Thousands of rail passengers hit by power failure disruption
Posted on Thursday August 06, 2026

An outage in Manchester caused delays and cancellations, with services expected to be affected throughout the evening.

Uefa says boycott may still go ahead as FA withdraws Infantino support
Posted on Thursday August 06, 2026

Fifa's backing of president Gianni Infantino at a meeting on Wednesday "changes nothing", says European governing body Uefa.

Trump denies US weapons shortage and says information 'leakers' being 'hunted down'
Posted on Thursday August 06, 2026

While precise data is classified, publicly available information suggests the US has used up many difficult-to-manufacture weapons.

Amanda Knox defends Fringe comedy show after claims it will 'trivialise violence'
Posted on Thursday August 06, 2026

Knox, who was convicted and later acquitted of the murder of a British student, said she does not downplay the seriousness of Meredith Kercher's death.

Boxer charged with killing aid worker in Greece after his wife gave police 'key' details
Posted on Thursday August 06, 2026

Sharif Ahmadzai, who is 26 and from Afghanistan, faces charges of homicide with intent, robbery and weapons offences.