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Police in India have arrested a man in connection with the death of a 114-year-old British runner in a hit-and-run accident.Fauja Singh - believed to be the oldest in the world to complete a marathon - was hit by a car on Monday while crossing a road during a trip to his birth village of Beas Pind in Punjab, India.He suffered severe head injuries and was taken to hospital where […]

Towering waves, freezing temperatures and even some inquisitive killer whales. Iceland is doing its best to defeat Ross Edgley. Inspired by "Thor", the British extreme athlete is in the middle of a challenge worthy of the Norse god - spending four months swimming 1,000 miles around the whole of Iceland in the name of science. And while it comes with its challenges - a video of parts of his tongue falling […]

The man who murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio more than 20 years ago has died - without revealing the location of his victim's remains. Bradley John Murdoch murdered the 28-year-old and assaulted his girlfriend Joanne Lees at gunpoint on a remote stretch of road near Barrow Creek in Australia's Northern Territory on 14 July 2001.Mr Falconio and Ms Lees, both from Yorkshire, had stopped their camper van after Murdoch pulled […]

A British pensioner has been arrested in Spain after allegedly attempting to smuggle more than 60kg of cannabis resin on to a ferry.The man was detained after police discovered the drug in a UK-registered vehicle at Ceuta, Spain's North African enclave, on Sunday evening. The Civil Guard said the car was bound for the port of Algeciras, with the 62.3kg of cannabis "hidden" in a concealed compartment built into the […]

Almost 7,000 Afghan nationals are being relocated to the UK following a massive data breach by the British military that the government tried to keep secret with a super injunction.The blunder exposed the personal information of close to 20,000 individuals, endangering them and their families. The Ministry of Defence said the relocation costs alone will be around £850m. An internal government document from February this year said the cost could […]

Donald Trump has agreed to send "top of the line weapons" to NATO to support Ukraine - and threatened Russia with "severe" tariffs if it doesn't agree to end the war. Speaking with NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte during a meeting at the White House, the US president said: "We've made a deal today where we are going to be sending them weapons, and they're going to be paying for them. […]

As ever, there is confusion and key questions are left unanswered, but Donald Trump's announcement on Ukraine and Russia today remains hugely significant.His shift in tone and policy on Ukraine is stark. And his shift in tone (and perhaps policy) on Russia is huge. Ever since Mr Trump returned to the White House he has flatly refused to side with Ukraine over the Russian invasion.He has blamed Ukraine and Joe […]

Donald Trump has agreed to send "top of the line weapons" to NATO to support Ukraine - and threatened Russia with "severe" tariffs if it doesn't agree to end the war.Speaking with NATO secretary general Mark Rutte during a meeting at the White House, the US president said: "We've made a deal today where we are going to be sending them weapons, and they're going to be paying for them. […]

Two women have been killed in a shooting at a church in the US state of Kentucky.Two male victims were also wounded at the Richmond Road Baptist Church in the city of Lexington on Sunday, authorities said. One sustained critical injuries and the other was in stable condition, Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers.The suspect had earlier been pulled over near Lexington's airport by a state trooper, who had received an […]