All news for 2025-02-08

Release of three Israeli hostages and 183 Palestinian prisoners comes as next phase of ceasefire set to begin.

Chief Financial Officer Vaibhav Taneja, Chairwoman of the Board Robyn Denholm, and Kimbal Musk, Elon Musk’s brother and Tesla board member, have sold large amounts of company shares.

Boomers are holding on to their money for as long as they can, rather than handing them down as inheritance to their children, according to a new report.

The is very little information about the Russian entrepreneur with Greek citizenship, Roman Spiridonov. His name is increasingly mentioned in the context of the work of Russia’s shadow fleet and connections with Putin’s entourage.

Two months after the fall of Assad’s regime, Whitehall’s decision to pause asylum applications from Syrians has left more than 6,600 cases stuck on hold in the UK.

The body of Louise Lasalle was found in woodland near her school in France with police now having arrested a man, 23, as well as his partner amid a murder investigation.

Three more Israeli hostages were escorted onto a stage by Hamas fighters before being released.

A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) from accessing the personal financial data of millions of Americans in Treasury Department records, according to court documents.

Santorini, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Greece, could soon be swamped by volcanic eruptions and tsunamis.

A six-year-old girl was mauled in the face by her pet dog in a 48-hour spate of ‘freak’ dog attacks on children.

A woman has died after her car collided with a bus early this morning.

The encrypted data of millions of Apple users worldwide could reportedly be handed over to the government.

Sam Gumble was working as security to defend against Somali pirates on the MS Lana - a superyacht previously used by Beyoncé - when he was injured by a burst pipe in the Middle East.

Hamas kidnapped hundreds of hostages and killed more than 1,200 people in the October 7, 2023, massacre prompting Israel’s all-out offensive in Gaza, killing tens of thousands.

Users of the Playstation Network have reported problems and the outage has affected Playstation store purchases, gaming, account management, and video content.

US president cites Biden’s removal of Trump’s security clearance in 2021 in the wake of the January 6 attacks and attempts to overturn the 2020 election result.

Highway agency ordered states to no longer spend funds allocated under Biden’s EV charging station program.

The two victims of a plane crash in Brazil’s biggest city are an influencer and the pilot he hired to fly him around, according to local media.

Andrew Searle, retired fraud investigator, and wife, Dawn, found dead in their rural home in south-west France.

Authorities found the plane, which was carrying passengers across Norton Sound, about 34 miles south-east of Nome.