Low paid workers to get 80% of salary when ill
More than one million low-paid workers in the UK are to be entitled to 80% of their weekly salary as sick pay from the first day of illness, under government…
Thousands evacuated as Japan’s biggest fire in decades continues to burn
Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country’s biggest forest fire in three decades. At least one person has died in the blaze, which has torched more…
Scottish painter Jack Vettriano dies aged 73
Scottish painter Jack Vettriano has died at the age of 73, his publicist has said. He was found dead at his apartment in Nice, in the south of France. Vettriano,…
Israeli police say one killed in train station knife attack
An elderly man has been killed and four other people have been wounded in what police say was a terrorist stabbing attack in the northern Israeli city of Haifa. It…
Piers Morgan returns to Good Morning Britain after almost four years
Yasmin Rufo Culture reporter PA Media Piers Morgan has returned to Good Morning Britain almost four years after he left ITV over controversial comments about the Duchess of Sussex. The…
Tough talks on Ukraine to come, minister says
Agreeing a deal to end the war in Ukraine will involve “difficult diplomatic conversations” with allies, a UK defence minister has said. Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard said options were…
Hegseth orders pause in offensive US cyber operations against Russia
US President Donald Trump’s administration is pausing its offensive cyber operations against Russia, officials say, as a diplomatic push continues to end the war in Ukraine. The reasoning for the…
Swansea woman Karolina Zurawska admits killing son, six
Athena Picture Agency Karolina Zurawska appeared in Swansea Crown Court on Monday A woman has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of her six-year-old son. Alexander Zurawski was found at a…
South African mother goes on trial for kidnapping
The mother of a six-year-old girl who disappeared more than a year ago in South Africa has gone on trial accused of organising her kidnapping. Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen…
Third man charged with murder after Bradford house fire in 2024
A third man has been charged with murder following a house fire which killed a mother and her three children. Bryonie Gawith, 29, Denisty Birtle, nine, Oscar Birtle, five, and…