Author: Lucas Bennett

Seven people are receiving hospital treatment after a car was deliberately driven into pedestrians on a busy Derby street on Saturday night, with police confirming that a man originally from India has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Derbyshire Constabulary confirmed in an updated statement on Sunday morning that all seven casualties sustained serious injuries, though none are believed to be life-threatening. Contrary to speculation that circulated on social media overnight, officers stressed that no fatalities occurred as a result of the incident. The attack took place on Friar Gate at approximately 9.30pm, when a black Suzuki Swift was…

A man has been arrested after a car struck multiple pedestrians in Derby city centre on Saturday evening, leaving a number of people injured, some of them seriously. Derbyshire Constabulary confirmed that the incident took place on Friar Gate at approximately 9.30pm, involving a black Suzuki Swift. Paramedics attended the scene and treated a number of casualties before transporting them to hospital. Officers located a vehicle believed to be connected to the incident shortly after it occurred. The driver, a man in his 30s, was arrested and taken into custody, where he remained as investigations continued. Friar Gate has been…

Two Eritrean nationals wanted in connection with an alleged gang rape in Denmark were granted refugee status and placed on taxpayer-funded support after entering Britain illegally — despite an international police alert carrying their names and photographs having been issued before they arrived in the country. Awedin Fikak and Henok Tekleab, both aged 27, have since been extradited to Denmark to face trial. But the circumstances of their time in Britain — during which both men received asylum status, accommodation, and financial benefits — have prompted sharp questions about the effectiveness of cross-border information sharing within the UK’s asylum processing…

Benjamin Netanyahu has never been a man who does things quietly. But the military campaign now unfolding against Iran represents something on an entirely different scale — a conflict that analysts are increasingly describing as the most consequential decision of his long and deeply controversial political career. The Israeli Prime Minister has spoken about the threat of Iranian nuclear capability for the better part of three decades. From the floor of the United Nations to private meetings in Washington, the message has remained consistent: Iran’s nuclear ambitions represent an existential danger, and military force may ultimately be the only solution.…

West Yorkshire Police are urgently appealing for help identifying a teenage girl who died after being discovered unconscious on a residential street in Leeds in the early hours of Saturday morning. Officers were called to Kennerleigh Avenue in the Austhorpe area at 5.55am, where the young woman was found lying in the road with serious injuries. Despite receiving emergency treatment, she could not be saved and was pronounced dead shortly afterwards. By Saturday evening, investigators had been unable to confirm her identity. In an effort to reach those who may know her, police released a detailed physical description of the…

A track from Frank Ocean’s 2016 album Blonde has defied the passage of time, breaking into the top 10 on a major American chart after going viral — reigniting mainstream interest in an artist who has released no new full-length record in almost a decade. “Nights,” which originally appeared as an album cut on Blonde, has climbed to No. 9 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs chart, marking Ocean’s highest ever position on that ranking. The surge also pushed the track onto the Billboard Global 200 for the first time, where it opened at No. 180 — giving Ocean his third…

Drivers In Spain Face €200 Fine This Easter For Failing To Follow Emergency Corridor Rules As 17 Million Journeys Expected Millions of motorists travelling across Spain this Easter week are being warned they face an on-the-spot fine of €200 if they fail to correctly form an emergency corridor when traffic comes to a halt — as authorities prepare for one of the busiest periods on record for the country’s roads. Spain’s Directorate General of Traffic, the DGT, has launched its Semana Santa road operation from Friday 27 March, with more than 17 million long-distance journeys anticipated over the course of…

An 18-year-old man has been taken into custody after a major blaze tore through a Grade II-listed Victorian mill in Leek, Staffordshire, leaving the historic six-storey building gutted and prompting the evacuation of nearby residents. Staffordshire Police confirmed on Saturday morning that the man, who is from Leek, was arrested on suspicion of arson with recklessness as to whether life was endangered. He remains in custody while a fire investigation is ongoing. Emergency services were called to The Big Mill on Mill Street at 9.35pm on Friday evening. Drone footage captured the scale of the destruction, showing flames engulfing the…

Scotland Yard has made contact with Morgan McSweeney, formerly Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, asking him to provide a formal statement as part of a renewed investigation into the reported theft of his mobile phone. According to the Telegraph, officers reached out to Mr McSweeney on Thursday — a development that indicates the force has revisited a case that had apparently gone quiet since the incident was first reported. The phone is alleged to have been snatched by a cyclist in October last year. Mr McSweeney was serving as the Prime Minister’s chief of staff at the time. The…

A former New Jersey social studies teacher is awaiting a bail hearing after being charged with multiple counts of sexual assault against a minor student, with prosecutors alleging the offences took place both inside her classroom and in her car. Ashley Fisler, 36, of Washington Township in Gloucester County, was arrested last Thursday following a complaint made by the now-adult victim, who alleged the abuse occurred in 2021 while he was a pupil in her class at Orchard Valley Middle School. She appeared via video link for a brief court hearing on Friday, where the charges against her were formally…