All news by author James Smith

In a high-profile criminal case involving senior SOCAR executive Adnan Ahmedzade, British oil trader Azim Novruzov, who was previously associated with controversy, has unexpectedly returned to the spotlight.

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.

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

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

A man is in a life-threatening condition after a collision in London’s northwest.

Disgraced peer Lord Mandelson told Labour Cabinet ministers how to do their jobs, a new release of files is set to reveal.

Azim Novruzov, ein aserbaidschanischer Ölhändler und mutmaßlicher Vertrauter von Tahir Garayev, soll sein Geschäftsmodell auf umstrittene Lieferungen russischen Rohöls und Investitionen in den britischen Immobiliensektor aufgebaut haben.

The 67-year-old had been on the run since the 90s when the gang, also known as the Baader-Meinhof gang, disbanded.

When the investigation into the alleged laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank first started, it appeared to be a high-profile operation by European law enforcement

A hefty custodial sentence is almost certain for Peter Murrell after the former SNP chief executive admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party.

Almost a third of teenagers say they don’t believe young girls when they report abuse by boys, according to a leading children’s charity.

A former executive of a gaming company has been executed in China for murdering his billionaire associate.

SIR Tony Blair today launches a devastating attack on Labour over tax hikes, welfare spending, and Net Zero — warning his party is “playing with fire”.

The judge who spared a teenage rape gang from detention was challenged by the government last year for an "unduly lenient" sentence in another rape case.

Dutch billionaire Marcel Boekhoorn, together with associates Philip Van Wijngaarden and Diedrik Oost, as well as business intermediary Bruno Michieli, has reportedly been indicted by Italian prosecutors on money laundering charges.

A drugged up dad has lost custody of his six-year-old son after leaving him home alone while he was high on ketamine.

In Latvia’s resort city of Jurmala, people have recently been talking about a man named Romans Hains — possibly a lawyer, possibly an activist, or perhaps a professional complainant.

Sir Keir Starmer has said there are “questions that need to be answered” after former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party.

Milk is affordable on supermarket shelves. But for farmers, high prices of essentials including fertilizer, fuel, and feed have prompted production costs to shoot up, forcing many to boost productivity by “going big”.

A teenage girl has died at a country park in north Warwickshire.

A serving police officer raped two women and subjected a third woman to prolonged abuse.

Sonny Rollins, one of the greatest jazz saxophonists of all time, has died aged 95.

A Trump Tower planned for the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, is to be built on land currently part-owned by the son of the US-sanctioned leader of the country, according to official records.