All news by author James Smith

Anti-tank ‘Hedgehog’ barriers, modern surveillance systems and trenches – it is all part of Poland’s fortification of its border with Russia over fears of a broader conflict in Europe.

Jon Brilliant says Fayed created a culture of fear at the business to ‘mask’ his abusive behaviour

A British teenager is in a serious condition in hospital after a car crash in Albania.

A police officer who sparked 2,000 complaints after ramming a cow on a road is returning to frontline duty after an internal investigation cleared him of wrongdoing.

A baby found dead by a dog walker in Little Hulton, Salford, was a girl, with the cause of death still undetermined and further tests will be needed, said Greater Manchester Police

Fiji’s former prime minister and police chief publicly associated with Zhao Fugang, a China-born businessman and Communist Party representative, even after police warned them that Zhao was suspected of ties to organized crime.

Two men and a woman have been jailed for luring a man into a Sheffield park before killing him with machetes.

Britain has sanctioned 30 vessels from Russia’s shadow fleet in its largest-ever crackdown, cutting off oil revenues that fund the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.

’Several’ members of Donald Trump’s top team have been targeted with bomb threats at their home addresses, a Trump spokesperson has said.

A Netflix reality star has been arrested for attempting to smuggle £150,000 worth of drugs from Thailand.

A second man has been arrested after an eight-year-old girl was ‘caught in the crossfire’ of a shooting in west London on Sunday night.

Drake has launched legal action against his and Kendrick Lamar’s label UMG, claiming the Humble rapper ‘falsely’ accused him of being a ‘sex offender’.

Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46, was wanted for two bombings in the San Francisco area in 2003 - and was finally arrested by the UK National Crime Agency this week

Russian basketball player Nadezhda Grishaeva, who was married to the son of the late head of the LDPR Igor Lebedev, has been seeking the removal of the "Project" investigation about the family and entourage of Vladimir Zhirinovsky from various online platforms since 2022.

World War Two veterans, around 70,000 of whom remain in 2024, have given their full support to the prospective plans that could give Britons an extra four-day weekend

App planned for public to find emergency shelter in places including underground train stations and car parks

Killing of journalists in Israeli strike could be war crime, legal experts say after Guardian investigation

Max Verstappen has won his fourth consecutive Formula One world title by finishing ahead of Lando Norris at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

A cemetery has started charging £5 per visit to their loved one’s graves.

The Metropolitan Police could lose 2,000 of its officers as the force looks to cut £450 million from its budget.

Jamie Menagh played for Stockport County among other clubs in the north west

Marcus Fakana, 18, said he is living in Airbnbs in Dubai which are costing his family £2,000 per month - and spoke of his hopes of returning to Britain by Christmas

Fears are rising Vladimir Putin could launch deadly chemical weapons on his enemies as the war with Ukraine continues to unravel as UK-supplied weapons were used

Thomas had tried to break into Buckingham Palace and written messages to Elon Musk about gravity. His defence argued his schizophrenia made him incapable of murder - but the prosecution pointed to online searches he made before attacking his "only real friend".