Star Trek and X-Men actor Sir Patrick Stewart has died at the age of 86. A statement published on his social media accounts confirmed he passed away on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, surrounded by family, following a brief journey with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia. The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct over its handling of a letter containing allegations […]

Spain's transport minister has said today's high-speed train crash, which killed 68 people, resulted from an inexplicable computer communications failure and human error. Óscar Puente revealed the train was authorised to proceed despite a red signal after security systems failed across thirty-nine miles of track. Halting initially, the train was instructed to resume without speed restrictions, colliding with another service twenty-three minutes later. A court has heard how a man […]