News 04/11/25

Emergency services are responding to a cargo plane crash near Louisville International Airport in Kentucky.

Louisville Metro Police say officers and multiple agencies are at the scene near Fern Valley and Grade Lane. Roads are closed between Stooges and Crittenden, and injuries have been reported. UPS confirmed the incident involved one of its aircraft, with three people on board. Emergency crews continue to assess the situation.

A BBC investigation has uncovered a Kurdish crime network enabling migrants to work illegally in mini-marts across Britain.

Fake company directors put their names to official paperwork for dozens of businesses listed at Companies House, while the network operates illegally behind the scenes. Two undercover reporters, posing as asylum seekers, were told how easily they could take over shops and profit from selling illegal vapes and cigarettes.

Investigators say the network is likely far wider than the 100 businesses already linked, spanning mini-marts, barbershops, and car washes from Dundee to south Devon.

The brother of Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana has told an inquiry he feared Axel would one day kill a family member.

Dion Rudakubana said his younger brother had a short temper and was prone to violent outbursts, often hitting him as a child. He told the hearing Axel’s behaviour worsened after being expelled from Range High School in Formby in 2019, saying their parents had “lost control.”

By the time Dion left for university in 2022, he believed Axel was capable of killing someone in the family.

Sir David Beckham says being knighted by King Charles at Windsor Castle is his proudest moment.

The former England captain was joined by his wife Victoria — now Lady Beckham — and his parents for the ceremony. The 50-year-old wore a grey three-piece suit designed by his wife and inspired by one the King wore in his youth.

Beckham said His Majesty was “quite impressed” with the outfit and called him “the most elegantly dressed man I know.”

Nineteen-year-old Bella Culley from Teesside is back in the UK after spending nearly six months in a Georgian prison.

She’d faced up to twenty years for drug trafficking, but a last-minute plea deal secured her release. Now eight months pregnant, she walked free from court in Tbilisi on Monday and flew home with her mother, arriving at Luton Airport just before seven in the evening.

The suspected attempted murder of ten people on a train in Cambridgeshire is now being linked to three further knife incidents, police have confirmed.

Thirty-two-year-old Anthony Williams, of no fixed abode, has been charged over the mass stabbing on the Doncaster to London King’s Cross LNER service last Saturday. British Transport Police say the inquiry is now connected to the stabbing of a 14-year-old boy in Peterborough on Friday evening, as well as two separate incidents at a local barber shop, where a man allegedly entered — at least once carrying a knife.

Manchester Pride owes around £1.3 million to performers, suppliers and venues, according to a financial report obtained by BBC Newsbeat.

The charity behind the annual festival announced last month that it had gone bust, following a growing number of complaints from unpaid workers. The report shows 182 individuals and companies are owed sums ranging from £30 to more than £330,000.

It also details last-minute attempts by organisers to secure the 2025 event after it became clear it had run at a loss.

Some residents in Maidenhead are calling for roads named after Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to be renamed following his loss of royal titles.

Prince Andrew Road and the adjoining Prince Andrew Close were named when he was born in 1960. The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead says any formal application to change a road name would require all property owners to agree, and would be assessed according to local authority procedures.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said “heads should roll” at the BBC after claims a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by Donald Trump.

The Telegraph reports an internal memo suggests two sections of Trump’s address were spliced together, making it seem he encouraged the Capitol riots of January 2021.  Badenoch told GB News the edits were “absolutely shocking” and called on Director General Tim Davie to “identify who put out misinformation and sack them.”

The BBC said it doesn’t comment on leaked documents but takes feedback seriously and considers it carefully.

The “extraordinary bravery” of an LNER worker who intervened during Saturday’s train stabbings has been praised by his company.

Forty-eight-year-old Samir Zitouni, known as Sam, remains critically ill after trying to stop the attacker on the 6.25pm LNER service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross. British Transport Police say CCTV shows his actions “were nothing short of heroic” and “undoubtedly saved lives.”

Witnesses say he stepped in to protect passengers as the attacker moved through the carriage.

Sir Alan Bates has reached a multi-million-pound settlement with the government over the Post Office Horizon scandal.

The former sub-postmaster — whose campaign uncovered one of Britain’s biggest miscarriages of justice — has agreed a deal said to be worth between four and five million pounds. It comes more than 20 years after he began fighting for justice for hundreds of wrongly accused postmasters.

Sir Alan had previously described the government’s initial “take it or leave it” offer as worth less than half his original claim.

Former US Vice President Dick Cheney has died at the age of 84.

His family said he passed away from complications of pneumonia and heart disease, surrounded by his wife Lynne and daughters Liz and Mary. Cheney served under George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009 and was a key architect of the Iraq War.

In recent years, he clashed with Donald Trump after his daughter Liz became one of the former president’s fiercest critics.

Tommy Robinson has been cleared of a terror offence after refusing to hand over his phone to police at the Channel Tunnel last year.

The 42-year-old, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was stopped in a Bentley carrying thousands in cash while heading for Spain. A court heard officers became suspicious of his behaviour, but magistrates ruled there was no evidence of a terrorism link.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has declined to say whether she will stick to Labour’s manifesto tax pledges when she delivers her Budget later this month.

Pressed by political editor Beth Rigby on whether she will honour promises not to raise income tax, VAT or National Insurance, Reeves refused to give details ahead of Budget day.

She says all will be revealed on 26 November, and insisted any chancellor would be facing similar economic challenges.

Reeves added that her priorities will shape the decisions she makes, promising a Budget focused on growth and fairness, and one that supports businesses to create jobs and innovate.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to promise what she calls fair choices in her upcoming Budget, as she prepares to address growing speculation over possible tax rises.

Her speech from Downing Street later today comes amid predictions from economists that taxes will increase when she delivers the Budget on 26 November. Labour had pledged not to raise income tax, VAT or National Insurance during the election campaign. The Resolution Foundation think tank says tax rises are inevitable as the chancellor looks to stabilise the public finances.

Shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride has labelled today’s appearance an emergency press conference, warning higher taxes are coming, and saying Reeves should be sacked if she breaks her promises.

A North Yorkshire woman has spoken about the emotional and physical strain of starting IVF treatment.

Thirty eight year old Natalie Rowntree says the process has already involved seven medical appointments in just eight weeks, including blood tests, scans and X rays. One procedure left her in pain for several days. Natalie works at a private opticians and says the strict timing of appointments has been hard to manage alongside her job. She has had to use sick days and holiday leave to attend each stage of her treatment.

She describes the journey so far as intense.