More than two hundred extra officers have been drafted in to assist Cleveland Police following a series of violent incidents across Middlesbrough.
The surge comes after a woman and seven-year-old girl died in a Grangetown house fire on Wednesday, just one mile from a head-on crash on Saturday that killed two police officers and five young men. A vehicle also crashed into a wall on Steele Crescent early on Thursday. Redcar and Cleveland Council leader Alec Brown said authorities are working twenty-hour days to ensure resident safety.
Donald Trump has announced he is renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America within the United States following an escalating trade war with Canada.
The US President signed an executive order in the Oval Office on Thursday, stating the change would take effect immediately. The renaming will apply strictly within the US. Telling reporters that Canada was the worst to deal with on trade, Mr Trump added that the country feels entitled and America cannot have that.
An inquest has opened into the deaths of two police officers killed in a wrong-way collision on the A66 in Middlesbrough last weekend.
Teesside Coroners Court heard PC Matthew Blades died of head and neck injuries, while PC Tom Clough died from neck injuries. Senior coroner Paul Appleton said the fatal crash occurred between Normanby Road and Church Lane after a Volkswagen Passat entered the dual carriageway against traffic following an aborted police pursuit.
European champions Paris St-Germain will face Manchester City, Aston Villa, and Barcelona in the league phase of this season’s Champions League.
The back-to-back winners face trips to Villa Park and Manchester. Meanwhile, Premier League champions Arsenal will host fifteen-time winners Real Madrid at the Emirates Stadium and travel to Bayern Munich. Mikel Arteta’s side, beaten by PSG on penalties in last season’s final, also face Borussia Dortmund, Real Betis, Lille, Napoli, Sabah, and Slavia Prague.
European football’s governing body UEFA is preparing to bring criminal proceedings in Switzerland against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over attempts to sell shares in the World Cup to private investors.
Legal documents reveal UEFA is subpoenaing FIFA and American financial institutions involved in the scheme. The significant legal action goes beyond previous attempts to oust Mr Infantino from power following his move to privatise part of the tournament.
Former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide for his role in the 1992 to 1995 war, has died in his eighties.
Known as the Butcher of Bosnia, Mladic had been held at a United Nations detention centre since his arrest in 2011. He had suffered from ill health in recent years and was repeatedly hospitalised while serving a life sentence.
Two men have died after falling into a slurry tank on a farm in Cheshire.
Emergency services were called to the industrial incident on Cann Lane in Aston by Budworth at around 12:20 on Wednesday. Police said firefighters and paramedics managed to pull the men, aged seventy-two and forty-two, from the silage tank, but both were pronounced dead at the scene.
Dozens of homes have been damaged by floodwater following heavy rain and thunderstorm warnings across parts of England and Wales.
The Met Office warned that up to seventy-five millimetres of rain could fall in twelve hours following five summer heatwaves. The Environment Agency issued forty flood alerts on Thursday morning covering the Midlands, Yorkshire, and the South East, including the River Maun in Nottinghamshire.
A vehicle has crashed into a wall outside an empty house in South Bank near Middlesbrough, close to the scenes of two recent fatal incidents.
Cleveland Police were called to Steele Crescent just after half past twelve on Thursday morning. No injuries were reported. Officers say it remains unconfirmed whether there is any link to Saturday’s A66 crash or Wednesday’s fatal Grangetown house fire.
Detectives are questioning two men arrested on suspicion of murder after a house fire in Grangetown yesterday morning.
A seven-year-old girl and her aunt died in the blaze, which occurred around a mile from a deadly crash site on the A66. Cleveland Police say they cannot rule out a link between the two incidents. Prime Minister Andy Burnham confirmed the government is offering all necessary support to local authorities.
Customer data from nearly nine million people has been stolen in a cyber attack targeting three UK airports.
Manchester Airports Group confirmed the security incident affected systems serving Manchester, Stansted, and East Midlands airports. An unauthorized third party seized customer email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registrations, and postcodes. The company announced the breach at around one o’clock on Thursday afternoon.
A Slough man left seriously injured after being attacked with a metal baseball bat says his family’s reputation was dragged through the mud by police handling of the case.
Gurdave Rehsi and his father Tavinder Singh were charged following a confrontation with neighbours in Langley in January 2024, but were later cleared of all charges at Reading Crown Court. Neighbour Peter Hall was subsequently convicted of violent disorder and weapon possession.
Russia has issued fresh warnings to the UK, threatening potential retaliatory strikes against British military facilities both inside and outside Ukraine.
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova urged the UK to abandon its hostile line, warning of catastrophic consequences if the government continues its current policy.
Disaster authorities in Nepal have warned of a significant risk of sudden flooding after flash floods created a new lake eighteen kilometres above the China-Nepal border.
Communities along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers are being urged to stay away from riverbanks and remain indoors until further notice as emergency teams monitor the situation downstream.
The death toll from flash floods in Nepal and Tibet has risen to 162, according to police.
The statement updates confirm 64 bodies were recovered in Chitwan district and 26 in Nawalparasi East. Hundreds remain unaccounted for, including 28 police officers. Chitwan, renowned for jungle safaris, is among several municipalities placed on high alert as floodwaters continue to rise across the region.
A British man has become the first person in the world to have a brain tumour removed using live artificial intelligence.
Rhys Hibbert underwent the groundbreaking procedure at University College London Hospitals NHS Trust. The AI system colour-coded critical brain structures in real time, guiding surgeons away from vital nerves as they successfully removed the tumour without causing damage.
Forty people who went missing from asylum seeker hotels as children years ago have still not been found.
Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights confirmed that all but two are now adults. Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza called the ongoing disappearances an unacceptable failure, demanding the government set out clear plans to locate them following historic Home Office hotel concerns.
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