Briton tells of surviving Spain wildfire in car as wife and friends died trying to walk to safety

Malcolm Timbrell's wife and their friends are thought to have died when a devastating wildfire tore through their village in Spain.

Counterterrorism Police Take Over Investigation Into U.K. Lawmaker’s Death

The police said new information and evidence had come to light in the murder investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe, a right-wing former lawmaker.

By Stephen Castle

Twelve arrests over alleged far-right threat to Muslim event in Suffolk

Organisers of religious festival ended event early after police warning about threat of ‘disorder’

Mahmood offers Farage security meeting after Ann Widdecombe’s death

Home secretary insists all MPs treated equally but that security of former MPs and non-Westminster politicians is a concern Shabana Mahmood has offered Nigel Farage a personal meeting with the Home Office unit that works on security for high-profile politicians, insisting all MPs are treated equally in how they are offered protection. Addressing the Commons after the death of Ann Widdecombe, the Reform spokesperson whose body was found with serious injuries by the ambulance service at her hom...

By Peter Walker and Pippa Crerar

UK arrests 12 over extreme right-wing ‘terror’ threat to Muslim event

Arrests come against a backdrop of rising racial tensions and hate crimes across Britain.

UK pins string of antisemitic attacks on Iran-linked group, bans IRGC

Keir Starmer announced sweeping national security powers after British intelligence linked antisemitic arson attacks to an Iran-backed proxy.

U.K. counterterrorism police now leading murder probe of ex-MP Ann Widdecombe

After three days in which British authorities suggested there was no information suggesting a political or terroristic motive to last week's killing of longtime MP Ann Widdecombe, it was revealed Monday that the top counterterrorism unit is low leading the investigation.

UK counterterrorism police probe ex-minister’s death

British counterterrorism police officers ⁠are now leading the ⁠investigation into the suspected murder of former British government minister Ann Widdecombe, interior minister Shabana Mahmood said on Monday. Widdecombe, 78, was found dead at her home in ‌rural southwest England on Thursday with what police described as “serious injuries”. Officers arrested a white British man in Rotherham, northern England, late on Saturday. “Following new information and evidence, they (counterterrorism polic...

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Several foreign nationals are among the Spanish wildfire victims

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited the scene of one of Spain's deadliest wildfires in recent history, which has claimed 13 lives and razed a huge area in the southeastern Almeria province. A British woman was confirmed to have died Sunday night of injuries sustained in the fires. She was among eight people admitted to hospital, four ⁠of them with serious injuries. Some of the victims' families are claiming that they received no evacuation order from authorities.

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Lindsay Hoyle responds to Zia Yusuf claims over MPs security after death of Ann Widdecombe

Speaking in Parliament after the death of Ann Widdecombe, the Commons Speaker said MPs’ concerns were always ‘passed on to the security people to deal with’

By Will Meakin-Durrant,Harry Taylor and Helen Corbett

Briton tells of surviving Spain wildfire in car as wife and friends died trying to walk to safety

Canada’s going to need to use its aging secondhand British subs for another decade

'By hook or by crook, the navy has to make these things work for the next 10 years because they have to generate crews'

By Chris Lambie

'Extreme right-wing terror' threat: UK police arrest 12 over plot targeting Islamic event

By TOI WORLD DESK

What is UK Ijtima? Islamic event targeted by ‘extreme right wing’ terror plot in London

The UK Ijtima event, which was at a potential risk, was held at Shrubland Hall, Suffolk over the weekend (July 9-12).

UK police arrest 12 over far Right terror threat to Islamic event

British police arrested 12 people over a suspected far-right terrorism threat targeting an Islamic event attended by about 15,000 people.

Tour of Ann Widdecombe’s Devon house aired on TV days before she was found dead

The politician was discovered dead inside the property a week after the episode was re-broadcast

By Amy-Clare Martin

UK counter-terrorism police investigating former minister Widdecombe’s death

British counter-terrorism police officers are now leading the investigation into the suspected murder of former British government minister Ann Widdecombe, interior minister Shabana Mahmood said on Monday. Widdecombe, 78, was found dead at her home in rural southwest England on Thursday with what police described as “serious injuries”. Officers arrested a white British man in […]

Terrorism inquiry underway in Widdecombe murder inquiry

The murder of veteran British politician Ann Widdecombe is being treated as an act of terrorism, police have said.

Counter-terror police leading probe into UK politician's killing

Ann Widdecombe's murder being investigated as terrorism, UK police say

Counter-terrorism policing said that new information and evidence had come to light during the inquiry into her death.

UK police arrest 12 after 'extreme right-wing' threat at Islamic event

About 15,000 people attended Suffolk event, which ran from July 9-12 but closed early on Sunday

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Antiques Roadshow’s Theo Burrell Dies 4 Months After Her Wedding

Theo Burrell’s legacy will live on.  The British antiques specialist and auctioneer—who appeared on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow—died following a years-long battle with glioblastoma, a form of...

By Hayley Santaflorentina

British MP Exposes Secret Society Behind UK's Lurch Toward Socialism

British MP Exposes Secret Society Behind UK's Lurch Toward Socialism Authored by Ben Sellers via Headline USA, The stunning transformation of Great Britain in recent years - from a beacon of decorum and stiff upper lips to a cautionary tale of wokeness run amok - has been blamed on everything from socialism to satanism. However, Rupert Lowe, a member of the British Parliament and founder of the organization Restore Britain, said the reality may be even more sinister. In a rec...

By Tyler Durden

Suspect in Ann Widdecombe murder seen on CCTV getting into car with object

The suspectin Ann Widdecombe's murder investigation has been seen in CCTV footage appearing to get into a car in Yorkshire, hours before the former Conservative ministeris thought to have been attacked in her home in Devon.

By Emmanuel Tetteh

British Celebrities Write to Icelandic Minister Over Commercial Whaling

British actors Dame Judi Dench and Ricky Gervais are among a group of public figures who have written to Iceland’s Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hanna Katrín Friðriksson, urging the government to make this summer’s whale hunt the country’s last. The letter, sent through the animal welfare organisation Humane World for Animals, welcomes the [...]… The post British Celebrities Write to Icelandic Minister Over Commercial Whaling appeared first on Iceland Review.

By Michael Chapman