Author: Darren Smith

Shoppers at Selfridges on Oxford Street watched on as anti-fur protesters disrupted trade inside Dior before being removed by security, in an action organisers say formed part of a coordinated campaign targeting LVMH-owned brands across London. Anti-fur activists caused a brief scene of chaos inside a Dior store at Selfridges in London on Sunday, marching through the busy Oxford Street outlet with megaphones and placards reading “Fur is murder” and “Fur kills,” before being escorted out by security. The demonstration formed part of a wider campaign dubbed the “London Convergence,” which organisers say has also targeted other LVMH-owned brands, including…

A tourist survived a 180ft fall down a near-vertical cliff face in China’s Shanxi Province after becoming lodged in a rock crevice, in a rescue described by emergency workers as unprecedented in 16 years of service. A tourist has survived a terrifying fall down a cliff face in northern China after becoming wedged in a rock crevice roughly halfway down the drop, where she remained trapped for five hours before rescuers reached her. Ren Mou had been alone at the Jiaozi Cliff in Shanxi Province, watching the sunrise from the 330ft-high ledge, when she slipped in wet and poorly lit…

West Midlands Police are searching for Mahroy Stephenson, 30, wanted on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after allegedly wrestling a baton from an officer during a stop and search in Handsworth and using it to strike him before fleeing on an e-bike. A manhunt is underway in Birmingham for a man suspected of causing grievous bodily harm after a police officer was struck with his own baton during a violent struggle on Soho Road. West Midlands Police say Mahroy Stephenson, 30, from the Bartley Green area of the city, is wanted in connection with the incident, which took place during…

Pakistani police have arrested eight suspects, including a grandson of Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, after a Dutch woman alleged she and a business partner were kidnapped, held for ransom and raped following a trip to Lahore arranged under the pretext of meeting crypto investors. Pakistani authorities have widened their investigation into the alleged kidnapping and gang-rape of a Dutch woman and her business partner, arresting eight suspects in total after identifying the alleged ringleader as Muhammad Raza Dar, grandson of Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar. The case has since triggered a political storm in Pakistan,…

Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, faces a week-long preliminary hearing in Provo, Utah, where prosecutors will present DNA, ballistic and digital evidence as they seek to convince a judge the case should proceed toward a death penalty trial. Erika Kirk will sit in a Provo courtroom this week as prosecutors lay out their evidence against Tyler Robinson, the 23-year-old accused of murdering her husband, Charlie Kirk, in one of the most closely watched criminal cases in the country. The preliminary hearing before Judge Tony Graf Jr. is scheduled to run through Friday…

Syeda Khatun, 39, has been found guilty of assault and a religiously aggravated public order offence after directing antisemitic abuse at children outside a Jewish school in north London and attacking a man who intervened. A woman has been convicted of carrying out an antisemitic attack outside a Jewish school in north London, after a trial found she had abused children during the school run before assaulting a man who stepped in. Syeda Khatun, 39, was found guilty at Stratford Magistrates’ Court on 3 July of assault by beating, along with using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour that…

Thomas Tuchel faces a tactical puzzle at the Azteca Stadium, where England must break down a Mexico side that hasn’t conceded a goal all tournament, while also managing the effects of playing 7,220ft above sea level. England travel to face Mexico in their World Cup last-16 tie carrying an unwanted tournament trend: a struggle to break down teams that sit in a deep, compact defensive block. That challenge is compounded by the setting itself, with the match taking place at the famous Azteca Stadium, sitting around 7,220ft above sea level, where thinner air can bring on muscle fatigue earlier than…

A murder investigation is underway in Wolverhampton after a man in his 20s was fatally stabbed in a car park in the early hours of Sunday, with West Midlands Police confirming three arrests as detectives work to formally identify the victim. A man in his 20s has died after being stabbed in a car park in Wolverhampton, prompting a murder investigation by West Midlands Police. A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, while a 66-year-old man and a 59-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. The victim has not yet been formally identified,…

Footage showing Jewish attendees being verbally abused at London’s Pride march has prompted a Metropolitan Police investigation, despite around 650 officers being deployed to the event amid pledges of “no tolerance of hate crime.” The Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation into antisemitic abuse filmed at London’s Pride march after clips shared online showed Jewish attendees being told to “go back to your Zionist homeland” and accused of killing children in Gaza. The footage, which emerged from Saturday’s event in Soho, showed confrontations that began with chants of “Free Palestine” and escalated into abuse directed at individuals identified as Jewish.…

Novak Djokovic left BBC commentators John McEnroe and Tim Henman bemused after being warned for an audible obscenity during his fourth-round win over Roman Safiullin, in a match that also saw the Serbian move past Roger Federer’s Wimbledon win tally and book a 19th quarter-final at the All England Club. Novak Djokovic was issued a code violation for swearing during his Wimbledon fourth-round clash with Roman Safiullin, in a moment that briefly stunned BBC commentary team John McEnroe and Tim Henman. The seven-time champion had fought back from 2-5 down to win the first set on a tiebreak and built…