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A 14-year-old schoolboy 'tried to make homemade bombs during the coronavirus lockdown and researched ISIS online', a court heard. The defendant, who is now 15, allegedly filmed homemade videos telling viewers how he would 'carry out Jihad' and 'become a martyr', as well as creating notes on his iPhone which said 'women are tools, an object to be used... a sex slave'. Leicester Crown Court heard the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, researched rudimentary homemade items to make basic bombs and added some to his mother's Amazon wish-list. A handout photo issued by police showing a shoebox of items shown to the court in the case of a 14-year-old boy, left, and two plastic bottles with tin foil balls and screws in them, right Prosecutors allege the Hampshire teenager made bottle bombs in his wardrobe, adding notes on his phone were found with the words: 'The extinction of the western race and ethnic cleansing of the colonised land stolen by

Armoured fighting vehicles will act as 'motherships' commanding teams of robots assisting UK soldiers in the future, the head of the British Army said today. General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith said fighting units and these logistics assets would then be supported by artillery which would fire on targets identified 'by swarms of drones'. The former director of Special Forces said the military will also grow its special operations and intelligence capabilities and 'shine a light into the shadows'. Training foreign armies overseas will also be expanded and that training will act as a 'war laboratory' where soldiers can test new skills and kit for future battles, the Chief of the General Staff said. Gen Carleton-Smith gave a rare briefing on his vision for the Army at Dennison Barracks, Berkshire, where the secretive 77 Brigade is based. The brigade helps counter Covid disinformation and disrupt extremist activities online as it uses 'non-lethal' forms

A Belgian drug dealer who hijacked a helicopter at gunpoint in an attempt to break his wife out of jail has been caught after using his real name to book the aircraft. Mike Gielen, 24, married Kristal Appelt, 27, last year at a mixed-sex prison in Hasselt. She is awaiting trial for the murder of her then boyfriend. Gielen and two accomplices, aged 18 and 22, booked Friday's flight from Duerne, near Antwerp, under the pretence that they were a TV crew who needed pictures for a programme. They flew over landmarks like the Atomium and the Lion of Waterloo before Gielen produced a replica firearm and ordered their pilot, a 35-year-old woman, to fly low towards Berkendael women's prison in south Brussels. Mike Gielen, right, married Kristal Appelt, left, last year at a mixed-sex prison in Hasselt. Gielen, a Belgian drug dealer, hijacked a helicopter at gunpoint in an attempt to break his wife out of jail Mike Gielen, 24, and his two accomplices ordered the pilot to take them to the

A husband was arrested on suspicion of killing his wife in a domestic violence incident after she drunkenly fell over in their en-suite bathroom and hit her head, an inquest heard.  Tracy Bailey and her husband Austin had been sleeping in separate bedrooms in the week before she died, after they got into a 'petty argument' which was blown out of proportion, the inquest was told.  When Mr Bailey awoke on September 10 last year he found his 44-year-old wife laying on her right side on their bathroom floor, with her head against the side of the shower tray and a clear head injury.  In a statement to the inquest, Mr Bailey said: 'I was distraught and did not want to believe that she was dead.'  Tracy Bailey and her husband Austin had been sleeping in separate bedrooms in the week before she died, after they got into a 'petty argument' which was blown out of proportion, the inquest was told The inquest heard how Mr Bailey had dragged his wife from the en-suite bathr

This is the moment a brave grandson was trampled by a bull as he tried to rescue his elderly grandmother after she was knocked down by the charging animal.  The 70-year-old woman was attacked by the angry bull as she walked down an alleyway just before 6am on September 27 in  northern India's Haryana state. CCTV footage shows the elderly woman trying to walk past the bull when it charges towards her and headbutts her off her feet. A 70-year-old grandmother is knocked to the floor by a bull in northern India's Haryana state, CCTV footage from just before 6am on September 27 shows Her grandson rushes to help her up and tries to shield the elderly woman from the angry animal as nearby residents rush to their aid The threatening bull towers over the elderly woman after forcefully knocking her onto her back. Her grandson, who witnessed the attack, fearlessly runs down the alleyway to try and save her from further injury. But he is trampled by the powerful animal, which kicks and h

This is the dramatic moment an RNLI volunteer jumped from a lifeboat to rescue a teenager struggling against the tide as it dragged him away from the coast. Volunteers were called out at 2.42pm to an incident off the coast of Portrush in Northern Ireland on September 25. When the RNLI team arrived at Portstewart Head they found a teenager wearing a wet suit treading water, battling against the waves which threatened to dash him on the rocks and drag him out to sea.  A mechanic from Portrush RNLI jumps into the water near Portstewart Head, Northern Ireland, to try and save a teenager who was pulled out to sea by the tide. A cable is attached to the mechanic so the rest of the crew can haul the pair back onto the lifeboat Video footage captured the heroic moment the mechanic leaped into the angry waves. They had a cable attached to them so once they managed to grab hold of the teenager, who had been waving his arms in the air, the rest of the crew could pull the pair of them out of the

GP surgeries are rationing flu vaccines and making people between the ages of 50 and 64 wait until supplies are more robust. The Royal College of GPs said people are being given the jab in phases, as signs are emerging the system is creaking under the pressure of the ambitious winter drive. Health Secretary Matt Hancock pledged this year would see the most people vaccinated ever in a bid to reach 30million people and relieve the pressure flu patients put on the NHS, which is already bracing for a second wave of coronavirus. High street chemists Boots and Lloyds have had to stop offering appointments as their services are sold out, and now doctors' surgeries are facing massive demand. Although the flu vaccine won't protect people from Covid-19 it can prevent them getting flu, which may increase the risk of dying if you catch coronavirus at the same time, and stopping flu spreading can keep the elderly and vulnerable out of hospital. Over-65s, pregnant women and those with seriou

Five members of the alleged NXIVM sex cult have said they believe their former leader Keith Raniere was wrongly convicted and deny that their self-improvement group was cult-like.   Raniere, the former leader of NXIVM who is due to be sentenced next month, was convicted last year on charges he turned some of his followers into sex slaves.  In an interview with CBS News that aired on Tuesday, five members - two women and three men - spoke out in Raniere's defense.  They denied that NXIVM was a cult despite some former members publicly claiming it was.  Raniere is awaiting sentencing on charges including sex trafficking of children, conspiracy and conspiracy to commit forced labor.  Five members of the alleged NXIVM sex cult have said they believe their former leader Keith Raniere was wrongly convicted and deny that their self-improvement group was cult-like. The two women who spoke out in Raniere's defense, Nicki Clyne (far right) and Michele Hatchette (third from right), refuse

Hundreds of thousands of elementary school students are heading back to classrooms this week as New York City enters a high-stakes stage of resuming in-person learning during the coronavirus pandemic. Tuesday was the first day of in-person learning for students in kindergarten through fifth grades whose families had chosen the hybrid learning plan, while some high school and middle school students are slated to be back in classrooms starting Thursday.  The COVID-19 outbreak is resurging in certain clusters of the city and keeping students at home in many other big US school systems. But on Tuesday Mayor Bill de Blasio met young people on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and later said in a press briefing: 'We are going to continue moving forward.'  Elementary school students are welcomed back to P.S. 188 as the city's public schools open for in-person learning. Middle and high schoolers will start on October 1 New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, center right, greets students as

An artist-turned-fashion-designer from Liverpool who uses the Scouse slang word 'Boss' on his merchandise is facing a l legal battle against German clothing giant Hugo Boss. Father-of-one John Charles was hit with a threatening legal letter from lawyers representing the luxury fashion brand after he applied to trademark his 'Be Boss, Be Kind' clothing and hat designs. The slogan, containing the word 'Boss', which in Scouse slang means 'very good' or 'great', was used by Mr Charles' at the end of his online art lessons - which he launched during lockdown. The sign-off proved so popular, that Mr Charles, from Huyton, Liverpool, decided to create merchandise with the slogan on it. But last week, after applying to trademark his designs, he received a letter  from solicitors Simmons & Simmons, who act for the Hugo Boss group of companies. Father-of-one John Charles was hit with a threatening legal letter from lawyers representing the luxury f