Former German spy chief had contacts with Chinese official, Spiegel reports

Hurricane Isaias strengthens to category three as evacuations orders issued along US Gulf Coast

States of emergency have been issued in parts of Alabama, Florida and Georgia, with evacuation orders in place for some in those coastal communities.

Activists hope trial will stop 'forever chemicals' at Italy plant

Egio Spineto filters his water and avoids eating locally grown produce in case it is contaminated, but the chemicals from a factory near his home in northern Italy are in the very air he breathes.But ARPA has detected the PFAS class of chemicals that Syensqo produces in the groundwater and air.

Woman jailed after lying while suing former bosses

Louise Gallagher lied to a judge and gave police details of a fictional eyewitness, the court heard.

Man named Hitler Mussolini elected mayor in Peru

The left-wing candidate won a narrow victory in a remote district in the Peruvian Andes, exit polls show.

EU tech chief says bloc 'well equipped' to fend off rogue AI risk

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Oct 9 (Reuters) – European Union rules setting guardrails on AI use adopted by the bloc two years ago are more than capable of tackling rogue agents, EU tech chief Henna

On duty PC offered to pick up vulnerable teenage girl for sex

PC Carl Edwards has been jailed after making sexual comments while carrying out a welfare check.

Trump silent on Pentagon plan to livestream execution

By Bo Erickson and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump has not publicly commented on the Pentagon's unprecedented plan to livestream the military execution of the

Lib Dem MP quits frontbench job over Ed Davey's leadership

Deputy party leader Daisy Cooper says "the vast majority of our MPs support Ed… and are furious at this distraction."

Firing squad execution to be livestreamed, Pentagon says

Pete Hegseth says the execution will be public, but a legal expert says the "unprecedented" decision is on "uncertain legal terrain".

New Zealand censor says it would be powerless to block livestreamed US execution

Oct 9 (Reuters) – New Zealand's national censor said on Friday it would not have the authority to block internet users from accessing a livestream of the execution of a former Army major planned by the US, as rights groups ‌pressed governments to protest. Nidal Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others at the Fort ‌Hood military base in Texas in 2009.

First minister called for police interview over Garvaghy Road protests

The first minister says she will "co-operate with the investigation".

Banned teacher punched wall near pupils' heads

David Hicks is banned from teaching after punching the wall and making threats to harm pupils.

U.S. measles cases top 4,000, far surpassing 2025 total, CDC says

The record number of measles cases in the U.S. so far this year has topped 4,000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday.

FCC Chairman Declines To Say Whether Broadcast Outlets Should Be Allowed To Air Live Execution, But It’s Doubtful Networks Would Air It Anyway

The Pentagon announcement that it plans to livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter in December has generated an outcry from public officials and religious figures, including the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. None of the networks have yet to comment publicly on whether they would air such an event, and …

Princess Anne unveils plaque for UK's first female neurosurgeon

Diana Beck was credited with saving the life of Winnie-the-Pooh author AA Milne in 1952.

Pair bailed after security breach at RAF base

Police say the two Latvian nationals have been bailed with "strict conditions".

Man who kept wife's body in freezer jailed for life

David Barraclough is jailed for at least 22 years for killing Carolann Barraclough.

Navi Pillay, former UN human rights chief, wins Nobel Peace Prize

Pillay is recognised for her "efforts to promote peace and international law", the Norwegian Nobel Committee says.

US imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court, hours after former judge wins Nobel

By Humeyra Pamuk, Steve Holland and Anthony Deutsch Oct 9 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump's administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its

North Yorkshire Green councillor quits party

Kevin Foster says the party, which voted to classify Zionism as racism, is "not what it was".