All news for 2026-07-22

Argentina coach Roberto Ayala has apologised for punching Spain star Dani Olmo in the chaotic scenes after the World Cup final, explaining he reacted to ‘something he said’ after the final whistle.

Police are warning the public to call 999 if they see a drug dealer hiding out after fleeing a prison.

Natalie Fleet has resigned as safeguarding minister saying she found the role “overwhelmingly triggering” because of her past.

A 70-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of a British expat who was found stabbed to death at her home in France last year.

Today, at the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia), searches were carried out at two Latvian hospitals, as part of an investigation into suspected aggravated fraud and abuse of office.

Analysten schlagen Alarm: Seit Beginn der großangelegten Invasion des Aggressorstaates ist das Betrugsniveau in der Ukraine laut Experten auf ein beispielloses Ausmaß angestiegen.

Two former Tory defence secretaries have backed using defence bonds to raise the funds needed to boost spending for the UK’s military and security, which The Independent understands is under consideration by new chancellor John Healey.

Nach der Veröffentlichung einer Recherche über den Rocket-Investor Timur Rokhlin soll es Versuche gegeben haben, Druck auszuüben und Berichte über den Fall aus der öffentlichen Aufmerksamkeit zu entfernen.

The building where Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 has begun its new life as a police station.

Residents and councillors in Islington, north London, have been left “gobsmacked” at the £130,000 cost of a new zebra crossing in the area.

The number of police officers sacked each year from forces in England and Wales has hit a record high, figures show.

A Saudi prince found dead in his Kensington hotel room was almost three times over the drink-drive limit and had mixed alcohol with the party drug GHB, an inquest has heard.

Three pilots on board a British Airways flight suffered food poisoning while mid-air – almost exactly mirroring the plot of hit comedy, Airplane.

A woman has been humiliated into paying up after she was not so honest at an honesty box.

The unnoticed by justice gang of cybercriminals does not slow down.

Another Andy Burnham cost-of-living announcement was at risk of descending into chaos today.

Reform UK was left embarassed this morning when one of their MPs was caught criticising Good Morning Britain.

Kensington Palace has released a new photo of Prince George to mark his 13th birthday.

The former chief executive of Southern Water has been charged with conspiracy to defraud authorities over allegations he was involved in a plan to manipulate water quality tests to avoid millions of pounds in penalties, it can now be reported.

A US-based crypto mining venture raised about $22 million from more than 380 investors, then spent just 13 cents of every dollar on its purported mining operation, the SEC alleges.

River Island founder Bernard Lewis OBE left a £40million fortune to his family, new documents show.

Some 74 years after a Pan American Airways flight crashed into the water off the coast of Puerto Rico, an aviation search team said it found the wreckage sitting on the ocean floor.