US strikes on Nigeria and Syria are ‘consistent’ with policy to combat IS, Republican says 28. December 2025 (18:37) House armed services committee’s Mike Turner denied that military strikes showed new Trump approach to US forcesUS warns of more Nigeria strikes as Abuja talks of ‘joint ongoing operations’A senior Republican on the US House armed services committee has said that the country’s recent military strikes in Nigeria and Syria are consistent with American foreign policy to combat Islamic extremism that have existed across Donald Trump’s two presidential terms.Mike Turner, an Ohio congressman, said on Sunday that the strikes are a “continuation of our conflict with [the Islamic State]”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Family pay tribute to man who died after assault outside Leicestershire pub 28. December 2025 (18:25) David Darke sustained fatal injuries in incident outside the Crown Inn in Appleby Magna, police sayThe relatives of a 66-year-old man who died days after being punched outside a village pub have paid tribute to the “devoted family man”.David Darke, who died in hospital on Saturday, was injured outside the Crown Inn in Appleby Magna, Leicestershire, on 21 December. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Oklahoma man doing target practice in back yard charged in fatal shooting of neighbor 28. December 2025 (18:21) Cody Adams, 33, charged with manslaughter after neighbor blocks away was killed as he was firing at a drink canA man in Oklahoma is facing a manslaughter charge after he allegedly shot a woman several blocks from his home while firing a gun he got himself for Christmas at an energy drink can in his back yard.As told in court documents reviewed by NBC News, the death of Sandra Phelps at the hands of Cody Wayne Adams illustrates how deadly the consequences can be when those engaging in the US’s prevalent gun culture do so unsafely. Adams’s back yard was not equipped to stop bullets from leaving the property and striking unsuspecting people in the surrounding area, according to authorities. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Tories and Labour face questions over support for activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah 28. December 2025 (18:06) Dissident was freed by Egypt after campaign by successive UK governments but offensive posts have surfacedThe decision by successive UK governments to campaign for the release and return of British-Egyptian democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been called into question after past violent and offensive social media posts came to light.The dissident’s historical remarks – in which he appeared to call for violence towards “Zionists” and the police – have prompted a widespread backlash since his return from detention in Egypt on Friday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Rise in deaths’ predicted as amber cold health alerts issued in northern England 28. December 2025 (17:00) UKHSA warns vulnerable and elderly people may be at risk with temperatures to drop severely overnightAmber cold health alerts have been issued for northern England, with low temperatures predicted to cause a “rise in deaths” among vulnerable and elderly people.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued two amber warnings for north-east and north-west England, which will be in place between 8pm on Sunday until midday on Monday 5 January. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Off-the-shoulder tops and a signature hair-do: Brigitte Bardot’s style legacy 28. December 2025 (16:46) Model turned actor never lost the poise from her dancing days – but she also made gingham and leopard print her ownFrench screen legend dies aged 91Brigitte Bardot: a life in picturesObituary: star who shot to fame in the 1950sAnd God Created Woman, the title of the 1956 film that made Brigitte Bardot a global star, is the phrase that captures the magic of her. Bardot had an allure that was dazzling in its glamour, yet so natural that to gaze on it felt like a gift from the heavens.In style, as in life, timing is everything – and Bardot became the poster girl for that sweet spot of postwar France in which the storied heritage of Gallic culture was electrified by the Bohemian spirit of Paris in the 1950s and 60s. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Tyler Perry faces second sexual assault lawsuit for $77m 28. December 2025 (16:05) Latest suit claims the billionaire film-maker subjected actor Mario Rodriguez to repeated unwanted sexual advancesTyler Perry has been hit with a $77m sexual assault lawsuit by a man claiming the US entertainment mogul used his Hollywood power to make sexual advances after he dangled a part in the 2016 comedy Boo! A Madea Halloween.The lawsuit claims Perry subjected Mario Rodriguez to repeated unwanted sexual advances. That allegedly included sexual battery and assault at Perry’s Los Angeles home, according to the lawsuit, which claims film studio Lionsgate ignored the misconduct. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Texas father rescues kidnapped 15-year-old daughter after tracking her phone’s location 28. December 2025 (15:40) Authorities say they arrested a man, 23, for kidnapping teen in a Houston suburb as she walked her dog on ChristmasA Texas father used the parental controls on his teenage daughter’s cell phone to find and help rescue her after she was kidnapped at knifepoint while walking her dog on Christmas, authorities allege.The 15-year-old girl at the center of a case, which quickly gained national attention in the US over the weekend, was reportedly kidnapped in the Houston suburb of Porter. Her parents said she took her dog for a walk and had not returned by the time she was supposed to, according to a statement from the Montgomery county sheriff’s office. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Andy Carroll to appear in court after arrest and charge for breaching order 28. December 2025 (15:25) Carroll charged with breaching non-molestation orderFormer England striker due in court on TuesdayThe former England striker Andy Carroll has been charged with breaching a non-molestation order and is set to appear in court on Tuesday.Carroll, who was capped nine times by England and played for Newcastle and Liverpool, was arrested in April after allegedly committing an offence the previous month. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nvidia insists it isn’t Enron, but its AI deals are testing investor faith 28. December 2025 (15:00) The chipmaker’s sprawling partnerships are driving extraordinary growth but also bank its future on the AI boom paying off quicklyNvidia is, in crucial ways, nothing like Enron – the Houston energy giant that imploded through multibillion-dollar accounting fraud in 2001. Nor is it similar to companies such as Lucent or Worldcom that folded during the dotcom bubble.But the fact that it needs to reiterate this to its investors is less than ideal. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
