Girl stabbed in Leicester Square is Australian, say officials

An 11-year-old girl who was stabbed eight times in Leicester Square in London this week is an Australian national, the country's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has said.

Horses for courses Can mare's milk really be made into a tasty, healthy alternative ice-cream?

Does the thought of tucking into an icecream made from horse milk leave a sour taste in your mouth? Ignore the neigh-sayers: some experts believe an equine gelato can be tasty, and healthier than the traditional cow's milk variety.

Axe £4bn 'mega-jails' and invest in crime prevention - ex-prisons chief

Ministers should scrap Conservative plans to build mega-jails and instead pour £4bn into crime prevention and rehabilitation, a former chief inspector of prisons has said.

Met 'failing in key areas' of crime fighting

The UK's biggest police force is providing an inadequate or failing service in seven of eight key crime fighting areas, and there are \"serious concerns\" about its management of dangerous offenders, according to an official inspection.

Ukraine moves deeper into Russia and targets airbases

Zelenskiy says incursion into Kursk and Belgorod achieving strategic goals

How To Revive Super League? Make The Table Unpredictable

Ambitious chasing pack threaten to upset established order, which can only help to widen the sport's appeal

Extreme Heatwaves Putting Millions Of Children's Lives At Risk, UN Warns

Almost half a billion children are growing up in parts of the world where there are at least twice the number of extremely hot days every year compared with six decades ago, a UN analysis has found.

United grant Ten Hag's wishes in £60m swoop for Bayern pair

Manchester United have laid down an early marker for the season by completing the £60m double transfer deal of Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich.

Blades cut down Wrexham with stirring comeback

Sheffield United booked their place in the next round of the Carabao Cup with a deserved victory against Wrexham, on a night when the promotion aspirations of both sides were made abundantly clear.

Vollering throws down gauntlet with ominous message to her rivals

Demi Vollering of the Netherlands staked her claim to take back-to back Tour de France Femmes titles with an emphatic time-trial win in front of home crowds in Rotterdam, which took her into the race leader's yellow jersey.

'It comes in waves' The tourist hotspots fed up with drunks and rocketing rents

In July, protesters took to the streets of Palma, the Mallorcan capital, carrying placards with slogans such as \"no to mass tourism\" and \"tourism, but not like this\".

Alleged plan to sell €1.3m fake Leonardo thwarted by customs

Spanish police have arrested a man whose alleged plan to sell a fake Leonardo da Vinci painting for €1.3m was thwarted when the work caught the eye of French customs officers.

Iran rejects 'excessive' calls from west to resist retaliation against Israel

Iran has rejected western calls not to retaliate against Israel for the killing in Tehran of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, late last month.

'It's too dangerous' Tensions mount in borderlands

The journey from the Ukrainian city of Sumy to the Russian border is deceptively short. In about three quarters of an hour it is possible to arrive at a smashed-up Ukrainian border post and stare over two simple lines of fencing into Russian fields to the right. Except the territory beyond is no longer under Kremlin control.

Urban birds are riddled with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, study finds

Urban ducks and crows might offer us a connection to nature, but scientists have found wild birds that live near humans are more likely to harbour bacteria resistant to antibiotics.

'Superhuman effort' Greece counts the cost after wildfires around Athens are put out

Greek authorities are continuing to battle fires outside Athens as officials take stock of the damage wreaked by a disaster that forced mass evacuations and killed at least one person.

Nottingham killings preventable if NHS 'did its job' - Streeting

The health secretary has said \"three innocent people might still be alive\" if the NHS had \"done its job\" in treating Valdo Calocane in the years running up to the Nottingham attacks.

Banksy's rhino mural defaced as new artwork unveiled at zoo

One of the nine murals put up by the artist Banksy across London in as many days has been defaced.

Homes built for Commonwealth Games to be sold by council at a loss of £320m

Hundreds of empty homes in Birmingham, originally designed as an athletes' village for the Commonwealth Games, will be sold by the council at a loss of more than £300m to the taxpayer.

Campaigners warn of 'extreme anger' if water regulator isn't reformed

Anti-sewage campaigners have warned of \"extreme anger\" if the government does not radically reform the water regulator Ofwat.

In court Girl, 13, admits charge of violent disorder after hotel attack

A 13-year-old girl has admitted punching and kicking the entrance to a hotel housing asylum seekers.

Man charged with attempted murder of girl, 11, in street attack

A man has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of an 11-year-old girl who was stabbed eight times while visiting Leicester Square, London, with her mother Ioan Pintaru, 32, appeared before Westminster magistrates yesterday.

When Musk met Trump So dull, technical glitch seemed blissful

Oscar Wilde once described the English country gentleman galloping after a fox as \"the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable\".

Bringing sexy back Pirelli photographer vows to take classic calendar pinups into post #MeToo era

The photographer behind the next Pirelli calendar has vowed to make it sexy again after a period when #MeToo \"forced everyone to take a pause\" and the company began capturing fully clothed models.

Revealed: how poor paid the price of 'cheapflation'

Cost of living crisis hit prices of budget food hardest, figures show

28 Hours Later: life as an Olympic zombie as the Games wind down

As the crowds slip away and the noise abates in Paris, it is hard to come to terms with the dissipating spectacle

Kool breezes to sprint success in blazing start

Dutch rider delights home crowd and powers to line inincident-packed opener

Vitinho rounds off easy victory to give Parker a dream start

It has been almost 18 months since Scott Parker last took charge of a match but, on this evidence, the former England midfielder has certainly picked up a few managerial tips.

Brexit impact causing delays to seed imports, growers warn

British growers have warned that crops could be hit this year after post-Brexit border changes resulted in significant delays to seed imports.

Pilot killed in hotel helicopter crash 'not authorised' for flight

The owner of a helicopter that crashed into the roof of a large hotel in the city of Cairns in Australia, killing its pilot, says the flight was \"unauthorised\".