The spotlight is once again on the Kurds in the Middle East. The US and Israel launched a crippling air campaign on Saturday, devastating Iran‘s security forces across the country, particularly in the Kurdish areas bordering Iraq. In recent days, Kurds inside Iran say even small outposts belonging to Iranian security forces have been flattened. […]
Pakistani and Afghan troops have been exchanging fire along their border in their conflict, which the United Nations estimates has displaced more than 100,000 people. Fighting began last week with Pakistani air strikes inside Afghanistan that Islamabad said targeted militant strongholds. Afghanistan described the attacks as a violation of sovereignty, and announced retaliatory operations. It
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Some water companies are instructing bailiffs as they try to recover customers’ debt more than 6,000 times in a single year, new data reveals. The information gathered by a committee of MPs has not been freely available before and reveals huge variations in water companies’ use of the tactic. Wessex Water have not been using
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Three women have been interviewed under caution by the Metropolitan Police over suspicions of enabling Mohamed al Fayed’s abuse. Officers questioned the women, in their 40s, 50s, and 60s, on suspicion of the following offences: Aiding and abetting rape and sexual assault; assisting the commission of sexual offences, and human trafficking for sexual exploitation. The
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A man who killed his ex-partner’s sister and her three children in a house fire has been sentenced to life in prison. Sharaz Ali was given a whole life order, which means he will never be released. Ali, 40, was found guilty in December of murdering Bryonie Gawith, 29, and the children, Denisty Birtle, nine,
A man has been jailed for eight years after crashing a van into gates near a London university campus and killing a student. Christopher Jackson, 27, from Southampton, previously admitted causing Aalia Mahomed’s death by dangerous driving on 18 March last year. The Old Bailey was told the 20-year-old student – who was in her
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Court fines for fly-tipping must be reviewed as they are lower on average than penalties handed out directly by local authorities, councils have said. It comes after figures showed incidents of illegal waste dumping on public land dealt with by councils in England were up 9% in 2024/25, to a record 1.26 million cases. The
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The news spread like wildfire and within minutes, the streets of Beirut were gripped with panic. We saw residents stuffing themselves into cars – or trying to leave on foot with whatever they could carry on their back. Iran war latest – follow live updates The Israeli military had issued an evacuation order on four
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Fifteen activists suspected of planning a mass shoplifting campaign have been arrested, after the group reputedly targeted The Ritz and the Crown Jewels with previous stunts. Police said the group, called Take Back Power, was planning to steal from supermarkets and redistribute the goods. But officers said they arrested them when they gathered for “non-violent
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“The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.” Reportedly relayed to the Mail on Sunday while he was leader of the opposition in 1994, many will now wonder why Tony Blair did not rely on his own words when deciding whether to join the US in the