Keir Starmer Announces Foreign Aid Is Being Slashed To Boost Defence Spending

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were found guilty of cutting down the iconic 200-year-old Sycamore Gap tree near Hadrian's Wall in September 2023, a "mindless act of vandalism" that took only 2 minutes and 41 seconds. Both received four-year prison sentences, while the National Trust is working to preserve the tree's legacy by collecting seeds and cuttings for future planting. Explain It To Me Like I'm 5: Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were found guilty...

Northumberland National Park plans to display the remains of the Sycamore Gap tree, felled in a vandalism incident last year, at The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre. Two men, Adam Carruthers and Daniel Graham, were sentenced to four years in prison for the act, which sparked widespread public outrage and highlighted the tree's cultural significance. Explain It To Me Like I'm 5: A famous tree called the Sycamore Gap tree was cut down by two...

Peter Falconio, a British backpacker, was murdered by Bradley John Murdoch in the Australian outback on July 14, 2001, while his girlfriend, Joanne Lees, was assaulted but managed to escape. Murdoch, convicted in 2005, died in 2023 without revealing the location of Falconio's remains, leaving the family without closure, despite ongoing police appeals for information. Explain It To Me Like I'm 5: Peter Falconio, a British backpacker, was murdered in the Australian outback in 2001...

Alicia Kemp, a 25-year-old English backpacker, is facing charges of dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm after allegedly colliding with 51-year-old Thanh Phan while riding an e-scooter under the influence in Perth on May 31. Phan died from injuries days later, prompting calls from his family for a review of e-scooter regulations as Western Australia initiates a parliamentary inquiry into their safety. Explain It To Me Like I'm 5: Alicia Kemp, a 25-year-old backpacker,...

Two British men, aged 27 and 29, were found dead at the bottom of a swimming pool at the Duas Palmeiras hotel in Albufeira, Portugal, after a night out, with indications they were intoxicated and unable to swim. Emergency services pronounced them dead on the scene, and preliminary investigations found no signs of foul play, coinciding with the discovery of another British tourist's body in the area. Explain It To Me Like I'm 5: Two...

Jessica Watkins, a former prison dormmate of Ghislaine Maxwell, expressed concern for Maxwell's safety amid her willingness to testify about Jeffrey Epstein’s client list, suggesting potential danger given the prison's lack of functional cameras. As the Trump administration faces backlash over the FBI's findings that no incriminating client list was found, Watkins described Maxwell as supportive yet unsettling, noting their interactions in prison. Explain It To Me Like I'm 5: Jessica Watkins, a former prison...