All news for 2024-08-24

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ISIS has claimed responsibility for a knife attack that resulted in the deaths of three people at a festival
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the knife attack that killed three people at a festival in Germany.
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Prince Harry’s legal battle for police protection has cost UK taxpayers more than £600,000
Prince Harry’s legal fight against the Home Office’s decision to downgrade his police protection in the UK has cost the government more than £600,000 to date.
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5 strategies to reduce back-to-school expenses
You might be looking forward to your children returning to school this month, but chances are your bank balance is not.
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Terrifying moment as Storm Lilian’s 70 mph winds nearly blow lorry off 100 ft high bridge
A lorry has been filmed as it went agonisingly close to toppling over as it balanced on two wheels during ferocious gusts on the Humber Bridge during Storm Lilian
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15-year-old detained after stabbing attack at Solingen festival
Police have confirmed the arrest of a 15-year-old in connection with the stabbing attack in Solingen, but are still trying to determine the motive, including whether terrorism could be involved.
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Marriage fraud: How Aliaksei Aleksin’s unfamed relatives help the tobacco king evade sanctions
“Solvents and Thinners Schemer”, “Tobacco King”, “Orsha Offshore Owner”, “Smuggler” – these “epithets and regalia” brought businessman Aliaksei Aleksin wealth, success and influence in Belarus.
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Starmer promises continued UK support for Ukraine on independence anniversary
PM sends message of solidarity as Ukrainians celebrate anniversary of exit from USSR
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Italian authorities reveal initial findings in Bayesian manslaughter investigation following tragic sinking, citing ’mistakes’ made
Italian prosecutors release initial findings in manslaughter investigation into the Bayesian disaster, following claims that the luxury yacht was "unsinkable."
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Bradford house fire: Two arrested on suspicion of murder after blaze claims lives of a mother and her three children
Bryonie Gawith, 29, and her children Denisty, nine, Oscar, five, and Aubree Birtle, 22 months, all died after their home was set alight with West Yorkshire Police since making a series of arrests
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Dutch Grand Prix session halted as Logan Sargeant’s Williams catches fire following a major crash
Final practice at Zandvoort was stopped for a lengthy delay after a big Logan Sargeant crash which forced him to flee his Williams which had caught fire after the impact
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Several dead after knifeman randomly attacks festival-goers in Germany
At least three people have been killed and eight wounded in a mass attack on a festival in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.