Melvin Trotter, 65, gets lethal injection for 1986 stabbing death, becoming second person executed by state this year A man convicted of killing a 70-year-old grocery store owner was put to death Tuesday in Florida, becoming the second person executed by the state this year after a record 19 executions in 2025. Melvin Trotter, 65, was pronounced dead at 6.15pm following a lethal injection at Florida state prison near Starke for the 1986 stabbing death of Virgie Langford, according to authorities. Alex Lanfranconi, a spokesperson for Republican governor Ron DeSantis, said there were no complications. Continue reading...

Most believe they will struggle to get an appointment, with over a quarter choosing to manage ailment themselves Almost half the public delay or avoid contacting their GP surgery when they are ill, mainly because they think they will struggle to get an appointment. Overall 48% of people across the UK did not bother to ask their family doctor for help – either initially or at all – when they got sick over the past year, a survey found. Faster access to GPs and A&E are the public’s top priorities for the NHS. Only 32% believe the NHS provides a good service nationally. 42% think the standard of NHS care has worsened over the past year and only 12% think that it has improved. 47% fear NHS care will decline further over the next year and just 15% expect it to get better Continue reading...

US president signaled a ‘long speech’, expected to start at 9pm ET, which will double as pitch to voters ahead of midterms later this year State of the Union speech: when is it and how can you watch? Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Many Democratic members of Congress have invited several of Jeffrey Epstein’s survivors to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. The House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries announced that one of his guests tonight is Marina Lacerda, who said that she was groomed and abused by Jeffrey Epstein when she was a teenager. Jeffries’ counterpart, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer has invited Dani Bensky, who said she met Epstein when she was 17. “Dani has turned unimaginable pain into unrelenting advocacy,” Schumer said. “Survivors deserve justice. Trump must end the cover‑up and release the full Epstein files – NOW.” Continue reading...

Secretary of state’s address came as US deploys largest force of aircraft and warships to Middle East since 2003 US politics live – latest updates Marco Rubio delivered a rare briefing to top US lawmakers on Iran from the White House on Tuesday as Washington deploys its largest force of aircraft and warships to the Middle East since the 2003 buildup to the Iraq war. The audience for the secretary of state’s briefing was reported to include the so-called “gang of eight”, which includes the senior lawmakers from both parties in the House and Senate, as well as the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate intelligence committees. Continue reading...

Disease, which causes people to stop breathing while asleep, linked to increased risk of heart attack and stroke Obstructive sleep apnoea costs the US and UK economies more than £137bn a year, according to research. People with the serious health condition repeatedly stop breathing temporarily while asleep; they tend to snore very loudly and can wake up gasping for breath. Continue reading...

Firefighters search for 39 people missing in debris after river burst and houses were swept away Three firefighters pulled a man’s body from the mud amid the rubble of houses swept away in a landslide in south-eastern Brazil, where 30 people died and 39 were still missing on Tuesday after torrential rains. A river burst its banks and streets became raging currents of brown water in the state of Minas Gerais after the overnight downpour in a region that has seen record rain this month. Continue reading...

Zohran Mamdani calls for ‘respect’ of New York police as hundreds of thousands in US still face power outages New York City’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, called for “respect” of local police officers in the wake of Monday’s blizzard after a viral video showed some getting pelted by snowballs in Washington Square Park while responding to a large snowball fight. In the video, a crowd of people boo and jeer at two officers, and some throw snowballs in their faces. At one point, the officers push at least two people to the ground in response to the snowballs. Continue reading...

Donald Trump invited team after Olympic gold Women’s team chose to skip event The victorious US Olympic men’s ice hockey team visited the White House on Tuesday, although there were several notable absences. Donald Trump invited the team to celebrate in Washington DC after they beat Canada in a dramatic Olympic final on Sunday. He also invited the US women’s team, who declined citing “timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments”. Continue reading...

Norwegian side win 2-1 in Milan to seal giant-killing upset Atlético defeat Club Brugge; Bayer Leverkusen progress Bodø/Glimt dumped last season’s finalists Inter out of the Champions League with a remarkable 2-1 win at the San Siro in their playoff second leg that sent the Norwegian minnows through to the last 16, 5-2 on aggregate. Under sustained pressure, the visitors struck in the 58th minute when Ole Didrik Blomberg seized on a loose pass on the edge of the Inter area and drove at goal. Yann Sommer pushed his shot away but Jens Petter Hauge reacted quickest to convert the rebound from close range. Continue reading...

Should legislation pass House of Lords, the matter will require another vote after May’s Welsh elections Wales’s Senedd has voted in favour of implementing Westminster’s assisted dying bill, overcoming a constitutionally awkward situation that could have forced terminally ill people who wish to end their lives to travel to England or seek private provision. In a debate stretching into Tuesday night in the Senedd’s newly expanded chamber, members of the Senedd voted 28 for and 23 against, with two abstentions. Should the legislation pass the House of Lords, the matter will require another Senedd vote after May’s Welsh elections. Continue reading...

Father and daughter, Danny and Dani Dyer, are supposed to be reviving a caravan park that’s seen better days. Instead they’re mucking about and cracking infantile jokes – while the owners look desperately on Like him or loathe him – I like him – Danny Dyer rarely misfires. The geezer “act” is an act only insofar as every celebrity is an act; he’s a more-than-competent actor and he has presented some decent documentaries (especially his most recent one, about modern masculinity). The Dyers’ Caravan Park, however, is a pile of rubbish. The set-up is pretty simple. Danny loves caravan parks. He spent many happy holidays in them in his youth, surrounded by extended family and quickly made friends, enjoying “a sense of community that is severely lacking in today’s world”. So he has invested in such a park, the family-run Priory Hill in Leysdown-on-sea on the Isle of Sheppey, with the aim of reinvigorating it, the industry and bringing back “the great British holiday.” The six-part series will follow him and his daughter Dani through their first year at whatever it is they’re playing at. Continue reading...

Jailed, beaten, executed … this BBC documentary gives voice to Russian dissidents and conscripts trapped in a system of violence, fear and punishment. The result is devastating In the dying days of the Soviet Union, there was much talk of “Afghan syndrome” within Russia. Thousands of veterans of the ill-fated war in Afghanistan were traumatised, angry and denied any sort of aftercare. A mass epidemic of untreated PTSD was let loose on the streets. After watching this horrifying documentary, it’s hard not to conclude that the country’s late-80s experience of the aftermath of conflict might have been simply a taster of what was to come. Some of the interviewees in Ben Steele’s film speak anonymously. Many show their faces but don’t give names. A few are happy to be named in full, presumably on the grounds that the Russian state has already done its worst. All are impossibly, heartbreakingly brave. Continue reading...

Volunteer group Citizens of the Reef made the find as part of the Great Reef Census Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Citizen scientists have discovered what they believe is one of the largest coral colonies ever documented on the Great Barrier Reef. The coral spans approximately 111 metres in maximum length and covers an estimated area of 3,973 sq m – about half the size of a soccer field. Continue reading...

Eddie Howe adores motivational slogans and the Newcastle manager’s current favourite is: “One Brain.” The idea is to inspire his team to play with the sort of synchronicity that stems from a collective mindset and united purpose. For a while here it seemed to be working a treat with Newcastle’s intelligence – both joint and individual – threatening to further humiliate Qarabag. But then, with a last-16 tie against either Barcelona or Chelsea assured, home concentration began wandering a little. Commendably, the Azerbaijani title holders fought back with Gurban Gurbanov’s side, and, in particular, their Colombian forward Camilo Durán, showing they can play a bit too. If the concession of nine goals over two legs is never ideal, Qarabag at least exited the Champions League on something of a minor high. Continue reading...

Short, who worked in social work and mental health, was found dead at her home in Los Angeles on Monday Katherine Short, the 42-year-old daughter of actor and comedian Martin Short, died on Monday at her home in the Hollywood Hills. “It is with profound grief that we confirm the passing of Katherine Hartley Short,” a representative for the Only Murders in the Building star said in a statement. “The Short family is devastated by this loss and asks for privacy at this time. Katherine was beloved by all and will be remembered for the light and joy she brought into the world.” Continue reading...

Victims, as well as 32-year-old suspect, confirmed dead after incident on street in Gig Harbor, says county sheriff’s office Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A man stabbed four people to death in the street in Gig Harbor, Washington, on Tuesday morning, the Pierce county sheriff’s office confirmed to local news outlets. The four stabbing victims, as well as the 32-year-old suspect, are confirmed dead, the sheriff’s office said. Three of the victims died at the scene, while a fourth was taken to a hospital and later died from their injuries, authorities said. Continue reading...

Former Labour grandee’s arrest over his links to Epstein came after Met police informed he was preparing to fly to British Virgin Islands Peter Mandelson condemned the police for his arrest on Monday and claimed he was only taken into custody because detectives had wrongly believed he was about to flee the country. In a remarkable rebuke to the Metropolitan police, lawyers for the former peer challenged the force to provide the evidence to justify their actions, insisting it was prompted by a “baseless” suggestion that he was planning to move abroad. Continue reading...

Century secures win against Pakistan in T20 World Cup Brook: ‘It’s nice to see some rewards for my hard work’ Sometimes Harry Brook makes everything look easy but some of his recent experiences have been anything but painless, and after scoring a sublime century to steer his team into the World Cup semi-finals England’s white-ball captain described his past few months as “probably the hardest of my life”. Brook endured a disappointing Ashes, scoring just two half-centuries and averaging 39.77, his second-worst in a Test series in which he has played more than a single innings. It was towards the end of his time in Australia that it was revealed he had got in to a drunken altercation with a nightclub bouncer in Wellington on the eve of the final fixture of his first overseas tour as an international captain, a controversy which has dogged him since. Continue reading...

Sammy Azdoufal alerted New York-based outlet the Verge after he took control of DJI Romo devices around the world A Spanish software engineer reportedly contacted a New York-based tech outlet recently to reveal he had remotely taken control of about 7,000 vacuums worldwide, in the process shedding light on a broad vulnerability with smart products, according to a cybersecurity expert. The Verge reported that the situation came to light when Sammy Azdoufal was trying to reverse-engineer his new DJI Romo vacuum so that he could control it with his Playstation 5 gamepad. Continue reading...

Funds promised for security have not been received Officials warn of potential cancellations to fan festivals Local and national officials expressed concern on Tuesday that the ongoing partial government shutdown in the United States could adversely affect planning and preparation for the 2026 World Cup, which is just over 100 days away. In a hearing before the House committee on homeland security, representatives from Miami, Kansas City and New Jersey – three locations that will host a combined total of 21 matches in the tournament, including the final – said they are still waiting on federal funds to be released to their respective local agencies. Last July, lawmakers pledged $625m in federal assistance toward World Cup security via the Trump administration’s “big beautiful” policy bill. Continue reading...

American rapper arrives to see game against Preston Snoop Dogg joined Swansea ownership group last July The Swansea City co-owner Snoop Dogg was greeted with twirling towels and a guard of honour on his first visit to the Welsh club. The American rapper, who is a minority owner of the Championship club alongside the television host Martha Stewart and Croatia international Luka Modric, made his first appearance at the Swansea.com Stadium for Tuesday’s clash with Preston. Snoop Dogg joined the Swansea ownership group last July and made his way to south-west Wales after being at the Winter Olympics, where he served as Team USA’s honorary coach as well as a special correspondent for broadcaster NBC. Continue reading...

Education leaders and MPs say government needs to be careful about mental health impact on leaders and teachers in already overstretched sector Teachers and schools face “a huge ask” implementing the government’s special needs proposals affecting hundreds of thousands of children, according to education leaders and MPs who otherwise gave the plans a cautious welcome. Under the plans unveiled by Bridget Phillipson, mainstream schools in England will assess pupils with special needs and draw up individual support plans (ISPs), creating a potential workload burden before the changes take full effect in 2029-30. Continue reading...

The Paris-born artist reinvented the synthesizer through meditative and feedback-drenched sonic explorations The French composer and musique concrète pioneer Éliane Radigue has died at the age of 94. “It is with immense sadness that we learn of the passing of Éliane Radigue at the age of 94,” the Paris-based experimental music center INA GRM posted on Instagram. “A major figure in musical creation has left us.” Continue reading...

National security committee warns until tougher safeguards are in place, UK elections dangerously exposed to covert foreign money Political donations in cryptocurrency should be subject to an urgent temporary ban to stop foreign interference in British elections, the chair of the national security committee has said. Matt Western, who leads the committee of MPs and peers, said a moratorium was needed until the risks of donations in cryptocurrency have been dealt with – including adequate checks on the source of the money. Continue reading...

Richard Tice echoes Donald Trump with pledge of ‘great repeal act’ and ‘tight quotas and significant tariffs’ Unions and renters’ groups have criticised Reform UK after the party’s business spokesperson, Richard Tice, pledged to introduce a “great repeal act” that would abolish Labour legislation on workers’ rights and protection for tenants. In his first speech since being appointed by Nigel Farage to a portfolio covering business, trade and energy, Tice promised a bonfire of regulations, including an end to net zero targets and a new push for home-produced shale gas using fracking. Continue reading...