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Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been sentenced to fifteen years in prison after being found guilty of eighteen child sex offences. The sixty-three-year-old committed the crimes between nineteen eighty-five and two thousand and eight, when his two victims were of primary school age. In June, Donaldson was convicted at Newry Crown Court of rape, thirteen indecent assaults, and four counts of gross indecency. An inquest into the death of […]

The government is to review airport drop-off charges after prices at major UK airports rose by a third on average since the summer of 2025. Gatwick and Stansted fees jumped from £7 to £10 pounds, with Edinburgh, Bournemouth, Leeds Bradford and London City also seeing significant increases. The Department for Transport says the review is vital to ensure travel remains accessible and passengers are treated fairly. Netflix is cutting one […]

The family of a man mauled to death by a tiger at a Doncaster wildlife park have paid tribute to him, describing him as a bright, warm and engaging young man. Twenty-three-year-old William Chapman died on Saturday after entering the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. In a statement, his family said they are utterly devastated by their loss and are struggling to come to terms with what has happened. […]

US actor RJ Mitte, best known for playing Walter White's son in Breaking Bad, has died in Texas at the age of 34. His representative confirmed his tragic passing, describing him as a beloved actor, philanthropist and passionate disability rights advocate. Mitte, who lived with cerebral palsy, drew on his personal experience for his role in the Emmy-winning drama, earning a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2014. No cause of […]

Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims Russia launched energy facility strikes in the Kharkiv region following a surprise energy ceasefire announced this afternoon by US President Donald Trump. Moscow has not yet commented on the agreement. In a social media post, Zelenskyy stated he briefed European Union President Ursula von der Leyen on the ongoing and brutal Russian attacks. [Pause(1)] Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to publish details of his work with […]

At least twelve people have been killed and hundreds injured in missile strikes on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi officials have said. UK and US embassies advised citizens to avoid the airport following a serious incident. The airport was struck again on Saturday and subsequently evacuated, coming two days after another strike killed three Saudi citizens, including a pilot. Christa Pike, believed to be the first person to […]

Donald Trump has announced that Russia will supply nearly five million US tons of diesel to the American and global marketplace following a phone call with Vladimir Putin. Writing on Truth Social, the US president stated that an initial tranche of three hundred thousand tons will be released immediately, followed by five hundred thousand tons in November and one million tons shortly after. He added that Russia will provide a […]

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has described a Green Party motion declaring Zionism as racism as completely wrong, saying it shows terrible judgement. Speaking in Berlin as polls closed in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election following Sir Keir Starmer's resignation, Burnham urged Green leader Zack Polanski to ensure the policy is reversed. Sportswear giant Adidas is suing Australian fast-fashion label White Fox over clothes featuring a four-striped design, claiming it […]

A fraudster has been jailed for his role in scamming medical companies out of millions of pounds through bogus PPE deals during the Covid-19 pandemic. Craig Morris, aged 43, and Jogesh Bhandari, aged 60, bought luxury cars, holidays and a house after falsely claiming they could supply millions of boxes of nitrile gloves to firms in the US and Germany. Morris received three years and nine months in prison at […]