A murder suspect told police they were “desperate” and “just trying to save face” when they accused him of shooting a former colleague dead, a court has heard. Prosecutors are claiming David Campbell, 77, gunned down former colleague Brian Low, 65, on a remote track near Aberfeldy, Perthshire, on 16 February 2024. Campbell has pleaded […]
Europe must take the lead in defending itself as the world becomes more militarised, but the US is not abandoning its NATO allies, a top American official has said. Elbridge Colby, the US Under Secretary of War, said the alliance must be prepared for potential enemies to strike simultaneously in different parts of the globe.
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A former Arsenal footballer has been charged with two further counts of rape. Thomas Partey is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 13 March to face the charges, which relate to one alleged victim in 2020. The alleged offence was reported to police in August 2025. Partey in action for Villarreal against Tottenham
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When most people leave their jobs, they send out an email to their colleagues, arrange some drinks at a nearby pub, and that’s about it. The situation in artificial intelligence could not be more different. The level of scrutiny on the field means that researchers who leave their jobs can, if they choose, do so
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Manchester United have said they “pride” themselves “on being an inclusive and welcoming club” hours after their co-owner described the UK as being “colonised” by immigrants. The club released a statement emphasising the club’s inclusiveness and diversity on a day during which politicians continued to criticise Sir Jim Ratcliffe for his comments. The founder of
Two Islamic State inspired extremists found guilty of plotting a deadly gun attack on Manchester’s Jewish community have been sentenced to decades in prison. Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, were found guilty by a jury at Preston Crown Court in December and have been sentenced to life in jail with a minimum of
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A teenage girl will become the next leader of North Korea, with Kim Jong Un set to confirm his daughter as successor, spy chiefs believe. The announcement could come at party congress, the country’s largest political gathering, which is set to be held later this month after a five-year hiatus. Ahead of the conference, Mr
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A trial in President Trump’s $10bn (£7.5bn) defamation lawsuit against the BBC has been scheduled for February next year in Miami, Florida. He is suing over a 2024 Panorama episode that edited together clips of him addressing supporters on the day of the 2021 attack on the Capitol in Washington DC. Mr Trump said it
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Donald Trump’s deportation drive in Minnesota will draw to a close, according to the president’s border czar. Tom Homan, who’s leading the White House’s anti-immigration campaign, said the administration had agreed to end Operation Metro Surge. The operation saw 3,000 armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents dispatched to the state, particularly its biggest city,
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A teenage boy who murdered 12-year-old Leo Ross in a random knife attack in a Birmingham park has been named. Kian Moulton, who was 14 at the time of the attack, was detained for a minimum of 13 years after stabbing the schoolboy in the stomach, at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday. Leo, who died
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