All news by author Thomas Brown

An HGV driver attempted to smuggle £2.9m worth of cocaine in a truck carrying a shipment of Lego.

The new president-elect of the Oxford Union will face disciplinary proceedings for making "inappropriate remarks" celebrating the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the union has announced.

A woman who was arrested by the Taliban alongside an elderly British couple has warned that they are “literally dying” in prison.

Georgia’s former Defence Minister, Juansher Burchuladze, has been arrested on charges of money laundering and abuse of power following an investigation linking him to a criminal case involving his former deputy, brother-in-law, and another high-ranking state official, the country’s State Security Service announced Thursday.

The victim, reported to be a British-born Sikh in her 20s, informed officers that a racist remark was directed at her during the attack in the Tame Road area of Oldbury on Tuesday morning, which was reported to West Midlands Police just before 8:30 am.

Poland has accused Russia of sending several drones into its territory, with Prime Minister Donald Tusk saying the country is the closest it has been to armed conflict since the Second World War.

The incoming president of the Oxford Union, George Abaraonye, has been accused of making light of the shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk.

A Jewish tourist couple have been assaulted by a group of 10 migrants in the latest in a series of anti-Semitic attacks in Europe.

Reports suggest the Russian drones shot down over Poland yesterday were believed to have been aimed at a NATO base.

A furious Qatar has accused Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being a “narcissistic saboteur-in-chief” determined to wreck the chances of peace in the Middle East, after Israel bombed the Qatari capital on Tuesday.

The Trump administration led a “campaign of retribution” against a group of decorated FBI agents who were seen as opponents of the White House agenda, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in a Washington, D.C., federal court.

French President Emmanuel Macron has named his defense minister and close ally, Sebastien Lecornu, as the new prime minister after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou resigned after losing a confidence vote.

Donald Trump has said he is prepared to hit India and China with even more sweeping tariffs if Europe is willing to cooperate with him on squeezing Russia economically to stop the war in Ukraine.

Violence outside a Tbilisi mayoral campaign office left journalists beaten and protesters injured, as reporters said police stood by while ruling party supporters attacked.

Boris Johnson is facing increasing pressure to explain how his private office adheres to rules regarding taxpayer subsidies following further revelations about his staff’s involvement in managing his global commercial operations.

The street artist’s latest work appeared at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Monday and was immediately covered up by Metropolitan Police officers.

With fear evident on their faces, two Brits facing the death penalty in Bali for a £300,000 cocaine drug plot were today displayed in front of photographers.

Two men have died while unloading glass panels from a lorry in a football ground car park.

Zambia’s former Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji has been sentenced to four years in prison with hard labour after being convicted of corruption.

A man charged with the murder of his brother after he was found with 36 stab wounds to his head, neck and chest, has appeared in court.

Britain is already under daily cyberattack, and the next casualty may not be a hacked network or paralysed business but ordinary people, a leading security expert has warned.

A woman accused of murdering her two children and hiding their remains in suitcases is being tried in New Zealand, in a high-profile case that has shocked the country.