Godstone sinkhole work is around the clock, says council
Repair teams are working “around the clock” at the site of two huge sinkholes which appeared in a Surrey road, the local council has said. The hole in Godstone High…
Blenheim Palace £2.8m gold toilet stolen in minutes, court hears
Thieves stole a £2.8m solid gold toilet from Blenheim Palace in an “audacious raid” which took just five minutes, a court has heard. The toilet was plumbed in and fully…
Scottish businessman Campbell Scott found dead in Kenya
FICO Campbell Scott was last seen by his colleagues on 16 February A Scottish businessman who disappeared in Kenya has been found dead. Campbell Scott, from Fife, was attending a…
‘Hospital boss felt nurse was innocent’
Cheshire Constabulary Lucy Letby was convicted of murder and attempted murder while working as a neonatal nurse A former hospital chief executive told his deputy he was worried about a…
Taliban to ‘endeavour’ to release British couple ‘as soon as possible’
The Taliban has told the BBC it will “endeavour” to release two British nationals who have been arrested and held in Afghanistan “as soon as possible”. Peter Reynolds, 79, and…
Man Utd redundancies: Up to 200 staff to be made redundant
Manchester United will make up to 200 jobs redundant to “return the club to profitability”. About 250 members of staff were made redundant last year in a first wave of…
Starbucks axes some drinks and staff in bid for US turnaround
Getty Images Starbucks is cutting 1,100 jobs and simplifying its menu in the US as it tries to improve flagging business in its home market. The first items to get…
‘Inadequate’ information released by authorities after Southport attack, says terror law reviewer
Judith Moritz & Jonathan Coffey BBC Panorama BBC The worst disorder in the UK for more than a decade followed the attacks In the aftermath of the Southport knife attack…
Five key takeaways from the German election
Paul Kirby Europe digital editor in Berlin Getty Images Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won, but Germany’s 2025 election has thrown up some important and fascinating stories that reveal a country…
Epilepsy AI tool detects brain lesions doctors miss
Philippa Roxby Health reporter University College London A consultant radiologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital reviews a child with complex epilepsy’s brain scan and AI report An artificial-intelligence tool can…