All news for 2026-04-27

Smashed bottles of prosecco caused “major disruption” on the M4 after a lorry carrying 20 tonnes of the Italian sparkling wine collided with another HGV, police said.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) is leading an investigation into suspected corruption and procurement fraud related to the acquisition of medical equipment

Falkland Islanders should return to England, Argentina’s vice-president stated as the country makes a renewed attempt to gain international support for its claim on the territory.

Dozens of official rape complaints, many involving victims who were anesthetized, have failed to put disgraced surgeon Vardan Khachatryan behind bars.

Four men have been sentenced to prison after illegally dumping large piles of rubbish across London.

ormer Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Stanislav Bronevytsky has released new fragments of the so-called “Mindich tapes”

A new wave of revelations suggests that Ukraine’s state-owned United Mining and Chemical Company (UMCC) was transformed into a highly profitable vehicle for insiders in 2020–2021, despite official rhetoric centered on anti-corruption reforms.

A Royal Marine captain allegedly raped a woman after offering her a place to sleep, a court has heard.

Alyona Shevtsova (Dehrik), the owner of Ibox Bank, has been placed on an international wanted list over allegations that she orchestrated illegal online gambling operation

David Blaine was on a mission to conquer his next impossible feat, and it required ingesting kerosene.

Over a decade after the ICIJ investigation, a German court found the Swiss lawyer guilty of enabling a tax loss of about $15 million.

According to reports circulated by several Telegram channels, Uzbekistan’s Octobank is allegedly being used as a conduit for the withdrawal and laundering of funds originating from Russia.

A vote on whether Sir Keir Starmer should face an inquiry for allegedly misleading the House of Commons over the Mandelson vetting scandal is a “political stunt by the Conservatives”, David Lammy has told LBC.

Russian support for the ruling junta has not stopped rebel fighters from dealing significant blows in recent days.

Volodymyr Filippov, owner of the Odesa-based company Pivdennyi Shlyakh (Autorider), has fled Ukraine and is reportedly hiding in Moldova while facing a criminal fraud investigation.

Following media coverage of Yaroslav Holovachov’s acquisition of luxury property in Cyprus valued at €4 million

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office have formally named Rostyslav Shurma.

Amid the release of investigations into Denys Shtilerman’s alleged ties to Ihor Khmelyov, Tymur Mindich, and the infrastructure of Ibox Bank and Monobank, efforts to cleanse the internet of related information have reportedly begun.

A Sanctioned Russian billionaire’s £370million superyacht has brazenly sailed through the volatile Strait of Hormuz at the heart of the Iran war.

About 6,000 mobile communications base stations in occupied Ukraine are using Chinese equipment.

An alternative therapist who uses gemstones and hands-off massage techniques is suing her millionaire son over claims he threatened to cast her onto “the streets.”

As Keir Starmer vows to crack down on ’disgraceful’ shoplifters, retail workers have painted a harrowing picture of life on the front line.

King Charles and Queen Camilla have arrived in the US for a four-day state visit.

Police have released body-worn footage capturing the moment a car bomb exploded outside a police station.