PA Media The jury in the trial of former Manchester United player Ryan Giggs has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts on any of the charges. The 48-year-old denied headbutting ex-partner Kate Greville, 38, during a row at his home in November 2020. He also denied controlling behaviour, as well as assaulting Ms Greville’s
Month: August 2022
Getty Images Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader who brought the Cold War to a peaceful end, has died aged 91. Mr Gorbachev, who took power in 1985, opened up the then-USSR to the world and introduced a set of reforms at home. But he was unable to prevent the slow collapse of the Soviet
Reuters The EU is giving more than five million anti-radiation tablets to Ukraine, as fears grow of an accident at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. The Zaporizhzhia plant is under Russian occupation and has recently come under fire, with both sides blaming each other for the attacks. In some areas, officials are already handing out
PA Media A 21-year-old man has died after being stabbed at Notting Hill Carnival, the Metropolitan Police has said. A murder investigation has been launched after the man was stabbed in Ladbroke Grove, under the Westway flyover, at around 20:00 BST on Monday. Officers pulled out the victim through significant crowds and provided emergency first
Getty Images Ukraine’s military claims to have broken through Russia’s first line of defence in the occupied Kherson region. The reported push appears to form part of a long-awaited offensive being launched by Kyiv in an attempt to retake the country’s south. It follows weeks of Ukrainian attacks aimed at cutting off Russian forces there
Hundreds of people are stranded across the river in the Manoor valley of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after a flash flood hit the region on Friday, destroying at least 10 bridges and dozens of buildings. “We need supplies, we need medicine and please rebuild the bridge, we are left with nothing now.” Those are the
Family handout Anyone who withholds the names of those behind three fatal shootings in Liverpool, including that of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, is “protecting killers”, Merseyside Police have said. Olivia was fatally shot on Monday after a gunman chased a man, neither of whom had links to her family, into her home. She was one of
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Pakistan is appealing for further international assistance after floods wreaked havoc across the country. The US, UK, United Arab Emirates and others have contributed to a monsoon disaster appeal but much more funds are needed, an interior
Family handout Two men who were arrested on suspicion of the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool have been released on bail. Police said one of the men, aged 36, had been recalled to prison after breaching the terms of his licence. Olivia was fatally shot after a gunman chased a man – both
Getty Images Middle earners, as well as low earners, are likely to need government help to pay their energy bills this winter, Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has warned. The energy regulator hiked the price cap on household bills by 80% on Friday, meaning the average bill will rise to £3,549 a year from October. Speaking to
Merseyside Police Police investigating the fatal shooting of Olivia Platt-Korbel have released an image of the car believed to have taken the intended target to hospital. The nine-year-old was killed as her mother struggled with a gunman at the door of their Liverpool home on Monday. Merseyside Police also released aerial footage of the arrest
Getty Images Millions of households will soon discover how high energy bills will go in October as regulator Ofgem announces a new price cap. A household in England, Wales and Scotland using a typical amount of gas and electricity currently pays about £2,000 a year. That annual bill is predicted to soar to more than
Reuters The final pair of working reactors at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant have been disconnected from Ukraine’s power grid, the state nuclear agency says. Nearby fires apparently interfered with overhead power lines, disconnecting the now Russian-controlled site from the national grid for the first time ever. The plant continues to be powered by a local
Family Handout/PA A man targeted by a gunman in the shooting that killed nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel is due to face further questioning about her murder. Olivia was shot as her mother struggled with two men, one with a gun, at her home in Liverpool on Monday night. The intended victim of the shooting has been
A man who was targeted by a gunman in a shooting that left Olivia Pratt-Korbel dead has been arrested and will be questioned about her murder. The nine-year-old was shot as her mother struggled with two men, one armed with a gun, at the door of her Liverpool home on Monday night. The intended victim
Police are continuing to hunt for the person who shot dead a nine-year-old girl at her home in Liverpool. Olivia Pratt-Korbel was killed by a masked gunman who had chased an unknown male into a house in the Dovecot area on Monday night. Merseyside Police has appealed to anyone with information to come forward, including
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