A former Royal Marine who was charged with spying for the Hong Kong Intelligence Service has been found dead in a park and his death is being treated as unexplained by police. Matthew Trickett, 37, of Maidenhead, Berkshire, was also accused of foreign interference and had appeared alongside two other men including Chi Leung (Peter) Wai, a UK … Read more
Mauricio Pochettino has left Chelsea by mutual consent just one year into his contract. Pochettino held talks with Chelsea officials on Monday and Tuesday as part of an end-of-season review. With pressure growing, he had said recently that he may walk away, and the two parties have decided to part company with one year remaining … Read more
Britons must visit an Entry/Exit kiosk every time they take the Eurostar from London, starting from 6 October, when the new EU IT system for travel is due to come into effect. Passengers’ data, including fingerprints, facial photographs and answers to four questions, will be collected at one of three kiosk areas in St Pancras … Read more
Britain risks a future debt crisis with a £30bn black hole in its public finances as the Conservatives and Labour rejected calls from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for tax rises and spending cuts. The IMF used a regular assessment of the UK economy to warn that the Government’s spending plans, which Labour has broadly … Read more
In an unprecedented move, 16 of the biggest technology giants have signed a charter pledging to never develop AI systems that pose an extreme threat to humanity, such as helping users build weapons of mass destruction. The development comes on the opening day of the AI Seoul Summit, with companies from the US, China, Europe … Read more
Anne Robinson has been on screens for decades and is best-known for hosting The Weakest Link from 2000 to 2012. The broadcaster has enjoyed a successful career but has admitted she has “given away” her £50million fortune in order to avoid inheritance tax. Robinson, 79, has reportedly shared her wealth with her daughter and grandchildren … Read more
A man who jumped from a boat onto an orca has been slapped with a fine. Footage on social media showed the 50-year-old man jump from a pleasure boat into the sea off the coast of Devonport, Auckland in New Zealand. Investigating officers said the incident appears to be a deliberate effort to touch or … Read more
Summer is almost upon us, and with it comes the launch of McDonald’s new menu focusing on a season of sport. With football’s Euro 2024 tournament kicking off next month and the Paris Olympics in July, the fast food chain has sets its sights on sporting success with a line-up that features a brand new … Read more
The “triple lock” on state pensions should be abolished to avoid a long-term funding crisis for the British Government, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned. In an assessment of the UK economy, the fund suggested that pensions should be linked to annual inflation rather than the current more generous arrangement. Pensions experts including former … Read more
As a pilot for more than 40 years – first for the Air Force and then flying regional turboprop aircraft in Scotland and both short-haul and long haul out of Heathrow on Airbus A320s and A380s – the worst that Martin Chalk experienced from turbulence is “discomfort”. He spoke to i about how pilots and … Read more