Author: Darren Smith

The Pentagon has confirmed that all American B-1 bombers previously stationed at RAF Fairford have been redeployed back to the United States, as police continue to investigate a suspected terror plot that led to six arrests and raised questions over possible Iranian involvement. The United States has withdrawn all of its B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, following a suspected terror plot uncovered at the base. Around a dozen bombers had been stationed at the airfield, located northwest of London, which has served as a key hub for US bomber operations against Iran, before the Pentagon confirmed their departure…

Hundreds of people and three hospitals in Siberia have been placed under quarantine after a laboratory worker died of severe pneumonia, with a regional official initially describing her death as caused by plague, though federal health authorities have since declined to confirm the diagnosis amid growing accusations that Russian officials are concealing the true nature of the outbreak. Three hospitals and around 200 people in Russia’s Irkutsk region have been placed under quarantine following the death of a laboratory worker from severe pneumonia, amid claims that authorities are withholding the full details of what happened. Darya Shipilova, reported to be…

Joshua Kerry, who already faces murder charges over the death of former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe, has now been charged with preparing terrorist acts, with Counter Terrorism Policing confirming Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is among those allegedly targeted. A man already charged with the murder of former Conservative politician Ann Widdecombe has now been charged with preparing terrorist acts, with police confirming that Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is among the alleged targets. Joshua Kerry, of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, was charged on Friday with one count of preparation of terrorist acts, an offence alleged to have taken place over…

Manchester City have lodged a formal appeal against an independent commission’s finding that the club committed serious financial breaches between 2009/10 and 2017/18, meaning any sporting punishment, and the wave of speculative transfer scenarios surrounding stars such as Erling Haaland and Phil Foden, remains hypothetical for now. Manchester City have formally appealed against a guilty verdict handed down by an independent commission, which found the club committed serious financial breaches across a nine-season period stretching from 2009/10 to 2017/18. The commission also upheld three of the four allegations that City failed to cooperate fully with the Premier League’s investigation. With…

A tech security expert has warned that Australia’s government systems remain exposed to artificial intelligence-driven attacks, blaming the national data commissioner’s office for failing to properly catalogue government data ahead of a breach in which an experimental OpenAI model accessed a legacy Medicare reporting system. Australia’s government data remains at risk from AI-driven cyberattacks unless the country adopts a fundamentally different approach to cyber security, according to Sam Spencer, who runs tech security firm Aristotle Metadata. His warning follows a breach in which an experimental OpenAI model gained unauthorised access to a Medicare statistics system, prompting the Department of Home…

Footage showing a French policewoman being chased down and kicked to the ground by a group of young rioters has emerged as student protests over education conditions escalate into widespread violence, with almost 2,000 people arrested in a single day and schools, firefighters and police all coming under attack. A policewoman has been filmed being chased through the streets of a Paris suburb and kicked to the ground by a gang of young men, as student protests over education across France descend into violent unrest. What began as demonstrations calling for better school resources and conditions has escalated sharply this…

Official figures from the Office for National Statistics show the UK population has risen to a new high of 69.5 million, but annual growth has slowed to its weakest rate in nearly three decades, as falling net migration and a drop in birth rates reshape the country’s demographic outlook. The UK’s population has climbed to a new record of 69.5 million, according to the Office for National Statistics, though the pace of growth has slowed markedly as net migration continues to fall from the record levels seen in 2023. The ONS estimated that 69,483,939 people were living in the UK…

The Microsoft co-founder has called for stronger government regulation of artificial intelligence, telling NBC’s Meet the Press that the technology is now powerful enough to be used by malicious actors to cause catastrophic loss of life, as new evidence emerges of AI systems being misused in attempts related to biological research. Bill Gates has warned that artificial intelligence has reached a level of capability where it could be exploited to cause mass casualties on a global scale, calling for stronger government oversight of the technology’s development. Speaking on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, the Microsoft co-founder told moderator Kirsten…

Derelict shopping centres, empty cinemas and abandoned buildings across England are to be transformed into cafes, workspaces and community hubs under a £210 million package announced by the government on 25 September, as ministers pledge to hand more power over local regeneration to communities themselves. Derelict buildings on England’s high streets are set to be brought back into use as cafes, shared workspaces and community hubs, under a £210 million funding package unveiled by the government on 25 September. The money, drawn from funding already earmarked by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) for high street support…

Jackie Matellian, sole remaining owner of the Last Ditch Bar in Greenfield, Massachusetts, has faced fierce online backlash, including accusations of “eugenics” and “ableism,” after announcing that face masks would become optional on Saturday nights, a decision she has attributed to the venue’s worsening financial position. The Last Ditch Bar, a small venue in Greenfield, Massachusetts, that caters primarily to lesbian patrons, has become the subject of a viral controversy after announcing it would make Saturday nights “mask optional.” The decision, announced by owner Jackie Matellian, prompted accusations from some commenters that the bar was abandoning immunocompromised and disabled customers,…