Mum and son jailed for ramming driver after 13-mile chase
A mother-and-son duo have been jailed for a revenge attack that led to a driver being rammed into a tree.
· Lewis Adams
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Endless yellow corridors started as an internet meme - now it's a Hollywood horror film
A movie poster showing a sheet of mono-yellow coloured wallpaper might typically wash over your head.
· Alex Taylor
Pia Wurtzbach embraces renewal with new skin treatment campaign
Years after winning Miss Universe 2015, Pia Wurtzbach continues to evolve in the public eye — from beauty queen and actress to entrepreneur, fashion personality and advocate. Her latest campaign reflects another aspect of that evolution: skin care and self-renewal.
· The Manila Times
Hungary’s Magyar has ‘unlocked’ €16B in EU cash. Getting it is another story.
BRUSSELS — Péter Magyar trumpeted his meeting with Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels as a breakthrough — but Hungary is still a long way from receiving the billions of euros in EU funds that Budapest wants.
· Gerardo Fortuna
US judge halts Trump's $1.8bn 'anti-weaponisation' fund
A federal judge has temporarily stopped the creation of a $1.8bn government fund to compensate individuals who claimed to be targets of political investigation by previous presidential administrations.
· Anthony Zurcher
Vallejo criticised for saying woman should not have umpired match
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo was playing in a Grand Slam main draw for the first time
· Bbcsport
Greek national charged with assisting 'Iran spies'
A Greek national has been charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service linked to Iran.
· Jessica Rawnsley
Louisiana lawmakers poised to pass new US House map in redistricting fight
Louisiana Reps. Adrian Fisher, D-Dist 16, left, Chad Michael Boyer, R-Dist 46, and C. Travis Johnson, D-Dist 21, right, recite the pledge of allegiance prior to a house vote on a redistricting plan to eliminate a majority-Black congressional district in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, in Baton Rouge, La., T…
· Jack Brook
Two jailed over fatal 130mph crash in 30 zone
A driver and passenger who filmed themselves inhaling from a balloon while at speeds of over 130mph (209kmh) have been jailed over the death of a man their vehicle crashed into.
· Georgie Docker
Badenoch tells Blair not to waste his time calling for Labour to change
Kemi Badenoch has told former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair to "not waste your time" trying to convince the Labour government to change course.
· Richard Wheeler
Ex-head monk of China's 'kung fu temple' jailed for embezzlement
The former head of China's famous Shaolin Temple - known as the birthplace of kung fu - has been sentenced to 24 years in jail for crimes including embezzlement and bribery.
· Jaroslav Lukiv
Romania asks for NATO support after Russian drone crash
BRUSSELS — Romania will ask NATO to fast-track air defense deliveries and will also shutter its only Russian consulate after a Russian drone crashed into an apartment building.
· Victor Jack
Mourinho signs three-year deal to return as Real Madrid boss
Jose Mourinho was in charge of Real Madrid from 2010-2013
· Bbcsport
Romania drone uproar a diversion from Zelensky’s ‘bloody terrorist attack’ in Starobelsk – Moscow
The uproar surrounding the drone incident in Romania is being used by the West to divert attention from Kiev’s “horrific killing” of students in Russia’s Starobelsk, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has told RT.
· RT
NATO nation running out of men to conscript
Mandatory military conscription of women in Estonia is only a matter of time due to an inevitable shortage of men in the future, the head of the country’s Defense Resources Agency (KRA) has said.
· RT
Israeli strikes hit south Lebanon villages despite ceasefire claims (VIDEO)
Lebanon is again facing deadly Israeli airstrikes despite an officially declared ceasefire, RT correspondent Ali Rida Sbeity has reported from the south of the country. The strikes on Thursday came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated plans to expand military operations in southern Lebanon and enl…
· RT
Budapest Pride allowed to take place in 2026
Hungarian police said they will not prevent anyone from taking part in next month’s Budapest Pride parade, signaling a shift in LGBTQ+ policy in the country since Prime Minister Péter Magyar took office earlier this month.
· Ferdinand Knapp, Max Griera
'Golf ball-sized' hailstones damage roofs and cars
Hail the size of golf balls left holes in conservatory roofs and dents in cars after a storm described as "like something out of a movie".
· Holly Rattley
Watch: AI versions of Churchill, Kahlo and Gandhi on Question Time
The BBC's topical debate programme Question Time began in an usual way this week, featuring a panel of iconic people who all passed away decades ago.
Stalker jailed for murdering ex-girlfriend
A jealous stalker has been jailed for at least 30 years for murdering his ex-girlfriend after following her with a tracker he had hidden in their young daughter's scooter.
· BBC News
Giorgia Meloni’s Italy wants to rename electricity
PARIS — The Italian government wants to change the name of the international unit of electrical potential from "volt" to "volta," to pay tribute to Italian electricity pioneer Alessandro Volta two centuries after his death.
· Giorgio Leali
'Controversial' North Korean invasion setting for next Call of Duty game
The next Call of Duty game has been revealed, with much of the reaction focused on its campaign set around a fictional renewed conflict on the Korean Peninsula.
· Laura Cress
Polish president wants Zelensky stripped of top state honor
Vladimir Zelenksy’s decision to name a commando unit after Ukrainian Nazi collaborators is evidence that his country is “not ready to become part of the European family,” Polish President Karol Nawrocki has said.
· RT
Every VAR error: How Arsenal escaped red cards and penalties
Everton were trailing 1-0 against Arsenal and could have been awarded a penalty had there been a VAR intervention for an incident during their game
· Bbcsport
Only three-quarters of first class mail delivered on time
Just over three-quarters of first class letters, or 75.7%, were delivered on time by Royal Mail in the year to the end of March, far off its target of 93%.
· Mitchell Labiak
Murder accused fails to appear in court
A man accused of murdering an innocent bystander shot dead outside a bar has failed to appear in court due to his mental health.
· Tom Ingall
UNESCO records a halt in the growth of children’s participation in school education
UNESCO has presented its Global Education Monitoring Report 2026, which makes it possible to see how far the international community has advanced in achieving one of the key Sustainable Development Goals: the universal inclusion of school-age children in primary and secondary education systems.
· RT
Former US attorney general Pam Bondi testifies in congressional Epstein probe
Former US Attorney General Pam Bondi is appearing in front of a congressional panel probing convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
· Nardine Saad
England must accept Ashes backlash, says McCullum
Brendon McCullum took charge of the England Test team in 2022
· Bbcsport
Turbulent skies: The stealth erosion of EC261
For more than two decades, EU Regulation EC261 has been one of Europe’s clearest consumer success stories. It transformed air passenger rights from vague promises into enforceable protections, while creating powerful incentives for airlines to improve operational reliability.
· Patrick Gibbels, secretary general, Association of Passenger Rights Advocates
German politician blasts ‘totalitarian madness’ of sanctions on pro-Palestinian journalist
Germany’s implementation of EU sanctions against a pro-Palestinian journalist whom Brussels has accused of fueling discord on Russia’s behalf has descended into “totalitarian madness,” German opposition politician Sahra Wagenknecht has said.
· RT
Wallabies star suffers pre-finals scare as Reds phenom dealt a reality check
There are concerns strike centre Hunter Paisami may have played his final game in a Queensland Reds’ jumper, with his Super Rugby finals campaign now in jeopardy after he sustained a knee injury in the side’s 45-24 triumph of the Fijian Drua.
· Nick Wright
Trippier verbally agrees to Wolves move after Newcastle exit
Kieran Trippier has also played for Atletico Madrid, Tottenham and Burnley
· Bbcsport
EU’s big 6 pitch a rival to Wall Street
BRUSSELS — The EU’s six largest economies have a vision for creating a U.S.-style financial market. Now they just need to sell it to everyone else.
· Bjarke Smith-Meyer, Gregorio Sorgi
Amputee surgeon struck off for posing extreme risk
A convicted NHS vascular surgeon who froze his own legs so they had to be removed has been struck off the medical register.
· Lisa Young
Japan sending troops to train with NATO’s Ukraine mission
Tokyo on Friday announced it would deploy four members of the Japanese military to Germany to train with NATO's Ukraine mission.
· Jonas Loesel
Canadian man who allegedly sold lethal chemical will not be tried in UK
Families in the UK say they are angry at the decision by prosecutors not to charge a Canadian man who is alleged to have sold a lethal chemical linked to the deaths of 73 British people.
· Sean Dilley
Donaldson letter to sex abuse accuser had 'nothing to do with allegations', court hears
A letter written by Sir Jeffrey Donaldson to a woman who has accused him of sex abuse had nothing to do with her allegations against him, Newry Crown Court has heard.
· Julian O'Neill
Child among three dead after tower block fall
Three people, including a child, have died after falling from a high-rise block of flats in south London, the Metropolitan Police has said.
· James Kelly
No second retrial for men accused of airport brawl
Two men accused of assaulting a police officer in a brawl at Manchester Airport will not face a second retrial.
· Georgie Docker
S. Korea kicks off 2-day early voting for June 3 local elections
Many South Koreans headed to the polls Friday in early voting for next week's local elections and parliamentary by-elections, widely seen as a referendum on President Lee Jae Myung's first year in office.
· Yonhap
Kenyan court halts US plans for Ebola quarantine facility for Americans
A Kenyan court has temporarily blocked the U.S. government from opening a new Ebola quarantine facility in the country for American citizens.
· Claudia Chiappa
Russia Targets Mineral Water in Latest Trade Restriction Against Armenia
Russia’s consumer safety watchdog has blocked the sale of an additional 64.5 million bottles of Armenian mineral water, ramping up what appears to be an economic pressure campaign against Yerevan over its pursuit of closer relations with the European Union.
· The Moscow Times
Austrian sentenced to 15 years for planning attack on Taylor Swift concert
An Austrian court has sentenced a 21-year-old man to 15 years in prison for planning a jihadist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024.
· Ferdinand Knapp
Veterans minister says Starbucks Korea should face public criticism, sanctions over controversial campaign
Veterans Minister Kwon Oh-eul said Friday he believes Starbucks Korea should face sanctions over the recent controversial marketing campaign associated with the May 18 Gwangju democratization movement, saying it was not the result of an "individual deviation," but a company-level marketing scheme.
· Yonhap
Is Grand Slam singles woe for British players a worry for Wimbledon?
Katie Boulter and Francesca Jones were the only two Britons to reach the second round of the French Open singles
· Bbcsport
Top UK chefs call for 10% VAT cut for pubs and restaurants
Four top UK chefs and restaurant owners have urged the government to cut VAT for restaurants and pubs as they warned working in the hospitality industry was the "hardest it has ever been".
· Michael Race
Reform knew of Makerfield candidate’s deleted accounts before selecting him
LONDON — Reform UK was aware of the controversial deleted social media accounts of its Makerfield by-election candidate Robert Kenyon before choosing him to stand against Andy Burnham, the party has confirmed.
· Sam Francis
Exploding rocket casts doubts over Nasa's Moon plans
The fireball that lit up the sky over Florida's Kennedy Space Centre last night has put a big question mark over whether Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin can deliver on a string of commitments to Nasa in its efforts to send astronauts to the lunar surface and build a Moon base.
· Pallab Ghosh
Orban’s successor rules out sending weapons to Ukraine
Hungary will not supply weapons or military equipment to Ukraine, the country’s newly elected prime minister, Peter Magyar, said on Thursday shortly after meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels.
· RT