Counter-terror police are investigating an arson attack in north-west London “due to the similarities” with recent incidents in the area. A man was spotted approaching a row of shops carrying a plastic bag later found to contain three bottles of “fluid”, the Metropolitan Police said. He placed the bag by a building in Hendon before […]
Continue ReadingSwiss football club FC Basel said on Saturday they have cancelled a Kanye West concert, becoming the latest European venue to stop or postpone the US rapper’s performances amid a furore over his past antisemitic comments. FC Basel, who are responsible for concerts and events that take place at their St. Jakob-Park ground, told Reuters […]
Continue ReadingIran has swiftly reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, reimposing restrictions on the critical waterway after the US said the reopening would not end its blockade. Tehran’s joint military command said on Saturday that its “control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state… under strict management and control of […]
Continue ReadingPolice in Tanzania questioned the fiancé of US social media influencer Ashly Robinson, who died after an alleged suicide attempt while the couple were on vacation in Zanzibar, a tourist hub off the east African country’s mainland. Police had confiscated the passport of her partner, Joseph Isaac McCann, 45, also a US citizen, they said […]
Continue ReadingHomelessness charity Centrepoint has said it has “no plans to work together in the future” with Sharon Osbourne after she expressed support for a rally being organised by Tommy Robinson. The former The X Factor judge used her official Instagram account to leave a comment saying: “See you at the march” in response to a […]
Continue ReadingA son of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has avoided being charged with attempted murder after reaching a plea deal in which he admitted to pointing a gun and breaking immigration laws in South Africa. Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe and his co-accused, Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze, have been detained since mid-February, facing attempted murder charges following the […]
Continue ReadingThe price of oil has tumbled and stock markets globally rallied higher after Iran declared it had reopened the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping route. Brent crude fell 11% to just over 88 US dollars a barrel in afternoon trading on Friday as Iranian authorities said the strait has fully reopened for commercial traffic as […]
Continue ReadingFormer glamour model Jodie Marsh has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a man and will stand trial next year. The media personality, wearing a black leather jacket, appeared before Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Marsh, 47, pleaded not guilty to assaulting Christopher Hynes by beating him on January 16th of this year. Jodie Marsh pleaded […]
Continue ReadingIran’s foreign minister and US President Donald Trump have said the Strait of Hormuz is fully open to commercial vessels. In a social media post, Mr Trump said Iran announced that the strait “is fully open and ready for full passage”. Minutes earlier, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X that the passage for […]
Continue ReadingSarah Ferguson has been photographed in Austria, reportedly staying at a £2,000-a-night (€2,294) chalet in the Alps. The King’s former sister-in-law was tracked down by The Sun newspaper to her bolt-hole months after last being seen in public. Sarah has faced calls to speak to the US authorities about convicted sex offender financier Jeffrey Epstein […]
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