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Guns, axes, explosives: violent museum heists are on the rise, says Europol
Europol has warned that robberies at European museums are becoming increasingly violent, with thieves using guns, sledgehammers, axes and even explosives rather than relying on the stealthier methods traditionally associated with cultural goods theft. The EU police agency said this shift towards forceful tactics could signal the involvement of new criminal networks, sometimes recruited on…
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First Brit dies while fighting for Russia in Ukraine: ‘Normal lad from Yorkshire’ is ‘killed by drone’
Bradley Townsend, a 33-year-old fisherman from Barnsley, has become the first known British national to die while fighting for Russia in Ukraine, killed by a drone strike in the eastern Donetsk region. He travelled to Russia in April 2026 with no prior military experience, saying he wanted to “repay the favour” to Donbas miners who…
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‘You f***ing idiot, move back!’: Russian soldier accidentally fires RPG at his own feet during training
A video shared on social media shows a Russian recruit accidentally firing an RPG at his own feet during a training exercise, prompting his instructor, who was filming, to erupt in furious profanity-laced warnings. The clip is being cited as an example of the kind of carelessness and poor equipment maintenance that Kyiv says has…
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Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon price rises in western Europe ‘highest in world’
Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video subscribers in western Europe have faced steeper price rises than customers anywhere else in the world over the past three years, according to research by Ampere Analysis. The finding highlights how the world’s biggest streaming services are increasingly relying on price increases, alongside advertising tiers, to fund content production…
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Nato missile boost for Ukraine, US financial offensive against Iran, Fed chair faces Jackson Hole test
Andy Burnham has pledged British support for Ukraine’s missile ambitions in Kyiv, whilst Washington threatens Iran’s trading partners and new Fed chair Kevin Warsh braces for a critical Jackson Hole address amid inflation fears.
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Ukrainian robot soldier ‘wipes out 20 Russian troops’: Footage shows machinegun attack on ‘shelter where Putin’s forces were sheltering’
Ukrainian forces have released footage of an unmanned ground vehicle killing 20 Russian soldiers who had taken shelter in a building, according to defence technology firm DevDroid, which manufactures the robot. The strike highlights the growing role of remote-controlled ground systems in the war, allowing Ukrainian troops to engage Russian positions without exposing themselves to…
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Woman granted UK settled status is left stranded in Spain after Home Office database mixes her up with identical twin sister
A British Columbia-based woman with settled status in the UK was blocked from boarding a flight home from Spain after the Home Office’s digital eVisa system confused her immigration record with that of her identical twin sister. Nidia Webb, who has lived in the UK for eight years and was granted status under the post-Brexit…
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Ukraine hits Ozon logistics hubs in expanded Russia drone campaign
Ukraine marked its Independence Day weekend with an expanded drone campaign against Russian e-commerce infrastructure, striking three logistics hubs belonging to Ozon, Russia’s second-largest online retailer, while also attempting a strike on a military cosmodrome. Fires broke out at Ozon warehouses in Krasnodar and Makhachkala, with several people reported wounded in Makhachkala, while sites in…
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EFL and Scottish league pushing to stop illegal broadcast of matches in Russia
The English Football League and Scottish Professional Football League have launched investigations and are considering legal action after discovering that their matches have been illegally broadcast in Russia this season. A Russian subscription and streaming service, Football TV, has been shown airing numerous EFL fixtures and Scottish Premiership games featuring Celtic, Rangers and Hearts, despite…
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Russia’s second-biggest online retailer targeted in Ukrainian strikes
Warehouses belonging to Ozon, Russia’s second-largest online retailer, were hit by a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes overnight, causing fires at logistics centres in Krasnodar, Dagestan, Stavropol and Adygea and injuring several people. Ukraine has for weeks been striking sites belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s biggest online retailer, and has now extended the campaign to Ozon,…