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Michigan woman charged after teenager suffers severe burns in brawl
A 31-year-old Michigan woman, Shanell Lakeisha Cohen, was arrested after pouring boiling water on a 15-year-old girl during a brawl that erupted in Pontiac on Sunday evening. When police arrived to find approximately 50-100 people fighting in a car park, Cohen reportedly went into her home, retrieved a pot of hot water and threw it…
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Final moments of grandmother before she was found dead from head injury at her home: Police release CCTV showing 68-year-old in pub as they continue hunt for killer
Police have released CCTV footage of Rose Johnston, 68, just two days before she was found dead from a head injury at her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, as the first anniversary of her murder approaches. The footage shows her enjoying an ordinary evening with friends at The Watch Maker pub in Prescot on 3 October…
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Two Iranian nationals are charged over suspected terror plot targeting the Jewish community in Manchester
Two Iranian nationals have been charged with preparation of terrorist acts following investigations into an alleged plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community before Yom Kippur. Salam Ahmadyan, 36, and Rahman Salehi, 34, were arrested on 20 September, with counter-terrorism police alleging they had contact with an overseas third party, possibly Iran. The case represents a significant…
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Manchester City whistleblower Rui Pinto to leave Portugal over safety fears
Rui Pinto, founder of Football Leaks and whistleblower in the Manchester City investigation, has announced he is leaving Portugal after his witness protection status was terminated. The Portuguese authorities removed his protection two days after the Premier League found Manchester City guilty of 115 charges, which was an investigation directly prompted by Pinto’s leaked documents.…
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Manchester City warned; Celebrity Traitors opens to acclaim
The FA warns Manchester City over integrity findings. Celebrity Traitors opens with 21 celebrities, a new heart valve is approved and violence erupts in France over education.
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California orchard camera catches man stealing dozens of pomegranates
A California orchard owner captured footage of a man filling bags with pomegranates and stealing dozens of fruits. The Fresno Sheriff’s office has identified the suspect as Leopoldo Leon Zaragoza, 52, who lived less than a mile from the Del Rey orchard and has been charged with petty theft. The incident highlights the growing problem…
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Elderly suspect cleared in 1993 Welsh farming couple’s murders
An 87-year-old man arrested in December 2025 in connection with the 1993 murders of farming couple Harry and Megan Tooze has been cleared after ten months of investigation. The arrest was made as part of Operation Vega, a forensic review launched in 2023, but police have advised the man he faces no further action. This…
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Tories warn UK grooming gangs inquiry must include Scotland as SNP fails to act
Scottish Conservative MP Harriet Cross has urged the Home Secretary to extend the UK’s statutory inquiry into grooming gangs to include Scotland. She argues that excluding Scotland, where victims have been reported in every council area, would leave the inquiry with an incomplete account of group-based child sexual abuse across the UK. The UK inquiry,…
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US growth has continued as carbon emissions fell since 2008
The 2008 financial crisis created a turning point in the US economy’s relationship with carbon emissions. For decades, economic growth and fossil fuel consumption rose together, but since 2008 the US has achieved declining carbon emissions alongside continued economic growth, a phenomenon economists describe as “opening the scissors.” Sweden provided an earlier example, cutting carbon…
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Scottish prosecutors urged to weigh prison overcrowding when charging suspects
Scottish prosecutors have been told to consider prison overcrowding when deciding whether to charge suspects, with warnings, fines and other direct measures presented as ways to ease pressure on jails. The guidance has drawn criticism from the Scottish Conservatives, who say it could mean offenders avoid appropriate punishment and victims are denied justice. An inspector’s…