Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a “popular, well liked, and respected” 17-year-old schoolboy was stabbed to death on his way to a bus station. Tributes have been paid to sixth form student Thomas Taylor, 17, who was attacked by a group of men while he was walking to Bedford Bus Station shortly before … Read more
A celebrity osteopath who has pleaded guilty to three counts of voyeurism is under further police investigation after the discovery of more recording devices, a court has heard. Torben Hersborg, 63, who has boasted celebrity clients including Caroline Wozniacki and Anna Friel, appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Thursday where he was due to … Read more
A white powder in a letter that hospitalised an aide to Belgium’s prime minister, Alexander De Croo, has been identified as strychnine, a poison that can be fatal. The Brussels prosecutor’s office revealed on Wednesday the nature of the substance that was sent last November to government buildings, including the office of De Croo. Belgian … Read more
Kelyan Bokassa was an aspiring rap artist before his death – Instagram The 14-year-old aspiring drill rapper who was stabbed to death on a London bus was due in court for a machete offence. Kelyan Bokassa died after he was attacked in front of horrified passengers travelling on the number 472 bus through Woolwich in … Read more
The annual surge in domestic abuse calls received by police in Northern Ireland over Christmas peaked on New Year’s Day, figures have indicated. There were an average of 92 calls a day to police between December 20 and January 2 2025. The highest number (127) was received on January 1, followed by 109 on December … Read more
A Japanese Yakuza leader has pleaded guilty to attempting to traffic weapons-grade plutonium for Iran’s nuclear weapons programme. Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, faces life in prison after entering the plea in Manhattan federal court, after also admitting drug trafficking charges. Acting US Attorney Edward Y Kim said Ebisawa admitted at his plea that he “brazenly trafficked … Read more
Kemi Badenoch, Elon Musk and Keir Starmer have all been talking about child sex abuse this week. AP Politicians on both sides of the Atlantic have beentalking about Britishgrooming gangs this week. The world’s richest man, Donald Trump’s close ally and tapped to co-lead a new department cutting US government spending, Elon Musk, began the … Read more
A Sydney teenager is under police investigation for allegedly creating explicit deepfake AI images of his female classmates and circulating them via fake social media accounts. The New South Wales police said they launched an investigation after receiving a report on Monday that “inappropriate images were being produced and distributed online”. NSW premier Chris Minns … Read more
Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg will be supervised for a year as an alternative to jail after he admitted abusing his estranged wife over the course of five years. He pleaded guilty to a single charge of domestic abuse of his ex-partner, Gillian Hogg, when he appeared at Selkirk Sheriff Court on November … Read more
The family of a Belfast man missing in Spain have spoken about being in a living nightmare following the finding of a body. John George, 37, a father of two from west Belfast, also known as John Hardy, had been on holiday in Alicante and was last in touch with his family on December 14. … Read more