner’s Court […]

Tom Daley has announced his retirement from diving following the Olympic Games in Paris. The 30-year-old, who won gold at Tokyo in 2021, revealed he had decided to call time on his career during an interview with British Vogue. Daley, who added a fifth Olympic medal to his collection with silver in the 10m synchro event in Paris, said: “It feels very, very surreal. “I felt so incredibly nervous going […]