Boy, 14, arrested on suspicion of murdering Chloe Watson, 16, in Leeds

[ad_1] A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of Chloe Watson Dransfield, 16. Chloe, from Gomersal, Leeds, died in hospital after being found in the street with stab wounds in the Austhorpe area of the city just before 6am on Saturday. Police were called on 28 March to an […]

Mel B dashes hopes of Spice Girls 30th anniversary tour and says she may never perform with the group again as she takes swipe at bandmates who ‘don’t want to be honest’ in proposed Netflix doc

[ad_1] Mel B has put to rest rumours of a Spice Girls reunion for the group’s 30th anniversary in a new bombshell interview and admitted she may never perform with her former bandmates again.  The songstress, 50, found fame in the iconic girl group alongside Mel C, 51, Emma Bunton, 50, Victoria Beckham, 51, and Geri […]

Epstein survivor recalls horrifying abuse at hands of pedophile financier

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Labour challenges Farage over cost of private jet trip to Maldives

[ad_1] Labour has queried Nigel Farage’s claim that a return trip to the Maldives on a private jet linked to a billionaire donor cost as little as £25,000 as the Reform leader attempted to reach the Chagos Islands. Farage initially recorded his two-day trip to the Maldives as costing £12,500 funded by Thailand-based Reform megadonor […]

Major update in case of schoolgirl ‘murdered’ in street as boy arrested

[ad_1] Chloe Watson Dransfield, 16, was attacked after a party in Leeds and died in hospital shortly after – another teenager has now been arrested in connection with her death Zahra Khaliq News Reporter and Annette Belcher 09:15, 03 Apr 2026 Chloe Watson Dransfield(Image: PA) A further arrest has been made following the death of […]

Iran still has 50% of its missile launchers and thousands of drones and can still ‘wreak absolute havoc’ across Middle East, US intelligence sources claim despite weeks of bombing

[ad_1] Iran still has half its missile launchers intact and an arsenal of thousands of drones, US intelligence sources have claimed. The regime remains capable of ‘wreaking absolute havoc’ in the Middle East, they warned, despite weeks of US-Israeli bombardment against its assets. Three well-placed sources told CNN that the latest American intelligence assessments indicate Iran […]

Iran latest: Kuwait oil hub hit in drone strike as Trump threatens more destruction

[ad_1] Trump vows to hit more Iranian infrastructure as nations seek to open Hormuz President Donald Trump said the US “hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran”, reiterating vows to increase the ferocity of attacks on its infrastructure, as dozens of countries sought ways to restart vital energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. […]

Tiny flow chips, faster clean catalysis | Newswise

[ad_1] Catalytic treatment of industrial pollutants has long faced a practical bottleneck. Noble metal nanoparticles are highly active, but they often tend to aggregate, reducing the number of active usable reaction sites. Traditional methods for producing polymer-supported catalysts can also be slow, multistep, and dependent on toxic reagents, surfactants, or poorly controlled batch conditions. Meanwhile, […]