All news by author James Smith

A Venezuelan judge on Monday issued an arrest warrant for the opposition’s former presidential candidate Edmundo González as part of a criminal investigation into the results of the highly anticipated July election that both the ruling party and its opponents claim to have won.

A group of people trapped inside a refrigerator lorry for hours called emergency services after fearing they would freeze to death.

Fans turned up to the London station - famous as being the home of platform nine and three-quarters - despite Warner Brothers saying last week the annual event would not happen this year.

Mark Tyrrell, 55, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. It is claimed he met the alleged victim during the course of his policing duties.

John Paintsil was travelling with Addo and goalkeeping coach Fatawu Dauda back to the capital city of Accra after watching a cup final on Saturday when in the terrifying accident occured

Italian rower Giacomo Perini finished third in the PR1 Men’s Single Sculls event before being stripped of his bronze medal following an investigation after breaking race rules

A cabinet minister has doubled down on Labour’s plans to ban smoking in beer gardens and said the government will have a war on ‘the scourge of vaping’

Winter Fuel Payments used to be available to every household where someone is over state pension age, but now only those claiming means-tested benefits, including Pension Credit, can get it

Firefighter, disability and Grenfell groups criticise ‘inconsistent rollout’ of emergency guidance

A largely abandoned housing estate dubbed ‘Britain’s Chernobyl’ is finally facing the wrecking ball, but its five remaining residents have no plans to leave.

Five people have died, including a 14-year-old girl on a playground, following a Russian guided bomb attack on Kharkiv, officials in the city say.

Tens of thousands of people were going hungry — but the International Red Cross faced growing obstacles as it tried to deliver help. Among them was hostile rhetoric from the Azerbaijan Red Crescent, a local member of the Red Cross movement.

Mason Mount will miss Manchester United’s match with Liverpool on Sunday at Old Trafford, having started both matches for Erik ten Hag’s side so far this season

A jury has sentenced Robert Telles, a former Nevada politician found guilty of fatally stabbing a Las Vegas investigative reporter, to life in prison with eligibility of parole after a minimum of 20 years.

The 41-year-old says it is right time for someone new to take the role as he backs MP Claire Hanna

Schwartz Konstantin Valerievich is a notorious white collar criminal based in Russia. He has faced multiple cases for embezzling funds from Rosenergobank.

An amateur arsonist got instant karma after setting himself alight as he tried to torch a corner shop.

Rapeseed from Ukraine’s Russian occupied Kherson region is being shipped to Belarus, where it is processed into oil. The export is being regarded in Ukraine as looting and Kyiv is gathering evidence to prosecute.

Italian prosecutors said to be investigating engineer and sailor as well as captain over sinking in which seven died

A major motorway has been left eerily quiet in the lead-up to rush hour as a building fire closes the M1.

Two more players from Chelsea’s ‘bomb squad’ are reportedly on the verge of leaving the club as Enzo Maresca continues his ruthless clear out.

National Crime Agency says overproduction of drug in countries where it has been legalised may be behind rise

All flights to one of the busiest airports in Europe have been grounded after a security issue took air traffic control offline.