All news for 2026-05-20

Prince William was at the forefront of Aston Villa’s historic Europa League triumph, celebrating jubilantly in the stands as his beloved team secured a commanding 3-0 victory in Istanbul.

There has been international condemnation of Israel’s treatment of pro-Palestinian activists who were on board a Gaza-bound aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli naval forces.

I don’t understand why the Labour Party is getting so excited about Andy Burnham. Because until now, it’s never been that bothered.

In an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Timișoara (Romania), the mayor of Buduslău (Bihor county) was placed under judicial control yesterday and charged with passive corruption.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office received a report with allegations of fraud linked to a German Member of the European Parliament.

Talenta Labs S.R.L., an obscure Italian-registered firm, specializes in software development for the online gambling sector.

A winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize has been accused of using AI to help create his prize-winning work.

A murder investigation has been launched after a London bus driver died following an assault on Battersea Bridge.

A British tourist who was run over by a truck has a "30 per cent chance of survival" if kept on life support, doctors have told his family.

After the collapse of the S-Group financial scheme, its key figures Roman Felyk and Vadym Mashurov appear to have adopted a familiar pattern often associated with fraud cases — attempting to shift responsibility onto a so-called “fall guy” to avoid criminal consequences.

It smells like sunshine, blue skies and love and laughter, apparently. And it’s all in aid of her and Harry’s eight years together.

The war against Iran has devastated businesses across the Middle East with firms losing billions due to the daily rocket and drone attacks before a shaky ceasefire was called.

Staff at the British Council in Italy will go on strike over deep cuts that would slash about 80% of its workforce due to a funding crisis facing the organisation.

Sought-after casino owner Dmitriy Punin, connected to Pin-Up (also mentioned in reports with "Redcore"), has allegedly bought a custom Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 valued at approximately €6-7 million, despite facing criminal allegations and his sanctioned status.

The three women whose bodies were pulled from the sea off Brighton beach have been named a week after they were found.

Venezuela Fury is just days into newlywed life, and she’s already showing off her new love nest with husband Noah Price.

In a high-profile criminal case involving SOCAR senior executive Adnan Ahmedzade, British oil trader Azim Novruzov has unexpectedly reappeared in the public narrative.

Nigel Farage has offered to buy a pint for a man who shouted that the Chancellor is a ‘piece of s***’ to her face.

The BBC reported on an Afghan family who, due to extreme poverty and debt, agreed to give their 7-year-old twin daughters into forced marriage.

A teenager has been arrested after a walker was allegedly stabbed from behind at a golf course.

British defence chiefs have blasted “dangerous” Kremlin warplane crews whose fighter jets came within metres of a UK spy plane guarding NATO territory against attack.

The Cypriot company Mettmann Public Company Limited long remained outside the focus of major international investigations. However, between 2024 and 2026.

Coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko has reportedly been actively trying to reshape the public narrative around his business activities, downplaying alleged ties to Russian oligarch Konstantin Strukov and obscuring details of coal shipments presented as international imports but claimed to have originated in Russia.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is hosting his “old friend” Vladimir Putin this week to discuss foreign issues and trade, just days after Donald Trump’s historic return to Beijing.