All news for 2025-02-27

Former Co-operative Bank chairman and ex-Methodist minister Paul Flowers has been sentenced after being found to have abused his position as the executor of a will for a ’vulnerable person’.

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury was brought to Chester Crown Court in handcuffs as he appealed his 10-week prison sentence following his imprisonment on Monday.

Leaked audio instructions by Greek rescue co-ordinators have cast further doubt on Greece’s official version of events in the hours before a migrant boat sank along with up to 650 people onboard.

Independent review also calls for a ban on other ’legal, but harmful’ material that is degrading, violent, or misogynistic.

Andrew Tate – a supporter of Donald Trump – and his brother are on a private plane to Florida, according to Romanian media.

Sir Keir Starmer is scheduled to meet Donald Trump for the first time since the US president’s inauguration last month.

The transport secretary is looking for some environmental changes to the airport’s expansion plans as the government deals with environmental and economic growth pressures.

A cyclist had his £4,200 road bike stolen from him by a gang of hammer-wielding robbers while on a morning ride through Regent’s Park.

This is the terrifying moment a humanoid robot suddenly appears to attack a large crowd at a festival.

Andriy Matyukha, who gifted his casino Favbet to his son Dmytro, still has connections with Russia. The player databases are being used to recruit saboteurs and informants from Ukraine.

Donald Trump has announced 25% tariffs on imports from the EU, stating that the bloc was "formed to screw" the USA.

The ruling party was deeply unpopular, but the threat of US tariffs combined with the prospect of a new leader spurs a rise in the polls.

Milorad Dodik states he will reject any conviction following his repeated appeals for the Serb-administered region of Bosnia to unite with Serbia.

Gaza ceasefire seems to be holding, but it’s unclear if the exchange will involve all 602 Palestinian prisoners who were scheduled for release on Saturday.

Hopes persist that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will return to the royal family, but one expert has provided reasons why this will not occur—and they are controversial.

Concerned family and friends hadn’t seen or heard from the 32-year-old since February 8, but detectives in Rio de Janeiro had been tracking her mobile phone and could even see selfies she was taking.