A British TikTok live streamer has issued a public apology after footage circulated online in which he appeared to mock the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby, the British soldier killed in a terrorist attack in Woolwich in 2013. The incident has generated significant discussion on social media, with many questioning the sincerity of the apology. Fusilier Lee James Rigby, a 25-year-old soldier from the 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, was murdered on 22 May 2013 near the

Argentina is weighing fully financed offers from France and Germany to acquire three new conventional attack submarines, a move that would restore an underwater capability lost nearly a decade ago and carry longer-term implications for South Atlantic security. On 7–8 October 2026, Admiral Marcelo Dalle Nogare (also reported as Della Nogare), Chief of the Joint Staff of the Argentine Armed Forces, stated that both countries had offered to finance 100 per cent of the purchase o

Two children, a man, and a woman have died following a house fire in the Birchwood estate in Kilcohan, Waterford city, in the early hours of Tuesday 13 October 2026. Two other children were removed from the scene and are receiving hospital treatment for critical injuries. Emergency services were alerted shortly after 5am (Waterford Fire Service received the call at 5.13am) to a two-storey house on Birch Avenue. Firefighters from local stations arrived to find a well-developed

Two Latvian nationals have been arrested under the National Security Act after breaching the perimeter of RAF Molesworth, a Cambridgeshire base that hosts major US and NATO intelligence operations. Ministry of Defence Police security patrols identified an abandoned vehicle near the site at about 22:00 BST on Wednesday, 7 October. Officers from Cambridgeshire Constabulary joined the search. A small breach in the perimeter fence was later found, and the two men, aged 36 and 32,

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards is expected to publish findings within days on whether Reform UK leader Nigel Farage breached House of Commons rules by not registering a £5 million gift from cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne. The inquiry, conducted by Commissioner Daniel Greenberg, examines a payment Harborne made to Farage in early 2024, before Farage stood for and won the Clacton seat in the July 2024 general election. Under the MPs’ code of condu

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has secured a High Court ruling that search warrants used to raid two of his properties in February were unlawful, after Thames Valley Police accepted a legal error in how the warrants were obtained. At a hearing on 8 October 2026, Mr Justice Nicholas Hilliard recorded that the former prince and the force had agreed the warrants must be quashed. The warrants, issued the previous day by a judge at the Central Criminal Court (the Old Bailey), authoris

Mohammed Abbas, a 29-year-old man who claims to be Palestinian and arrived in Britain by small boat from France in March 2026, has admitted sexual offences against two young girls committed days after he was given the keys to a taxpayer-funded house. Abbas was held on remand in June after arrests for sexual assault on a female, common assault, assaulting a police officer, and assault by beating. At Coventry Magistrates’ Court on 14 July he received 300 hours of community serv

Minion Rush is not gone yet, but Gameloft has set the dates for its end. The endless runner leaves the app stores on October 30, 2026, and its online servers shut down on January 29, 2027. Anyone who already has it installed can keep playing a limited offline version after that. Released in June 2013, Despicable Me: Minion Rush spent more than 13 years as one of the longer-running licensed mobile games. Players ran as the yellow Minions from Illumination’s films, collecting b

On Sunday 27 September 2026, police stopped five men near a big air base in Gloucestershire. The base is called RAF Fairford. The US Air Force uses it. American bombers fly from there to strike Iran. No bomb went off. No one was hurt. The case is still open. The night it started It was just after midnight. At 12:45am, police got a call. The caller said three vans were heading toward the base. The BBC later said one of the five men who were arrested made that call. Police have

That first-day photo looks like a proud family moment. Look closer and it can become a map. A smiling child in uniform on the doorstep is one of the most common posts of the school year. The picture you shared (and many like it) shows how quickly a single frame can reveal a house number, street name, vehicle registration, school identity, a child’s age and year group, a parent’s first name, and signs of family status — before anyone even writes a caption. That is the point of

Reform UK’s 2026 National Conference takes place from 3–5 September at the NEC in Birmingham, combining a new dedicated Business Day with the main two-day gathering of members, candidates and supporters. reformpartyconference.co.uk The event comes at a pivotal moment. In July 2026 Andy Burnham became Prime Minister after Keir Starmer resigned as Labour leader, creating a “Burnham bounce” that pushed Reform UK into second place in the polls after a long spell at the top. The

UK consumer price inflation rose in July 2026, ending a recent downward trend and reaching its highest level in four months, driven primarily by a sharp increase in household energy costs. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported on 19 August 2026 that the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) increased by 2.9% in the 12 months to July, up from 2.6% in June. This matched market expectations but exceeded the Bank of England’s recent forecast of 2.8%. The broader CPI including o

Five teenagers died early on Sunday morning after the stolen BMW they were travelling in crashed head-on into a family car while driving the wrong way down the M9 motorway in County Kildare, Ireland. The group, aged between 15 and 18, had reportedly been involved in a fortnight-long spree of break-ins and car thefts that left local communities on edge. The collision occurred around 3am on 16 August 2026 near Moone, between junctions 3 and 4 on the northbound carriageway. The

Reform UK secured a majority on the council in the 7 May 2026 local elections, winning 53 of 78 seats and ending 25 years of Conservative control. Peter Harris became leader, with Russell Quirk as deputy. The new administration published a formal “Reforming Essex” 100-day plan in early July, focusing on council reform, high-quality services, protecting communities, and economic potential. The Council claims and what the record shows Several items on the graphic align with pu

An activist and YouTuber who donated £2,500 to Restore Britain previously expressed hope for “another Hitler” and made a series of anti-Semitic comments online, The Telegraph has reported. Miles Routledge, who styles himself the “last great British explorer” and posts under the name Lord Miles on social media and YouTube, joined the party founded by Rupert Lowe in February 2026. He paid the sum specifically to enter the party’s Cromwell Club, an elite donor group that require

As of mid-August 2026, the UK is facing one of its most severe wildfire seasons in recent memory, driven by prolonged drought, extreme heat, and dry conditions that have turned large parts of the country into a “tinderbox.” Nearly three-quarters of England and all of Wales are officially in drought. Fire and rescue services have responded to hundreds of incidents this year, matching or exceeding the total for the whole of 2025 in some periods, with July alone recording the bu

Watch a small video of Reform UK's Chairman Lee Anderson as he 'uncovers' the truth about the migrant camps in Calais, France

Intelligence officials have warned that the New IRA, a dissident republican group, is preparing a campaign of violent intimidation aimed at driving migrants out of Ireland. The claims, first reported by the Mail on Sunday and amplified by GB News, raise concerns of potential spillover effects across the border into the United Kingdom. According to sources briefed on the matter, the group has two primary objectives: advancing Irish unification and removing migrants from the is

This summer, while most kids are glued to screens or at the beach, 10-year-old Jonah and his 9-year-old brother Eli have been out on the streets of Millisle with sponges, soapy water and rubber gloves. Their mission is simple: clean 50 street signs before the new school term begins. So far they’ve polished 36 of them, scrubbing away years of dirt and grime so the names are clear and readable again.It started with a casual observation. Driving home one day, the boys noticed ho