Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow probes Kyiv link after bomb kills general
Investigators pursue various lines of inquiry, including possibility attack was 'linked' to 'Ukrainian special forces'.
Image in Epstein files that features Trump reinstated after backlash
It was one of several removed from the justice department website because of concerns from victims, said a US official.
Hen cages and pig farrowing crates to be outlawed in England
Humane slaughter requirements for farmed fish and end to puppy farming also in new package of animal welfare laws Caged hens will be a thing of the past in England, the government has announced, as it launches a package of new animal welfare laws. Pig farrowing crates, which campaigners have said are cruel, will also … Read more
Is the US making a great gamble to reshape Iraq?
The Trump administration seeks to recalibrate US influence in the Middle East and wants to 'make Iraq great again'.
Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, officials say
Fanil Sarvarov was the head of the armed forces’ operational training department, Russia’s Investigative Committee said.
Regulator ‘asleep at the wheel’ over University of Greater Manchester investigation, MP says
Office for Students accused of ‘glacial’ response to allegations of fraud, bullying and mismanagement England’s universities regulator has been attacked for being “asleep at the wheel” over its delays in investigating suspected fraud, bullying and mismanagement at the University of Greater Manchester. Phil Brickell, the MP for Bolton West whose constituency includes the campus, has … Read more
First asylum seekers expected to arrive in East Sussex barracks in new year
Government has vowed to end use of asylum hotels and plans to send first men to Crowborough site within weeks The Home Office plans to send the first group of asylum seekers to a military site in East Sussex in the new year, the Guardian understands. Discussions in Whitehall are under way to use Crowborough … Read more
2025 is ‘year of the octopus’ as record numbers spotted off England’s south coast
Milder weather led to a bloom in the invertebrates in south Cornwall and Devon, wildlife charity says Record numbers of sightings of one of the world’s most intelligent invertebrates over the summer have led the Wildlife Trusts to declare 2025 “the year of the octopus” in its annual review of Britain’s seas. A mild winter … Read more
Jeju Air crash: South Korea sets up independent inquiry into disaster that killed 179 amid delays and acrimony
MPs vote to investigate crash amid accusations from victims’ relatives of cover-ups and delays South Korea’s parliament has launched an independent inquiry into the deadliest air disaster on its soil amid accusations of investigation delays and cover-ups of last year’s Jeju Air crash. On 29 December 2024 all but two of the 181 people onboard … Read more