Double funeral for Lyons crime clan pair shot dead in Spanish bar
BBC The two hearses arriving at a crematorium at Bishopbriggs A joint funeral has been held for two major crime figures more than a month after they were shot dead…
Moratorium announced on burials amid cash crunch
The Namibian government has announced a temporary ban on state funerals amid criticism over the rising costs of these burials. Only President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has the power to exempt funerals…
Strike on al-Baqa killed a Hamas operative, but many more people were killed
Alice Cuddy BBC News, Jerusalem Reuters A crater at al-Baqa beach cafe after it was hit by an Israeli strike Moments before the explosion, artists, students and athletes were among…
Footballer Thomas Partey charged with rape
Getty Images Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. The offences are reported to have taken place between…
Pupils hid in cupboard amid teen’s stabbing
Family handout Harvey Willgoose was stabbed in the school courtyard during lunch break A group of students at a school in Sheffield locked themselves in a cupboard and barricaded the…
Trump says US to start sending out tariff letters to trade partners
Getty Images The US government is to start sending out letters to countries with details of higher US tariff rates that will begin on 1 August, President Donald Trump has…
Discussions ongoing about new party, says Jeremy Corbyn
Kate Whannel Political reporter PA Media Jeremy Corbyn has said “discussions are ongoing” after ex-Labour MP Zarah Sultana announced she was quitting the party to co-lead the founding of a…
Druze worry about being left behind in post-war Syria
Lina Sinjab BBC Middle East correspondent OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images More than 100 people were killed in sectarian violence in a suburb south of Damascus in April When…
Minister tells UK’s Turing AI institute to focus on defence
Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has written to the UK’s national institute for artificial intelligence (AI) to tell its bosses to refocus on defence and security. In a letter,…
Manchester airport brawl began with Starbucks assault, jury hears
PA Media Human Rights lawyer Aamer Anwar (centre) is representing Mohammed Fahir Amaaz (left) and Muhammed Amaad (right) A brawl filmed at Manchester airport last summer followed an earlier incident…