The Indian national cricket team concluded their international assignments for 2025 with a dramatic 3-1 series victory over South Africa, following a high-stakes 30-run win in the fifth and final T20I.

A food business operator in Cardiff has been ordered to pay a total of £22,549 in fines and costs following the discovery of a widespread rodent infestation and hazardous hygiene practices across two premises. 

India’s Under-19 cricketers secured their place in the Asia Cup final with a dominant eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in a rain-curtailed semi-final in Dubai. 

A thirty-one-year-old, Anthony Gilheaney from Harlow, Essex, has been found guilty of murder following a series of hate-filled vehicle attacks in Central London on Christmas Day 2024.

The United Kingdom government announced that it will implement a comprehensive ban on “nudification” applications as part of a strategic crackdown on online abuse. 

The Malayalam film industry is in mourning following the death of the veteran actor, screenwriter, and director Sreenivasan, who passed away in Kochi. 

Veteran film producer Vashu Bhagnani is spearheading a major promotional drive to popularise tennis in India by bringing a host of Bollywood and cricket icons to the World Tennis League (WTL). 

The United States military, supported by Jordanian forces, launched a massive aerial offensive against Islamic State targets in central Syria. 

Violent protests have swept through major cities in Bangladesh following the death of prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi.

The UK has agreed to pay £570m in 2027 to rejoin the EU’s Erasmus+ student exchange programme, almost double the annual amount it contributed before Brexit, as London and Brussels seek to deepen cooperation under a wider reset in relations.