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KPMG director admits negligence after son’s fatal fall in Cyprus
Joshua Foster, 37, a KPMG director, pleaded guilty to causing the death of his two-year-old son who fell from a fourth-floor hotel window in Cyprus in July. The child died after falling from the King Evelthon Hotel near Paphos, and Foster now faces up to four years in prison and potential striking-off from his profession…
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Man convicted of ISIS membership for sharing bomb-making material on Telegram
Abdullah Yousef, 24, has been found guilty of membership of ISIS and distributing terrorist materials after a trial at Birmingham Crown Court. He created a Telegram group where he published extremist content including instructions for making suicide vests and videos glorifying the 9/11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. His conviction highlights concerns about how…
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British whistleblower linked Lutnick to Epstein before dying in Thailand
Simon Andriesz, a 57-year-old British banker, was found dead from hanging in Thailand on 23 September. The whistleblower had revealed emails suggesting that US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had undisclosed business dealings with deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein, drawing attention to accountability in high-level politics. His death highlights the personal toll of whistleblowing and underscores the…
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Nearly 1,300 migrants cross Channel in four days as yearly total exceeds 20,000
Nearly 1,300 small boat migrants reached Britain in just four days, marking the busiest crossing period so far this year. This surge has pushed the annual total past 20,000 arrivals and coincided with tragedy—two deaths and two injuries during attempted crossings—intensifying political pressure on Labour to address the Channel crisis. The incidents and recent controversial…
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Australian man hospitalised after pressurised soup tin explodes in his face
An Australian man has been hospitalised after a tin of tomato soup exploded in his face, leaving him with a sliced nose requiring medical treatment. The incident happened when Dick Lanyon from rural Victoria picked up a disfigured tin of Heinz Big Red soup from his pantry to dispose of it, but the lid detached…
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Has Katie Price’s ex been released from prison? Lee Andrews re-brands as ‘Britain’s Bad Boy’ as he returns to Instagram, likes photos of his former flame and takes a swipe at her with break-up song
Lee Andrews, Katie Price’s estranged husband, has prompted speculation that he has been released from a Dubai jail after his Instagram and Cameo accounts became active. He changed his Instagram bio to “Britain’s Bad Boy” and shared a clip of a Halsey break-up song that appeared to refer to Price, though his release has not…
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The XCERTS Announce UK Headline Tour
The XCERTS have announced a UK headline tour for January and February 2027, supporting their latest album, ‘i think i want to go home now.’ The band say they gave listeners time to take in the record before beginning their first headline run in support of it, and are looking forward to playing the songs…
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Ghana arrests seven women over cedi bouquets and currency-decorated cakes
Ghanaian authorities have arrested seven women accused of making and selling bouquets from cedi banknotes and decorating cakes with currency. The Bank of Ghana says these practices misuse the national currency, which must be treated as legal tender, and the arrests mark the largest enforcement action so far. The arrests followed a tip-off and were…
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Jody Pearson jailed in Spain over fraud at collapsed expat wealth firm
Jody Pearson, also known as Jody Smart, has been jailed in Spain for three-and-a-half years after losing appeals against her fraud conviction. Her collapsed wealth firm left hundreds of British expats unable to access retirement savings and investment bonds, with the case highlighting the scale of losses suffered by clients. Pearson ran Continental Wealth Management…