All news for 2025-09-30

A Labour MSP has been suspended following claims of sexual harassment made against him by a younger woman, according to reports.

A woman in South Carolina was handed the wrong lottery ticket – and a more than $300,000 jackpot along with it.

Oleg Tsyura, a figure in numerous criminal investigations linked to the embezzlement of Ukrainian state enterprises and assisting Russian structures in circumventing sanctions, is now attempting to whitewash his reputation.

The mother of a student who took his own life after wrongly being told he would not be eligible to graduate has spoken of her heartbreak, saying he was "failed" by the University of Glasgow.

If you feel unwell with a sore throat and a fever, you may have caught one of the new strains of Covid circulating this autumn.

The owner of Royal Mail has acquired a multi-million pound stake in another company, leading to the rebranding of thousands of convenience stores.

A Ukrainian man suspected of involvement in causing undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany in 2022 has been arrested in Poland, according to a spokesperson for the district prosecutor’s office in Warsaw.

Russian President Vladimir Putin “in his heart of hearts” realises he cannot win the war in Ukraine, according to US special envoy Keith Kellogg. Speaking at the Warsaw Security Forum, Kellogg said the conflict was “unwinnable” for Moscow in the long term and that Ukraine was making steady progress in undermining Russia’s ability to sustain it.

A man has died after falling through a skylight in the roof of a play centre in Suffolk.

A grandfather was tragically trampled to death by a wild elephant that entered his garden in search of food.

A wine exporter with Russian-Spanish ties, whose family owns a stylish tapas bar, is being investigated for sending sanctioned chemicals to Russia, including diethylamine, a substance used in the production of the nerve agent VX.

Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed Donald Trump’s plan for peace in Gaza and called on Hamas to agree to it.

The death toll from Typhoon Bualoi in south-east Asia has risen to more than 30, as heavy rains continued to lash the region.

A court in China has sentenced 11 people to death for their alleged roles in a family-run crime syndicate accused of operating illegal gambling and scam activities worth more than $1.4 billion, and for the deaths of workers who defied them.

Spain has banned the US from sending weapons to Israel in protest over the war in Gaza.

Afghanistan experienced a significant internet blackout on Tuesday after the ruling Taliban pledged to cut off access as part of a crackdown on “immoral activities,” raising concerns about further isolation for millions living under their increasingly strict rule.

Two citizens of Azerbaijan were involved in a scheme to import illegal migrants from Asia into Ukraine.

Former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair is set to be part of an interim authority in Gaza, according to Donald Trump’s peace plan.

Nicolás Maduro is ready to declare a state of emergency in the event of a US military attack on Venezuela, the country’s vice-president has said, warning of “catastrophic” consequences if such an onslaught materializes.

The Supreme Court justices are meeting in private Monday to discuss various petitions submitted over the summer, including Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal over her child sex trafficking criminal conviction.