The Independent
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AI could give terrorists access to bioweapons if guardrails fail – MI5 chief
Sir Ken McCallum gave his annual speech on threats to the UK at Thames House on Tuesday.
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Sycamore Gap tree vandal released from prison
Newcastle Crown Court heard the two engaged in a ‘moronic mission’ to cut down the landmark
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Zacharia gets off to bumpy start in brief, unusual first press briefing
Newly-minted press secretary lasts less than 15 minutes in awkward debut before the White House press corps
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Trump’s new press secretary has a history of pushing banana conspiracy theories
Katie Zacharia was appointed as White House press secretary on Friday, replacing Karoline Leavitt, who left the role in August
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UK's Burnham weighs approval for oil and gas drilling in the North Sea
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces a crucial decision on whether to allow oil and gas drilling in the North Sea
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The Saudi megaprojects at risk of collapse as war with Houthis escalates
Saudi Arabia’s image as a safe haven has been battered by Iranian and Houthi attacks. But could this threaten its much-touted Vision 2030? Alex Croft reports
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Hunt for Amelia Earhart’s plane enters critical phase
The first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic, Earhart had been attempting to fly around the world when she disappeared in 1937
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No black-footed ferrets found in Meeteetse, 40 years after a rescue saved the species
Wyoming wildlife managers report no black-footed ferrets are being detected in the Absaroka Range foothills near Meeteetse, a key conservation area for the species
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Kroger announces 3,000 layoffs as it looks to ‘reduce duplicative work’ with AI
It’s the latest shakeup after Kroger named a former Walmart executive as its CEO in February
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Sir Ranulph Fiennes stepson says explorer is ‘very lonely’ and calls for visits
Famous adventurer, 82, has not been seen in public for two years
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Greta Thunberg backs French high school protests over run-down schools
Greta Thunberg has thrown her support behind high school protesters in France
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What to cut back and what to leave standing in your garden's fall cleanup
Fall is garden cleanup time, but that doesn't mean you should clear everything away
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Why are bedbug outbreaks becoming more common? Expert shares why
A flight was cancelled when passengers in the economy section complained to crew they had been bitten by bedbugs
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What is XFG Covid strain? Symptoms to look out for as UK cases rise
More than half of the positive tests were found to be a variant of XFG
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CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions
CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids
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Terrorists could use AI to target UK with drones and bioweapons, MI5 chief warns
Sir Ken McCallum said UK was entering ‘new era of national security’ with most threats since the Cold War, as he warned against rising danger from Russia and Iran
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Royal Marine forced to test military drone in garden pond, Wes Streeting claims
The Defence Secretary applauded the innovation but slammed the ‘regulatory handcuffs’ that stood in the way
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Poundland could go into administration ‘within days’ risking thousands of jobs
Around 12,000 jobs at 600 stores are said to be at risk at the group that was bought for just £1 in summer of 2025
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Unicyclist killed after app directed him onto dual carriageway
Benjamin Wells-Lane, 46, was pronounced dead at the scene in Dorset
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Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns as ambassador to Greece — after Trump told her to
The former Fox News star and ex-fiance of Donald Trump Jr. vowed to fight the ‘false’ allegations against her
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Pro-Palestine Greens call for Caroline Lucas to be ousted over motion criticism
The former party leader has been a vocal critic of the controversial motion passed last week
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Weight loss jabs linked to unusual health problem in new study
Experts say potential side effects no reason to stop using jabs
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MAGA crowd pummels protester during Trump rally - and the internet wants her to sue
‘They get paid by the lefties in order to destroy our country. They’re scum,’ Trump said
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Who's in charge when the pope is unconscious and unable to govern? The pope
The Vatican has detailed laws, rituals and norms to transfer papal power if a pope dies or resigns
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Israel returns 22 artifacts as Greece pushes to bring antiquities home
Israel has returned 22 ancient Greek artifacts that were illegally removed from Greece, marking the first such repatriation between the two countries
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Indonesia relocates 8 orangutans into protected forest after rescue from wildfires
Eight endangered orangutans rescued from areas of Indonesia’s Borneo ravaged by wildfires have been released into a protected forest
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Environmentalists picket African Energy Week, urging an end to new oil and gas exploration
Climate activists in South Africa have picketed outside the African Energy Week conference, demanding an end to new oil and gas exploration across the continent
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Man freed by First Step Act faces life in prison after SCOTUS ruling
The First Step Act represented the most expansive overhaul of federal sentencing guidelines in decades
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Police car left dangling mid-air after crashing through railings on UK pier
Officers heading to suspected indecent exposure case involved in crash with another vehicle
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Why French high school students are protesting – and how it could spread in Europe
Everything you need to know about the nationwide movement
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UK scientists discover ancient crocodile species with bizarre toothpick-like teeth
The crocodile roamed the Earth 170 million years ago
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South Korea's Kospi index sinks more than 7% on sell-off of semiconductor shares over AI boom worries
South Korea's Kospi index sinks more than 7% on sell-off of semiconductor shares over AI boom worries
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UK households to see higher-than-expected inflation as energy prices jump – IMF
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is also now expected to see UK economic growth slow down next year, according to fresh forecasts.
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GOP ad buyer mixes up Portlands and spends big for Maine senator in Oregon
‘I’ve gotten 5 anti-Troy Jackson ads in the last 24 hours,’ an Oregon resident wrote on social media. ‘I choose to believe they mixed up Portlands’
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Man in Italy rescued after more than 26 hours trapped in cave
Luca Olmetto, 31, was exploring the Gorroppeddu cave in central-eastern Sardinia on Sunday when a rock collapse left him stuck about 10m below the surface
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After surging troops to the border, US Army showcases a quieter Rio Grande
The U.S. Army is deploying hundreds of soldiers to Texas' Rio Grande Valley in response to what it says are signs of elevated activity from Mexican drug cartels
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Yorkshire tiger latest: Man killed was visiting park alone, say police
A council responsible for licensing Yorkshire Wildlife Park, where the man was killed by a tiger on Saturday, has started a health and safety investigation
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Duane 'Keffe D' Davis faces life in prison for orchestrating murder of rapper Tupac Shakur
Duane “Keffe D” Davis is set to be sentenced Tuesday for orchestrating the murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur
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Person dead and several others injured in roller coaster incident in Georgia
Six Flags says it is ‘deeply saddened’
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Fear strikes Yemen's 3rd largest city Taiz as Houthi rebels encircle it in a new siege
Houthi rebels have encircled the city of Taiz, Yemen, causing fear among its more than 1 million residents
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Drones hit ships in Black Sea, sinking 1 and prompting rescue operations, Bulgaria says
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev says drones struck two ships in the Black Sea, sinking one and prompting emergency rescue operations
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What to know about the Nord Stream pipeline explosions trial opening in Germany this week
A former Ukrainian army officer is going on trial in Germany over undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany four years ago
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Colombia's new government: 2016 deal with rebel group has not brought peace — but 132,000 killings
Colombia’s new government says over 132,000 people have been killed, and armed group membership has increased from 6,000 to almost 30,000, in the decade since the country signed a highly touted peace agreement with its largest rebel group
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Ukraine war live: Trump insists energy ‘ceasefire’ still holds
Moscow says it is ready to increase diesel output to pre-war levels, but Ukraine's allies say this will only fuel Vladimir Putin's war
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Sydney trader caught working from Singapore after employer tracks laptop to hotel
Xe had already turned down Graham’s request from September 2025 to relocate to Singapore for a year
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Passengers stranded in Italy after bedbug outbreak grounds flight to Australia
Boeing 787 sent for ‘deep clean’ after bugs found in cabin
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Trump gushes about how attractive, athletic Jon Husted is: ‘I looked at his a**’
Trump’s rally in Youngstown, Ohio, was repeatedly interrupted by protesters, whom the president insulted with ‘your mom’ and fat jokes, like he did in Texas
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People are saying something huge just happened on social media. It’s not quite true
Bot traffic has really reduced in the wake of an attack on a Russian internet company – but it doesn’t tell the full story
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Houthi rebels say multiple airstrikes targeted them in Yemen, and other Mideast developments
The Iran-backed Houthi Rebels say a string or overnight airstrikes targeted the Red Sea island of Kamaran, the Qanawis district north of the port city of Hodeida and the province of Jawf
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Pope Leo XIV is set to enter a Rome hospital for removal of a lung nodule
Pope Leo XIV is set to undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule, a procedure that will determine if the lesion is malignant
