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Full report: Detectives return to Aberdeen river in hunt for missing sisters Aberdeen missing sisters latest: Brother says it’s ‘strange’ twins ‘never mentioned’ plan to move out of flat The brother of two missing sisters from Aberdeen has said that the pair “never mentioned” a plan to move out of their flat prior to their disappearance. As the search enters its second week and detectives returned to the river where they were last seen, Police Scotland continues to appeal for help finding Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32 and part of a set of triplets. After the pair were reported…

Honoring a deal with US President Joe Biden’s administration which saw it removed from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism, the Cuban government started releasing jailed protesters on Wednesday, despite the possibility of incoming US President Donald Trump reversing Biden’s decision. Cuba begins release of jailed protesters under US terror list deal

Everything we know about the missing Huszti sisters in Aberdeen a week after their disappearance Police are still looking for sisters Henrietta and Eliza Huszti more than a week after they went missing from their home in Aberdeen City Centre. The sisters, both 32 and part of a set of triplets, were reported missing by their landlord, days after they stated their intention to leave the tenancy they shared. Henrietta and Eliza – who are both from Hungary – are both described as white women of slim build with long brown hair. Police continue to keep an open mind about…

Germany’s government on Wednesday said it approved a plan that would allow the military to shoot down drones illegally flying in German airspace. As a last resort, as military initiatives in Germany come with global consequences Germany allows military to down suspect drones. Germany allows military to down suspect drones It comes against the backdrop of several sightings of suspicious drones being flown over key installations. German cabinet backs plan to shoot down suspicious drones and is continuing to be active in defending the German border from Russian and Ukrainian threats.  Drones for espionage, sabotage pose a threat “The security…

Installation rates are still well below the target of 600,000 heat pumps a year UK homeowners flock to heat pumps but numbers still well below targets  The number of heat pumps being installed in UK homes and small business jumped 43% last year but is still significantly below targets set by the previous government. There were almost 60,000 certified installations of heat pumps in 2024, data from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) shows, bringing the the total number of certified heat pump installations in UK homes and small businesses to more than 275,000. But installation rates are still well below the target of 600,000 heat…

It comes as a leading think tank urged the prime minister to boost trade defences to deter against economic threats from Donald Trump Ed Davey urges Starmer to join new EU customs union to defend against Trump tariffs Ed Davey will urge Sir Keir Starmer to negotiate a UK-EU customs union to “turbocharge the economy” and strengthen the UK’s hand against possible tariffs from president-elect Donald Trump. Giving a speech in London on Thursday, the Liberal Democrat leader will say such a deal would help the UK to negotiate with Mr Trump “from a position of strength”. He will also…

Large part of UK from South West to Yorkshire covered by yellow warning UK braces for travel chaos after Met Office issues yellow weather warning for fog  A blanket of fog descending over much of Britain could see flights cancelled and trains disrupted, forecasters warn. Met Office experts issued a yellow weather warning to run until late Thursday morning across southwest and central England, the Midlands and parts of Yorkshire and the Humber. In some areas, the fog would be dense and visibility would be below 100 metres, the forecaster said. By dawn on Thursday, some of the fog is…

The Conservative leader is set to make a major speech on Thursday where she will accuse Labour of repeating the mistakes of the Tory government she served in Kemi Badenoch to admit Tory ‘no plan’ Brexit was a mistake Kemi Badenoch is to own up to a series of mistakes made by the Tory governments she served in but warned that Labour under Keir Starmer is repating the mistakes of Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak. In a major speech in central London on Thursday, the new Tory leader will admit that leaving the European Union “without a plan…

Lawyers for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was arrested on Tuesday over his failed attempt to impose martial law, said Yoon would not take part in further questioning on Thursday, posing questions on how cooperative the impeached president will be after weeks of evading arrest. Impeached South Korean President Yoon to avoid new questioning over martial law bid

Donald Trumpis gearing up for what insiders are reportedly calling a “shock and awe” first day in the White House, signing scores of executive orders into force that will likely cover immigration, energy and trade policy. On top of that, people handed criminal convictions for their involvement in the January 6 riots are likely to be graced with pardons by the re-minted president. Trump isn’t the first to have a big first day in the president’s chair. Joe Biden signed nine executive orders on his first day (though the suggestion Trump might sign 100 would outpace all other presidents before him). It…