A person has suffered serious injuries after an “incident” involving a vehicle at a multi-storey car park at London Luton Airport, police said. The BBC understands the car involved had fallen from a higher level of the car park. Emergency services were called to the car park on the airport complex shortly before 11:00 BST....
Two people have died following a reported skydiving incident at a Devon airfield, police have confirmed. Devon and Cornwall Police said emergency services were called to Dunkeswell Aerodrome at about 13:00 BST on 13 June to concerns of the welfare of two people. The force said the pair were reported to have been skydivers and...
“The Trump administration is trying to undermine free speech in this country,” Warren said during an interview. United States Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) is calling for an investigation into why federal agents tackled and handcuffed her colleague, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California), after he attempted to question Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem at...
Two women have died following an incident in Wales’ largest national park. North Wales Police said they were called to Nant Gwynant, Gwynedd, at 21:31 BST on Wednesday in Eryri National Park, also known as Snowdonia. One woman was pulled from the water, while another was reported to be in the water at the pools...
Getty Images Child Q, a 15-year-old black girl, was strip-searched by police at her east London school in 2020 A black schoolgirl who was strip-searched by Metropolitan Police officers was told she “might be arrested” if she refused to comply, a misconduct panel has heard. The girl, known as Child Q, was strip-searched at her...
With the benefit of hindsight, this was one of two mistakes Red Bull made in the Spanish Grand Prix. After the stewards launched an inquiry into the Verstappen-Russell incident in Turn One, Red Bull decided to order Verstappen to give the place back. Team principal Christian Horner said the decision was based “on recent experience...
If Democrats truly have a leadership crisis, as this weekend’s CNN poll suggests, they seem blissfully unaware of the reasons why. The reaction by practically everyone on the Left to the terror attack in Boulder offers a clear demonstration. Our friends at Twitchy have curated some of the weak and ambiguous statements following the arson...
An Irish man has died and a child has been injured in a shooting incident at a shopping centre in County Carlow on Sunday. Emergency services are currently at the scene at the Fairgreen Shopping Centre, with an army bomb disposal team also in attendance. Gardaí (Irish police) were alerted to the incident shortly after...
BBC Verify has examined videos of the incident in which a car drove into a crowd during Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory parade on Monday evening. Dozens have been injured, including four children, according to authorities. BBC Verify’s Merlyn Thomas has more. Verification by Benedict Garman, Joshua Cheetham, Richard Irvine-Brown and Tom Spencer. Graphics by...
PA Media A 53-year-old man has been arrested after a car hit a number of pedestrians in Liverpool city centre during the Premier League victory parade. Eyewitnesses and videos shared on social media have shown the vehicle driving through a crowd as people scatter. Details are still emerging but here is what we know so...
Bordeaux-Begles prop Jefferson Poirot has been cited for allegedly grabbing Northampton’s Henry Pollock by the throat following Saturday’s Champions Cup final in Cardiff. Former France captain Poirot, 32, was seen in an altercation with the England flanker shortly after the full-time whistle was blown on Bordeaux’s 28-20 victory. Tournament organisers European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR),...
The remainder of the British Superbike Championship event at Oulton Park has been cancelled following a “severe” incident involving 11 riders. Organisers called it a “major chain reaction”, which brought race three to an immediate stop during the first lap. Series director Stuart Higgs said the rest of the event had been cancelled. “As people...
A murder investigation has been launched after a woman died following an incident in Kingsbridge, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were called to a reported collision involving a vehicle and pedestrian at New Bridge on the A379 Embankment Road in Kingsbridge at about 04:45 BST on Wednesday. Police said the pedestrian,...
Marks and Spencer (M&S) says it has been dealing with a “cyber incident” affecting some of its services over the last few days. The UK retailer said its Click and Collect service has been impacted by technical issues along with its ability to collect contactless payments – with many customers taking to social media to...
Police have arrested a man who was reported to be threatening people with an axe in a Wetherspoon pub. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers went to the White Hart Hotel on Fore Street, Okehampton, at about 18:00 BST on Sunday following reports that a man had entered with a weapon and had threatened people....