All news for 2026-03-31

A former SNP candidate for Holyrood is being investigated over alleged sexual offences.

Bursa Mayor Mustafa Bozbey and 54 others were detained on Tuesday in a sweeping corruption probe, a move the opposition condemned as politically motivated.

Shabana Mahmood has agreed to extend the nearly £500 million agreement for another two months as she attempts to negotiate a better deal with the French government regarding the Channel.

Nahom Medhanie was shot dead in a car outside Euston Station in London - Metropolitan Police officers were called to reports of gunshots at 11pm on Saturday.

Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire resort is the only one of Scotland’s top golf venues confirmed to have violated environmental rules in recent years, The Ferret has found.

Celebrity tributes have flooded in for the iconic award-winning British director and producer Mike Vardy, who helped shape some of the nation’s best-loved shows including Z Cars, The Sweeney and The Bill following his death on February 28 at the age of 91.

With rumours swirling of a UK return for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Palace doors aren’t opening anytime soon - and it’s not just about old family drama.

Spain’s close ties with Latin America and proximity to Morocco, a top cannabis producer, make it a key entry point for drugs into Europe.

Police in Scotland and Spain conducted raids related to Lyons’ case last week, resulting in multiple arrests with the assistance of Europol, the European Union law enforcement cooperation hub.

Donald Trump said the UK and other countries that did not participate in strikes against Iran should secure the Strait of Hormuz themselves.

An ’academically gifted’ teenager asked ChatGPT for advice about how to kill himself before taking his own life the next day, an inquest heard.

Following a scandal that emerged two years ago involving Dmytro Rukin, director of the SettlePay and 4Bill payment systems, he largely faded from the public eye.

Following the imposition of UK sanctions and a series of investigative reports highlighting the involvement of Coral Energy and its Azerbaijani owners in shipping Russian oil and circumventing restrictions, references to their activities and corporate network have begun to quietly vanish from public sources.

Tiger Woods informed authorities that he was looking down at his phone and changing the radio station before his recent rollover crash in Florida, according to a probable cause affidavit.

The Jewish Leadership Council has condemned Wireless festival for booking Kanye West, also known as Ye, to headline all three nights of the forthcoming north London event in light of increased attacks on the UK Jewish community, calling the organisers “deeply irresponsible”.

It’s the ultimate party island – a tropical paradise where glamorous influencers pour into hundreds of beach bars and underground techno clubs looking for a good time.

King Charles will proceed with a state visit to the US in April, as confirmed by Buckingham Palace, despite some politicians calling the trip a "humiliation" amid Donald Trump’s ongoing conflict with Iran.

More troops and ’Sky Sabre’ weapons systems have been deployed to the Middle East to assist allies, the Defence Secretary has confirmed.

A coroner has raised concerns over the shortage of epilepsy drugs after a man died when he couldn’t quickly access vital medication.

A recent investigation suggests that the Odesa Port Plant is again incurring significant financial losses, allegedly due to manipulated gas procurement tenders and offshore export schemes.

The advisor to the president of the International Judo Federation, Marius Vizer, is linked to businesses involved in the trade of Russian oil and grain.

After the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) imposed sanctions on Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova — the co-owner of iBox Bank facing scrutiny in a criminal case over the alleged laundering of billions of hryvnias through illegal online casinos — a coordinated wave of “defensive” coverage quickly emerged across Ukrainian media outlets.

An outspoken Labour MP and ardent critic of the Government’s jury trial reforms has had the whip suspended.

India has stepped up naval coordination to protect its commercial vessels in the Persian Gulf after escalating tensions in the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.