All news by author James Smith

A 25-year-old man is under investigation by Singapore Customs for allegedly not declaring a collection of Pokémon trading cards valued at over £22,500.

A teacher has been removed from the register after allegedly engaging in inappropriate sexual conversations with children at a Wigan secondary school, just two months into the job.

A woman who permitted Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins to sexually abuse her baby is appealing for her release from prison.

D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer who helped pioneer the sound of neo-soul, has died. He was 51.

Five members of a Tyneside grooming gang are facing lengthy prison sentences after they were convicted of a series of sex attacks on underage girls.

A major police operation in North Tyneside has led to 24 arrests and the seizure of Class A and B drugs, cash, and weapons.

A massive oil kraken with roots in Azerbaijan has spread its tentacles over much of the world, including Russia, Britain, Turkey, Malta, Switzerland, and other countries.

The Welsh Conservatives have suggested they will support a Labour budget if the devolved government backs its plans to scrap a tax paid by homebuyers.

Weeks after widespread protests swept Indonesia over the excessive pays of lawmakers, a new allowance raise has unleashed fresh public anger.

NATO chief Mark Rutte mocked Russia on Monday regarding the "limping" condition of one of its submarines, as Russian authorities denied it had been forced to surface due to technical issues.

President Donald Trump stepped out of Air Force One on Monday morning to the sound of trumpets before descending the stairs and shaking hands with officials who awaited him on the red carpet at Ben Gurion Airport.

Nigel Farage has pledged to shake up the status quo in Wales if Reform wins next year’s Senedd election.

Madagascar’s president announced that an "attempt to seize power illegally and by force" was happening, as an elite military unit that joined protesters on the streets on Saturday declared it was taking control of the army.

Police and paramedics responded to High Road, Arnos Grove, at 5:04 pm on Thursday.

Dubai — the largest city in the United Arab Emirates, has in recent years become particularly popular among members of the Russian elite and criminal circles.

An African MP has died after the car he was riding in crashed into an elephant.

A French court on Thursday rejected the appeal of a former construction worker found guilty last year of the aggravated rape of Gisele Pelicot, and increased his prison sentence by a year to 10 years, France Info reported.

Britain announced on Thursday that it had signed a contract worth 350 million pounds ($468 million) to supply the Indian army with UK-manufactured lightweight missiles, as part of expanding weapons and defence partnership between the two countries.

Business owners have been told a Poundland on fire in London could ‘collapse any minute’.

A BBC investigation has uncovered incidents of very young children bringing knives into primary schools.

A school in South Wales has closed after the death of an eight-year-old girl.

Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, has angered Washington after accusing the US of killing Colombian citizens during a recent boat strike in the Caribbean Sea.

Sir Keir Starmer has met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the second day of his visit.