News 23/03/26

A military transport plane carrying one hundred and ten soldiers has been involved in what has been described as a horrific accident in Colombia.

Defence minister Pedro Anulfo Sanchez said the Lockheed Martin Hercules C one thirty aircraft suffered a tragic incident. President Gustavo Petro said he hoped there would be no fatalities and added the crash should never have happened. He also criticised what he called obstacles delaying his plans to modernise the Colombian military.

Leonid Radvinsky, the Ukrainian American entrepreneur who owned the adult content platform OnlyFans, has died aged forty three.

The company confirmed he passed away after a long battle with cancer. In a statement, a spokesman said staff were deeply saddened by the news and described him as having died peacefully. OnlyFans said it wanted to recognise his work with the business following confirmation of his death.

Sir Keir Starmer says he has warned his team not to assume there will be a quick end to the Iran conflict.

Speaking to the parliamentary Liaison Committee, the prime minister said he wants to see a swift de escalation but the government must plan on the basis the situation could continue for some time. He also said the conflict is not our war and any United Kingdom involvement would require a lawful basis.

Donald Trump says he has instructed the US military to postpone all strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure after what he described as productive talks with Iran.

Writing on Truth Social, the president said the pause would last five days and depends on progress in discussions. He said Washington and Tehran had held conversations aimed at reaching a complete resolution to hostilities in the Middle East.

Counter terrorism officers are now leading the investigation into an arson attack, although police say it is not being treated as a terrorist incident at this stage.

Chief Superintendent Luke Williams said all lines of enquiry remain open. He confirmed officers are aware of an online claim from a group saying it carried out the attack, but establishing the authenticity of that claim will be a priority for investigators.

HS2 trains could run at lower speeds than originally planned in an attempt to reduce costs.

The government is expected to tell the company behind the high speed railway to consider slower services on the London to Birmingham line, which has faced delays and rising costs. Chief executive Mark Wild had been due to confirm the line would miss the 2033 deadline and cost more than one hundred billion pounds, but that update has been delayed.

Councillors in the Royal Borough have unanimously voted to revoke the licence of a Windsor restaurant after a Home Office investigation found illegal workers there.

Plate at Number Six in Market Street was visited by immigration officers in February last year after intelligence suggested the business was employing people without the right to work. Three staff were identified, and one claimed he had not been paid for five weeks.

Bianca and Paul Osborne work hard and hope to treat their daughters Amelia, four, and Sienna, ten, to fun family days out.

Rising costs of meals and activities mean they are among a growing number of middle-income households cutting back on luxuries. “We struggle finding the right reasons to go out because we can’t justify the cost,” Paul told BBC Panorama. For many UK families, meals and trips are no longer an option, and those who previously could afford them say rising prices prevent them doing it regularly.

New York’s LaGuardia airport has been closed until further notice after an Air Canada Express plane collided with a ground vehicle.

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop late on Sunday night, warning it was likely to be extended. The aircraft, a CRJ 900 carrying around seventy to ninety passengers, was landing from Montreal and slowed to roughly twenty four miles per hour when it struck a vehicle operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The plane suffered significant damage in the collision.

Police are searching for three suspects after four ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer rescue organisation were set on fire in Golders Green.

Superintendent Sarah Jackson said the incident would cause concern in the community and officers remain at the scene carrying out urgent enquiries. A neighbourhood watch group condemned what it described as a deliberate antisemitic attack on the ambulances belonging to the Jewish volunteer organisation Hatzola in north west London.

A man has become the first person to be charged under a new law banning football fans from entering a game in England and Wales without a ticket.

The legislation came into force on Sunday in time for the match between Arsenal and Manchester City at Wembley, which City won two nil. It is now a criminal offence to enter a football match without a valid ticket, including tailgating by following closely behind supporters at entrances.