Author: Darren Smith

Search and rescue teams are scouring Iranian territory for the crew of a United States military aircraft shot down over the Islamic Republic, with officials confirming the loss on condition of anonymity whilst declining to provide operational details. The incident occurred as President Donald Trump escalated threats against Iranian civilian infrastructure on Thursday, posting social media footage depicting destruction of the B1 bridge connecting Tehran and Karaj—a newly constructed highway crossing scheduled to open for traffic this year. “Our Military, the greatest and most powerful (by far!) anywhere in the World, hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran. Bridges…

A 21-year-old man faces murder charges after a seven-month-old baby girl was fatally shot in the head whilst sitting in her pram during what investigators believe was a botched gang-related attack in Brooklyn. Amuri Greene, understood to be a known associate of a street gang operating from a New York public housing project, is expected to be charged with one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder following Wednesday afternoon’s shooting that claimed Kaori Patterson-Moore’s life. The infant was with her parents and two-year-old brother on the corner of Humboldt and Moore Streets in the Williamsburg neighbourhood when…

Metropolitan Police have detained three suspects including two minors following a fatal shooting in Woolwich that claimed the life of a 14-year-old boy, with investigators appealing for witnesses to come forward as they work to establish the circumstances surrounding the killing. Detective Chief Inspector Lucie Card, who is leading the murder investigation, confirmed officers made the arrests on Thursday with all three individuals—boys aged 14 and 16 alongside an 18-year-old man—remaining in custody on Friday. The fatal shooting occurred in Woolwich, south-east London, with authorities maintaining an enhanced visible policing presence across the area as the investigation progresses at pace.…

President Donald Trump has dismissed Attorney General Pam Bondi after a turbulent Justice Department tenure marred by Epstein files controversies and MAGA grassroots fury, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche assuming acting leadership until a permanent replacement is nominated. The termination followed a Wednesday evening White House showdown where Ms Bondi unsuccessfully pleaded for additional time in the role after Mr Trump accused her of committing an unforgivable betrayal by allegedly warning Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell about impending FBI document releases. “She was unhappy and tried to change his mind,” a senior administration source told the Daily Mail, revealing the…

A convicted terrorist whose planned release sparked political fury will face fresh parole assessment after the Deputy Prime Minister successfully challenged the board’s decision to free him three years early. Zahid Iqbal, 43, was among a gang jailed in 2013 for plotting to detonate a homemade bomb at a Territorial Army centre in Luton using a remote-controlled toy car as the delivery mechanism, with explosive construction guided by an Al Qaeda manual titled “Make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom – by the Al Qaeda chef.” The Parole Board granted release approval earlier this year despite two prison…

Italian authorities are reviewing surveillance footage as they search for a ilegal migrant believed to have sexually assaulted a young stray kitten in Rome, leaving the animal fighting for life with catastrophic injuries described by officials as representing “unprecedented gravity.” The kitten, named Rosi by rescuers, was discovered around 23 March dragging her hind legs and bleeding heavily in a condominium garden after suffering severe genital trauma, intestinal damage and injuries consistent with sexual violence. Rome Metropolitan City Delegate Rocco Ferraro, who filed formal complaints alongside animal rights organisations LNDC Animal Protection and ENPA, warned the perpetrator represents a potential…

Animal welfare organisations are calling for comprehensive regulatory reforms governing captive elephant treatment in India following the death of a 65-year-old female elephant three months after being covered head-to-toe in bright pink paint for a Russian photographer’s artistic project. Gajender Kumar Sharma, Country Director of World Animal Protection, condemned the November photoshoot in Jaipur as emblematic of “rampant abuse of captive elephants in Jaipur to cater to tourists’ whims and fancies,” demanding authorities “strictly regulate all close encounters of captive elephants with all tourists, including foreign tourists.” The controversy surrounding Chanchal’s participation in photographer Julia Buruleva’s project exploded across social…

A 54-year-old Polish resident has drowned in Athens after being swept away by floodwaters as Storm Erminio unleashed catastrophic weather across Greece, trapping hundreds at airports and forcing widespread school closures ahead of the Easter weekend. The victim lost his life in the southern Attica town of Nea Makri after leaving his flooded basement on Megalou Alexandrou Street and slipping into powerful torrents that carried him 49 feet before he became wedged beneath a vehicle. A neighbour who discovered the body described the scene as “chaos,” stating: “The water was coming in with force. Suddenly I see something under the…

Grieving families wept in a packed courtroom as a funeral director admitted preventing lawful burials of their loved ones whilst stealing donations intended for cancer charities and other good causes. Robert Bush, 48, stood in the dock at Hull Crown Court on Tuesday as a clerk spent ten minutes reading 31 criminal charges relating to the discovery of 35 bodies and over 100 sets of cremated remains at his Legacy Independent Funeral Directors premises in Hull during a March 2024 police raid. The West Yorkshire resident quietly responded “guilty” to each charge—30 counts of preventing lawful and decent burial alongside…

President Donald Trump will deliver a landmark televised address at 9pm ET on Wednesday outlining his “disgust” with NATO and threatening American withdrawal from the transatlantic alliance that has anchored Western security since 1949. The President confirmed he is “absolutely” considering pulling the United States from the 32-nation bloc, characterising it as a “paper tiger” that adversaries do not take seriously following European allies’ refusal to join military operations against Iran. “I’ll be discussing my disgust with NATO,” Mr Trump told Reuters, adding when asked about potential withdrawal: “Oh, absolutely without question. Wouldn’t you do that if you were me?”…