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Rate rise, Gaza collapse and Leicester mum’s Malawi abduction lead the bulletin
State pension to rise 3.9% under the triple lock; at least 20 dead after a Gaza City building collapse; a British mother from Leicester remains missing after abduction in Malawi; plus an LA helicopter crash, Meta’s camera-free glasses and Sunderland’s European return.
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Boeing 737 makes emergency landing after tyre failure damages cabin in Iran
Passengers on a Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737 screamed in panic after part of the cabin ceiling collapsed onto them mid-flight, following a tyre blowout on takeoff from Mashhad, Iran, on Tuesday. The pilot declared an emergency and returned to Mashhad Hashemi Nejad International Airport, where the aircraft landed safely; no injuries were reported despite some…
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Nandy backs Sheeran after Macklemore dropped from Loop Tour
Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour has been disrupted after all remaining support acts withdrew following the removal of US rapper Macklemore from the line-up. Macklemore was dropped after making pro-Palestinian statements and showing images of Gaza devastation during two New Jersey concerts, which sparked condemnation from some Jewish groups and a petition calling for his removal.…
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Unmasking Iran’s murderous enforcers: Amnesty names 87 officials who oversaw brutal campaign of killing, torture and rape in crackdown on women’s rights protest
Amnesty International has published a 1,000-page report naming 87 Iranian officials it says oversaw killings, torture and sexual violence during the crackdown on the 2022 “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests, and has called for them to be investigated for crimes against humanity. The findings matter because they provide a detailed, evidence-based account implicating senior figures, including…
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Saudi Arabia intercepts drone near Mecca amid escalating Yemen tensions
Saudi Arabia says it shot down a Houthi drone south of Mecca on a Tuesday evening, an incident that came amid a wider escalation between the Saudi-led coalition and the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen. The Houthis denied targeting the holy city, insisting their strikes were aimed only at Saudi oil facilities and military bases,…
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Houthis ‘fire drone at Mecca’ and ‘shoot down Saudi fighter jet’ as war intensifies
Saudi Arabia said it shot down a Houthi drone near Mecca, while the Houthis claimed to have downed a Saudi fighter jet, as fighting between the two sides intensifies amid the wider regional war. The clashes have fuelled fears of a fresh global oil supply crisis after Houthi forces seized the strategic Greater and Lesser…
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At least 12 killed after war-damaged Gaza building collapses
At least 20 people, including five children, have been killed and dozens more are missing after a war-damaged multi-storey building collapsed in the Tal al-Hawa area of Gaza City. Locals said around 10 families had been living in the apartments despite prior warnings that the structure was unsafe, underlining the dangers civilians face returning to…
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Andy Burnham ‘to meet Donald Trump in New York next week’ as tensions rise with US over Iran war, Ukraine, Falklands and AI
Andy Burnham is expected to meet Donald Trump in New York next week during the UN General Assembly, potentially for the first time in person. The meeting could be diplomatically sensitive because of disagreements between Britain and the United States over Iran, Ukraine, the Falkland Islands, Irish unification and technology regulation. Burnham has indicated that…
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Middle East crisis drives UK inflation to 3.1% amid rate rise expectations
UK inflation accelerated to 3.1% in the year to August, up from 2.9% in July, as the deepening Middle East crisis pushed up energy and transport costs. The rise matched economists’ expectations but reinforced concerns that further increases lie ahead, with some analysts now forecasting CPI could approach 4% next year. Markets responded by pricing…
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Redwood by Ben Macintyre review – a superbly wrought tale of cold war defection
Ben Macintyre’s latest true-espionage book, Redwood, tells the story of Vladimir Kuzichkin, a KGB officer stationed in Tehran shortly after Iran’s 1979 revolution, and his relationship with Ian McCredie, the young MI6 officer who becomes his handler. The reviewer praises it as a page-turning masterpiece, arguing it transcends Macintyre’s reputation for “dadlit” spy nonfiction and…