Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer brought into custody after confessing to father
8 hours ago Christal Hayes and Regan MorrisUtah A 22-year-old from Utah has been arrested over the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead while on stage at a university event earlier this week. Tyler Robinson was…
Nine Met Police officers suspended after BBC investigation
11 hours ago Kathryn Armstrong PA Media The Metropolitan Police has suspended nine officers and referred itself to the police watchdog following a BBC investigation into Charing Cross police station. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it was…
Starmer defended Mandelson after officials knew about Epstein emails, BBC understands
6 hours ago Harry FarleyPolitical correspondent and James ChaterBBC News Reuters Officials at No 10 and the Foreign Office were aware of supportive emails between Lord Mandelson and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein when the prime minister initially defended the former ambassador…
Coldplay get giddy as they smash Wembley Stadium record
5 hours ago Mark SavageMusic correspondent Getty Images Coldplay celebrated the end of their record-breaking 10-show run at Wembley Stadium with a dazzling, multi-coloured night of musical magic. Playing hits from every era of their 25-year career, they filled the…
U.S. warns of response to ‘witch hunt’ after Brazil’s Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press at the Federal Senate in Brasilia on July 17, 2025. Mateus Bonomi | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said the U.S. will “respond…
China warns Mexico to ‘think twice’ before raising tariffs, threatens countermeasures
The Leopard 8 is one of the three cars BYD’s Fang Cheng Bao brand unveiled in Shenzhen on April 16, 2024. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — China’s Ministry of Commerce has warned Mexico of countermeasures as the country plans…
South Africa to reopen Steve Biko inquest 48 years after death in police custody
Biko, the founder of South Africa’s Black Consciousness Movement, was 30 when he died. Photograph: Everett Collection Inc/Alamy Biko, the founder of South Africa’s Black Consciousness Movement, was 30 when he died. Photograph: Everett Collection Inc/Alamy South Africa South Africa…
Global press freedom suffers sharpest fall in 50 years, report finds
Journalists demonstrated outside the EFE news agency offices in Bogotá, Colombia, earlier this month to denounce the killing of journalists in Gaza. Photograph: Mauricio Dueñas Castañeda/EPA Journalists demonstrated outside the EFE news agency offices in Bogotá, Colombia, earlier this month…
Politicians in at least 51 countries used anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric during elections, NGO finds
Germany’s AfD party has said it was against ‘other forms of cohabitation than between a man and a woman’. Photograph: Christian Mang/Reuters Germany’s AfD party has said it was against ‘other forms of cohabitation than between a man and a…
What the NHS can learn from the European country that boosted cancer survival rates
3 hours ago Hugh PymHealth editor BBC “It was really bad – we had patients dying on the waiting lists – politicians were getting desperate.” Jesper Fisker, chief executive of the Danish Cancer Society, is looking back 25 years –…