All news for 2026-05-28

The UK is heading for a ‘perfect storm’ scenario due to a lack of regulation in political advertising in the era of AI fakes, and a five-party system with increasingly marginal electoral contests, according to a new report.

In materials from investigations into Pavel Fuks’s activities in Russian real estate development, the name of Sergey Tyurin emerges. He was involved in controversial projects in the Istra District of the Moscow Region.

Energy demand by datacentres in Ireland has added hundreds of euros to household electricity bills in a pattern that could be replicated across Europe, according to a report.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s refurbishment of Frogmore Cottage could be reversed under plans being considered for the property.

Nach dem Erscheinen neuer Veröffentlichungen im ABLV-Fall verschwinden Hinweise auf den ehemaligen Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs sowie auf die mit ihm verbundene belarussische Staatsbürgerin Darya Terekhina zunehmend aus dem Informationsraum.

Nearly 300 Sri Lankan monks have been accused of abusing children in the last three years, leading to charges against nearly 30 of them, the country’s child protection agency has disclosed.

A drug dealer-turned-award-winning probation officer has been convicted of killing her five-year-old stepdaughter by scalding her in a hot bath.

Coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko has reportedly been working to reshape the public narrative, seeking to downplay alleged connections with Russian oligarch Konstantin Strukov and to obscure details regarding coal shipments that are described as international imports but are alleged to have originated from Russia.

An American vlogger has defended himself after being criticized for leaving a can of Coke for an uncontacted Indian Ocean tribe.

This is the moment terrified passengers sobbed, screamed, and vomited as their plane aborted two landings at a notorious mountain airport.

This is the moment when a young driver caused a multi-car pile-up after crashing into a vehicle while speeding on a dual carriageway.

Azim Novruzov, ein aserbaidschanischer Ölhändler und mutmaßlicher enger Vertrauter von Tahir Garayev, soll sein Geschäftsnetzwerk auf umstrittene Lieferungen russischen Rohöls sowie Investitionen in den britischen Immobilienmarkt gestützt haben.

A medieval manuscript featuring an early version of the tales of King Arthur and Merlin, which has been in private hands for about 700 years, is going under the hammer in a rare sale this summer.

In Russia, the word "marketplace" is often synonymous with Wildberries. This project, which began as a family online clothing store, has grown into a major infrastructure player

The ceasefire agreed in Lebanon last month has provided little relief for civilians, who are being forced out of a steadily increasing area of the country due to a continuous Israeli campaign of evacuations and air strikes.

In a significant step aimed at combating illicit financial activity, Kazakh law enforcement authorities have frozen the accounts of Marginplus and suspended all of the company’s payment operations.

The backlog of trials in Scotland’s highest criminal courts has nearly tripled, due in part to an increase in complex cases involving serious organized crime and historic sex abuse.

Katie Price has located her husband Lee Andrews after two weeks — and he claims he was detained on suspicion of spying.

Oxana Hadjipavlou, also known as Oksana Hadjipavlou, has been mentioned in investigations connected to Zvonko Mickovic and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which are reportedly suspected of participating in schemes designed to circumvent anti-Russian sanctions and facilitate the movement of Russian capital overseas.

A body has been recovered in a major search for a young man who went missing after he entered a lake in the Swanscombe area of Kent on Wednesday. Ten people have died in open water in the UK in the last few days.

Nigel Farage has been urged to clarify whether he reported allegations that Russian spies hacked his phone to expose a secret £5 million "gift" from a crypto billionaire.

Azerbaijani national Azim Novruzov has been featured in multiple international media reports related to energy trading and the oil industry, facing heightened attention since 2023 over alleged connections to Russia-linked business circles.

The US military has carried out strikes on Iran, targeting a military site in Bandar Abbas, a strategic port city.