Ex neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Tory election candidate
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026

It follows a backlash against the party's decision to pick Joshua Bonehill-Paine as a council candidate in Somerset.

Family 'devastated' by death of girl, 9, as man charged with murder
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026

A 35-year old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Minnie Merriman, who was found injured in Arbroath on Monday.

Anthropic AI used fake profiles to target people in hack then hid the evidence
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026

The UK's AI Safety Institute said recent behaviour from Anthropic and OpenAI models was malicious and unprecedented.

Police chief considers joining legal action over PC Harper killers' early release
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026

Two of PC Andrew Harper's killers are set to be included in the government's early release scheme, which begins in October.

Drone carrying explosives found at German airport, police say
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026

The drone was found near Ukrainian cargo planes before another object collided with a cargo aircraft in mid-air.