Five male teenagers have died and four other people have been seriously injured in a crash on a motorway in County Kildare, Irish police have said. Two cars were involved in a head-on collision on the M9 near Athy at around 3am on Sunday. According to police, one vehicle was travelling in the wrong direction on the northbound carriageway. Gardaí confirmed the bodies of the five teenage males have been […]

Eleven major fires in the last 48 hours and 43 new wildfires since Friday have left services under incredible pressure, a fire chief has said. Phil Garrigan from the National Fire Chiefs Council said major incidents had been declared across the UK, including in Stourbridge, Sandwell, Pershore, Stoke-on-Trent, Hampshire, and South Wales. Many residents forced to flee their homes remain unsure when they can return. In Stourbridge, where 38 homes […]

Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor who resigned following accusations of plagiarism, has been found dead. He was found unresponsive at an address in Battersea on Friday afternoon. The 41-year-old resigned as professor of sociology of education last week following reports alleging he plagiarised his PhD thesis at Liverpool John Moores University. Other claims also came under scrutiny, including running 600 miles in six days and raising millions […]