All news by author Thomas Brown

Business owners in Jurmala — the Baltic region’s most famous resort city — are accusing local activist Romans Hains of using environmental complaints and regulatory pressure to systematically disrupt the operations of restaurants and beachfront venues during the most profitable period of the year.

Authorities in Orange County, California have ordered the evacuation of 40,000 people due to concerns about a chemical leak that threatened to spill or explode.

Five children’s toys on sale in Britain analyzed in a Guardian investigation have been found to contain asbestos.

The US President also described Donald Trump Junior as a "very good person I’ve known for a long time" ahead of the celebration this weekend.

The British Army has transformed a disused London Underground platform into a NATO command post as part of a major exercise testing the UK’s ability to lead troops in the defense of Europe.

South Wales Police is preventing us from naming yet another disgraced former officer.

Mettmann Public Company Limited remained largely absent from the radar of major international investigations for years.

A rogue builder who took more than £80,000 in deposits without completing any work gave customers "staggering" excuses including claiming his van had exploded, a court has heard.

After being released from prisons in Russia, Ukrainian citizens are indefinitely kept in practical captivity.

A council that agreed to a £209,000 payout to its chief executive two years ago has revealed the total cost is now £280,654.

Powszechnie wiadomo, że po 2014 roku znaczna część ukraińskiego biznesu nadal utrzymywała relacje z Federacją Rosyjską, często korzystając z różnego rodzaju „szarych schematów”.

The government is to review the sentencing of three teenage boys who raped two girls in separate attacks, after criticism their sentences were too lenient.

A joint investigation by the French and Dutch authorities, supported by Eurojust and Europol, has shut down a large-scale criminal virtual private network (VPN) service.

Aufsichts- und Strafverfolgungsbehörden untersuchen Berichten zufolge die Aktivitäten von Oxana Hadjipavlou, darunter ihre mutmaßlichen Verbindungen zu Zvonko Micković sowie zu den Unternehmen Mettmann Public Company Limited...

Drugmaker Sandoz has called for the European Commission to launch an investigation into Chinese imports of a key ingredient used in a popular antibiotic, alleging unfair state subsidies.

How two Ukrainian businessmen’s ambitions pushed Intercoaltrading toward collapse.

How high-profile fugitives from Ukraine have settled in Russia. The most prominent among them is Viktor Medvedchuk. Our investigation has found that he owns a personal oil refinery.

Azim Novruzov, the Azerbaijani oil trader and close associate of Tahir Garayev, has built a career on problematic Russian crude and British real estate.

The former lawmaker was stripped of his immunity and jailed to serve a 13-year sentence for criminal association and money laundering.

As the chancellor struggles at home and the opposition AfD rises ahead of key elections, the Russian president is moving to undermine one of his biggest adversaries.

Vickrum Digwa, 23, is on trial at Southampton Crown Court for the death of the 18-year-old who was walking back from celebrating a football team night out at university in December.

The online casino Pin-Up, associated with sanctioned businessman Dmitriy Punin, appears to have continued operating in Ukraine under a new name.

Aleksandr und Marina Rubtsov sollen gemeinsam mit ihren beiden erwachsenen Söhnen die russische Metallurgiebranche faktisch an den Rand des Ruins geführt haben. Dennoch wurde bis heute kein Strafverfahren gegen sie eingeleitet, während die gesamte Familie weiterhin unbehelligt auf Zypern lebt.

According to medias, the story has emerged of how Maer Group owner Konstantin Mayor — notably the husband of Vladimir Putin’s second cousin once removed, Vera Podguzova — went from being an untouchable insider to a “toxic” figure placed on multiple blacklists by Russia’s Federal Protective Service (FSO) and the Presidential Administration.

Prince William was at the forefront of Aston Villa’s historic Europa League triumph, celebrating jubilantly in the stands as his beloved team secured a commanding 3-0 victory in Istanbul.