Author: Darren Smith

More than 20 hikers and backpackers remain unaccounted for after significant flash flooding struck popular trails in Arizona’s Grand Canyon, with authorities confirming that 62 people were evacuated from the area and all footbridges over Bright Angel Creek destroyed. More than 20 hikers and backpackers making their way through Arizona’s Grand Canyon have been declared missing following flash floods that struck parts of the scenic canyon on Saturday afternoon. Authorities are searching for at least 20 unaccounted people, believed to have been trekking on routes near Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area of the national park. More than…

A murder investigation has been launched in Sheffield after a newborn baby girl was found dead at a property in the Wincobank area, with South Yorkshire Police confirming seven people have been arrested on suspicion of murder as detectives work to establish the circumstances surrounding her death. A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a newborn baby in South Yorkshire. Police were called to an address in the Wincobank area of Sheffield just before 6am on Sunday over concerns for the safety of an infant. Officers searched a property on Holywell Heights, where the baby was found…

At least six people have been injured after a large metal support beam collapsed onto a crowd at the Big Church Festival in West Sussex, prompting a full site lockdown as emergency services, including an air ambulance, respond to the scene. At least six people have been hurt after a large metal support beam collapsed onto a crowd at the Big Church Festival on the Wiston Estate in West Sussex. The incident occurred at around 3.30pm this afternoon, prompting a swift response from emergency services and forcing organisers to place the entire site on lockdown, with all performances halted while…

King Harald V, who reigned as Norway’s monarch for more than 35 years and became known for helping modernise the country’s royal institution, has died at the age of 89, the palace confirmed on Friday, with his son Crown Prince Haakon now succeeding him to the throne. King Harald of Norway has died at the age of 89, the palace confirmed on Friday. His son, Crown Prince Haakon, has now succeeded him as Norway’s monarch, bringing to an end a reign that lasted more than 35 years, from 1991 until his death. No official funeral or burial arrangements have yet…

Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese avant-garde artist whose hallucination-inspired dot patterns and immersive mirror rooms made her one of the world’s most recognisable living artists, has died aged 97, according to an announcement on her official website. Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese avant-garde artist renowned for her immersive mirror rooms and dot-covered artworks, has died at the age of 97. An announcement on her official website confirmed she died on 14 August, though no cause of death was given. Over the course of her career, Kusama became known for transforming lifelong hallucinations into art, producing signature dot-covered paintings and pumpkin motifs that…

Flash floods and mudslides triggered by an earthquake have swept away buildings, bridges and roads along the Nepal-Tibet border, leaving at least eight people dead and hundreds unaccounted for, including 12 Britons, as rescue teams struggle to reach the worst-affected areas. Hundreds of tourists, including 12 Britons, are missing after devastating floods and mudslides swept away buildings and bridges along the Nepal-Tibet border. Houses and roads were destroyed across Nepal, while officials in Tibet said they feared “major casualties” in the county of Gyirong, after a mudslide struck a land crossing between the two countries. Terrifying footage captured a wall…

A murder investigation has been launched after two people died in a house fire in Grangetown, Middlesbrough, with police keeping an open mind over a possible link to organised crime following Saturday’s fatal A66 crash, which killed five young people and two police officers. Two people have died following a house fire in Middlesbrough, with police launching a murder investigation amid concerns it could be connected to Saturday’s A66 crash, which killed seven people including two police officers. Armed officers from Cleveland Police attended the scene in Grangetown, close to South Bank where the collision took place, after being called…

England fast bowler Brydon Carse has been stood down from the second Test against Pakistan after footage emerged showing him handcuffed by police outside a nightclub in Derby, with cricket’s independent regulator now investigating the incident following a referral from the ECB. England cricketer Brydon Carse has been withdrawn from the squad for the second Test against Pakistan following an incident at a nightclub in Derby on Saturday night. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the decision after footage emerged showing the fast bowler handcuffed by police outside the venue. The Cricket Regulator, an independent body responsible for…

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been convicted of historical child sex abuse following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow, after a jury heard evidence relating to two children abused years apart, allegations Dott had denied throughout the proceedings. Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been found guilty of historical child sex abuse. Dott, 49, stood trial at the High Court in Glasgow accused of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour towards two children, with the allegations spanning two separate periods: 1993 to 1996, involving a girl, and 2006 to 2010, involving a boy. Both…

Sean Grayson, the former Illinois sheriff’s deputy convicted of fatally shooting Sonya Massey inside her own home in 2024, has died in prison just weeks after his request for compassionate medical release was rejected, his attorney has confirmed. Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy convicted of fatally shooting Sonya Massey after she called 911 to report a prowler, has died in prison, his attorney said on Sunday. Daniel Fultz, who represented Grayson during his murder trial, said he died at around noon, six months into a 20-year sentence for second-degree murder. Grayson, 32, had been diagnosed with Stage…