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Biden-era FBI tracked Melania and teenage Barron’s travel and targeted Susie Wiles’ phone in bombshell Trump probe
Recently released files say the FBI tracked Melania Trump and her son Barron’s travel in 2022 as it investigated Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents. The disclosures also say the FBI later monitored calls from Susie Wiles, then leading Trump’s political operation and now his White House chief of staff, raising questions about surveillance of…
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British Airways steward wins £29,195 after unfair dismissal ruling
A British Airways cabin steward has won £29,195 after an employment tribunal ruled his dismissal was unfair. Charly Mateo was sacked in July 2024 following allegations that he asked a female colleague about joining the “mile high club”, touched her leg and told her sexual stories; the tribunal found that BA’s investigation was not thorough…
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Israel prepared to intercept Flydubai jet after alleged hijacking attempt
Israel confirmed it was prepared to shoot down a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv after its Omani co-pilot attacked the captain with an emergency axe in an alleged attempted hijacking. The co-pilot, reportedly named Hamam al-Hammami, was believed to be a radicalised extremist who intended to crash the plane into Ben Gurion Airport…
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British RAF officer is killed and his wife injured in parasailing accident during Maltese holiday
Former RAF officer Daryl “Daz” Mayhew, 59, died in a parasailing accident off Saint Julian’s, Malta, while on holiday with his wife Dawn, who was injured. The incident has prompted a criminal investigation led by a Maltese magistrate, and raises questions about the circumstances in which the couple were taken into the sea. The couple,…
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Badenoch’s rightward shift risks losing the Tory voters needed to regain power
Polly Toynbee argues that Kemi Badenoch’s effort to win back Reform UK voters by moving the Conservatives further right risks alienating the moderate voters the party needs to regain. She says the party has little chance of returning to power without winning back the “blue wall” across southern England, and that its conference presents little…
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BA Boeing 777 returns to Heathrow after emergency descent over Ireland
A British Airways flight from Heathrow to Chicago declared an emergency after making a steep descent over Ireland, then returned safely to Heathrow. The diversion disrupted its planned transatlantic journey while the airline investigates a technical issue. Flight-tracking data showed the Boeing 777-200ER descending from about 37,000ft to around 9,000ft within minutes and transmitting the…
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Former SAS break silence on IRA killings; food crisis looms
Fifteen former SAS soldiers have spoken publicly for the first time about covert anti-IRA operations that cost lives. Over 150 experts also warn the UK is unprepared for future food shortages.
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Pressure mounts on Arsenal as Putellas and Diani score twice each
Pressure continues to mount on Arsenal manager Renée Slegers following a 4-2 defeat to Manchester City, leaving the Gunners with just one win in six games and 10 points adrift of the leaders. Despite poor form, Slegers demonstrated commitment to travelling fans, who responded with support. Meanwhile, Chelsea delivered a commanding 3-0 victory over West…
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Tories axe Environment Agency; realtor arrested in Taiwan spy scandal
The Conservatives plan to scrap the Environment Agency and Natural England as part of a deregulation drive. A California agent has been arrested at LAX accused of spying on Taiwan’s president’s son for Chinese handlers.
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Wild moment teens and security guards brawl in Melbourne shopping centre on last day of school holidays
A group of teenagers engaged in a violent altercation with shopping centre security guards at Highpoint Shopping Centre in Maribyrnong, western Melbourne, on Sunday morning during school holidays. The frightening incident occurred near a children’s activity area, causing families to flee the scene. The brawl, filmed by witnesses, took place shortly before 11am and involved…