Author: Lucas Bennett

The musician known as D4vd has been charged with first-degree murder in Los Angeles after a coroner’s report concluded that 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was stabbed to death and her body subsequently dismembered. David Anthony Burke, 20, entered a courtroom in Los Angeles on Monday for his first appearance, where his defence lawyer lodged not guilty pleas on his behalf to all counts. In addition to the murder charge, he faces allegations of lewd and lascivious acts with a person under 14 and of mutilating a body. What the autopsy found The autopsy report, obtained by the Daily Mail, sets…

Europe is bracing for a second energy shock in less than half a decade, with the Iran war driving up fuel costs, squeezing industry and prompting Brussels to unveil a sweeping package of emergency measures aimed at shielding households and businesses from the fallout. The European Commission announced the proposals on Wednesday, framing the response as a recognition that the economic damage is no longer a distant threat but a developing reality. The bloc, which only recently emerged from the crunch triggered by Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, is once again confronting fuel shortages, industrial distress and mounting fears of…

A three-year-old girl has died at the scene of a collision involving a ute in Caboolture, on the northern outskirts of Brisbane, on Tuesday evening. The toddler, who has not been named, was struck shortly before 6.45pm as the driver of a Nissan Navara turned right into a street in the Moreton Bay suburb. She suffered critical injuries and could not be saved. What police have established so far Officers at the scene said the driver, a 49-year-old local woman, remained at the location and has been assisting with inquiries. She was taken to Caboolture Hospital as a precautionary measure.…

Iran has dismissed as “baseless” a series of allegations from the United Arab Emirates that link a newly uncovered alleged terrorist network on Emirati soil to ideological currents associated with the Islamic Republic. The diplomatic flashpoint followed an announcement by the UAE State Security Department on Monday that authorities had dismantled what they described as a “terrorist organization” and detained 27 of its members. In an unusually public move, the UAE’s state news agency WAM published the full names and mugshots of those arrested. What Emirati investigators say they uncovered According to the State Security Department, the group had been…

President Donald Trump has announced that he will extend the existing ceasefire with Iran until Tehran submits a formal proposal aimed at bringing the conflict to a permanent end. The announcement, posted on the president’s Truth Social platform, came as the existing truce was approaching expiry within hours. Mr Trump indicated that the pause would now remain in place for as long as is required for Iranian leaders to agree a common position and for talks to run their course. What the president has committed to — and what he has not In his post, Mr Trump framed the decision…

The United States has run down a substantial share of its most important precision weapons during seven weeks of combat operations against Iran, leaving the Pentagon exposed to what defence analysts describe as a short-term shortfall that could take years to repair. According to a new assessment by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, whose figures align with classified Defense Department stockpile data seen by three people familiar with the internal numbers, the scale of the depletion is striking. Roughly half of the military’s inventory of THAAD missiles — designed to intercept incoming ballistic missiles — has been used.…

A Brazilian national who raped a young woman in central London and then attempted to wash away forensic evidence before fleeing to Denmark has been jailed for more than five years. Hassan Alsarout, 22, was sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court after admitting the attack, which took place in a secluded spot on Euston Road in the early hours of 9 October 2025. He received a prison term of five years and seven months, was placed on the sex offenders register for life, and will be deported from the UK once his sentence is complete. What detectives uncovered in the hours…

Eight children, the youngest just a year old, have been killed in a shooting spree across several homes in Shreveport, Louisiana, in what local officials are calling the worst tragedy the city has ever seen. The victims, aged between one and 14, were among ten people shot by a lone gunman during the early hours of Sunday morning, according to Shreveport Police. Officers pursued the suspect as he attempted to flee the scene in a carjacked vehicle and shot him dead. He has not been named. What unfolded across three Shreveport addresses The killings took place at three separate properties,…

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car ploughed into pedestrians in central London in the early hours of Sunday morning, leaving one victim fighting for her life and another with what police described as life-changing injuries. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to Argyll Street in Soho at around 4.30am, following reports that a vehicle had collided with people on the busy thoroughfare. A woman in her 30s was taken to hospital in a critical condition, while a man in his 50s suffered serious injuries that are expected to have lasting consequences. A…

With four days to go before Virginians vote on one of the most consequential state-level ballot measures of the cycle, the campaign has taken on an unusual character: a tug-of-war over the legacy and words of a single man. Barack Obama’s face, voice and record are being deployed by both the supporters and opponents of a proposal that could tilt the balance of the next US House of Representatives. The referendum on Tuesday will ask voters whether Virginia’s Democratic-led legislature should be permitted to draw a new congressional map — one that, according to Reuters, could yield four additional seats…