Author: Darren Smith

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez shared an Instagram video unveiling his summer playlist as the Spanish army worked to remove tens of thousands of migrants who had crossed into the exclave of Ceuta from Morocco, prompting sharp criticism online alongside renewed debate across Europe over border security. Spain’s socialist Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, posted an Instagram reel revealing what he called the “soundtrack of my summer” at the same time as the Spanish army was deployed to Ceuta to respond to a large-scale crossing of around 60,000 migrants from Morocco. At least 77 people are known to have died amid…

Chelsea have completed the signing of Danny Welbeck from Brighton on a two-year contract, bringing the 35-year-old former England striker’s six-year spell at the Seagulls to a close as Alonso’s side continue reshaping their squad during pre-season. Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Danny Welbeck from Brighton on a two-year deal, ending the 35-year-old former England international’s six-year association with the Seagulls on undisclosed terms. The move comes as Jordan Henderson, 36, also prepares to join Chelsea after cancelling his contract at Brentford. Welbeck, who scored 13 Premier League goals last season, is expected to link up with his new…

Elizabeth-Jane Ross, a 38-year-old charity worker from Edinburgh, had reportedly been seen talking to homeless people in Athens days before her body was discovered stuffed inside a suitcase, as Greek detectives investigate whether she was killed by someone she knew while trying to help them. Greek police are investigating the death of Elizabeth-Jane Ross, a 38-year-old humanitarian worker from Edinburgh whose body was found inside a suitcase in an abandoned car park in the Kypseli district of Athens on 18 July. Known to friends as Lisa, Ms Ross had reportedly been seen speaking with homeless people near the derelict site…

A Ukrainian marine drone strike has sunk a 13,000-tonne cargo vessel tied to Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom in the Black Sea, as President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his appeal for more Western air defence systems following a Russian assault on Kyiv that left nine people dead. Ukraine has sunk a 13,000-tonne cargo ship linked to Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, in a marine drone strike in the Black Sea, delivering a fresh setback to Vladimir Putin’s war effort. The 466ft vessel went down in international waters, though all 17 crew members were rescued beforehand. The sinking came on the same…

An inquest has heard how Chloe Moffat, a 26-year-old HM Treasury personal assistant with an “exemplary” record, died by suicide the day after leaving a meeting convinced she was about to lose her job, prompting her mother to call for changes to how the department handles disciplinary allegations. Chloe Moffat, 26, took her own life the day after an anonymous complaint left her fearing she would be sacked from her role at HM Treasury, an inquest at Surrey Coroner’s Court has heard. Ms Moffat had worked as a personal assistant at the department for almost three years, and had recently…

Manchester Pigeon Rehab has alleged that contractors working for Transport for London shot dead more than 650 pigeons across the network since March 2024, with images showing injured birds and questions raised over whether the culls broke wildlife protection law. Transport for London has been accused of overseeing a mass cull in which contracted workers are said to have shot dead more than 650 pigeons at stations across the network. According to data compiled by Manchester Pigeon Rehab (MPR), at least 123 separate pigeon shoots took place between March 2024 and 2026, targeting birds nesting on station ledges or caught…

Confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak have overtaken the country’s deadliest ever epidemic, with officials warning that the virus is spreading faster than any Ebola outbreak on record. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s current Ebola outbreak has grown into the second-largest in history, after confirmed cases surpassed the total recorded during the country’s 2018–2020 epidemic, which killed nearly 2,300 of around 3,500 people infected. Congolese officials said on Friday that 3,532 cases and 1,556 deaths have now been confirmed across five provinces. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, is unfolding…

Boston Police have ruled the death of 18-year-old Yoseliani Ann Marte Ocasio a homicide after she was found shot inside a rental property owned by the husband of U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley, with no arrests made and the investigation still active. Boston Police have formally identified Yoseliani Ann Marte Ocasio, 18, of Boston, as the young woman found shot dead inside a rental property in the city’s Mattapan neighbourhood. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed on Thursday that she died from a single gunshot wound and classified her death as a homicide. The property where she was found…

Paris Wilson, dubbed “Temu Barbie” online during the investigation, has been jailed for manslaughter after helping a drugs gang track down her former husband, Danny Cahalane, who died following a sulphuric acid attack linked to a £120,000 debt. Four people have been jailed for a combined 80 years at Winchester Crown Court over the killing of Danny Cahalane, a 38-year-old father of two who died after acid was thrown at him outside his Plymouth home. His former partner, Paris Wilson, 35, was sentenced to nine years for manslaughter and for her role in a separate attempted kidnapping a month before…

AC Milan is in mourning after confirming the death of Franco Baresi, the club’s greatest one-club servant and one of football’s finest ever defenders, who has died at the age of 66 following a battle with health problems. AC Milan have confirmed the death of Franco Baresi, widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders the game has ever produced and a defining symbol of the club throughout his career. The Rossoneri icon passed away at the age of 66, according to Goal.com. The confirmation followed a difficult few days in which the club had initially been forced to deny…