At least 28 people remain in hospital, nine of them in critical condition, after two East Midlands Railway (EMR) trains collided near Bedford on Friday evening, killing the driver of one of the services.British Transport Police Chief Constable Lucy D’Orsi said more than 80 people required hospital treatment following the crash. Of the 89 people…
Waleed Saeed, UK-born Somali man jailed for 16 years. A man who ran a sprawling online blackmail operation targeting young Muslim men and teenagers has been jailed for 16 years after a court heard he used more than 100 fake social media accounts to obtain intimate images and sexually exploit victims.Waleed Saeed, 31, a UK-born…
Israel attacks Lebanon (AP images) A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came under renewed strain on Saturday after fresh Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon reportedly killed five people, including a Lebanese Army soldier and two children, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA).The latest attacks came less than 24 hours after a US…
Ukraine-born duo jailed in Russia-linked arson plot Two men have been sentenced to prison for carrying out a series of arson attacks targeting a car and properties linked to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in a plot that investigators say was orchestrated on behalf of Russia.At London’s Old Bailey, 22-year-old Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych was…
Indian passport and visa services pause June 26-30 embassy announce. The Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi has announced a change in its outsourced consular service provider in the UAE, with Al Hind Tours and Travel LLC set to take over passport, visa and attestation services from July 1, 2026.As part of the transition, current service…
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has stripped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the highest honour over the controversial naming of an army unit Polish President Karol Nawrocki has stripped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle, Poland’s highest honour, over Kyiv’s decision to name a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army…
Nitesh Nitesh jailed for 6 years over rape. An Indian man has been jailed for six years after admitting to raping a woman in Bristol city centre, while police continue efforts to trace two other suspects who have been charged in connection with the same incident.Nitesh Nitesh, 20, was sentenced after pleading guilty to rape…
Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz declares state of emergency as anti-government protests escalate (Image/AP) Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz on Saturday declared a state of emergency after weeks of anti-government protests over rising living costs and economic hardship escalated into a wider political crisis.The move came after nearly 50 days of demonstrations, road blockades and supply disruptions…
Did horses reach Europe through China? New fossil DNA study says yes (Representational Image) A new fossil DNA study has rewritten the evolutionary history of the horse, showing that the extinct Dalian horse from northeastern China served as a genetic bridge between North America and Eurasia.For decades, the conventional narrative held that horses were a…
Afghanistan’s Taliban government said on Friday that its forces carried out airstrikes on militant hideouts in Pakistan’s Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, a claim swiftly rejected by Islamabad. In a statement posted on X, Afghanistan’s defence ministry said the Afghan Air Force targeted militant positions in the two Pakistani provinces on Thursday night. The ministry…