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German police shot and wounded a 41-year-old man outside a Netto supermarket in Dresden’s Friedrichstadt district on Wednesday morning, after he allegedly opened fire on officers during a confrontation. According to German newspaper Bild and news agency DPA, the man shouted “Allahu Akbar” as special forces moved in, before falling to the ground after being struck by a bullet during an exchange of gunfire. The incident began at around 8.20am, when witnesses spotted the armed 41-year-old man outside the supermarket and called police, who arrived quickly at the scene. According to Bild, the man was reportedly wielding “a kind of…

A man has been arrested in London after allegedly threatening to shoot Nigel Farage, in a message posted on X that warned the Reform UK leader: “I am going to shoot you in the head if you win.” The arrest, made on Tuesday, came just days after former MP and Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe was killed in what police described as a “targeted attack.” Police moved to arrest the suspect after investigating the alleged online threat, which prompted an immediate response from officers. The message is being treated as an alleged threat to kill, with police now examining the…

Passengers across south-east London and Kent are being urged to plan ahead this summer, as Southeastern begins a major £20 million upgrade that will close London Charing Cross and Waterloo East stations for 22 days. The work, running from Sunday 26 July to Sunday 16 August 2026, will see services diverted across the capital while engineers replace ageing track and strengthen historic structures. Southeastern has confirmed that no trains will call at Charing Cross or Waterloo East throughout the main closure period, with services normally running into Charing Cross instead diverted to London Victoria, London Cannon Street, London Blackfriars or…

A 17-year-old Mississippi boy accused of killing an elderly couple during a home break-in had previously worked for the pair, according to testimony from family members at a preliminary hearing. Cordarius Hobbs faces two counts of capital murder over the deaths of 74-year-old Billy Blair and his 71-year-old wife, Virginia Carol Blair, who were found shot dead at their Mendenhall home on 3 June following a lengthy standoff with police. During Thursday’s hearing, members of Hobbs’ own family testified that the teenager had previously done work for the Blairs, including cleaning around their property, according to WAPT. Billy Newsome, Hobbs’…

A major wildfire has torn through the historic Fontainebleau forest in France, destroying more than 1,900 hectares of woodland and prompting police to arrest two people on suspicion of deliberately starting the blaze. The fire has forced road closures, restricted access to parts of the forest, and sent the surrounding town into a state of panic as hundreds of firefighters work to bring the flames under control. The blaze has already scorched more than 1,900 hectares, roughly 4,700 acres, of woodland, making it one of the largest fires to hit the Fontainebleau forest in recent years. Police have arrested two…

Footage circulating online appears to show a group of tourists at Yellowstone National Park getting out of their vehicles and running toward a mother grizzly bear foraging with her cubs, in what wildlife officials and safety experts have described as extremely dangerous behaviour. The videos, shared widely on X, have prompted a wave of criticism over the tourists’ apparent disregard for park safety rules. According to the footage, a group of visitors pulled over on a road within the park before exiting their vehicles and running toward the bear and her cubs as they foraged nearby in the grass. In…

A video shared by Portsmouth councillor George Madgwick, of Reform UK, appears to show council workers removing St George’s Cross flags from residential balconies just days before England’s World Cup semi-final. The footage went viral, prompting a wave of criticism from residents and social media users who branded the action heavy-handed, before Portsmouth City Council confirmed to Truth Times that the removals were carried out on fire safety grounds. In the video posted by Madgwick, council workers can be seen taking down England flags that had been hung from balconies on residential buildings in Portsmouth. Residents featured in the footage,…

The UK government has announced plans to run the country’s largest civil defence and national resilience exercise in decades next year, bringing together the military, emergency services, government departments and local authorities. Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones said the drill is designed to ensure Britain “will always be ready” should a major national emergency ever strike. According to the government, the exercise will test the UK’s ability to respond to a wide range of major incidents, including hostile attacks, cyber incidents, natural disasters and other large-scale crises. Ministers have described it as the biggest exercise of its…

American consumers have been handed a rare reprieve from rising prices, after the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirmed that consumer prices fell in June for the first time in several months. The drop, driven largely by cheaper energy following a temporary ceasefire in the Middle East, brought annual inflation down to its lowest level since April, though economists warn the relief could prove short-lived. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, consumer prices fell by 0.4 percent in June, pulling the annual CPI inflation rate down to 3.5 percent for the month. That figure marks a notable improvement from May’s…

HM Revenue and Customs has confirmed a major shake-up in how tax on company cars, vans and fuel benefits will be collected, moving away from paper-based annual reporting towards real-time payroll deductions. The changes, due to take effect from 6 April 2027, form part of a wider modernisation drive aimed at making the tax system more accurate and easier for both employers and employees to navigate. Under the new rules, employers will be required to report Benefit-in-Kind (BiK) payments through payroll software and Real Time Information, rather than relying on the traditional end-of-year process. This marks a significant departure from…