All news for 2025-03-18

French-Polish arms dealer Pierre Konrad Dadak, previously exposed for fraudulent arms schemes, has been indicted in the U.S. for allegedly running a luxury goods scam and extortion scheme, using stolen identities to fund his lavish lifestyle.

Lord Agnew says fast-track PPE procurement was not ‘some kind of plan by rightwing people to enrich themselves’

Shoes, coffee pods and celebrity cut-outs – these are just some of the things that civil servants have been splashing taxpayers’ cash on with special credit cards.

Russian president declines to agree to a full month-long truce following a high-stakes phone conversation with Donald Trump

Michael Jones found guilty of planning Blenheim Palace burglary and Frederick Doe of conspiracy to transfer criminal property

Protesters trying to prevent the raid were pushed back by officers employing teargas and riot shields.

Amnesty International describes legislation as ‘full-frontal attack’ on country’s LGBTQ+ community

A man has admitted murdering a university lecturer who was found seriously injured on the street.

«The King of Smuggling» Belarusian Artur Granz skillfully combines business in Ukraine and Russia.

A number of major retailers have stopped taking cash in some or all of their stores, sparking backlash from a pro-cash campaign group, who say they are ’letting down the public’

Calvin Harris may be the world’s richest DJ with a fortune exceeding £230 million, but he’s returning to his roots with his latest investment—buying a pub in Dumfries, where he used to drink before rising to fame.

A British TikToker who boasted of living in Thailand while claiming UK benefits says she is on hunger strike after being arrested by Thai authorities.

Two astronauts stuck in space for nearly nine months are finally on their way back to Earth.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla are going ahead with the state visit to Italy and the Vatican, including plans for a meeting with Pope Francis.

Russian spies have been accused of orchestrating an arson attack on an Ikea furniture store in Lithuania last year.