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LIVEDisruption at Port of Dover as masked ‘stop the boats’ protesters block roadsHundreds of demonstrators, wearing black with their faces covered, caused delays to traffic reaching the port.
Inside court as judge declares a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy caseWarning: This story contains distressing details and discussion of attempted suicideJodi Fournier spent 15 days at the courthouse – sitting, listening and waiting. It was a personal duty, she felt, to show support for Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother charged with murdering her three children.Katelyn Kazmirci, from North Carolina, convinced her mother to make a detour to the courthouse in Plymouth on their way to a family funeral, intrigued by the case she had followed on TikTok.All around them, dozens of women wearing pink rallied in support of Clancy. Not…
Remco van SchellenPort of Dover said there was an “ongoing public order incident”There is major disruption at the Port of Dover due to a large group of masked men holding a demonstration.Kent Police said it was aware of a demonstration currently taking place at the ferry terminal and was “engaging with protesters”.Traffic has been stopped from going in and out of the port.Images from the scene appear to show hundreds of protesters, all dressed in black and wearing face coverings.Ferry operator DFDS said it was aware of the “current traffic disruption” and would accommodate passengers on the next departure once…
Why the USS Lincoln turned up in Thailand looking so rustyWhen the USS Abraham Lincoln docked in Thailand this week some people were quick to criticise the condition it was in.1 hr agoWorld
ReutersThe explosion happened at a barracks in Viacha, about 30km from La PazAt least two people have been killed after an explosion at a military barracks in Bolivia – but authorities fear the toll could be higher.Bolivian Defence Minister Ernesto Justiniano said at least 81 people had been injured when “pyrotechnic material” detonated at the barracks, where an artillery regiment was stationed, about 14:30 local time (18:30 GMT) on Friday. Seven others remain missing.Health official Rita Nebraska told local television between 10 and 15 people were believed to have died in the incident in Viacha, about 30km (19 miles) from…
ReutersTristan and Andrew Tate pictured in April 2026 at Kaseya Center, MiamiRomanian prosecutors have charged social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate with further sex crimes.They are accused of making more than $1.2m (£888,000) by coercing a girl to do sex acts on video chats, according to the Romanian Directorate for Investigating Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT).Andrew, 39, is charged with trafficking minors, money laundering and sex with a minor. Tristan, 38, is charged with complicity in trafficking in minors and money laundering.The Tates – currently in a Miami jail fighting extradition to the UK over separate charges – deny all…
Watch: Activist explains app that maps Flock camera locationsHouston’s historic Old Braeswood neighbourhood is affluent and tree-lined. These are not the kind of streets where you would expect to see coordinated vandalism. Yet here four surveillance cameras were attacked and cut down in the middle of the night.The metal poles were severed, leaving the distinctive black oval cameras and accompanying solar panels lying on the ground. On some of the cameras was a red sign reading: “Notice. 24/7 video recording”.These cameras are run by a company called Flock Safety and this sabotage, which happened in late July, is a signal…
Didier MartiUntil eight years ago, Nepal used to struggle with lengthy power cutsAlmost 100% of Nepal’s electricity comes from hydropower, and it produces so much it earns nearly $200m (£147m) each year exporting hydroelectricity to India and Bangladesh.But the very glaciers and mountains giving Nepal this massive natural advantage are succumbing to global warming – and last Wednesday’s deadly floods have laid bare the risks to the nation’s hydropower ambitions.More than 1,300 people were killed, while thousands more are still missing.The floods, which destroyed entire villages near the border of Nepal and Tibet, severely damaged 12 hydropower plants in the…
Roc NationThe US rap superstar rolled back the years for more than two hours at the first of his two shows in London Jay-Z’s first headline solo show in the UK in more than a decade saw him celebrate hip-hop culture alongside a host of special guests, including Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Giggs.The US rap superstar rolled back the years for more than two hours – playing hits like 99 Problems, Empire State of Mind and Dead Presidents – as he took to the stage at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Friday night for the first of two shows in…
Tomas Cuesta/Getty ImagesArgentine President Javier Milei enjoys a warm relationship with President TrumpThe tone over the Falkland Islands dispute has been sharpening in Argentina from well before President Javier Milei’s late-night national address on sanctions earlier this week.It’s tempting to see a visual representation of the tension in the jubilant Argentine players celebrating their hard-fought win over England at the Fifa World Cup this summer holding a banner which read “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” – the Falklands are Argentine – in front of their deliriously happy fans. However, the ill-feeling has been fomenting for much longer.President Milei began his Thursday…