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Afghan man jailed for TikTok threat to kill Reform UK leader Farage

Fayaz Khan, 26, was sentenced at a court in London for making a threat to kill against Nigel Farage and also for entering the UK illegally on a small boat.

United Kingdom

UK's MI5 warns lawmakers of spying threat from China, Russia and Iran

The intelligence agency warned MPs and their staff to look out for spies trying to elicit information from them by blackmail or phishing attacks.

Economy

Climbing the ladder: Wealth mobility is eluding Britain's middle class

Britain’s total household wealth has risen dramatically, but it would still take an average worker 52 years of saving their full pay to catch up with the top 10%.

United Kingdom

UK synagogue attacker claimed allegiance to so-called IS, police say

Jihad Al-Shamie was shot dead by police outside the Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue after he rammed a car into pedestrians and attacked them with a knife.

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Art

Sex, skeletons and rituals: Marina Abramović’s 'Balkan Erotic Epic'

Marina Abramović turns 80 next year, and the world’s most influential performance artist is not slowing down. She brings sex, ritual, and the supernatural to the UK, in a provocative reenactment of Balkan erotic rites. 'Balkan Erotic Epic' starts in Manchester on Thursday.

United Kingdom

China spy case collapse blamed on UK failure to label Beijing a threat

Stephen Parkinson, the UK's head of public prosecutions, explained why the charges against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry were dropped.

Culture news

UK prosecutors threaten to appeal terror charge against Kneecap rapper

A Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) spokesperson said they were appealing the decision to dismiss the terrorism case against Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh. The case was thrown out last month and now, Kneecap have released a statement addressed to the "Police (British) State".

United Kingdom

UK police disrupt gang suspected of smuggling stolen phones to China

The Metropolitan Police said it has arrested 46 people in its largest ever crackdown on mobile phone theft.

United Kingdom

Police investigate hate crime after mosque set on fire in UK

Footage from the incident, released by police on Sunday, shows two balaclava-clad people approach the front door of the Peacehaven Mosque, before spraying accelerant on the entrance and igniting a fire.

Business

From James Bond to budget cuts: Tariffs put pressure on Aston Martin

The British carmaker’s warning of deeper-than-expected losses sent shares plummeting, a stark reminder that prestige cannot shield a brand from tariffs and sluggish demand.

World News

At least three people dead as Storm Amy batters Europe

Authorities in Ireland reported a man died in Letterkenny, northwest Ireland in what police called a weather-related incident, while in France, at least two people were reportedly killed by the storm, local officials said on Saturday.

Nature

Scientists trial freezing eggs to save Britain’s largest butterfly

The insect’s survival is threatened by habitat loss, climate change and genetic erosion due to its limited geographical range.

United Kingdom

One victim of UK synagogue attack shot by police, officials say

Police identified the attacker as Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent who entered the United Kingdom as a young child and became a citizen in 2006.

Business

UK fraudster to plead guilty in NY court for massive fine-wine scam

A British businessman accused of defrauding investors through a bogus fine-wine lending scheme is expected to plead guilty in Brooklyn federal court next week.

United Kingdom

Two killed and three injured in attack at Manchester synagogue

Two people were killed while three remained seriously injured after a vehicle and stabbing attack at a Manchester synagogue on Thursday. Police shot the suspect dead, and two more arrests were made in connection with the incident.

Earth News

Famed conservationist and primatologist Jane Goodall dies at 91

While living among chimpanzees in Africa decades ago, Goodall documented the animals using tools and doing other activities previously believed to be exclusive to people and also noted their distinct personalities.

United Kingdom

Seven men in UK 'grooming gang' jailed for raping and abusing girls

The men in northern England were sentenced to jail terms from 12 to 35 years after sexually abusing and raping two girls from the age of 13.

Economy

UK house price growth outpaces forecasts as North surges, London lags

UK housing prices rose faster than expected in September, with northern regions driving gains, while the South and capital remain sluggish.

United Kingdom

Farage 'doesn't believe in Britain,' Starmer says at Labour conference

Labour promised economic growth, but has struggled to deliver and inflation remains stubbornly high with a subdued economic outlook.

Business

Chinese woman convicted in UK over €6bn Bitcoin fraud

Zhimin Qian, 47, defrauded more than 128,000 victims in China before trying to launder the illegal cryptocurrency proceeds by buying property in the UK.