Author: Darren Smith

Dean Foord, 33, was found crouched inside a refrigerator as officers searched his property, in bodycam footage capturing the moment police caught up with a man now jailed for three years over a sustained campaign of violence and coercive control against a former partner. A Rochester man who attempted to evade arrest by hiding inside a fridge has been jailed for three years after subjecting a victim to six months of escalating abuse. Dean Foord, 33, of Brooker Close, was arrested in December 2025 following an emergency report to Kent Police concerning the victim’s safety, prompting officers to search the…

An international manhunt is underway for Ndodana Tshuma, also known as Mark, after he was captured on CCTV fleeing through Heathrow Airport to Zimbabwe just two days before his wife and two daughters were discovered dead at the family’s £1.3million home in Bedfordshire. Police have launched a murder investigation after the bodies of Zandile Tshuma and her two daughters, Natalie, 15, and Nala, five, were discovered at the family’s home on Carnoustie Drive in Great Denham, near Bedford, on Tuesday. Officers forced entry to the property after the family had not been seen for several days. The prime suspect, Ndodana…

Police in Schongau, southern Germany, arrested a suspect after several people were injured — some with stab wounds — in an attack partly inside and partly outside the Welfen-Gymnasium school on Wednesday, in an incident officers say is developing “in the direction of a rampage situation.” A suspect has been detained after multiple people were wounded, several with stab wounds, in an attack at a secondary school in Schongau, Bavaria, on Wednesday. The alarm was raised around 12.50pm local time, during school hours, at the Welfen-Gymnasium, located southwest of Munich. Police said the number of victims and the severity of…

All four teenage suspects are now in custody following a violent assault that left a 47-year-old Turkish Cypriot man fighting for his life, after police say the attacker who tried to flee Cyprus was intercepted at Larnaca Airport. Police in Cyprus have arrested a fourth suspect in connection with a violent assault that left a 47-year-old man from the Turkish Cypriot community in intensive care, after he was detained at Larnaca Airport while allegedly attempting to leave the country. The arrest completes the detention of all four suspects, all aged 18, in an attack that took place in the Famagusta…

A young volunteer firefighter has died battling a blaze in the French Alps, villas have been evacuated in Spain’s Costa del Sol, and the Foreign Office has warned of a “high risk” to British travellers, as more than 19,000 hectares burn across southern Europe under a fresh heatwave threatening temperatures of up to 43C. Southern Europe is battling widespread wildfires that have already claimed the life of a firefighter in France and forced evacuations across Spain, as the region faces a renewed heatwave with temperatures set to climb as high as 43C. The Foreign Office has issued a warning to…

French prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla after she branded Kylian Mbappe a “colonised Cameroonian,” with the Paraguayan government distancing itself from her remarks as she now threatens to sue the France captain over his response. French prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla following a formal complaint from the French Football Federation (FFF) over remarks she made about Kylian Mbappe after France’s 1-0 win over Paraguay on Saturday. The probe is examining alleged aggravated public insult and incitement to hatred, offences that carry penalties of up to one year in…

A General Synod fringe meeting exploring the government’s proposed “conversion therapy” ban will go ahead as a private discussion for Synod members, the Church of England has confirmed, after the Archbishops of Canterbury and York initially threatened to cancel it entirely following criticism from a fellow Synod member. The Church of England has confirmed that a fringe event at this year’s General Synod in York, examining how the government’s proposed conversion practices ban could affect gospel preaching and Christian testimony, will be permitted to proceed as a private meeting for Synod members and invited guests. However, the Archbishop of Canterbury,…

The 2026 edition of Spain’s famous San Fermín festival opened on Monday with its usual explosion of colour and noise — but also, once again, with a banner reading “destroy Israel” visible among the tens of thousands gathered for the launch ceremony. Pamplona’s nine-day San Fermín festival, home to the world-famous Running of the Bulls, kicked off on Monday with the Chupinazo — the ceremonial rocket launch that signals the start of 209 hours of non-stop celebration. But as in previous years, the festivities in the Plaza Consistorial were shadowed by political displays, among them a banner reading “destroy Israel,”…

Sandro Tonali has completed a £100million move to Tottenham, signing a six-year contract after crediting a lengthy conversation with Roberto De Zerbi for convincing him to snub interest from Manchester City and reunite with his former Brescia connection at the club. Sandro Tonali has signed a six-year deal at Tottenham after a near £100million move from Newcastle, becoming the club’s sixth signing of the summer as they look to rebuild following back-to-back 17th-place Premier League finishes. The Italy international said a lengthy conversation with manager Roberto De Zerbi played a decisive role in his decision to join, despite reported interest…

Former Derbyshire Police detective chief inspector Michael Cooper has pleaded guilty to causing the death of educational psychologist James Bane by dangerous driving, in a collision that also left a woman with serious injuries while he was on duty in an unmarked police car. A former senior Derbyshire Police officer has pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving after he struck and killed pedestrian James Bane, 50, in Etwall, Derbyshire, in September 2021. Michael Cooper, 54, had previously denied the charge but changed his plea ahead of his trial at Nottingham Crown Court. He also admitted causing serious injury…