News 04/10/26

A murder investigation has been launched after a woman in her forties was found dead at a property in Norfolk.

Emergency services were called to an address in Fern Hill, Dersingham, shortly after two-twenty AM on Sunday morning following a call from the ambulance service. Norfolk Constabulary confirmed a man in his forties has been arrested on suspicion of murder. He remains in custody at King’s Lynn Police Investigation Centre for questioning.

The woman at the centre of rape allegations at Cornell University has received multiple threats to withdraw her claims, according to her lawyer.

Known as Jane Doe, she filed a civil lawsuit in September against the university and seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity following an alleged incident in October 2024. Her attorney, Thomas Giuffra, told CNN that both he and his client have faced threats, but insisted he is not afraid.

A controversial motion proposed by the Greens for Palestine group has been passed at the Green Party’s annual conference in Brighton.

The resolution defines Zionism as a political ideology seeking an ethnonationalist Jewish state that excludes or dominates non-Jewish populations, contrasting with the common definition of Jewish self-determination in their historic homeland. Delegates approved the measure by fifty-six per cent to forty-four, with under two thousand of the party’s two hundred thousand members voting.

The head of Yemen’s internationally recognised government has declared an all-out war to reclaim all territory held by Houthi rebels.

The announcement follows recent reciprocal strikes between the Iran-backed group and the Saudi-led coalition. Houthis claimed to have targeted Saudi Aramco sites following fifty coalition strikes within twelve hours. The government’s declaration comes after Houthis seized control of Yemen’s coastline and the strategically vital Bab al-Mandab Strait shipping route last month.

Tickets for Glastonbury Festival 2027 sold out in forty-two minutes on Sunday morning, organisers have confirmed.

Thousands queued online from nine o’clock hoping to secure passes for the Somerset event, which returns to Worthy Farm from the twenty-third to the twenty-seventh of June after a fallow year. Tickets were priced at a record four hundred and eight pounds. Organiser Emily Eavis said headliners are yet to be announced, but preparations are coming together well.

Major bridges in Kyiv have been targeted by Russian strikes for four consecutive days as Moscow intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s capital.

The Northern Bridge was hit on Sunday morning for the second day running, following earlier strikes on the Southern Bridge. The latest attack coincided with an unannounced visit to Kyiv by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Russia’s defence ministry confirmed it plans to step up strikes across the capital and surrounding regions.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has scrapped controversial plans to curb some jury trials.

Sir Keir Starmer’s government had introduced proposals allowing judges to make sole decisions on cases leading to sentences under three years. Justice Secretary Alex Norris confirmed the Ministry of Justice changed course after hearing strong concerns. Under revised proposals, thousands of medium-level crimes will remain with magistrates, leaving only complex fraud as judge-alone trials.

Search crews looking for a missing air ambulance travelling from Bermuda to Boston have discovered a debris field, according to the US Coast Guard.

The Gulfstream aircraft had four crew members and two passengers on board when it lost contact with air traffic controllers near Nantucket early on Saturday morning. Audio recordings suggest the plane may have been flying blind towards a storm shortly before vanishing.

The Conservatives have pledged to scrap the childcare support cap that sees parents in England lose benefits if they earn over £100,000 a year.

Speaking at the party’s annual conference in Birmingham, leader Kemi Badenoch said that hard-working parents should not be punished. Under current rules, state-funded and tax-free childcare is restricted to families earning below the threshold.

Australian authorities are investigating potential domestic links to a Flydubai co-pilot who attempted to take control of a flight bound for Israel.

The individual, named in media reports as Hamam al-Hammami, allegedly attacked the captain with a crash axe before passengers intervened to overpower him during the Dubai to Tel Aviv flight. Prosecutors in the UAE are continuing their investigation into the incident and possible motives.