British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported back to the United Kingdom after his arrest by American immigration authorities, U.S. officials said Saturday.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Yiannopoulos was returned to his home country on Friday after being accused of overstaying after entering the U.S. legally in May 2019. A immigration judge had issued a final order of removal on July 22 after he failed to show up for an immigration hearing, a Homeland Security spokesperson said.

Yiannopoulos was arrested Thursday at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Louisiana and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“He chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws,” a Homeland Security spokesperson said in a statement.

Yiannopoulos and his representatives did not respond to requests for comment. He has not posted on his X social media account since Thursday.

Yiannopoulos is a well-known champion of conservative causes and has frequently taken provocative public positions criticizing feminism, Islam and immigrants. He has been especially supportive of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

“Zero immigration for the next 20 years. No ifs, no buts,” Yiannopoulos wrote on X last year.

The British national has most recently worked for the rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, who performed in New Orleans on Friday evening.

Yiannopoulos rose to fame in the early 2010s as an incendiary writer for the conservative website Breitbart News. He resigned from the company in 2017 after a video of him endorsing pedophilia resurfaced online. He later apologized for the remarks and said he himself was a victim of sexual assault as a minor.

Yiannopoulos’ arrest on Thursday comes amid a nationwide uptick in detentions as part of Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Far-right conservative activist Laura Loomer swiftly took to social media to applaud Yiannopoulos’ arrest after years of public feuding between the two personalities.

“I was the first person to report on the fact that Milo was in the US illegally where he incited violence against President Trump and worked for Marjorie Traitor Greene,” Loomer wrote on X.

Controversy around Yiannopoulos ballooned in 2017 when he carried out what he called his “Troll Academy Tour” across college campuses nationwide. Fights broke out when some students protested Yiannopoulos’ appearances and accused him of hate speech, while others celebrated him as a champion of free speech. Around that time, Buzzfeed reported on Yiannopoulos’ cozy relationships with self-proclaimed white nationalists.

In recent years, Yiannopoulos continued to work in the orbit of conservative activism. In 2022, he was an intern for former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, according to the Washington Post. He subsequently ran the short-lived 2024 presidential campaign for Ye.

Most recently, Yiannopoulos has worked as a spokesperson for Ye, who has been beset by controversy of his own following antisemitic comments that the rapper has since apologized for.

Andy Burnham said a poll on Irish unity is “off the table” while visiting Belfast earlier this week

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Former British prime minister Gordon Brown has said it is inevitable that Ireland will become united at some point in the future.

He added that it would be a “long process” and have to be based on mutual agreement.

Mr Brown, in an interview with the Guardian, said that Northern Ireland is in a potentially different position compared to the rest of the UK, giving Scotland as an example.

Asked about pressure for Scottish independence, Mr Brown said: “Scotland’s got to find a way of living in cooperation with other countries, and independence would not be the right way forward.

“We’re geographically, economically, socially, culturally linked to the rest of the United Kingdom, whether it’s Wales, England or parts of Ireland.”

Asked if the land border between Northern Ireland and the Republic meant uniting the two made sense, he said: “Yes. Well, of course, in the long term, Ireland will be united.”

He said the process would be long.

“People have got to come together and find a way of agreeing. Basically, that is the issue: whether people can actually agree.”

Mr Brown was Tony Blair’s chancellor when the Good Friday Agreement was signed in 1998.

His comments come after Prime Minister Andy Burnham said that a poll on Irish unity is “off the table” while visiting Belfast earlier this week.

The Prime Minister caused a political row with his comments during his first visit to Northern Ireland since coming into office.

Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant defended the remarks, saying Mr Burnham did not make a mistake and that he was speaking about the situation “now”, and insisted they are both “full square behind every single part of the Good Friday Agreement”.

The remarks drew an angry response from nationalist politicians on both sides of the border.

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The charity’s vice president, Dick Goodwin, said: “Don was incredibly special.

“He had a warmth and presence that lit up every room he entered, and he touched the lives of so many people.

“As a World War Two veteran, Don represented a generation whose courage and service we will never forget.

“It was a privilege for the taxi charity to know him, and he will be remembered with enormous affection and gratitude.

“My thoughts are with his family and all those who loved him at this very sad time.”

In an interview last year, Turrell said: “I did lie about my age. I pushed it up a bit, gave all the right answers, and I was in. I was happy.”

He explained he had always wanted to be a soldier and that like “all the young lads” he had wanted to play his part in defending his country.

The veteran described feeling “excited and apprehensive” during the crossing to the Normandy coast, and said his “introduction” to the war was seeing bodies from earlier fighting washing back up on the beach as he landed.

His war came to an end a few weeks later on July 10, when he was seriously injured during fighting near the town of Eterville. He was later medically discharged.

Turrell spoke movingly of the close friends he lost during the campaign, some of whom he buried in the field, and who are now buried in Commonwealth war cemeteries on the continent.

The war also claimed his older brother Leslie, who had been a telegraphist on HMS Penelope and died when she was sunk off the Italian coast near Naples in February 1944.

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British Transport Police were called to the scene at 3.18pm this afternoon, along with paramedics and the fire service.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two train passengers were also treated for minor injuries.

A spokesperson for the British Transport Police said: “We were called to a level crossing in Burscough, West Lancashire following reports at 3.18pm today (29 August) that a train had struck a van. Paramedics and the fire service also attended.

“One person was in the van and sadly a man was pronounced dead at the scene. Two people who were passengers on the train received treatment for minor injuries. The incident is not being treated as suspicious.

“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what happened, any witnesses who haven’t already spoken to police are asked to text BTP on 61016 quoting the reference 373 of 29 August.”

Northern warned passengers of rail disruptions between Wigan Wallgate and Southport while emergency services dealt with the incident.

Posting on X, Northern said: “Due to the emergency services dealing with an incident Wigan Wallgate – Southport all lines are blocked.

Emergency vehicles near New Lane railway station, which serves the town of Burscough (Image: Phil Taylor)

Please note that other train operators may also be affected by disruption – please check your whole journey before travelling.

“Northern train ticket restrictions have been lifted in the affected areas, including Advance and Peak restrictions, during this disruption. Restrictions will be reinstated once the disruption ends.”

⚠️Due to the emergency services dealing with an incident Wigan Wallgate – Southport all lines are blocked. https://t.co/6ACO2NDlDH #NorthernUpdates

— NORTHERN 🚆 (@northernassist) August 29, 2026

The train operator has shared a list of alternative routes passengers can take at no further cost until the disruption is resolved.

Passengers travelling between Wigan and Appley Bridge can take the Bee Network 635 bus.

Emergency vehicles near New Lane railway station, which serves the town of Burscough (Image: Phil Taylor)

Merseyrail services will also be operating between Southport and Liverpool Central, Ormskirk and Liverpool Central and Headbolt Lane and Liverpool Central.

Lancashire Police have been contacted for comment.

The village is just outside of Cambridge and is filled with pretty thatched cottages

No matter where you’re from, it’s likely that you know of a place with a name that people often pronounce wrong. The English language loves to throw in a silent letter where it can, and some place names in Cambridgeshire have fallen victim to this grammatical curse.

One village that is often pronounced wrong is Great Wilbraham, which is six miles from Cambridge. Many assume that it is pronounced Great Wil-bra-ham, but it’s actually Great Will-brum.

But despite its confusing name, the village has a rich history which dates back all the way to the Domesday Book, where it appeared as Wilburgaham. This name is thought to derive from the Anglo-Saxon princess Wilburh, the daughter or close family member of Penda King of the Mercians. Wilbruh remains a part of the village today as she features on a village sign.

In the Middle Ages, the Knights Templar held the manor of Great Wilbraham, which is still known as ‘The Temple’ today. Within the grounds of the temple, the remains of a Roman villa were found. Above it, a Middle Saxon burial ground was also found.

Today, Great Wilbraham is a charming village home to around 600 people. Property prices in the village range from around £300,000 to over £1 million. There is a real mix of homes in the village including more modern homes and chocolate box-style thatches cottages.

There is one pub in the village called The Carpenter Arms. The pub has served the village community for more than 250 years, with what it calls “genuine hospitality”. Visitors have praised it for its “beautiful” decorations and that it feels “really welcoming”. The pub is also dog-friendly.

There is also a Post Office, a shop and a well-used village hall. The village also has a strong sporting history, as it has a local football and cricket team.

There will be some sun, but rain is expected in parts of Cambridgeshire across the long weekend

The final bank holiday weekend of the summer is upon us and and in true British style, it looks set to be a wet one. Whilst it gives most people an extra day off work, the weather may be a bit of a hindrance when choosing what to do.

We’ve had a long, hot and dry summer with plenty of evenings spent in the pub beer garden. But if you were planning on one last hurrah this weekend, you may need to take a raincoat and umbrella with you.

Here is the weather forecast for Cambridge, Peterborough, Ely, St Neots and Huntingdon from today (Saturday, August 29) until Monday (August 31), according to the Met Office.

Cambridge

• Saturday, August 29 – highs of 20C, lows of 16C. Cloudy conditions and 40 per cent chance of rain;
• Sunday, August 30 – highs of 23C and lows of 14C. Some cloud and sun, but 50 per cent chance of rain;
• Monday, August 31 – highs of 21C and lows of 12C. Some cloud and sun, but 50 per cent chance of rain.

Peterborough

• Saturday, August 29 – highs of 20C and lows of 16C. Cloudy conditions and 40 per cent chance of rain;
• Sunday, August 30 – highs of 23C and lows of 14C. Some cloud and sun, but 50 per cent chance of rain;
• Monday, August 31 – highs of 21C and lows of 12C. Some cloud and sun, but 60 per cent of rain.

Ely

• Saturday, August 29 – highs of 20C and lows of 16C. Cloudy conditions with 30 per cent chance of rain;
• Sunday, August 30 – highs of 23C and lows of 14C. Some cloud and sun, but 60 per cent chance of rain;
• Monday, August 31 – highs of 21C and lows of 12C. Some cloud and sun, but 50 per cent chance of rain.

Huntingdon

• Saturday, August 29 – highs of 20C and lows of 16C. Cloudy conditions with 50 per cent chance of rain;
• Sunday, August 30 – highs of 23C and lows of 14C. Some cloud and sun, but 60 per cent chance of rain;
• Monday, August 31 – highs of 21C and lows of 12C. Some cloud and sun, but 60 per cent chance of rain.

St Neots

• Saturday, August 29 – highs of 20C and lows of 16C. Cloudy conditions and 60 per cent chance of rain;
• Sunday, August 30 – highs of 23C and lows of 14C. Some cloud and sun, but 50 per cent chance of rain;
• Monday, August 31 – highs of 21C and lows of 12C. Some cloud and sun, but 50 per cent chance of rain.

By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER

Published: 19:42 BST, 29 August 2026 | Updated: 20:02 BST, 29 August 2026

It is being reported that a Northern train has hit a vehicle near a railway crossing in Burscough, West Lancashire.

Passangers said in posts on social media that they were left on the train waiting to be evacuated hours after the incident, which is beleived to have unfolded at around 3:30pm near Martin Lane.

One passenger posted an image of a damaged carriage with debris strewn across the floor. The passenger said they were still on the train with their children, adding “we are all shook”.

Northern has blocked all lines between Wigan Wallgate and Southport “due to emergency services dealing with an incident,” with disruption expected for the rest of the day.

Train ticket restrictions have been lifted in the affected areas, including Advance and Peak restrictions, during this disruption, Northern said.

The Elgin Marbles could return to Greece on loan from the British Museum using the blueprint of the Bayeux Tapestry partnership which has finally brought the 1,000 year old artefact to the UK.

It is hoped the delicate cultural diplomacy between France and the UK which resulted in the 230 foot tapestry travelling to the UK for the exhibition which starts next month could be replicated by a similar deal with Greece.

That could mean the much disputed sculptures, which once adorned the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens and were carved in the fifth century BC, could go on display in the city for the first time since they were brought to the UK by Lord Elgin in the early 1800s.

British Museum director Nicholas Cullinan said the success of the partnership with France to bring the tapestry over for the forthcoming historic exhibition offered a ‘glimmer of possibility to move forwards’ on the Elgin Marbles because it had taken several attempts to secure.

‘I would hope that some tangible progress can happen. It would be a wonderful thing,’ said Mr Cullinan, who has overseen the return of the tapestry which famously depicts the Battle of Hastings and the Norman invasion for the exhibition which opens on September 10.

He told the Financial Times that while there was no ‘cookie cutter template’ for dealing with every piece of cultural history or relationship, its return was ‘a very compelling example of international partnership’ that pointed to the success of ‘reciprocal exchange’.

His comments follow Andy Burnham’s apparent volte face on the marbles this week in saying their fate was in the hands of the British Museum having once backed a bill to return them to Greece.

He previously strongly advocated their return, backing a 2002 Private Members’ Bill to do so and writing on social media that they should be sent back with ‘no strings attached’.

British Museum director Nicholas Cullinan said the success of the Bayeux Tapestry partnership offered a ‘glimmer of possibility to move forwards’ on the Elgin Marbles

In July, the Bayeux Tapestry arrived in London after a hugely complicated journey to leave France for the first time in more than 900 years 

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But he appeared to backtrack this week when he said that it was ‘ultimately an issue for the British Museum’.

He said: ‘Legally that’s where that issue rests, but I’m all in favour of using British cultural diplomacy.’ 

Mr Burnham is among generations of politicians who have debated the future of the marbles in a row which at times has threatened to turn into a full-blown diplomatic crisis.

His crowning as PM prompted the Greek paper Ta Nea to ask whether Mr Burnham would be ‘Greece’s strongest ally yet in Downing Street’.

Greece claims they were illegally removed from the Acropolis and should be returned home permanently where they can be displayed next to the other portion of the Parthenon frieze they made up.

But the UK government has warned that could set a dangerous precedent for artefacts held in museums worldwide.

Mr Cullinan, who took over as the British Museum’s director in 2024, and formerly headed the National Portrait Gallery, has previously warned there could be ‘unintended consequences’ if the British Museum Act 1963 were amended to allow artefacts in its possession to be permanently removed.

But he said that the museum would ‘always remain open for dialogue’ about the sculptures, gifted by the British government to the trusteeship of the museum in 1816 after they were bought from Lord Elgin.

This week, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has backtracked on supporting the Elgin Marbles being handed back to Greece

The museum has previously said that some artefacts, including the Elgin Marbles, ‘may be loaned as part of our commitment to increase national and international loans‘.

Such a loan is not abnormal with around 1,630 other objects from the museum’s eight million-strong collection on long-term loan nationally last year.

Greece made its first formal request for the permanent return of the Elgin Marbles in 1983.

Former PM Sir Keir Starmer suggested they could be part of an antiquities loan agreement and, back in 2021, it emerged that former Tory chancellor George Osborne, then chairman of the British Museum, had had secret talks over the marbles’ return with Greece.

Meanwhile final preparations are underway for the display of the Bayeux Tapestry, believed to have been embroidered by nuns in England in the 11th century, in what will be the biggest and most expensive exhibition in the museum’s 273 year history.

It will run until next July and it is expected, if successful, to go some way to restore the museum’s damaged reputation under its previous director when over 2000 items were stolen.

In a reciprocal arrangement, treasures including ones from the Sutton Hoo Anglo Saxon burial ship and the 12th century carved Lewis Chessmen, discovered on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, will travel to France to be exhibited.

The first ticket release for the tapestry exhibition sold out in a day, raising £2.5 million for the museum.

A standard adult ticket costs £33, while under-16s go free. The exhibition is being sponsored by hedge-fund billionaire Igor Tulchinsky in a deal valued at £5m.

Defending the prices, Mr Cullinan said the museum had ‘thought long and hard’ about prices and hoped to turn a profit on the exhibition.

A fire service has been hit with an improvement notice by the Health and Safety Executive

A fire service has been hit with a safety notice after it “failed” to assess the safety risk for employees in a training centre. The Health and Safety Executive issued an improvement notice to Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue‘s Huntingdon Fire Station on July 14.

The notice related to safety risk in a training centre. The notice said: “You have failed to make suitable and sufficient assessment of the risk from employee exposure to vibration caused by activities carried out by your training centre employees, involving the use of vibrating equipment including, but not limited to, reciprocating and circular saws.

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue has since made improvements at its training centre. A fire spokesperson said: “Routine assessments for exposure levels have now been implemented through our health and safety team for all colleagues who may be impacted due to the equipment they use. The improvement notice has now been closed.”

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