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Cloudflare says DDoS crews ended 2025 by pushing traffic floods to new extremes, while Britain made an unwelcome leap of 36 places to become the world's sixth-most targeted location. The Q4 stats confirm it was a lively year for traffic floods, with Cloudflare claiming it had to swat away 47.1 million DDoS attacks, more than double 2024's count. Momentum picked up toward the end of the year, as Q4 volumes jumped 31 percent from the prior quarter and 58 percent over 2024.

It comes after sumo's elite professionals captured hearts in October when they visited from Japan for a grand tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London. They were pictured wholesomely visiting Horse Guards Parade, enjoying Platform 9 at King's Cross station and riding Lime bikes around London. Fans greet sumo star Takayasu Akira as he exits the Royal Albert Hall after the final day of Grand Sumo Tournament in October. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

A man in his 40s was arrested in southern England over an alleged cyberattack that disrupted several European airports in recent days, including at London Heathrow, law enforcement officials said Wednesday.

The United Kingdom, Canada and Australia have recognized Palestinian statehood, with Portugal set to do the same. The announcements come ahead of a key week at the UN General Assembly. DW has more. Keir Starmer had said in July that Britain would formally recognize the Palestinian state if Israel did not take 'substantive steps' towards a ceasefire with Hamas by the time the UN General Assembly convened

Two hilly, wooded parcels of land in Llanafan Fawr were bought by the Woodlander Initiative (TWI), a land-buying scheme led by Simon Birkett, a far-right figure with links to Patriotic Alternative, the UK's largest fascist group. Critics say Wiltshire-based Birkett's aim is to create a racially exclusive settlement; he has cited Orania, a whites-only town in South Africa, as an inspiration for the project. TWI successfully bought the two small plots totalling a few acres from a local farmer late last year, after attempts in Cumbria and East Sussex fell through. Since launching in 2023, the group has raised 165,000 of a goal of 1m money Birkett plans to use to buy land or property in every county in Britain.

The House of Commons will not be sitting at the time of Trump's visit as it will be in recess for party conference season, meaning the president will not be able to address Parliament as French President Emmanuel Macron did during his state visit this week.

To render such an act a criminal offence is tantamount to reintroducing a blasphemy law in relation to Islam, rendering the Qur'an a specially protected object in the UK.

The U.K. has agreed to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, allowing for continued U.S. military presence while recognizing Mauritian claims.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the British charge d'affaires to demand an explanation for the recent arrests of three Iranian nationals charged with aiding espionage.

'Despite the legal risks, cannabis use is widespread across the capital, with more than 2.6 million users estimated nationwide by the Office for National Statistics.'