Taiwan defence ministry says its fighters were scrambled against Chinese jets, nuclear-capable bombers and anti-submarine aircraft Taiwan has reported the largest ever incursion by the Chinese air force into its air defence zone, with 38 aircraft flying in two waves as Beijing marked the founding of the People’s Republic of […]
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Businessman Spavor reunites with family after his release last week from detention along with former diplomat Canadian citizen Michael Spavor has expressed joy at being reunited with his family after being released from jail in China last week. “I’m overjoyed to be finally reunited with my family. It’s humbling as […]
Exclusive: England and Wales figures show ‘epidemic’ of flashing against women, after allegations against Wayne Couzens emerged Women are facing an “epidemic” of flashing and other forms of indecent exposure, with police in England and Wales recording more than 10,000 cases last year but taking fewer than 600 people to […]
Pelosi says talks moving ‘in positive direction’ as series of legislative and fiscal deadlines loom for Biden’s $1tn public works measure With the fate of Joe Biden’s domestic agenda on the line, Democrats searched furiously for a path forward after negotiations over a once-in-a-generation expansion of the social safety net […]
Details of indecent exposure claims emerge as ex-Met officer Wayne Couzens is given whole-life sentence Police have accepted they may have had enough clues to identify Wayne Couzens as a threat to women before he raped and killed Sarah Everard. Couzens was handed a rare whole-life sentence on Thursday, meaning […]
Petrol Retailers Association say fuel is being bought faster than it is getting restocked Nearly half of all independently owned petrol stations in the UK were still dry or out of one type of fuel on Thursday, as motorists continued to panic buy and soldiers stood by to drive tankers […]
Brazilian great, 80, stable after month-long hospital stay Tumour removed from colon but chemo to continue Brazilian football great Pelé has been discharged from the hospital where he received treatment for almost a month. The 80-year-old had a tumour removed from his colon on 4 September and spent days after […]
Koci Selamaj, 36, allegedly used a 2ft-long weapon to attack the school teacher in Kidbrooke, south London A man has appeared in court accused of the “predatory” murder of the primary school teacher Sabina Nessa. Garage worker Koci Selamaj, 36, allegedly attacked the 28-year-old as she walked through Cator Park […]
Star has sought liberation from Jamie Spears’ control of her finances and personal life for years A Los Angeles judge has suspended Britney Spears’ father from the conservatorship that has controlled her life for 13 years, marking a major victory for the singer, who has long objected to the arrangement […]
Labour leader calls PM ‘a showman with nothing left to show’ and brushes off hecklers in Brighton Latest from the Labour conference – live Keir Starmer condemned Boris Johnson as “trivial” and a “showman” as he brushed off hecklers to deliver a highly personal conference speech aimed at convincing voters […]