Author: Lucas Bennett

What the London mayor is calling for Sadiq Khan has pressed the government to adopt a markedly tougher line against technology platforms that allow disinformation to flourish, warning that false narratives about crime and integration in the capital are proliferating at a speed regulators appear unable to match. Delivering a speech at a disinformation summit in Cambridge on Thursday evening, the London mayor argued that the state would have to step in with fresh powers if social media firms continued to drag their feet and if Ofcom, the media regulator, was left without the tools to compel them. Khan has…

What travellers and hauliers are facing on the ground Passengers heading to and from Dublin Airport have been urged to set out well ahead of schedule, after a fourth consecutive day of rolling fuel protests brought large sections of the Irish road network to a near standstill. On Thursday, travellers were photographed abandoning their cars and trudging along the motorway with suitcases in tow as traffic heading for the terminal ground to a halt. In a social media post on Friday morning, the airport advised anyone flying out to build extra time into their journeys “due to protest activity”. Live…

First Lady Melania Trump has publicly pushed back against claims linking her to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, insisting the allegations “must stop.” Speaking at the White House on Thursday afternoon, Mrs Trump said: “I’ve never been friends with Epstein.”

What the latest figures show at the forecourt British motorists are continuing to pay more to fill up their cars, with petrol and diesel prices nudging upwards again as financial markets weigh whether the recently brokered ceasefire between the United States and Iran will actually take hold. Figures from the RAC put the average cost of unleaded at 158.03p a litre on Thursday, while diesel reached 191.11p — both marginally higher than the day before. The cumulative effect since the conflict erupted on 28 February has been substantial: a full tank of petrol now costs £86.92, an increase of £13.86,…

Survivors of the Iranian drone strike that killed six American service members at a Kuwaiti port facility in March have publicly challenged the Defence Department’s version of events, describing their unit as dangerously exposed, inadequately defended, and stationed at a location they knew to be on a list of likely Iranian targets. What the Survivors Are Saying — and Why It Matters Speaking to CBS News on condition of anonymity because of strict military media restrictions, members of the Army’s 103rd Sustainment Command have provided the first eyewitness account of the events of 1 March 2026 at the Port of…

After nearly three years in pre-trial custody and more than three decades after his first known killing, the Long Island architect accused of being the Gilgo Beach serial killer admitted in a Riverhead courtroom on Wednesday to the murders of eight women — a confession that brings to a close one of the most haunting cold-case investigations in the United States. What Happened in the Courtroom Rex Heuermann, 62, entered the Suffolk County courthouse shortly before 11am Eastern time wearing a dark suit. Cameras were briefly permitted in the courtroom as the judge began preliminary questioning, capturing Heuermann answering in…

Despite the two-week truce announced on Tuesday night, only three ships had transited the world’s most strategically vital waterway by the following afternoon — a striking gap between the diplomatic language of “safe passage” and the reality confronting vessels still weighing whether the risks of crossing are worth taking. The Warning That Is Keeping Ships at Anchor The slow pace of shipping activity through the Strait of Hormuz has a direct explanation. Iran’s navy has issued a warning, confirmed to BBC Verify by shipping brokerage firm SSY, that any vessel attempting to cross without permission “will be targeted and destroyed.”…

Less than two hours before the deadline President Donald Trump had set for the obliteration of Iranian infrastructure, the United States and the Islamic Republic announced a two-week ceasefire that brings an immediate halt to a conflict which, by Tuesday afternoon, had appeared to be racing toward catastrophic escalation. Brokered by Pakistan in extraordinary diplomatic circumstances, the agreement is fragile, riddled with ambiguity, and disputed in its details — but it is the most significant pause in a war that has now consumed six weeks, killed thousands and triggered a global energy crisis.How the Deal Came Together in the Final…

A significant development in efforts to broker a ceasefire between the United States and Iran is expected imminently, with reports of “good news” emerging as President Donald Trump’s deadline on Tehran draws closer. Pakistan, which is acting as a mediator between the two countries, has requested that President Trump grant a two-week extension to the deadline he imposed on Iran to end its blockade of Gulf oil. A regional source told CNN that “some good news is expected from both sides soon,” adding that discussions have been steered directly by Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir. President Trump said…

One of Russia’s most notorious state-backed cyber units has been quietly exploiting weaknesses in everyday internet routers across the United Kingdom for nearly two years, according to Britain’s national cyber defence agency — an operation that marks a significant widening of the threat beyond government targets into the general public. What GCHQ Has Uncovered and Why It Matters The National Cyber Security Centre, the cyber arm of GCHQ, has confirmed that APT28 — the hacking group more commonly known as Fancy Bear — has been systematically targeting vulnerable internet routers in use across the UK since 2024. The operation appears…