All news for 2026-05-12

The Princess of Wales is about to start a global mission to transform the early years development of children around the world.

A Scottish man who spied on the Ukrainian military for Russia has been jailed for more than eight years.

A hero off-duty volunteer police officer apprehended a knifeman who carried out a brutal attack on a woman and two children in East London.

A man has appeared in court charged with a £5 million blackmail attempt after he allegedly stole clients’ information from the exclusive Soho House and threatened to sell it.

At least four newly-elected Reform UK councillors seem to have been suspended, expelled, or have resigned their seats entirely since the local elections in England.

Jeffrey Epstein’s brother isn’t buying the recent reveal of the convicted sex fiend’s "suicide note".

Thousands of staff at the University of Nottingham have been informed to prepare for redundancy as part of extensive financial cuts that academics warn will damage the institution’s future.

Meta Platforms has offered to give rival AI chatbots free access to its social messaging service WhatsApp for a month while it discusses ways to resolve EU antitrust concerns, the U.S. tech giant said on Tuesday, in a move that could stave off a hefty fine.

Keir Starmer was increasingly confident that he had defused the immediate threat to his position on Tuesday after a challenge from Wes Streeting.

The City of London Corporation is to express its “disapproval” of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after the former prince failed to reply to a letter asking him to relinquish a historic honour.

The head of the World Health Organization has told countries to prepare for more hantavirus cases as authorities in Paris said a French woman.

Andriy Yermak is suspected of laundering illicit funds through luxury real estate, tying him to a sprawling, $100 million corruption probe into Ukraine’s energy sector.

Prince Harry has been labeled a "spoiled brat" after reports emerged that he is "very sad" because Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are "missing out on life with the rest of their family."

The Cypriot company Mettmann Public Company Limited remained largely outside the focus of major international investigations for years

The duumvirate effectively collapsed in October following the murder of mafia figure Stavros Demosthenous in Limassol.

One man was entrusted with some of London’s most beloved leisure centres. How did he burn through so much public money and end up with a £200,000 payout?

A son born via surrogacy has been granted the right to inherit his father’s £200m fortune in a High Court ruling.

As the confrontation with the Russian Federation’s so-called shadow fleet drags on, new details continue to emerge.

Separatist-linked oligarch Dmytro Kovalenko, the owner of the Swiss company Adelon AG, is reportedly using unconventional methods to cleanse information about his business activities.

In his asset declaration, Yaroslav Holovachov, head of the Kyiv Court of Appeal, disclosed ownership of 13 real estate properties.

Many people have heard of Operation London Bridge, the codename given to the plans and protocols in place ahead of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

A killer footballer who murdered his model ex-girlfriend has been sent back to prison after spending two months on the run for breaching parole rules.