All news for 2026-08-25

A new Europol report reveals that criminal gangs in Europe are increasingly turning to violent, direct force to breach museums as they target precious metals and jewels that can be easily liquidated.

A massive stash of party drugs has been discovered buried beneath Creamfields.

A murder inquiry has been launched after a man uncovered a woman’s skull while on a bike ride.

A rare Nazi tank has been discovered buried beneath a university in Russia, decades after it was used for explosives testing.

An aspiring lawyer and Taekwondo black belt has died aged 19 after suffering a cardiac arrest in her sleep.

A 23-year-old pilot walked away from a plane wreck unscathed after deliberately landing her twin-engine plane in the Atlantic Ocean.

A fire that tore through a business park near Crawley, West Sussex, on Saturday destroyed at least 140 cars.

A chef who suffered concussion after being attacked for a TikTok ideo says he has forgiven his attackers.

Nicholas Hoult will no longer star as Gilderoy Lockhart in the Harry Potter series, with Kit Harington set to replace him in the role.

The Freedom 250 IndyCar race around the streets of Washington DC on Saturday appeared almost scientifically designed to please Donald Trump.

White Britons have been forced to convert to Islam by organised Muslim gangs in the nation’s prisons.

Hordes of balaclava-clad youths lit flares and set off balloons in a "vigil" for the dead A66 "joyriders" - just as mourners silently prayed for the two PCs killed in the same crash.

Andy Burnham has refused to rule out tax rises in his first budget as the Prime Minister warned he "won’t be unrealistic" about the state of Britain’s finances.

Labour has finally opened the door to backing a Private Members’ Bill to ban cousin marriage after a case involving a Sudanese migrant reignited the debate.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham played the guitar with Ukrainian soldiers during a visit to Kyiv.