All news for 2025-01-30

The driver of a car that crashed into a school tea party, killing two eight-year-old girls, has been released on bail pending further investigations.

A man and a woman have been jailed for murder after detectives pieced together evidence to prove they murdered Sarah Mayhew, then dismembered her and dumped her body over several trips, in plain sight of the public.

Hamas freed three Israeli and five Thai hostages in Gaza on Thursday and Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners after delaying the process in anger at the swarming crowds at one of the hostage handover points.

Two pilots, flight attendants and other victims in the American Eagle plane and Black Hawk helicopter crash in Washington, DC, on Thursday night have been identified.

With Western sanctions cutting off supplies, China has become Russia’s sole source of critical minerals used in weapons production—including nuclear arms—deepening concerns over Beijing’s support for Moscow’s war effort.

The clergyman concluded his address in Washington with a confident ’Roman salute.’

UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell has been slammed for saying Adolf Hitler was a ‘good guy’ in a shameful rant.

The Bishop of Liverpool has stood down after allegations of sexual assault and harassment were made against him.

Tributes have poured in to a much-loved beauty queen who died suddenly just days after being crowned Miss Royal Somerset 2025.

Austin Tice, a former U.S. Marine turned journalist, vanished in 2012 while covering Syria’s civil war.

At least 82 people have been abducted since June, according to an official tally. But rights groups estimate the real number could be three times that.

Britain’s Tech Secretary Peter Kyle tells POLITICO the chatbot — which has sparked fears China is stealing a march in the AI race — is being assessed to ensure “safety is there from the onset.”

Sweden is grappling with a gang crime wave involving teenagers hired for everything from vandalism to bombings and murder.

The vast amount of toxic waste in the area led to increased rates of cancer, the court found.

Five held after Salwan Momika was reportedly killed during TikTok live stream, hours before trial verdict due

There were eight minutes to prevent one of the worst air disasters in US history that saw a US Army helicopter collide with an American Airlines plane carrying 64 people and splitting it in half.

Chaos has crippled Belgium’s skies, grounding all flights amid a critical air traffic control failure.

Vasiliy Melnik filed a lawsuit in the Riga City Court against his wife Irina, demanding the annulment of the gift and the return of property rights to him.

When Mario received the news in mid-May 2023, he promptly suspended his operations.

Appointment of former leader of group that led operation to topple Assad comes amid other political changes

Several members of the US figure skating team were on the American Airlines plane that crashed into the Potomac River.

Citigroup administered Heritage Trust and decided it didn’t need to block the trust’s assets after Suleyman Kerimov was sanctioned in 2018, according to people with knowledge of the matter

Retail crime is "out of control" and shoplifters are carrying out increasingly brazen and violent acts of theft because they do not fear any consequences, an industry body has told the BBC.