News 05/10/25

Six men have been arrested after a man was found dead inside a house in Leicester.

Police say they were called by paramedics to a property on Sawley Street just after half past one on Sunday morning. A man in his thirties was discovered with a stab wound and pronounced dead at the scene. Leicestershire Police have launched a murder investigation and the suspects remain in custody as detectives continue their inquiries.

A shake-up of the house-buying process could cut up to a month off the time it takes to move and save buyers around seven hundred pounds.

Under new proposals, sellers and estate agents would have to provide more information when a property is listed, reducing the need for costly searches and surveys. Binding contracts could also be introduced earlier to stop deals collapsing, while new qualifications and a code of practice for estate agents are being considered to improve standards and transparency.

There were two big Sunday night wins for Slough’s ice hockey teams.

The Slough Jets followed up their home victory over Romford with a five-three away win at Invicta, with Juha Lingren named man of the match.
And the town’s newest team, the Slough Spitfires, enjoyed a winning start at home, beating Haringey four-two in their debut game.

Hundreds of people have been rescued after being stranded in a blizzard near the Tibetan side of Mount Everest.

Chinese state media say around 350 trekkers have now reached the township of Qudang after access routes were cleared by rescuers. More than 200 others are still being guided down from the eastern Kangshung face of the mountain. Hundreds of local villagers and rescue teams were deployed to clear deep snow at altitudes above four thousand metres, with temperatures plunging well below freezing.

Talks aimed at securing the release of Israeli hostages are due to begin on Monday in Egypt.

Delegations from Israel and Hamas will attend the indirect negotiations in Sharm el-Sheikh, led by Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer. A US envoy, Steve Witkoff, is also expected to take part. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he hopes to announce progress “in the coming days,” while Hamas has signalled its willingness to return all remaining hostages, dead and alive

Kemi Badenoch has opened her first Conservative Party conference speech as leader with a tribute to Manchester’s Jewish community, following what she called an “antisemitic terrorist attack.”

Speaking in the same city where the annual gathering began this afternoon, she said the assault was “an attack on all of us” and on “our humanity and values of freedom, compassion and respect.” The conference runs until Wednesday, with Badenoch expected to set out her vision for party renewal and national unity.

Police have launched an investigation after a suspected arson attack at a mosque in Peacehaven, East Sussex.

Emergency services were called just before ten o’clock on Saturday night, after flames were seen at the entrance of the building. Doorbell footage shows two people near the steps — moments later, the fire erupts and someone is seen running to safety from inside. Sussex Police say they’re treating the blaze as suspicious and are appealing for witnesses.

Counter-terrorism officers have been granted more time to question four people arrested over Thursday’s deadly attack on a Manchester synagogue.

The suspect, thirty-five-year-old Jihad al Shamie, who was on bail for an alleged rape, was shot by police after ramming a car into the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation and attacking worshippers with a knife during Yom Kippur. Three men remain in hospital, while fifty-three-year-old Adrian Daulby, who tried to intervene, was shot dead by police at the scene.

Police have released new images of two missing teenagers from Slough and Eton Wick.

Thirteen-year-old Tina and fifteen-year-old Tommy were last seen in the early hours of Friday at Reading train station. Thames Valley Police say the pair are known to frequent Slough, Reading and Uxbridge and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

The Home Secretary is preparing to introduce new restrictions on protests, giving police wider powers to manage repeated demonstrations.

Shabana Mahmood’s plans would allow officers to consider the cumulative impact of protests and impose limits based on previous activity. It means groups repeatedly gathering at the same site could be ordered to move elsewhere — and anyone refusing to comply could face arrest. The government says the measures will help reduce disruption, but campaigners warn it risks curbing the right to protest.

At least five people have been killed in one of Russia’s largest combined missile and drone attacks on Ukraine in months.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said more than fifty missiles and five hundred drones were launched overnight, targeting regions across the country including Lviv, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Odesa. Four people died when an industrial park in Lviv caught fire near the Polish border, and one person was killed in Zaporizhzhia. Tens of thousands remain without power as emergency crews work to restore electricity.

Police are investigating a suspected arson attack at a mosque in Peacehaven, East Sussex.

Emergency services were called just before ten o’clock on Saturday night. A large fire broke out at the front of the building and was later extinguished by firefighters. Photos showed a burnt-out car outside the mosque. Officers say they are treating the incident as deliberate and have appealed for witnesses.

Slough Jets stormed to an emphatic fifteen–nil win over the Romford Buccaneers on home ice last night.

The Jets dominated from the first period, forcing Romford to change goaltenders twice — the second after a game penalty for headbutting. Jets netminder Matt Smittal earned a shutout, with Neil Liddiard named man of the match.