Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced to a minimum of 52 years for the “sadistic” murders of three young girls in an attack described as “shocking” and “pure evil”. Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, died while eight other children and two adults – dance class leader…
Global stock markets swayed on Tuesday, as investors tried to digest what US President Donald Trump will do on tariffs. In his inaugural address Trump stopped short of announcing fresh import taxes on his first day in office, though he later said new tariffs on Mexico and Canada could come on 1 February. Shares in…
More than 130 people used the UK’s first drug consumption clinic in the facility’s first week. The Safer Drugs Consumption Facility in Glasgow opened on 13 January, letting people take substances under supervision. Cllr Allan Casey, the city convener for addiction services, said it had been an “intense first week” for staff, with 131 users. There…
At least 66 people have been killed in a fire that engulfed a popular Turkish ski resort hotel, leaving some to jump out of windows. The fire broke out at the wooden-clad 12-storey Grand Kartal Hotel at 03:27 local time (00:27 GMT) during a busy holiday period when 234 people were staying there. An initial toll of…
There were times when Enzo Maresca seemed to have the weight of the world on his shoulders. The Italian mooched around his technical area, bemoaning Chelsea’s frantic play and calling for calm. Panic had set in after another lead was frittered away, shoddy handling from the erratic Robert Sánchez gifting a mediocre Wolves an equaliser…
President Donald Trump has proclaimed “America’s decline is over” as he vowed to act swiftly through sweeping executive action, including declaring a national emergency at the US-Mexico border. In his inaugural address, Trump said he is “confident and optimistic” as he returns to the White House with “a mandate to completely and totally reverse a…
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana was referred to the government’s counter-terrorism Prevent programme several times before the attack over his general obsession with violence, government sources have told the BBC. On Monday the 18-year-old admitted stabbing three young girls to death in July last year at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. He also pleaded guilty to…
The incoming US first lady, Melania Trump, has followed her husband’s lead by launching a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency meme coin, amid a rally in digital currencies as he prepares to return to the White House. The price of the incoming president’s token, $Trump, had tripled to more than $70 (£57), giving it a total value of over $14bn shortly…
Joe Biden has issued pre-emtive pardons for Anthony Fauci, retired Gen Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, using the extraordinary powers of his office in his final hours to guard against potential “revenge” by the incoming Trump administration. The pardons included two leading Republicans…
The mother of a terminally ill 11-year-old has spoken of her heartbreak at knowing her daughter may not live past her teens. Anna Lowri Roberts, from Sarn Mellteyrn, in Gwynedd, was diagnosed with CLN3 Batten Disease , external in May 2022. The illness is a fatal neurological disorder that usually begins in childhood. The strain Anna has affects…
