49 m. ago Mortician 'conducted sickening experiments' on dead bodies in her care

Adeline Ngan-Binh Bui, 50, is under investigation after Austin Police searched a morgue where she is said to have ordered staff to remove the arms of corpses for experimentation

Events

56 m. ago UK weather: ‘Mini heatwave’ to warm up Britain after wet and windy weekend

Warmer weather is predicted to arrive across the UK with more sunshine and a shift in the wind direction, Met Office says

Society

1 hour ago Pakistan and India exchange fire as UN calls for ‘maximum restraint’

Countries trade blows across line of control in disputed Kashmir as tensions rise after deadly shootingTroops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the line of control in disputed Kashmir, officials have said, after the UN urged the nuclear-armed rivals to show “maximum restraint” after a deadly shooting in the region.Relations have plunged to their lowest level in years, with India accusing Pakistan of supporting “cross-border terrorism” after gunmen carried out the worst attack on civilians in contested Muslim-majority Kashmir for a quarter of a century. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago North Lanarkshire Council to make changes to First Stop Shops' operation from June 2

This is in response to a sharp decline in customer demand and changing preferences from residents towards digital and telephone contact methods.

Politics

4 h. ago From ammunition to ballistic missiles: how North Korea arms Russia in the Ukraine war

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s claims about deadly Kyiv strike highlight Kremlin’s reliance on Kim regime’s soldiers, ammunition and missilesNorth Korea’s role in the war in Ukraine has come into sharp focus after the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said a Russian missile that killed 12 people in Kyiv had been supplied by the regime in Pyongyang.“According to preliminary information, the Russians used a ballistic missile manufactured in North Korea,” Zelenskyy said. “Our special services are verifying all the details. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago Kashmir attack: Indian army chief to visit Srinagar as UN urges ‘maximum restraint’

UN calls for tensions between India and Pakistan to be resolved peacefully as relations plunge to lowest level in years following deadly shootingIndia’s army chief was set to lead a high-level security review in Srinagar on Friday, days after militants opened fire on tourists in Indian-held Kashmir, killing 26 civilians in one of the worst such attacks in years.The brazen assault, carried out in a mountain meadow near Pahalgam, has derailed prime minister Narendra Modi’s claims of restored calm in the restive Himalayan territory and sent tensions soaring between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago ‘I’ll hook you up to a f***ing polygraph test,’ a furious Hegseth told acting chair of the Joint Chief of Staff in hunt for leak: report

Hegseth threatened top staff with polygraph tests following reports that the Pentagon invited Elon Musk for a briefing on China

Politics

5 h. ago PwC partners ordered to cut ties with brokerage after internal investigation

Ruling alarms senior executives of the accountancy, who touted their access to lucrative and hard-to-find investments

Events

7 h. ago Automakers focus on the global market, chide the US over tariffs at Shanghai's auto show

Booths of big Chinese, German and Japanese automakers are bustling at Shanghai's auto show as the industry keeps its sights on the wider global market not subject to steep U.S. tariffs on imports of cars and auto parts

Economics

7 h. ago Pete Hegseth reportedly had unsecured office internet line to connect to Signal

Defense chief had line set up to bypass official security protocols and use Signal app on personal computer, AP saysPete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, had an unsecured internet connection set up in his Pentagon office so that he could bypass government security protocols and use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer, two people familiar with the line told the Associated Press.ABC News also reported that Hegseth had what is known as a “dirty line” – what IT professionals call a commercial internet line that is used to connect to websites blocked by the Pentagon’s unclassified and classified lines. Defense department computers connect to the internet through two different systems: SiprNet – or secure internet protocol router network, which is the Pentagon’s network for classified information – and NiprNet – the non-classified internet protocol router network, which handles unclassified information. Continue reading...

Politics

8 h. ago Trump orders Justice Department to investigate Democratic fundraising group ActBlue

Trump memorandum names ActBlue as an online fundraising platform that is used ‘to improperly influence American elections’

Politics

8 h. ago Legendary civil rights attorney Fred Gray honored with statute in Alabama

The legendary attorney who was once deemed the “chief counsel” of the Civil Rights Movement by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has been honored with a statue outside the Alabama State Bar Association

Politics

8 h. ago Trump signs executive memorandum to investigate major Democratic fundraising group

Trump memorandum names ActBlue as an online fundraising platform that is used "to improperly influence American elections’

Politics

9 h. ago Police release CCTV after rugby star's Range Rover is stolen from Aldi car park while sportsman shopped inside

Gwent Police are now looking for a man and woman captured on CCTV (pictured) 'who were in the store at the time and could have information to help the investigation'.

Economics

10 h. ago Pete Hegseth's top aide is out at the Pentagon as he becomes FIFTH in mass exodus amid power struggle

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's controversial chief of staff Joe Kasper is now expected to leave the Pentagon, the fifth top official to leave the administration in a week.

Politics

11 h. ago Port Talbot chapel up in flames as Historic building's roof engulfed in blaze

The emergency services have been called to the scene of a huge blaze at the grade II listed Bethany English Calvinistic Methodist Chapel in Port Talbot, South Wales

Politics

11 h. ago Trump targets Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue with memorandum

President directs attorney general to investigate supposed foreign contributions, an unsubstantiated rightwing claimThe Republican president is taking aim at a Democratic fundraising platform, issuing a presidential memorandum to crack down on supposed foreign contributions to elections, an unsubstantiated claim from the right..Donald Trump announced the memo on Thursday, directing the attorney general to investigate, and report to the president, “concerning allegations regarding the use of online fundraising platforms to make ‘straw’ or ‘dummy’ contributions and to make foreign contributions to US political candidates and committees, all of which break the law”. Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago Mikel Arteta and new transfer chief in agreement on Arsenal's first summer signing

Arsenal could be a busy club during the summer transfer window as new transfer chief Andrea Berta gets to work on identifying targets to improve Mikel Arteta's squad

Sport

11 h. ago Attorneys for former Tennessee House Speaker and top aide say the pair did nothing illegal

The trial of former Tennessee House speaker and his onetime chief of staff on bribery, kickback and money laundering charges is underway, with defense attorneys arguing that the pair did nothing illegal

Society

12 h. ago A Detroit nonprofit's former finance chief gets 19 years for $40 million theft

A former executive at a major Detroit nonprofit has been sentenced to 19 years in prison in the the theft of more than $40 million meant to help beautify the city’s riverfront

Economics