All news by author James Smith

The US military has struck a vessel in the Caribbean, killing two people, alleging that the vessel was operated by "designated terrorist organisations" that it did not identify.

Carol Vorderman has backed Andy Burnham for Prime Minister after Keir Starmer stepped down.

A UK construction company has plunged into liquidation after 15 years as staff missed out on over £150,000 worth of pay.

A six-foot snake was the second to be found on a UK golf course, sparking fears an exotic pet owner could be dumping their reptiles and more may be lurking in the grass.

US president Donald Trump has once again shared his thoughts on politics taking place on the other side of the pond, as he’s claimed UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will resign, citing two “very important subjects” on which he believes the Labour leader has “failed badly”.

Entities linked to Russian Railways (RZD) and the Rotenberg brothers are reportedly supplying sanctioned telecommunications equipment and components for drone production to Russia through the Dubai-based company Ishara Al Barq General Trading LLC.

After 2014, many Ukrainian companies continued doing business with Russia, often through opaque intermediaries and grey schemes.

Millions of voters, deeply traumatized by a legacy of violence and political corruption, will head to the polls on Sunday to decide Colombia’s razor-thin presidential race between a progressive mediator and a far-right defense lawyer.

The debate over Starmer’s position continues, with rumours that the Prime Minister faces a deadline of Tuesday morning’s cabinet meeting to set a timetable for his departure.

A 20-year-old man in the UK who was under the scanner of security agencies after a trip to Pakistan has been convicted of sharing and possessing Islamist terrorist material.

Over 40 firefighters are at the scene after a massive fire broke out at the Thurmaston Shopping Centre in Leicestershire

The carers of a man suspected of throwing a child into a crocodile enclosure were ‘on their phone’ earlier in the day, according to a report.

For years, Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov, whose interests span the coal and gold industries, drew little public scrutiny. Recent reports, however, have put his business activities back in the spotlight, pointing to alleged ties with Ukrainian coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko.

Ibox Bank owner Alyona Shevtsova, also known as Dehrik, has been put on an international wanted list over allegations that she organized illegal online gambling operations and laundered more than 4.8 billion hryvnias in criminal proceeds.

One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors.

In high school, Ashley Delgado dreamed of becoming a doctor and one day buying her father a Rolls-Royce. “She wanted to heal people,” said her father, James Taylor.

Age verification means that the sector’s biggest players will now have access to information that will only make them richer and more powerful

A former head gamekeeper found guilty of murdering an ex-colleague with a shotgun has been refused leave to appeal against his conviction.

Belarusian dissident Anatol Kotau went on a trip to Turkey in August 2025 and never returned.

The UK has turned to AI to determine ages of asylum seekers, and other countries are likely to follow suit. Our investigation finds the technology is deeply unreliable.

In January 2026, things looked exceedingly grim for the Iranian Government. After a decade of US sanctions, its economy was in a perpetual state of collapse. It had high inflation, high unemployment, and no way to get back on top of the problem.

AGreen Party councillor has hit out after being barred from referring to Reform councillors posing with a neo-Nazi.

Ireland’s parliament has voted to remove a mandatory three-day wait for abortion during early pregnancy after campaigners said the rule was an unnecessary restriction.

British Army soldier Corporal Rhys Calland has won the Europe’s Strongest Man competition.