All news by author Thomas Brown

The value of the pound experienced its largest single-day drop in months as the cost of 30-year government borrowing reached its highest rate since 1998.

When Mexico sent 26 high-profile suspected cartel members on a plane to the U.S. this month to face charges including drug trafficking and money laundering, they did not use normal extradition proceedings. Instead, the suspects were expelled under a national security law.

Nestlé has terminated its chief executive, Laurent Freixe, following an investigation into an “undisclosed romantic relationship” with a subordinate that violated its code of business conduct.

A serial fraudster who carried out one of Britain’s biggest ever property swindles and spent the proceeds on a house and a raft of sports cars has been jailed for 10 years.

A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was affected by radar jamming over Bulgaria in a suspected Russian operation, a spokesperson says.

A man who killed his partner in a car and drove her body around before confessing to his brother hours later has been sentenced to a hospital order under which he can be detained indefinitely.

Queen Camilla experienced an attempted sexual assault as a teenager and defended herself using the heel of her shoe, as claimed in a new book about the monarchy.

The head of the UK’s largest trade union in Scotland has been suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct, it has been reported.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have pledged to resolve their border differences and bolster cooperation, ahead of the opening of a regional summit in Tianjin.

Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an executive order to take “immediate, drastic action” to protect the city’s residents before the Trump administration deploys the military, possibly in the coming days.

An Israeli airstrike has killed the prime minister of the rebel-controlled government in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, as stated by the Houthis.

The Taliban have issued an order targeting underground beauty salons operating in secret across Afghanistan, warning the women running them that they have one month to stop or face arrest.

City of London Police are searching for a woman wanted in connection with the illegal sale of counterfeit weight loss drugs after more than £32,000 worth of the medicines were seized.

On Thursday, Azerbaijani authorities arrested a photojournalist and ordered nearly two months of pre-trial detention in connection with the Meydan TV case.

US President Donald Trump has been trending on X (formerly Twitter) for a couple of days, but not for his usual political moves, announcement of tariffs, or off-the-cuff remarks.

The Trump administration is taking steps to return hundreds of Guatemalan children currently in government custody who arrived in the United States unaccompanied, according to multiple sources familiar with the planning, who describe the effort as unprecedented in scope.

Ukraine has said it destroyed two bridges inside Russia by using a couple of cheap drones to hit stashes of mines and ammunition hidden there by Russian forces.

Israel’s military recovered the body of one hostage and the remains of another in Gaza on Friday, as it declared Gaza City a “dangerous combat zone” ahead of a major assault.

The King and Queen had a private audience with the late Pope Francis in April and were offered his blessing.

An Evri delivery driver who swindled more than a quarter of a million pounds by falsely claiming he couldn’t bend over has been jailed.

A pornographic website that posted doctored photos of a host of high-profile Italian women including the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and the opposition leader, Elly Schlein, has sparked outrage in Italy.