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Spain have won the World Cup after scoring a late extra-time winner against Argentina. Despite some late panic in the penalty box, Spain dominated much of the match, finishing the game with twenty shots on goal. The victory secures their second World Cup triumph, echoing their historic 2010 win against the Netherlands in South Africa. A US service member has been killed following an Iranian attack in northern Iraq during […]

Scrapping digital ID is Andy Burnham's first notable policy intervention before becoming prime minister on Monday. The incoming leader has been tight-lipped on specific proposals but announced Sir Keir Starmer's digital ID programme is to be axed, with funds spent on tackling the cost of living instead. Other elements, including digital driving licences, a uniform login system, and an official document storage app, will continue. A forty-two-year-old man has been […]

A drill rapper from Slough who murdered a social media star has been jailed for life with a minimum term of twenty-eight years. Ellis Heather was found guilty of killing Stephen Morrisson, who was fatally stabbed in Essex six years ago. The court heard Mr Morrisson had disrupted a music video shoot featuring snakes and a Komodo dragon before the attack. Temperatures in the United Kingdom have risen above thirty […]

Iran has asked Houthi allies in Yemen to prepare to close the vital Red Sea oil route if the United States attacks Iranian power infrastructure. Sources tell Reuters the Houthis have completed preparations using missiles and drones near the Bab el Mandeb waterway, which carries seven per cent of global energy supplies. Two young men have been jailed for hacking into the Transport for London cyber network. Thalha Jubair and […]

Argentina have progressed to a second consecutive World Cup final and will face Spain on Sunday in New Jersey, leaving England heartbroken once again. They will now face France in the upcoming third place playoff match in Miami on Saturday. The Argentinian players have been celebrating their win in a provocative way, taking a banner from supporters which read that the Falkland Islands are Argentinian. A fourteen year old boy […]

World Cup favourites France have been knocked out by Spain. It was an excellent performance from La Roja, who are now into the World Cup final for just the second time in their history. They will face either Argentina or England in Sunday's final in New York. France will contest the third-place play-off in Miami on Saturday having exited the tournament with a whimper, barely able to lay a glove […]

President Donald Trump has announced the United States is reinstating a naval blockade of Iranian ports and will levy a twenty per cent charge on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz. He said the move would block Iranian vessels or customers from entering or leaving the route, but other countries will have open access. The blockade begins on Tuesday evening. Tehran responded by declaring itself the strait's guardian, […]

Around 125 firefighters are tackling a serious blaze in Walthamstow, east London. Twenty fire engines were called to the scene near Vallentin Road and Shernhall Street, where the fire has affected a house, multiple gardens, sheds and a railway embankment. Residents have reportedly been evacuated, while local people are advised to keep windows and doors closed against significant smoke. Drivers should avoid the area, and the Weaver Overground railway line […]

A twenty-eight-year-old man has been arrested in South Yorkshire on suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe. Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed the suspect, a white British national, is in custody and Widdecombe's family have been informed. The force was assisted by Counter Terrorism Policing North East, while South Yorkshire Police carried out the arrest. Officers state there is currently no information to suggest that this incident is terrorism-related, and […]