News 15/06/26

A United States Air Force bomber has crashed shortly after taking off from an American base.

The B-fifty-two Stratofortress came down near the Edwards Air Force Base in California at around twenty past eleven local time, which was twenty past seven in the UK. Base officials confirmed that emergency crews responded immediately to the scene, adding that the situation remains ongoing with further updates expected.Thames Valley Police have enacted a Section 60 order in Windsor following reports of disorder today.

The order came into force at 5:24 this afternoon and covers Eton, Windsor, Clewer New Town, Clewer Green and Dedworth. Giving officers extra powers to carry out stop and search checks, the order will remain in place for 12 hours until 5:24 tomorrow morning to prevent potential violence.

A teacher has been found guilty of sexually abusing and murdering the 13 month-old adopted baby boy he cared for.

Preston Davey died in July 2023 at the hands of 37 year-old Jamie Varley from Blackpool. Varley claimed the child had accidentally drowned in a bath, but a post-mortem examination discovered forty injuries. His partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, was convicted of sexual assault, child cruelty and allowing the death.

Singer Bonnie Tyler is out of a coma but remains very unwell in intensive care in Portugal.

The 75 year-old from Wales was rushed to hospital in Faro in May after emergency intestinal surgery. A spokesperson said her condition is improving and doctors are confident she will recover, though progress is slow. Tyler’s summer tour will be cancelled or postponed, but some autumn dates may still go ahead.

The 21 year minimum jail sentence given to Vickrum Digwa for the murder of student Henry Nowak has been referred to the Court of Appeal.

The Solicitor General, Ellie Reeves, referred the case under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. Digwa, twenty-three, stabbed the eighteen-year-old in the street with a blade he claimed to carry for his Sikh faith.

A two-year-old boy has been seriously injured after a car crashed into a nursery school playground in Cheshire.

A sixty-three-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Police say the car drove through a fence into the playground on Vale Road in the Whitby area of Ellesmere Port at around ten to ten this morning. The boy was taken to hospital with what are thought to be serious injuries.

A forty-four-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the “Putney Pusher” case, where a woman was shoved into the path of a bus by a jogger.

Scotland Yard confirmed the arrest on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm over the incident on Putney Bridge in May 2017. While CCTV footage was released by the Metropolitan Police shortly after the alleged attack, no arrests had been made until Monday.

Meta has criticised the UK government’s plan to ban under-sixteens from social media, arguing that bans risk isolating teenagers and driving them to unregulated alternatives.

The Facebook and Instagram owner stated that restrictions should instead be underpinned by device-level age verification. Meta defended its own safety measures, such as Teen Accounts, saying it shares the goal of keeping young people safe online but does not believe bans work.

Two men have been found guilty at the Old Bailey of carrying out a string of arson attacks on properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer.

Twenty-two-year-old Ukrainian Roman Lavrynovych and twenty-seven-year-old Romanian Stanislav Carpiuc acted on the orders of a Russian-speaking Telegram contact. The targets included a car once owned by the Prime Minister in north London, his constituency home, and a flat where he had previously lived.

The pioneering investigative reporter Roger Cook has died at the age of eighty-three following a short illness.

His family confirmed he passed away peacefully on Saturday. Cook built a distinguished, award-winning career in television journalism, becoming famous for confronting criminals face-to-face on camera and challenging them on their own doorsteps. His family described him as a beloved husband and father who will be deeply missed.

The twenty-nine-year-old son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been found guilty of two counts of rape.

Marius Borg Hoiby was sentenced to four years in prison at Oslo District Court. While judges cleared him of two further rape counts, he was convicted of various other offences. Hoiby attended the session via video link due to unspecified health reasons, and his defence lawyers can appeal against the verdict.

The Prime Minister has announced that under-sixteens will be banned from all major social media apps.

The decision follows a similar move by Australia in December last year. Sir Keir Starmer said a full ban is the right choice, stating that while he does not make the decision lightly or present it as cost-free, government is always about choices.

Share prices have soared in Asia after a deal was announced to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul gained more than five per cent, while the price of Brent crude oil fell to eighty-three dollars and eighty-eight cents per barrel. United States futures also rose, and Donald Trump said his agreement with Iran would mean the key shipping route remains permanently toll-free.

The Prime Minister is expected to ban under-sixteens from major social media platforms.

Sir Keir Starmer will unveil the scheme this morning, which Whitehall sources describe as an Australia-plus model. The government plans to stop children from livestreaming on safer sites or talking to strangers on gaming apps, while social media curfews are also being considered.

An Indian national has been arrested on suspicion of sanctions offences following the seizure of a Russian oil tanker in the English Channel.

The suspect was taken into custody by National Crime Agency officers following Sunday’s dramatic operation alongside Royal Marine Commandos. The agency confirmed twenty-four crew members remain aboard the vessel, which is currently anchored off the Dorset coast.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says his party would ban foreign nationals from living in social housing, requiring tenants to find private accommodation within three months or face possible deportation.

The party confirmed the ban would apply retrospectively under a policy to abolish Indefinite Leave to Remain. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said people want hope rather than more anger and division.