Rape charges that triggered Ballymena race riots dropped
Prosecutors cite ‘significant evidential developments’ in decision to end criminal case against Romanian boysProsecutors have dropped charges against two Romanian teenagers who were accused of raping a schoolgirl in Ballymena – an allegation that triggered race riots in Northern Ireland.The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) on Friday cited “significant evidential developments” in its decision to end criminal proceedings against the boys, aged 14 and 15. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Londoners told to be vigilant with messages after cyber-attack on council
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea says it is checking whether data taken contained residents’s detailsA London council has urged thousands of residents to be “extra vigilant” when receiving calls, emails or text messages after confirming that data had been taken in a cyber-attack.The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), which has 147,500 residents, said some data had been copied from its systems in an attack this week. The council said it believed the theft related to “historical data” but it was checking whether it contained any personal or financial details of residents, customers or service users. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Quebec to ban public prayer in sweeping new secularism law
Bill 9 would outlaw prayer and face coverings in public institutions, sparking fears it targets Muslims in CanadaQuebec says it will intensify its crackdown on public displays of religion in a sweeping new law that critics say pushes Canadian provinces into private spaces and disproportionately affects Muslims.Bill 9, introduced by the governing Coalition Avenir Québec on Thursday, bans prayer in public institutions, including in colleges and universities. It also bans communal prayer on public roads and in parks, with the threat of fines of C$1,125 for groups in contravention of the prohibition. Short public events with prior approval are exempt.... [Continue Reading]
Zelenskyy’s top aide quits after anti-corruption searches of his home
Ukrainian president announces departure of Andriy Yermak, who was leading peace talks with USEurope live – latest updatesPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s powerful chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, has resigned after Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies conducted searches at his apartment.Zelenskyy announced the departure of Yermak, who had been leading the country’s peace negotiations with the US, in a late-afternoon social media video on Friday. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Suspect in Washington, DC, shooting charged with murder after soldier dies
US attorney files new charge against Rahmanullah Lakanwal after National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom dies from wounds. [Continue Reading]
What to Know About the Deadly Fire at a Hong Kong Apartment Complex
This was the worst fire in Hong Kong in over 70 years. At least 128 people were dead and the authorities said they expect to find more bodies in the charred towers. [Continue Reading]
Officials Had Been Warned for Over a Year Before Hong Kong Fire
Residents of Wang Fuk Court apartments had raised concerns about flammable foam panels and scaffold netting, but the government did not take decisive action. [Continue Reading]
No 10 denies Reeves misled public in run-up to Budget
The Office for Budget Responsibility says it told the chancellor the gap in public finances was smaller than thought. [Continue Reading]
Jenin killings highlight Israeli system of ‘total impunity’: Rights groups
Advocates say killing of two Palestinians in West Bank part of Israel's 'systematic policy of extrajudicial killings'. [Continue Reading]
Latest news bulletin | November 28th, 2025 – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this November 28th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. [Continue Reading]
National guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom has died after Washington DC shooting – Trump
One other member of the guards, Andrew Wolfe, is still ‘fighting for his life’, according to the presidentUS politics – live updatesOne of two US national guard soldiers shot in a targeted attack near the White House this week has died, while the second is fighting for his life, Donald Trump has announced.As part of his Thanksgiving call to US troops late on Thursday, the US president said he had been informed that Sarah Beckstrom, 20, had succumbed to her wounds. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Ukraine is running out of men, money and time
Survival now depends on rebuilding the country’s political and military foundations. [Continue Reading]
Goalkeeper dilemma & defenders on trial in Lionesses friendlies
England will end another successful year with two friendly matches - but what changes might we see from manager Sarina Wiegman? [Continue Reading]
Zelensky's top aide resigns after anti-corruption raids
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that his chief of staff Andriy Yermak has submitted his resignation amid a corruption scandal. [Continue Reading]
‘Not going to happen’: First Nations threaten to end Carney’s pipe dream
The Canadian PM’s breakthrough oil deal with Alberta cost him a cabinet minister and will still face stiff oppositionWhen the people of the Haida nation won a decades-long battle for recognition that an archipelago off the coast of British Columbia in Canada was rightfully theirs, it was a long overdue victory.The unprecedented deal with the provincial and the federal governments meant the Haida no longer had to prove that they had Aboriginal title to the land of Xhaaidlagha Gwaayaai, “the islands at the boundary of the world.” Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Zelenskyy’s top aide resigns after search by anticorruption investigators
Ukrainian president says chief of staff Andriy Yermak has submitted his resignation amid wide-scale corruption inquiry. [Continue Reading]
Winter Storm in Northern U.S. Expected to Snarl Post-Thanksgiving Travel
Forecasters say a winter storm could disrupt travel, bringing up to two feet of snow across parts of the Midwest through the holiday weekend. [Continue Reading]
Fancy younger-looking skin for less than a fiver? Shoppers swear by this L’Oréal Paris day cream
Looking for the perfect present for your mum? Or perhaps, just yourself? [Continue Reading]
Strangers used to tell me I was beautiful – now I’m called embarrassing
I will no longer allow lines to be crossed that damage me in any way. [Continue Reading]
Germany readies massive defence plan to counter potential Russian threat
Until recently, the so-called Operation Plan Germany was classified. It is now clear that in the event of an armed conflict, Germany would serve as a key hub for NATO defence, in an approach reminiscent of the Cold War era. [Continue Reading]
Leaked files show far-right influences among Project 2025 applicants
Applicants reportedly cited Nazi theorists and other extremists as inspiration for Trump administration rolesHacked materials from the powerful rightwing thinktank the Heritage Foundation show that applicants to a Project 2025-branded effort to create a talent pool for the Trump administration cited the influence of Nazi political theorists and other far-right thinkers on their political views.Not all applicants revealed in the hack ended up with Trump administration jobs, but some current appointees did make applications. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
German president honours victims of Nazi bombing atrocity on Guernica visit
Frank-Walter Steinmeier travels to Basque town for remembrance ceremony marking ‘terrible crimes’ of 1937Eighty-eight years after Luftwaffe pilots took part in the most infamous atrocity of the Spanish civil war, Germany’s president has visited the Basque town of Guernica to honour the victims of the Nazi bombing and to urge that the “terrible crimes” committed there are never forgotten.Hundreds of civilians were killed and hundreds more injured on 26 April 1937 when planes from the German Condor Legion, operating alongside aircraft from fascist Italy, spent hours bombing Guernica on market day. Adolf Hitler had loaned the Luftwaffe unit to Gen... [Continue Reading]
Rebel nuns who busted out of Austrian care home win reprieve – for now
Trio given leave to stay in their abandoned convent near Salzburg until further notice, church officials sayThree octogenarian nuns who gained a global following after breaking out of their care home and moving back to their abandoned convent near Salzburg have been given leave to stay in the nunnery “until further notice”, church officials have said.The rebel sisters – Bernadette, 88, Regina, 86, and Rita, 82, all former teachers at the school adjacent to their convent – broke back into their old home of Goldenstein Castle in Elsbethen in September in defiance of their spiritual superiors. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Talks for UK to join EU defence fund collapse in blow to Starmer’s bid to reset relations
UK had been pushing to join €150bn Safe fund, a loan scheme that is part of bloc’s drive to rearm EuropeKeir Starmer’s bid to reset relations with the EU suffered a major blow on Friday, after negotiations for the UK to join the EU’s flagship €150bn (£131bn) defence fund collapsed.The UK had been pushing to join the EU’s Security Action for Europe (Safe) fund, a low-interest loan scheme that is part of the EU’s drive to boost defence spending by €800bn and rearm the continent, in response to the growing threat from Russia and cooling relations between Donald Trump’s US... [Continue Reading]
Zelenskyy chief of staff resigns after property raid by Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies – Europe live
‘I want there to be no rumours and speculation,’ Zelenskyy says as Andriy Yermak resignsThe Commission also totally rejected dismissed Russia’s criticism of Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “illegitimate” leader of Ukraine, after Vladimir Putin suggested yesterday that was a technical reason he couldn’t agree a peace deal with Zelenskyy.“President Zelensky is the democratically elected president, by the Ukrainian people, of Ukraine,” a commission spokesperson said in response, somewhat mockingly adding that Putin seems to have “some difficulties in recognising the democratically elected president of his neighbour country, Ukraine.”“Let me stress the fight against corruption is a key element for a country... [Continue Reading]
Jacob Zuma’s daughter resigns amid claims South Africans tricked to fight for Russia
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla quits as MP after being accused of recruiting 17 men who are trapped in war-torn UkraineA daughter of the former South African president Jacob Zuma has resigned as an MP, after being accused of tricking 17 South African men into fighting for Russia in Ukraine by telling them they were travelling to Russia to train as bodyguards for the Zumas’ uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party.Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, 43, the most visible and active in politics of her siblings, volunteered to resign and step back from public roles while cooperating with a police investigation and working to bring the men home,... [Continue Reading]
RSF military push for Kordofan leaves Sudan at risk of partition
RSF already has control of western Sudan in war with Sudan's army, leaving country facing potential split. [Continue Reading]
Israeli Raid in Southern Syria Kills at Least 13, Syrian Officials Say
The raid appeared to be one of Israel’s deadliest cross-border incursions since Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s former dictator, was ousted last year. [Continue Reading]
Andriy Yermak, Zelensky’s Chief of Staff, Resigns
Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff and top peace negotiator, became the highest-ranking casualty of an investigation into a vast kickback scheme. [Continue Reading]
Zelensky's chief of staff resigns after Ukrainian anti-corruption police raid home
Yermak, 54, has been Zelensky's closest adviser throughout Russia's full-scale war. [Continue Reading]
Cancel your weekend plans to binge ‘adrenaline-fuelled’ BBC crime drama on Netflix
Get your popcorn in and your blankets ready. [Continue Reading]
National guard shooting suspect to be charged with murder as Trump steps up immigration crackdown – US politics live
US attorney for DC says charges upgraded to murder in first degree after national guard member dies; US president says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ Full report: Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’West Virginia governor Patrick Morrisey reaffirmed his support for the state’s National Guard members deployed in Washington, DC.“When you have these terrorists, when you have these evildoers, you’re not going to back down when they go after our servicemen and women,” Morrisey, a Republican, told CNN.I’m devastated to learn of the passing of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, a member of... [Continue Reading]
France to approve new plans to halt small boats crossing the Channel
Keir Starmer has urged the French government to intervene before asylum seekers board vessels heading for the UKThe French government plans to authorise interventions to halt small boats at sea before they pick up people attempting to reach the UK after pressure from Keir Starmer.It is understood French security forces will target empty “taxi boats”, or large dinghies, before they pick up passengers from beaches to be taken to the UK. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Expert panel advises against prostate cancer screening for most men in UK
Charities express ‘deep disappointment’ as government advisers find harms of widespread screening would outweigh benefitsProstate cancer screening should not be made available to the vast majority of men across the UK, a panel of expert government health advisers has said, to the “deep disappointment” of several charities and campaigners.The UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC) has instead recommended that there should be a targeted screening programme for men with a confirmed BRCA1 or BRCA2 faulty gene variant, which means they are more at risk of faster growing and aggressive cancers at an earlier age. Men in that category could be screened... [Continue Reading]
Gueye red card appeal rejected with 'no reason' given
The Football Association rejected Everton's appeal against Idrissa Gueye's red card without providing an explanation, David Moyes says. [Continue Reading]
Piastri edges Norris in Qatar practice on crucial weekend
McLaren's Oscar Piastri outpaces title rival and team-mate Lando Norris in practice at the Qatar Grand Prix. [Continue Reading]
Treasure hunt golden hare sold for £82k at auction
People from around the world tried to solve riddles to find the hare through the early 1980s. [Continue Reading]
Lightning detected on Mars for the first time, scientists say
Researchers heard electric crackles on 28 hours of recordings made over two Martian years. [Continue Reading]
National guard shooting suspect to be charged with murder as Trump steps up immigration crackdown – US politics live
US attorney for DC says charges upgraded to murder in first degree after national guard member dies; US president says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ Full report: Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was “devastated” by the death of Sarah Beckstrom.In a post on X, he asked followers to take a moment to think of those “who have been plunged into unimaginable grief”.I’m devastated to learn of the passing of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, a member of the West Virginia National Guard. She was only... [Continue Reading]
Asda hits out at government for ‘killing confidence’ among consumers
But supermarket blames ‘self-inflicted’ IT problems that left gaps on shelves for 3.7% drop in salesAsda has criticised the government for “killing confidence” among consumers but blamed “self-inflicted” problems that left gaps on shelves for a big reverse in sales.Total sales at the UK’s third-largest supermarket fell 3.8% to £5.1bn in the three months to the end of September compared with the same period a year before – diving back from 0.2% growth in the previous quarter. Comparable store sales fell 2.8%. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Rescue efforts end at Hong Kong tower block fire as death toll reaches 128
About 200 people still unaccounted for, say officials, as fire chief confirms no alarms went off in any of the eight towersAnger swells in Hong Kong over deadliest fire in more than 70 yearsHow the Hong Kong fire unfolded – visual guideThe death toll from the Hong Kong apartment complex fire that began on Wednesday has risen to 128 with as many as 200 missing, officials have said, as rescue operations were declared over.Firefighters had been combing through the high-rises on Friday, attempting to find anyone alive after the massive fire that spread to seven of eight towers in one... [Continue Reading]
‘Not going to happen’: First Nations threaten to end Carney’s pipe dream
The Canadian PM’s breakthrough oil deal with Alberta cost him a cabinet minister and will still face stiff oppositionWhen the people of the Haida nation won a decades-long battle for recognition that an archipelago off the coast of British Columbia in Canada was rightfully theirs, it was a long overdue victory.The unprecedented deal with the provincial and the federal governments meant the Haida no longer had to prove that they had Aboriginal title to the land of Xhaaidlagha Gwaayaai, “the islands at the boundary of the world” Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Donald Trump lashes out at reporter asking about DC shooter
Donald Trump snapped at a reporter who asked why he blames the Biden administration for the shooting in Washington, DC. [Continue Reading]