Suffolk MP Patrick Spencer not guilty of sexual assault
An MP who was accused of touching the breasts of two women at London’s Groucho Club has been found not guilty of sexual assault. Patrick Spencer, the MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, had been accused of approaching both women, in separate…
At least one dead in Texas floods ravaging same area as Camp Mystic
At least one person has died in flooding across central Texas – the same area that saw more than 130 deaths in flash floods last summer. “Large and deadly” flooding from the Guadalupe River is expected to ravage the region, following…
UK economy returns to growth in May
“The economy recorded robust growth in the three months to May, though the pace eased slightly as the latest two months showed a weaker picture,” said Liz McKeown, director of economic statistics at the ONS. Yael Selfin, chief economist at…
Three men jailed for Brighton beach rape
Three men who raped a woman on Brighton beach in an “entirely predatory, callous and contemptuous” attack have been jailed. Asylum seekers Abdulla Ahmadi, Ibrahim Alshafe and Karin Al-Danasurt attacked the woman in the early hours of 4…
Starmer and Burnham hail Hillsborough Law as MPs give approval
Police leaders were found to have spread false narratives about the disaster, blaming Liverpool fans, and withheld evidence of their own failings. The legislation, formally known as Public Office (Accountability) Bill, had been delayed by wrangling over…
UAE condemns Iran’s ‘brazen’ attack on tankers as US launches fresh strikes
The UAE accused Iran of a “brazen” attack on two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, killing one and wounding eight, as Donald Trump said the US would impose a 20% charge as part of a new blockade on the waterway. The US president said…
The SpaceX IPO made history. One month on has it lost momentum?
SpaceX investors have swung from celebration to apparent concern in its first month as a publicly traded company. When shares in the firm, co-founded and led by Elon Musk, first became available for individuals to buy on the public stock market on 12…
How Brendon McCullum lost England cricket Test head coach role
Bucket hats, nighthawks and all the golf. Some of England’s most incredible wins, achieved in breathtaking style. New Zealand at Trent Bridge, India at Edgbaston, Pakistan in Rawalpindi. For a while, England were more than a cricket team. They were…
US launches fresh strikes as Iran closes Strait of Hormuz
The US said it launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran after Tehran struck a ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it closed the waterway until further notice, and the…
Spain battles to contain one of its deadliest wildfires as at least 12 killed
At least four Britons are believed to be among the victims of the blaze, which left another 23 people missing. Source link