News 13/08/25

Police have released an image of a car they want to trace after a man was shot dead near a petrol station in West Yorkshire.

Officers say they received a report just before 9:45 on Tuesday night that a man had been seriously injured after a shot was fired from a car on Doncaster Road, close to the BP petrol station in Wakefield.

The victim, understood to be a 50-year-old man from the local area, was taken to hospital but later died from his injuries.

Donald Trump has warned there will be “very severe consequences” for Russia if Vladimir Putin refuses to end the war in Ukraine after their meeting in Alaska on Friday.

The US president did not specify whether those measures would be sanctions or tariffs, but insisted they would be significant. Asked if he believed he could persuade the Russian leader to stop targeting civilians, Trump said he did not, adding that he had asked before and it had not happened.

In Slough, two properties were closed to the public for two days after police secured a partial closure notice on August 9. The Neighbourhood Policing Team in Slough West obtained the order for two houses along Penzance Spur.

Meanwhile, more than 400 people have signed a petition objecting to a fenced compound at Eltham Avenue Recreation Ground in Cippenham. The petition claims the fence is harming the community and blocking access to a defibrillator, and calls for swift action from the council.

A moorland fire near RAF Fylingdales in North Yorkshire has been declared a major incident.

Fire crews were first called to Langdale Moor on Monday after smoke was spotted, and found the blaze had crossed a firebreak. By Tuesday afternoon, it had spread to cover an area of one kilometre by one kilometre.

Six fire engines, water bowsers and all-terrain vehicles are being used to tackle the flames.

Fashion accessories retailer Claire’s is preparing to appoint administrators for its UK and Ireland business, putting around 2,150 jobs at risk.

The move affects 306 stores, most of them in the UK. Attempts to find a buyer have failed, with potential bidders walking away in recent weeks.

The Metropolitan Police say 146 people have now come forward to report crimes in the investigation into former Harrods owner Mohamed al Fayed.

That’s more than double the number reported last October. The Met is also reviewing how it handled past allegations against al Fayed, who died last year aged 94.

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Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi has been charged with three counts of attempted murder.

It follows an attack at HMP Frankland in County Durham on the 12th of April, in which four prison officers were injured. The incident is being investigated by Counter Terrorism Policing North East, alongside Durham Constabulary.

Abedi is also facing one charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and one count of unauthorised possession of a knife or offensive weapon.

Sir Keir Starmer is chairing a meeting of the so-called coalition of the willing — a group of nations ready to help police any future peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

Opening the session, the Prime Minister said a military plan is in place to deploy once a ceasefire is agreed. He described Friday’s Trump–Putin summit as “hugely important”, adding that after more than three years of war, there is now a genuine prospect of a viable ceasefire because of the groundwork laid by the US president.

Three teenagers have been charged with the murder of a man in Kent.

Police were called to Leysdown-on-Sea, on the Isle of Sheppey, just after 7pm on Sunday. Officers found 49-year-old Alexander Cashford with multiple injuries, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives say the fatal assault happened after a disturbance involving a small group of people.

A man is due before court today accused of several offences, including the sexual assault of a male, after police were called to the Bell Hotel in Epping.

Essex Police say 32-year-old Syrian national Mohammed Sharwarq was arrested yesterday. He faces two counts of common assault, four counts of assault by beating and one count of sexual assault on a male under the Sexual Offences Act.

The alleged incidents happened inside the hotel between 25 July and 12 August.

A suicidal man who tried to kill a two-year-old boy by stepping in front of a train while carrying the child on his shoulders has been jailed for 10 years.

Frederick Danquah was injured along with the boy at Garrowhill station in Glasgow in July last year. Police say the toddler, who is known to him, escaped serious injury and is now doing well.

David Lammy has referred himself to the Environment Agency after admitting to fishing without a licence during a meeting with US Vice President JD Vance.

The Foreign Secretary hosted Mr Vance at his official retreat, Chevening House in Kent, last Friday. Neither man caught any fish. A Foreign Office spokesperson said Mr Lammy had failed to acquire the correct licences for fishing on the private lake, calling it an “administrative oversight”.

By law, anglers in England and Wales aged 13 or over must have a rod licence to fish for freshwater species, such as carp.

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq has described her anti-corruption trial in Bangladesh as a “farce” driven by a “political agenda”.

In a statement, Ms Siddiq said the case was based on fabricated accusations. She resigned as the UK government’s anti-corruption minister after being accused of illegally receiving a plot of land in a luxury development near Dhaka.

The allegations surfaced after her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, was removed as Bangladesh’s prime minister last year and replaced by the current government.

TV presenter Jay Blades has appeared in court charged with two counts of rape.

The 55-year-old, best known for fronting The Repair Shop, appeared via video link at Telford Magistrates’ Court. He spoke only to confirm his personal details during the six-minute hearing.

Blades, from Claverley in Shropshire, was granted conditional bail and will appear at Shrewsbury Crown Court on 10 September. He was not required to enter pleas at this stage.

Police are being told they should consider releasing the ethnicity and nationality of suspects in high-profile or sensitive cases, under new national guidance coming into force today.

It says the information should only be made public if there’s a clear policing reason, such as tackling misinformation, improving safety, or if it’s in the public interest.

The Home Office says it will also authorise the release of relevant immigration details when appropriate.

The change follows protests after reports that two men charged over the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton were Afghan asylum seekers.

Learner drivers will soon be tested on their knowledge of CPR as part of their theory exams.

From early next year, new questions on how to give CPR and use a defibrillator will be added.

Mark Winn, the DVSA’s chief driving examiner, says knowing how to respond in an emergency is a vital skill that could save lives.

He added that learning CPR and how to operate a defibrillator is simple, but can make a huge difference.

Seven police forces in England are getting more live facial recognition vans to help find wanted suspects.

The Home Office says 10 new vehicles will be deployed with cameras that scan the faces of passers-by and compare them to a database of suspects wanted for crimes including sexual offences, violent assaults, and murders.

The government says the technology has already helped make 580 arrests in London over the past year, including 52 sex offenders who breached conditions.

But privacy campaigners Big Brother Watch have called the expansion of the technology “alarming”.