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14 Oct 2025 662

Nepal charges ex-Speaker Mahara with gold smuggling amid anti-corruption drive

Nepalese authorities charged former Speaker of Parliament Krishna Bahadur Mahara on Monday with gold smuggling and organized crime, marking the first high-profile arrest by the newly-installed interim government as it looks to crack down on corruption

Politics

14 Oct 2025 891

Labour MPs urge Rachel Reeves to scrap ‘outdated and unfair’ council tax

More than a dozen Labour MPs have written to Rachel Reeves urging her to abolish council tax, as the chancellor faces growing pressure to revamp Great Britain’s property taxes in the next month’s budget.

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14 Oct 2025 645

Gaza conflict drives surge in Palestinians crossing Channel to UK

The conflict in Gaza has led to a nearly tenfold rise in Palestinians making illegal Channel crossings to the UK, which could now be reversed by Donald Trump’s peace deal.

World

13 Oct 2025 630

Israel releases nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners under Gaza ceasefire deal

The Israeli prison service announced on Monday, October 13, that it had released nearly 2,000 detainees, primarily Palestinians, as part of a Gaza ceasefire agreement.

Tech

13 Oct 2025 821

London Defence R&D unveils 3D-printed autonomous interceptor for air defence

London Defence R&D has developed an innovative solution to one of the fastest-evolving challenges on modern battlefields — the threat of hostile drones.

Crime

13 Oct 2025 787

Woman accused of stalking Madeleine McCann’s parents ‘pleaded for DNA test’

A woman accused of stalking the parents of Madeleine McCann allegedly left voicemails requesting a DNA test from the mother of the missing girl, a court heard.

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13 Oct 2025 901

MI5 warns UK MPs they are being targeted by spies from China, Russia and Iran

The domestic spy agency of Britain, MI5, issued a rare public warning to members of parliament on Monday that they are being targeted by spies from China, Russia, and Iran in an attempt to undermine the country’s democracy.

World

13 Oct 2025 797

NATO chief mocks Russia over ‘limping’ submarine after reports of malfunction

NATO chief Mark Rutte mocked Russia on Monday regarding the "limping" condition of one of its submarines, as Russian authorities denied it had been forced to surface due to technical issues.

World

13 Oct 2025 697

Ukrainian crypto influencer Konstantin ‘Kudo’ Galich found dead in Kyiv amid market crash

Ukrainian authorities have reportedly launched an investigation into the death of crypto trader and influencer Konstantin Galich, who went by the alias Kostya Kudo (or “Kudo”).

Crime

13 Oct 2025 606

‘Dieselgate’ returns to court: major lawsuit opens against five carmakers accused of emissions cheating

A major lawsuit against five leading carmakers accused of cheating on emissions tests has opened at the High Court in London.

Crime

13 Oct 2025 667

Man arrested over 1994 murder of schoolgirl Lindsay Rimer in West Yorkshire

A man has been arrested on suspicion of the 1994 murder of 13-year-old Lindsay Rimer.

Crime

13 Oct 2025 654

Tommy Robinson declines to provide phone pin to police during Channel Tunnel stop, court hears

Tommy Robinson refused to provide his phone pin when the police stopped his Bentley on the way to Benidorm, a court has heard.

World

13 Oct 2025 774

Six suspects — including three Bosnian officials — identified in EU motorway corruption investigation

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Venice (Italy) has officially identified six individuals as suspects, including three Bosnian public officials, in connection with alleged cross-border corruption in a construction project for the Pan-European Motorway Corridor, which connects Hungary and eastern Croatia to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Adriatic Sea.

World

13 Oct 2025 693

Hamas releases final 13 hostages to Red Cross, completing return of all captives held for over two years

The Palestinian group Hamas has handed over the last 13 hostages to the Red Cross, meaning all 20 people who had been held captive for over two years are returning home.

Crime

13 Oct 2025 840

Murder of convicted paedophile and Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins: two inmates charged

Two men have been charged with the murder of Lostprophets convicted paedophile Ian Watkins, West Yorkshire Police have confirmed.

World

13 Oct 2025 826

Trump threatens to arm Ukraine with Tomahawks unless Putin ends war

Donald Trump has warned Russia he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Moscow does not end its war soon.

Politics

13 Oct 2025 814

Badenoch accuses Starmer of avoiding scrutiny after spy charges dropped

Kemi Badenoch has addressed a letter to Sir Keir Starmer, demanding answers in Parliament regarding the questions surrounding the collapse of a case against alleged Chinese spies.

World

13 Oct 2025 846

Royal Marines deliver £35m blow to drug trade in Middle East operation

Royal Marines have incapacitated a high-speed drug boat with a single, precise sniper shot in one of the most dramatic counter-narcotics operations the Royal Navy has conducted in the Middle East.

News

13 Oct 2025 791

UK officials probe Russian link to cyberattack on car giant JLR

Russia is reportedly being investigated as the possible culprit behind the cyberattack that forced Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to halt production for more than a month.

World

13 Oct 2025 592

Trump arrives in Israel to meet Netanyahu amid Gaza ceasefire efforts

President Donald Trump stepped out of Air Force One on Monday morning to the sound of trumpets before descending the stairs and shaking hands with officials who awaited him on the red carpet at Ben Gurion Airport.

World

12 Oct 2025 584

Trump travels to Israel and Egypt as Gaza hostage release nears

Donald Trump is on his way to Israel and Egypt to oversee the crucial hours of a Gaza ceasefire he helped broker, as relatives of hostages "held their breath" ahead of their expected release.

Finance

12 Oct 2025 718

Rachel Reeves may raise taxes or cut spending to strengthen fiscal rules

British finance minister Rachel Reeves plans to build up a bigger buffer against her main fiscal rule at next month’s budget in an effort to better insulate government finances from future shocks, the Sunday Telegraph reported.

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