Day: January 2, 2026

Manhunt after Tube station attack leaves victim with fractured skull

Police are asking for help to identify a group of young men following a ‘serious assault’ at a London Underground station last month. Two men were heading towards Bank Tube stop just after midnight on Sunday, December 21, 2025, when they were involved in an ‘altercation’ with another man walking in the opposite direction, British […]

Man, 67, dies after being pulled from the sea during major search for missing people off Yorkshire coast

Man, 67, dies after being pulled from sea at Withernsea

The town of Withernsea (Alamy/PA) A man has died after being pulled from the sea by emergency services responding to reports of people in the water off the East Yorkshire coast, police have said. Humberside Police said it was called to attend Central Promenade in Withernsea at 3.15pm on Friday. An unconscious 67-year-old man was […]

Hundreds forced to evacuate as Mexico struck by 6.5 magnitude earthquake

Hundreds of people have been forced to evacuate after a powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico on Friday. According to local authorities, the quake’s epicentre was near the town of San Marcos in the southern state of Guerrero, near the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco. A 67-year-old man died while going down the stairs […]

Pictured: Former pupil at British school among those missing after Swiss ski resort fire

Of those injured, 71 are Swiss citizens, 14 are French, 11 are Italian, four are Serbian, one is Bosnian, one is Belgian, one person is from Luxembourg, one is Polish and one is Portuguese.

BBC pays £28k to October 7 survivors after filming inside their destroyed home

A crew led by Jeremy Bowen filmed inside the destroyed home of the Horenstein family (PA) PA Archive The BBC has paid £28,000 in compensation to an Israeli family who survived the October 7 attack after a film crew went into their destroyed home without permission. As first reported by Jewish News, a BBC crew […]

Hundreds of jobs to be lost in TGI Fridays insolvency plan

Hundreds of British hospitality workers face losing their jobs in the coming days as the owner of TGI Fridays finalises plans to buy back a slimmed-down version of one of Britain’s best-known casual dining chains. Sky News has learnt that Sugarloaf TGIF Management, which only took control of TGI Fridays two months ago, is preparing […]

FTSE 100 starts new year higher but slips back after crossing 10,000

Blue chips began 2026 in positive fashion on Friday, although the FTSE 100 closed well below early highs which saw the index cross 10,000 for the first time. The FTSE 100 index closed up 19.76 points, 0.2%, at 9,951.14. It had earlier traded as high as 10,046.25, a record intraday level. The FTSE 250 index […]

Baby boy dies after catching infection in botched circumcision

A six month old baby boy died from an infection a week after undergoing a circumcision. Mohamed Adbidsamed began showing symptoms he was unwell around three to four days following the procedure on February 12, 2023. He was rushed to Hillingdon Hospital in west London on February 19, according to a recently released ‘Prevention of […]

Anthony Joshua’s driver charged over deadly Nigeria crash

The man behind the wheel of a car that crashed into a lorry in Nigeria, killing two passengers and injuring Anthony Joshua has been charged. He is alleged to have been driving recklessly and without a valid national licence. Joshua, a two-time world champion boxer, was travelling in the back of a black SUV when […]