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German prosecutors investigate 105-year-old over alleged Nazi camp murders
German prosecutors are investigating a 105-year-old man for allegedly being an accessory to multiple murders at Stalag 326 VI K, a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp in northwestern Germany during World War Two. The case highlights the ongoing difficulties faced by prosecutors seeking to bring perpetrators of Nazi-era crimes to justice, as most remaining suspects are now…
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US agencies bought forensic software from covertly Russian-controlled firm
US federal agencies including the Department of Defence and Department of Homeland Security have been discovered to have purchased digital forensics software from Oxygen Forensics, a Virginia-based company that was secretly owned and controlled by Russian nationals. The company’s CEO, Lee Reiber, and Russian national Oleg Davydov have been arrested and charged with wire fraud…
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Parents of student, 20, found dead in French villa pool plead for help from British police after ‘lacklustre’ local probe left ‘unanswered questions’
Holly Woodcock, a 20-year-old Manchester Met University student, died in a swimming pool at a friend’s villa in France in August 2024. Her parents have appealed to British police to investigate, citing concerns about the French police inquiry, which they describe as “lacklustre” and riddled with unanswered questions. The Met Police has reviewed their complaint…
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Birmingham’s Oracle rebuild succeeds, but audit doubts persist for years
Birmingham City Council has successfully reimplemented its Oracle Fusion finance and HR system, but historic data problems mean auditors still cannot fully verify its accounts. Grant Thornton expects to issue disclaimer opinions for 2025/26, 2026/27 and 2027/28, leaving stakeholders without independent assurance that the figures are reliable. The rebuilt system has performed far better than…
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Tony Blair’s son backs campaign to rejoin EU
Euan Blair, the 42-year-old chief executive of tech firm Multiverse and eldest son of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, has publicly endorsed his father’s campaign to reverse Brexit. Speaking on Sky News, he stated that Britain would be “better off” in the European Union and that rejoining the bloc would boost the UK’s economy. This…
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Poland declares Starlink station blaze deliberate sabotage amid NATO threat warnings
Poland’s government has declared that a fire at a state-owned Starlink satellite station in central Poland was a deliberate act of sabotage, with Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski stating it was designed to disrupt internet access used by Ukrainian institutions and the Ukrainian army. The incident comes amid broader concerns across NATO Europe about escalating…
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‘Percy Jackson’ Season 3 Stars Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries Set to Attend Italy’s Lucca Comics and Games
Disney+ will promote Season 3 of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” at Italy’s Lucca Comics and Games, with stars Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri joining co-creator Jonathan E. Steinberg and executive producer Dan Shotz for a panel featuring unseen footage. The season adapts Rick Riordan’s “The Titan’s Curse” and follows Percy, Grover…
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US-China trade deal extended; London homes seized by foreign investment wave
Washington and Beijing extend the Busan agreement through January. In Britain, corporate investors now control four-fifths of new London homes as British buyers retreat from the market.
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Spain sends police reinforcements to Costa del Sol holiday hotspots after spate of gangland shootings and discovery of torture chamber
Spain is deploying additional police officers to the Costa del Sol following a series of gangland shootings and the discovery of a torture chamber used by drug traffickers. The announcement was made after a Turkish 47-year-old man was shot in the face whilst dining at a Malaga marina restaurant on Tuesday evening. This escalation is…