British man charged after ‘trying to drown daughter-in-law on dream family holiday’

Mark Gibbon, from Beaconsfield, was arguing with his 33-year-old daughter-in-law in a swimming pool inside the Solterra Resort in Davenport, Florida, when he allegedly tried to drown her Mark Gibbon has been... Read more »

Germany to raise ‘mothers’ pension’ – DW – 08/04/2025

The Christian Social Union (CSU), the Bavarian sister-party to Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), appears to have persuaded its big sibling to implement one of its own pet projects:... Read more »

Thug who tried to claim he had sexsomnia when he raped woman in vicious campaign of abuse is jailed for 11 years

A dangerous thug with a tattoo of an axe on his face who left two women terrified with a campaign of violence has been jailed for 11 years for rape after his... Read more »

Railway hit in Kharkiv Oblast as Russian attacks kill 10, injure 17 in Ukraine over past day

Editor’s note: The story was updated with the latest casualty figures in Kharkiv Oblast. Russian attacks against Ukraine killed at least 10 civilians and injured at least 17 others over the past... Read more »

Prison system was days from ‘total meltdown’ three times under Sunak’s conservative government, review finds

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Harris speaks to Haitian minister as efforts continue to secure release – The Irish Times

Tánaiste Simon Harris has held talks overnight with Haiti’s foreign minister about the kidnapping of Mayo woman Gena Heraty. Mr Harris, who is also Minister for Foreign Affairs, asked his counterpart Jean-Victor... Read more »

AfD ex-aide on trial for China espionage – DW – 08/05/2025

Skip next section Ruling expected over cola-mix bottle design dispute 08/05/2025August 5, 2025 Ruling expected over cola-mix bottle design dispute Has Berntzen copied Paulaner?Image: Peter Kneffel/dpa/picture alliance A German court is expected... Read more »

No 10 declines to say if Palestine will be recognised with Hamas in power | Politics News

The prime minister’s spokesman has refused eight times to confirm whether recognition of Palestine could go ahead if Hamas remain in power and the hostages are not released.  Keir Starmer’s spokesman was questioned... Read more »

‘David and Goliath battle’ as talks begin over deal to reduce plastic pollution | Science, Climate & Tech News

The scientist who first raised the alarm over microplastics in the world’s oceans has warned of a “David versus Goliath” battle between scientists and the plastics industry – as delegates begin to... Read more »

It is unfair for West to pressure Ukraine to liberate all occupied territories, we don’t recognize them as Russian

Czech President Petr Pavel believes that Ukraine will not be able to liberate the currently occupied territories in the near future even with maximum support from partner countries and that the economic... Read more »