Caravan Radio News

The Latest National and International News

• 'He was shot in the heart' - the teen victims of Iran's ruthless crackdown

  In a large warehouse on the outskirts of Tehran, the floor is covered in dozens - or possibly hundreds - of black plastic body bags.  

• Starmer threatens to 'control' Grok if Elon Musk's X keeps creating sexual images

  Sir Keir Starmer has threatened to "control" X's AI chatbot Grok if Elon Musk's social media platform continues to create sexual images of women and children.

• Ex-Tory chancellor Nadhim Zahawi latest Conservative to jump ship to Reform UK

  Former Conservative chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has become the latest - and most senior - Tory to defect to Reform UK.

• UK has no plan for defending nation in event of war, military chief reveals

  The UK has no plan to defend the nation in the event of war, including how to mobilise the National Health Service to deal with mass casualties, the head of the military has revealed.

• Four hospital trusts declare 'critical incidents' as flu and norovirus cases surge

  Four hospital trusts in southeast England have declared critical incidents due to "significant and sustained pressures" on services after a "surge" in complex A&E admissions.

• Thousands without water - all we know so far as 'major incident' declared

  Tens of thousands of people across South East England are without water, as Kent County Council (KCC) declared a major incident.

• Illegal migrant worker crackdown sees record numbers of raids and arrests

  A record number of illegal worker arrests and raids have been carried out by the Home Office in the past 18 months.

• Escaped monkeys run wild in city as AI hinders efforts to catch them

  A troop of monkeys have spent days running wild in a US city and artificial intelligence is complicating efforts to catch them.

• Hundreds more officers heading to Minnesota amid nationwide protests over ICE killing of mum

  Hundreds more federal officers are set to be deployed to Minnesota amid protests across the US after a woman was killed during an ICE operation in Minneapolis.

• Man who struck and disfigured footballer after throwing seat at game is jailed

  A football fan who left one of his players with a serious injury and permanent facial disfigurement after throwing part of a seat on to the pitch has been jailed for 18 months.