Chief constable retires after being told of investigation into alleged workplace relationships

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Scott Chilton leaves post at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary with immediate effect after notice from IOPC

The chief constable of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary has retired with immediate effect, on the same day he was given notice he was under investigation for two alleged workplace relationships.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it had notified Scott Chilton on Monday morning that he was under investigation for potential gross misconduct over a relationship from before he became chief constable and another after taking the force’s top job.

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Hezbollah rocket commander killed in south Lebanon drone strike, IDF says – The Times of Israel

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  1. Hezbollah rocket commander killed in south Lebanon drone strike, IDF says  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel widens air strikes against neighbours in escalating campaign  Financial Times
  3. IDF targets 2 Hezbollah operatives ‘rebuilding terror infrastructure’ in Lebanon  The Times of Israel
  4. Israel kills a Hamas commander in Lebanon, further testing ceasefire  Reuters
  5. Israeli strike kills Hezbollah operative in southern Lebanon  The Jerusalem Post
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Trump threatens additional 50% tariffs on China over retaliatory levies

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President poised to further impose taxes after Beijing announced a 34% tariff on US imports as global markets fall

Donald Trump has threatened to impose an additional 50% tariff on imports from China on Wednesday unless the country rescinds its retaliatory tariffs on the United States by Tuesday.

The news comes on the third day of catastrophic market falls around the globe since Trump announced his trade war last Wednesday with tariffs on the US’s trading partners.

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‘Incompatible with the symbolism’: Yorgos Lanthimos denied permission to shoot new film at the Acropolis

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The country’s best-known director was refused by Greece’s culture ministry when he applied to shoot scenes for sci-fi comedy Bugonia at iconic Athens site

Greece’s leading contemporary director has had a request to shoot footage for his new film at the Acropolis in Athens denied by his country’s culture ministry.

Yorgos Lanthimos had filed a request to film scenes for sci-fi comedy Bugonia at the fifth-century BC site in April. But in a statement on Thursday, the culture ministry said permission had been refused because “the proposed scenes are incompatible with the symbolism … and the values the Acropolis represents”.

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Caribbean is friend of US, not an enemy, tariff-hit regional leaders tell Trump

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Barbados PM and Caricom chair calls on Washington to engage in talks to ‘keep prices down for all of our people’

The Caribbean is a friend, not an enemy, leaders in the region have told Donald Trump after the US president’s imposition of worldwide import tariffs.

The prime minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, invited Trump to talk with leaders in the region and “work together to keep prices down for all of our people”, adding: “I say simply to President Trump: our economies are not doing your economy any harm in any way. They are too small to have any negative or distorted impact on your country.”

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Manager at Hinkley Point C accepted a quad bike as a bribe, tribunal hears

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Ashley Daniels accused of giving more work to engineering firm after gifts that also included £2,000 boxing tickets

A senior manager at the Hinkley nuclear power plant accepted bribes such as an £11,000 quad bike to funnel extra work to a British engineering firm, an employment tribunal has heard.

Ashley Daniels was investigated by Hinkley’s owner, EDF, after he was given gifts such as £2,000 hospitality tickets for a boxing match and a refill for his Montblanc fountain pen, the tribunal in Bristol heard.

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Labour: changes to EV rules will have ‘negligible’ impact on UK emissions

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Transport secretary says overhaul in response to Trump tariffs supports car firms and climate goals

Labour’s changes to electric vehicle (EV) rules in response to Donald Trump’s tariffs will have a negligible impact on emissions, the transport secretary has said.

Keir Starmer has confirmed plans to boost manufacturers, including reinstating the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars.

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Israeli forces seen building positions in Gaza as they take more ground – Reuters

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  1. Israeli forces seen building positions in Gaza as they take more ground  Reuters
  2. Israeli soldiers reveal systematic destruction of Palestinian property to create Gaza buffer zone  CNN
  3. Israel controls 50% of Gaza after razing land to expand its buffer zone  AP News
  4. IDF systematically destroyed homes and fields on Gaza border, report finds  The Washington Post
  5. Israeli Military Expands Ground Operations in Gaza City  The New York Times
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Russia’s new defense thwarts Ukraine’s naval drone strikes – BulgarianMilitary.com

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  1. Russia’s new defense thwarts Ukraine’s naval drone strikes  BulgarianMilitary.com
  2. Russia's Black Sea Fleet is figuring out how to defend against Ukraine's deadly sea drones: 'Now it's not so simple'  Yahoo
  3. Russia builds layered defence: naval drone attacks became more difficult, Ukrainian Navy says  Українська правда
  4. Russia is flying fewer types of drones over Ukraine, making them easier to target  Business Insider
  5. Kostenko: Ukrainian drones eliminated 65% of Russian soldiers and 75% of enemy equipment  Ukrinform
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DR Congo floods: Dozens die after torrential rain hammers Kinshasa – BBC

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  1. DR Congo floods: Dozens die after torrential rain hammers Kinshasa  BBC
  2. Death toll from flooding in Congo’s capital reaches 33 as officials race to support victims  AP News
  3. Heavy floods in DR Congo’s Kinshasa leave dozens dead, destroy homes  Al Jazeera
  4. Around 30 dead in Congo capital flooding, authorities say  Reuters
  5. In photos: Heavy floods hit Congo’s capital, submerging roads and homes  The Washington Post
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