All news for 2025-02-19

In response to a written question from Tory MP Richard Holden, a justice minister disclosed that the Conservatives expanded the prison estate capacity by fewer than 500 spaces over fourteen years.

A man has been convicted of orchestrating a £1.38 million watch heist, which ultimately drove another man to commit suicide.

Austrian investigators have arrested a 14-year-old who was allegedly planning an attack at a railway station in Vienna and discovered materials suggesting he supported the so-called Islamic State group, authorities reported.

An investigation by The Wall Street Journal proved that Russia’s inhumane treatment and torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war are not “sporadic irregularities” but a consistent policy of the country’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN), carried out on the orders from the very top.

Union files criminal complaint with prosecutors as ministers decline to respond to inquiries about alleged hacks.

The organizers of the event said it is "difficult to dismiss the incident with humor" as the prank could have diverted the runners from receiving medical assistance had it been necessary.

The law was enacted last September and seeks to stop anti-abortion protesters from assembling within 200 meters of the 30 clinics nationwide where abortions are performed.

The homeowners set the trap following reports of several attempted burglaries, and their efforts led to the arrest of 56-year-old Paul Howell, whom the police described as a "prolific offender".

At least two people have died after two airplanes crashed into each other at an airport, according to police.

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Bangor University aims to cut about 200 jobs to make savings of £15m, its vice-chancellor told staff in an email.

UK inflation jumped sharply in the year to January, driven by rising food prices, air fares and an increase in private school fees.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hit back on Wednesday at Donald Trump’s suggestion that Ukraine was responsible for Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion, saying the U.S. president was trapped in a Russian disinformation bubble.

A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty as his gun assault trial came to an end.

Hundreds of Tesco customers are unable to complete their orders through the app or website thanks to a glitch.

Tickets to hear the former prime minister speak at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall cost up to £160, not including the meet-and-greet.

A young Afghan refugee files a case after a decision to block citizenship for those who arrived via a ’dangerous journey’.

Janice Nix, 66, appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court today after she allegedly forced Andrea Bernard into a bath with very hot water that scalded 50 percent of her body.

Shortly after 2pm on Wednesday, emergency services were called to a home on Balinga Dr in Skye, south-east Melbourne, after the discovery of a deceased baby.

The Labour Party announced that Joe Haines, a ’lifelong Labour supporter’ and former Daily Mirror assistant editor, passed away at his home in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, on Wednesday.

The architect of copyright law says the EU is ’supporting big tech instead of protecting European creative ideas’.

A man has been jailed after he wreaked havoc on one of the UK’s busiest railway lines in southwest London.