All news for 2024-07-23

Charlotte Dujardin has been forced to withdraw from Team GB for the upcoming Olympics after a video showed her repeatedly whipping a horse on the legs.

The British Army has carried out its first test of Raytheon’s anti-drone laser weapon from a military vehicle, the company said on Monday, in the latest sign that drone warfare is a growing priority for Western armed forces.

The Tories have announced they will not confirm their new leader until November 2 - meaning there will be months of infighting with Rishi Sunak forced to remain

Cyprus is fourth among EU states when it comes to private donations per capita to political parties. And more than half of these private donations come from companies.

The family of a Syrian American psychologist who treated traumatized Syrians and disappeared while visiting relatives in Damascus has filed a complaint in a United States court against the Syrian Arab Republic for abducting, imprisoning, torturing, and killing him.

A Russian court has sentenced veteran RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who holds dual U.S.-Russian citizenship, to 6.5 years in prison on charges of spreading falsehoods about the Russian army.

Lockwood resigned as director of watchdog in 2022 after being accused of assaulting 14-year-olds

Expected to be the only candidate to lead Welsh Labour, she will have to use her experience to unite her party

Civil Aviation Authority proposes measure to help consumers make ‘more informed travel choices’

Statistics raise concerns that rise in demand for data processing driven by AI could derail climate targets

Cheatle steps down a day after House hearing where members of both parties called for her to quit

Harry Savage, who starred in the Channel 4 show Hunted in 2019, was found dead in his home in London.

Netherlands team boss Pieter van den Hoogenband has defended the decision to take convicted rapist Steven van de Velde to the Paris Olympics.

West Midlands Ambulance Services rushed to the scene at the River Arrow in Alcester, Warwickshire, on Monday evening with the boy later taken to Birmingham Children’s Hospital

The police officer was stabbed in the chest at HMP Frankland Prison and has been rushed to hospital in an ambulance, Durham Police said, who added that the victim is from a different force

A coroner’s report has found that Clapham attacker Abdul Ezedi went into the River Thames ’with the intention of ending his own life’ hours after targeting a woman and two girls with chemicals

The next fighter jet planned for the RAF could be under review, as the ’absolute beast’ Tempest stealth fighter jet would be a technological marvel but could cost billions

Keating was stopped by police on June 18, the day before she was expected to join England coach Sarina Wiegman’s 28-strong squad for a three-day training camp at St George’s Park