Graham Dwyer loses appeal against conviction for murder of childcare worker Elaine O’Hara
The Supreme Court has dismissed architect Graham Dwyer’s appeal against his conviction for the murder of childcare worker Elaine O’Hara in 2012.
US weather: Large ‘tropical disturbance’ threatens another major storm in just days
A ‘tropical disturbance’ in the Atlantic may burgeon into another major storm just weeks after Hurricane Beryl unleashed devastation across the American coast. A ‘large tropical wave’ threatens to strengthen…
Instagram Islamist jailed for 10 years for posting Isis propaganda
A convicted terrorist has been jailed for XXX after sharing Isis propaganda on his Instagram story. Shafi Saleem, 35, has previous terror convictions and was arrested in February 2023 at…
Bank of Japan raises key interest rate to halt yen’s slide against the dollar
The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to about 0.25% from a range of zero to about 0.1%, in a bid to curb the yen’s slide against the…
ITV Vera fans fume ‘what is going on’ as Brenda Blethyn drama slapped with trigger warning: ‘Get a grip!’
A handful of Vera fans who tuned into Tuesday’s classic episode of the Ann Cleeves-created crime drama were left less than impressed to hear a warning about the instalment before…
Israel subjecting Palestinian detainees to torture and abuse: UN report
The report says ‘thousands’ of Palestinians detained arbitrarily by Israel during the war in Gaza. Soldiers lock a gate at the Sde Teiman detention facility in southern Israel on July…
Ex-BBC presenter Huw Edwards admits having images of children as young as seven
Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards has admitted accessing indecent photographs of children as young as seven after a man he met online sent him hundreds of sexual images on WhatsApp.…
2025 Ford Maverick Hybrid pickup truck gets AWD option
Finally! All-wheel-drive is now optional on the hybrid 2025 Ford Maverick pickup Even better, it turns out towing for that configuration can reach 4,000 pounds Also in store for model-year…
Life of defiance: Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas political boss, killed
For many, Haniyeh will remain a symbol of resistance in the face of Israeli occupation. Hamas’s top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated on July 31, 2024, in Tehran, Iran…
Richard Osman’s latest Thursday Murder Club book among UK’s most-sold for year
The fourth instalment of Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club series is among the UK’s most purchased books of the past 12 months, according to sales data from Amazon Books.…