Author: Darren Smith

The former prime minister was travelling back towards Poland after a Kyiv security conference when his train stopped amid a drone alert — shortly after a separate passenger service nearby was struck. Boris Johnson was reportedly among passengers evacuated from a special train in Ukraine after a Russian drone strike hit a separate passenger service nearby, close to the border with Poland. The former prime minister was travelling back towards Poland after attending a major security conference in Kyiv when his train stopped at around 5am amid a drone alert. According to the German newspaper Der Spiegel, passengers in part…

Two juveniles were arrested after a Waymo robotaxi alerted police to a firearm inside the vehicle, with officers discovering an unserialized AR-style rifle during a high-risk stop in San Francisco. Two young people have been arrested after a Waymo driverless vehicle alerted the company to a suspected firearm inside the car in San Francisco. Police responded to the Outer Richmond area shortly before 4am on September 3 and carried out a high-risk vehicle stop before discovering an AR-style rifle described as a ghost gun. Officers also reported finding suspected marijuana and mace, while the male and female passengers were booked…

Royal Mail missed its delivery targets for the year to March 2026 by a wide margin, prompting fresh criticism from ministers — but customers hit by delays may already be entitled to compensation under the company’s existing rules. Royal Mail is facing renewed government pressure after missing its delivery targets for the year to March 2026, with ministers warning that its service has “not been good enough.” Kate Dearden, Minister of State at the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, set out the government’s position this week, responding to a parliamentary question from John Slinger, Labour MP for Rugby.…

Newly declassified CIA documents show Osama bin Laden was weighing potential attacks on Britain as early as 1998, more than three years before the September 11 attacks — though the files stop short of showing a specific UK target had been chosen. Newly declassified CIA documents have revealed that Osama bin Laden considered attacking Britain on its own soil years before the September 11 attacks. The papers, released by CIA director John Ratcliffe to mark the 25th anniversary of the atrocity, form part of the largest publication of 9/11-related intelligence files to date. The attacks in 2001 killed nearly 3,000…

Sharif Ahmadzai, 26, who denies murdering Scottish aid worker Elisabeth Ross, 38, is reported to have been assaulted by fellow inmates at Korydallos prison in Athens, where he is being held ahead of trial. A 26-year-old Afghan national accused of killing British aid worker Elisabeth Ross has reportedly been assaulted by other inmates at a high-security prison in Athens. Sharif Ahmadzai, a champion boxer who moved to Greece as a child migrant, was arrested after Ms Ross’s decomposed body was discovered inside a suitcase in a derelict building in the Kypseli area of the city on 18 July. He was…

A 76-year-old man from Southampton has become the first person arrested under a newly introduced Hampshire Police power banning face coverings at protests, as officers brace for a further large-scale demonstration in Portsmouth this weekend. A 76-year-old man from Southampton has been arrested on suspicion of concealing his identity during a protest outside Portsmouth Guildhall, Hampshire Police have confirmed. It is the first arrest under the force’s newly introduced identity-concealment power, which officers say applies equally to anyone found deliberately covering their face within a designated protest area. Hundreds of people gathered outside the Guildhall as part of a wider…

An Eritrean migrant who should have faced deportation following a 2019 sexual assault conviction was instead allowed to remain in the UK, where he went on to rape a woman during a night out this year, a court has heard. An illegal migrant was freed rather than deported following a sexual assault conviction, only to go on to rape a woman during a night out years later. Eritrean former soldier Radiet Meles, 35, had been expected to face deportation once he completed his sentence for a 2019 sexual assault, but was instead permitted to remain in the UK after serving…

Four people were treated and taken to hospital after a stabbing broke out among a group of men fighting with knives at a KFC on Bromley High Street in southeast London, with police arresting seven males in connection with the incident. Four people have been injured in a reported stabbing on a London high street. Paramedics were called to Bromley High Street in southeast London just after 2pm on Thursday, with London Ambulance Service confirming that four patients were treated at the scene before being taken to hospital. What the ambulance service said A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We…

North Korea has built a new uranium enrichment facility at its Yongbyon nuclear complex capable of housing thousands of centrifuges, the UN’s nuclear watchdog has warned, describing the development as a “cause for serious concern” that shows Pyongyang continuing to expand its nuclear programme despite decades of international sanctions. North Korea has built a new uranium enrichment facility at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has said, describing the development as a “cause for serious concern.” The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the two-storey building could hold up to 28 centrifuge cascades used to enrich…

Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has called for Chelsea to be stripped of their 2017 Premier League title and for Spurs to be crowned champions instead, after Chelsea admitted breaking financial rules during the period they won the trophy, while also confirming Spurs approached him earlier this year during their relegation battle. Mauricio Pochettino believes his Tottenham side from a decade ago, who scored 86 goals and collected 86 points during the 2016-17 season, deserved to be crowned Premier League champions that year, rather than Chelsea, who ultimately won the title. Chelsea have since admitted breaking the rules by making…