Two men arrested after Norfolk police injured during unrest over asylum plans
Two men have been arrested after police were injured as they intervened to protect men believed to be asylum seekers from angry mobs trying to break into their homes.
The arrests followed two nights of unrest in Thetford, Norfolk, involving more than 100 people protesting against plans to house asylum seekers in former military barracks near the market town.
Artificial Intelligence used to design brand new viruses
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People killed and injured as blast hits vehicle near Syria’s Damascus
Body parts found at the scene and at least seven wounded after explosion on minibus in town of Jaramana.
Several people have been wounded and others are feared dead in an explosion on a passenger minibus in a town on the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus.
FIFA pays up on overdue prize money after Jordan ‘blackmail’ remark
Jordan FA’s president, Prince Ali bin Hussein, accused FIFA of ‘blackmail’, and delayed Arab Cup prize money now paid.
Jordan’s players and staff have received outstanding reward money for their participation in the 2025 Arab Cup, the Jordan Football Association’s president, Prince Ali bin Hussein, says, two days after he accused FIFA of blackmail.
Burnham orders review of grooming gang early releases
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ordered an "urgent" review to identify any grooming gang members who may be eligible to be freed from jail under the government's early release scheme.
When atrocities return: The cost of failed accountability in Tigray
Amnesty International says impunity for past abuses has left civilians vulnerable as fighting returns to Tigray.
By Mohamed Ghulam Mohammadu
Published On 6 Aug 2026
When Ethiopia’s federal government and Tigrayan forces signed the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement in November 2022, it appeared that one of Africa’s deadliest conflicts had finally come to an end.
Livestreamer's murder raises questions over relations between Mexico's creators and cartels
The killing of a young influencer, caught on camera as he was livestreaming in Mexico's Sinaloa state, has raised questions about possible links between content creators and criminal cartels in this violence-wracked part of the country.
Van-Pantoja rematch to headline UFC 331 in September: All to know
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Van and Pantoja to fight for flyweight title, while Tsarukyan faces the dangerous Mauricio Ruffy at lightweight.
Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja will headline UFC 331 in September in a flyweight title rematch on September 19 in Los Angeles, officials announced on Thursday.
Indian court sentences high-profile journalist to 10 years for rape
Tarun Tejpal, 63, says that he will appeal the conviction at the Supreme Court.
An Indian court has sentenced a prominent journalist to 10 years in prison for raping a junior colleague more than a decade ago, overturning an earlier acquittal.
Watch Your Back, Germany! We Test the 1994 Lexus GS300
From the February 1993 issue of Car and Driver.
Lexus, a name rapidly becoming a synonym for smooth, has slipped a new car into the gap between its most expensive (the $48,733 LS400) and inexpensive (if the ES300, at $27,930, can be called inexpensive) automobiles. The new GS300, which officials of Toyota's luxury-car division view as a competitor to such roadrunners as the BMW 5-series and Mercedes-Benz 300s, will be priced "in the mid-thirties," according to Lexus boss J. David Illingworth.