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A United States Air Force bomber activated an emergency distress signal while flying over the south coast of England on Monday, prompting concern among aviation monitors tracking the aircraft.The plane, believed to be a Boeing B-52H Stratofortress, was observed circling at around 10,000 feet in airspace east of Southampton after transmitting a 7700 squawk code — the internationally recognised signal used by pilots to declare a general emergency on board.The aircraft was seen beginning to descend following the activation of the signal. No further details regarding the nature of the emergency have been confirmed by US or British authorities at…

Global oil markets swung sharply higher on Monday after Iran flatly rejected Washington’s assertion that diplomatic contact between the two countries had taken place, reigniting fears over the future of a critical international shipping route.Brent crude climbed four per cent to $103.94 per barrel in Asian trading on March 24, recovering much of the ground lost in the previous session when prices had fallen by more than ten per cent. That earlier drop had come after Donald Trump suggested military action against Iranian energy facilities had been put on hold.The rebound came as Iran’s foreign ministry denied that any communications…

Negotiations over a replacement agreement between Britain and France to tackle small boat crossings are intensifying this week, as figures show close to a thousand migrants have reached UK shores in less than a week. According to GB News figures, 17 small boats carried a total of 982 people across the English Channel over a six-day period, with the recent surge driven largely by a window of calmer weather that opened last Wednesday. Crossings took place on five of those six days before conditions worsened again on Monday evening, rendering the Channel impassable for migrant dinghies for the time being.…

Police in Brussels have evacuated Gare du Midi station after two suspicious packages were discovered on separate train platforms on Monday morning. Both the train and metro sections of the station were cleared as officers launched searches of the premises. Authorities confirmed the packages were found on different platforms, though no further details about their contents or origin have been released. Gare du Midi is one of Brussels’ busiest transport hubs, serving international Eurostar and Thalys rail services alongside domestic and metro connections. This is a developing story and further updates are expected from Belgian authorities.

Colombian Military C-130 Hercules Crash Near Peruvian Border Leaves 110 Soldiers Unaccounted For With 57 Rescued Rescue operations are underway in southern Colombia after a military transport aircraft carrying more than 110 soldiers went down shortly after takeoff, prompting an emergency response from Colombian authorities. The aircraft, reported to be a Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules, came down near Puerto Leguízamo, a town in the Putumayo province close to the Colombian-Peruvian border. Two sources have confirmed that 57 people have so far been pulled from the crash site. Colombia’s Defence Minister Pedro Sánchez described the incident as “a tragic accident” that…

Leonid Radvinsky, the Ukrainian-American businessman who owned and controlled the subscription-based content platform OnlyFans, has died at the age of 43 following a prolonged illness.An OnlyFans spokesperson confirmed on behalf of the company that Radvinsky had passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer, and said his family had asked for privacy during what it described as a difficult time.Radvinsky’s connection to the platform began in 2018, when he acquired Fenix International Limited, the company that owns and operates OnlyFans. The platform itself had been founded two years earlier, in 2016, by British businessman Tim Stokely. Under Radvinsky’s ownership,…

Senior ministers, Bank of England officials and other key figures gathered in Whitehall on Monday for an emergency Cobra meeting focused on the potential economic consequences of the ongoing conflict in Iran as the Prime Minister sought to reassure the public that the government was taking action on household finances.Cobra, formally known as the Cabinet Office Briefing Room A, is the government’s principal crisis coordination mechanism, convening senior officials in response to major national or international emergencies. Monday’s session was called specifically to examine how the situation in Iran could affect British families and the wider economy.Keir Starmer, speaking to…

An Air Canada regional jet struck a firefighting vehicle on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late on Sunday night, killing both pilots and sending dozens of passengers and crew to hospital in one of the most serious incidents at the airport in recent memory.The collision occurred at approximately 11.40pm local time on Runway 4, when a Jazz Aviation aircraft — operating on behalf of Air Canada and travelling at around 24mph after arriving from Montreal — struck a Port Authority rescue and firefighting vehicle that had been responding to a separate incident elsewhere on the airfield. The aircraft,…

Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer emergency service were destroyed in a suspected antisemitic arson attack in north London in the early hours of Monday morning, with police now appealing for the public’s help in identifying those responsible.The vehicles, operated by Hatzolah — a non-profit organisation that has provided free emergency medical care to the Jewish community in north London since 1979 — were found burning on Highfield Road in Golders Green at approximately 1.45am. The London Fire Brigade confirmed that gas canisters stored aboard the ambulances exploded during the blaze, causing windows to shatter in a neighbouring residential…

Wiltshire police are calling on the public to assist in locating a missing teenager from Swindon who has not been seen since Friday morning. Ashleigh, 17, was last seen at around 7am on 20 March in the Liden area of Swindon. Officers say they have growing concerns for her wellbeing. Investigators believe she may have made her way to the Stroud area, and are asking residents there to remain alert. She is described as approximately 5ft tall with blonde hair. Swindon Police have issued a formal appeal for information. “Anyone with information about her whereabouts should call 101 or 999…