Holly Willoughby ‘obsessed’ security guard jailed for life for plotting to kidnap, rape and murder star

Schools have been closed and travel warnings issued in parts of the UK due to 100mph winds from Storm Eowyn, prompting rare red weather alerts in Northern Ireland and Scotland. The Met Office predicts building damage, tree uprooting, and power outages, leading to school closures and train suspensions. Police advise against travel in affected areas, with British Airways canceling flights and warnings of gusts up to 100mph along exposed coasts. Full Article

Your donation to The Independent supports their on-the-ground reporting on critical issues such as reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech, ensuring facts are separated from messaging. Red weather warnings have been issued for parts of the UK due to Storm Eowyn, with gusts of up to 100mph expected, posing a danger to life and causing disruptions to transportation services. Emergency alerts have been sent to 4.5 million people, urging caution and preparation for the...

One year after Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting down a Russian military plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war, Ukraine has yet to release its findings, leaving questions about the crash unresolved. Conflicting accounts from both sides have led to calls for an investigation, with President Zelensky urging for international involvement. Despite efforts to identify the victims, including sharing names on social media, the families of the prisoners continue to await answers as the case remains...

Axel Rudakubana's parents sought help from police multiple times due to their son's violence-obsessed behavior, which officers failed to recognize as a threat during visits to their home. After being sentenced to at least 52 years in prison for a planned mass murder attack, Rudakubana disrupted the court proceedings and received 13 life sentences. The family had asked for police assistance in managing their son's escalating behavior just two months prior to the attack, following...

Schools have been closed and travel warnings issued in parts of the UK due to the impending arrival of Storm Eowyn, which is expected to bring 100mph winds causing a danger to life. Red weather warnings will be in effect in Northern Ireland from 7am and in Scotland from 10am on Friday, with amber and yellow warnings across the rest of the UK. Hundreds of schools will shut, all trains in Scotland will be halted,...

MPs in Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party are calling for a debate on the death penalty following the sentencing of a killer who murdered three girls at a children’s dance class. Axel Rudakubana, 18, received a life sentence with a minimum of 52 years in prison for the pre-meditated attack, which was deemed a "pre-meditated attempt to commit indiscriminate mass murder." Southport’s Labour MP Patrick Hurley has requested the Attorney General to review the sentence...