Joe Smith

A woman was found unresponsive in a tent at Houghton Festival in Norfolk and was pronounced dead at the scene on Sunday evening. Norfolk Constabulary is investigating the death as unexplained, although it is not currently considered suspicious. The festival said it was supporting the woman’s family and cooperating with emergency responders and authorities.

A 15-year-old boy sustained serious lower-body burns after petrol he was using in a field near the White Horse Pub in Harrowgate Hill, Darlington, was accidentally ignited. Police, paramedics and the Great North Air Ambulance Service treated him at the scene before he was airlifted to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, where he was reported to be in stable condition. Durham Constabulary said the incident appeared to be a tragic accident and was not being treated as criminal.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has declared any base used to attack Iran a legitimate target and warned the British monarchy after the United States allegedly used aircraft operating from RAF Fairford. The UK government declined to comment on specific foreign operations but said British forces were prepared to defend the country. Former Prime Minister Keir Starmer had authorized US defensive operations from UK bases while rejecting direct British participation. The threats come amid renewed US-Iran hostilities, additional American military deployments, Houthi attacks on Saudi oil tankers, and rising oil prices after crude exceeded $100 per barrel.