The Telegraph 2024-11-01 00:18:59


Bullets ‘fired into teenager’s bedroom window’ in Richmond borough after failure to steal scooter, says victim




A gang of motorbike thieves fired bullets into a teenager’s bedroom window in south-west London after failing to steal a scooter from his family’s front garden, a victim has said

The attack, which happened in Linden Road, Hampton, followed a series of bike and motorbike thefts by gangs on scooters targeting residential homes.

Two youths appeared to have attempted to steal a motor scooter parked outside a terraced house in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The homeowner said that, having failed to disarm the lock on the scooter, the gang fired through a ground-floor window in apparent frustration. The bullets missed his 17-year-old son, who was sleeping in the room…

Arrest after £300,000 London cheese theft




Police have made an arrest after premium cheese worth £300,000 was stolen from an upmarket London dairy…

Nicola Sturgeon paid £25,000 for general election punditry on night SNP were routed in Scotland




Nicola Sturgeon was paid £25,000 for appearing as a pundit on ITV’s general election night coverage – as she provided expert commentary on the SNP being routed in Scotland…

Church accused of abuse included on a ‘peace walk’




The Church of England has apologised for including a church accused of abuse on an interfaith “peace walk” route…

Cyclists could be banned from city centre to protect pedestrians




A council is considering a city centre ban on cyclists to protect pedestrians, with fines for people who do not comply…

Rachel Reeves is a compulsive liar, claims Jenrick

Robert Jenrick labelled the Budget a “Halloween horror show” and claimed Rachel Reeves was a “compulsive liar…

LIVE Election 2024 latest: Elon Musk skips court over $1m voter giveaway

Elon Musk has skipped court after being ordered to appear before a Philadelphia judge over his $1 million giveaway to voters.

It could put the Tesla billionaire at risk of being held in contempt of court, Reuters reports.

Mr Musk, who is supporting Donald Trump in the presidential election, had been ordered on Wednesday to attend a hearing where the judge is considering Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s bid to halt his giveaway to voters in battleground states.

Mr Krasner argued that it should be stopped because it amounts to an illegal lottery that violates consumer protection laws by using deceptive language. However, the judge has declined to block the giveaway.

Mr Musk was not in the courtroom as the hearing got underway at 10 am EDT.

Ukraine’s frontline is ‘crumbling’ against Russian advances, says general




Ukraine’s frontline is “crumbling” against Russian advances, one of Kyiv’s generals has admitted…

‘Oh God, it’s my mother’: Gazan medic breaks down as he recognises corpse




A Palestinian ambulance worker screamed in agony as he realised the corpse he was carrying on a stretcher was that of his own mother…

Looting in LA and joy in Japan after Dodgers win world title




Shops were looted and fires lit in the streets during wild celebrations in Los Angeles after the Dodgers won the baseball World Series…

Watch: Elderly woman and baby airlifted to safety amid Spanish flash flooding




An elderly woman has been airlifted to safety in Spain after the country was hit by the worst flooding in recent history and at least 140 people were killed…

Watch: Donald Trump mocks Joe Biden with garbage truck stunt




Donald Trump climbed into a garbage truck at a campaign event in Wisconsin in a stunt to highlight Joe Biden’s latest gaffe…

Silent prayer outside abortion clinics ‘not necessarily a criminal offence’




Silent prayer in buffer zones around abortion clinics will not necessarily be a criminal offence, says guidance by the Crown Prosecution Service…

Ten times Labour ruled out tax raids




The Government has come under fire after Rachel Reeves’s first Budget appeared to break a string of promises about taxes…

Armie Hammer in first new film after ‘cannibal’ claims




Armie Hammer has returned to acting more than three years after he was cancelled over accusations of sexual misconduct and sharing cannibalistic fetishes…

Watch: Drink-driver crashes into Prime Minister’s Chequers estate




This is the moment a drunk driver crashed into Chequers, the Prime Minister’s country residence…

Damaged Renaissance drawing unseen for 400 years is restored for Buckingham Palace show




A 16th-century drawing that has not been on display for more than 400 years because of its poor condition will finally be exhibited after a painstaking conservation project…

Pictured: Joe Biden bites babies at White House Hallowe’en party




Joe Biden jokingly bit four babies during a trick-or-treat Hallowe’en party at the White House…

Scotland’s Budget bonanza already spent on public sector pay rises, admits Swinney




John Swinney admitted that his SNP Government has already spent a huge UK Budget windfall on public sector pay rises as he ruled out income tax cuts…

Rachel Reeves is a compulsive liar, claims Jenrick

Robert Jenrick labelled the Budget a “Halloween horror show” and claimed Rachel Reeves was a “compulsive liar…

TV station accidentally declares Kamala Harris has won election in Pennsylvania




An ABC News station mistakenly declared that Kamala Harris had won the battleground state of Pennsylvania days before election day…

Boy, 12, killed in Russian air strike on Kharkiv




A 12-year-old boy was one of two children killed in an overnight Russian “glide bomb” attack on an apartment block in Kharkiv, north-east Ukraine…

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke storms off stage after being heckled by pro-Palestinian protester




Thom Yorke, the Radiohead frontman, stormed off stage during a solo show in Melbourne after being goaded by a pro-Palestinian protester…

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney add to Wrexham empire by buying brewery




Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have added to their Wrexham empire by taking over the self-proclaimed oldest lager brewery in Britain…

LIVE Election 2024 latest: Elon Musk skips court over $1m voter giveaway

Elon Musk has skipped court after being ordered to appear before a Philadelphia judge over his $1 million giveaway to voters.

It could put the Tesla billionaire at risk of being held in contempt of court, Reuters reports.

Mr Musk, who is supporting Donald Trump in the presidential election, had been ordered on Wednesday to attend a hearing where the judge is considering Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s bid to halt his giveaway to voters in battleground states.

Mr Krasner argued that it should be stopped because it amounts to an illegal lottery that violates consumer protection laws by using deceptive language. However, the judge has declined to block the giveaway.

Mr Musk was not in the courtroom as the hearing got underway at 10 am EDT.

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney add to Wrexham empire by buying brewery




Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have added to their Wrexham empire by taking over the self-proclaimed oldest lager brewery in Britain…