Lianne Gordon, 42, was hit in the head at her home as she tried to shield her two children from a gang feud A teenager has been found guilty of murdering a mother who was shot in the head through her front door as she tried to shield her two children from a gang feud. […]
Indonesia blocks Apple iPhone 16 sales over lack of investment
Marketing and sale of model prohibited after tech giant fails to meet rule 40% of phones be made from local parts Indonesia has prohibited the marketing and sale of the iPhone 16 model over Apple’s failure to meet local investment regulations, according to its industry ministry. South-east Asia’s biggest economy has a young, tech-savvy population [
Mount Fuji snowless for longest time on record after sweltering Japan summer
As of 29 October, the iconic mountain was still without snow, marking the longest period since records began 130 years ago Japan’s Mount Fuji remained snowless on Tuesday, marking the latest date that its slopes have been bare since records began 130 years ago, the country’s weather agency said. The volcano’s snowcap begins forming on […]
Russia to deploy 10,000 North Korean troops against Ukraine within ‘weeks’, Pentagon says
Addition of North Korean soldiers will stoke regional tensions and further stretch Ukraine’s weary army in the almost three-year war North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and fight in the Ukraine war within “the next several weeks,” the Pentagon has said, in a move that western leaders say will intensify the […]
Fears for Gaza aid after Unrwa ban, as Guterres tells Israel ‘there is no alternative’
Foreign ministers and aid organisations criticise Israel over vote to oust UN agency from operating in war-torn territory, with US saying it had an ‘irreplaceable role’ World leaders and international aid organisations have voiced fears for the delivery of crucial aid in Gaza after the Israeli parliament’s vote to ban the UN relief and works a
Man who used AI to create child abuse images jailed for 18 years.
Hugh Nelson, 27, from Bolton, jailed after transforming normal pictures of children into sexual abuse imagery A man who used AI to create child abuse images using photographs of real children has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. In the first prosecution of its kind in the UK, Hugh Nelson, 27, from Bolton, was […]
Change drug policy or risk more poisoning deaths, UK government warned
Experts call for consumption rooms and wider testing of substances, as number of people dying hits new high Experts in drug addiction have warned the government must take a different approach towards illegal substance use, or risk an increasing number of deaths from drug poisonings. Data published by the Office for National Statistics last week [&h
State-backed loans to go to firms importing critical minerals into UK
Rachel Reeves to encourage import of raw materials from Commonwealth countries to counter China’s grip on market Businesses that import critical minerals to the UK will be given access to state-backed loans in a move to counter China’s dominance in the market. The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is expected to announce extra government support to e
Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin for two years, says report
Alleged talks between billionaire and Russian president could have enormous security implications Elon Musk, the world’s richest man who is now central to Donald Trump’s election campaign, has been in regular contact with Vladimir Putin for the past two years, according to a report in the US. The Wall Street Journal, citing several in-pos
Trump really could be the next president. So it’s time to call his instincts what they are: fascist
There is a good chance that in 10 days’ time, Americans will elect the first fascist president of the United States. It sounds hyperbolic, it sounds hysterical. Indeed, for exactly those reasons, many of his opponents long held back from using that word about Donald Trump. But the hour is late. Voting is already under way. […]