All news by author Elizabeth Baker

PM sends message of solidarity as Ukrainians celebrate anniversary of exit from USSR

In the chaotic first week of the Covid pandemic, El Salvador paid an offshore company US$27 million to provide milk powder for its hungry citizens –– but the shell firm overcharged and under-delivered, pocketing $7 million, a government audit found.

The NSPCC finds the surge in reports of child physical punishment alarming and calls for law reforms in England and Northern Ireland in line with rest of UK.

Officers are having to cancel appointments with victims and delay arrests as they are routinely diverted to police other events including football matches.

Fourteen charities say the government has a ‘huge opportunity’ to support people living in poverty with their water costs.

Supercentenarian who died in her sleep had lived through two world wars and Spain’s civil war

Nigel Farage is the keynote speaker at Saturday’s “Keep Arizona Free Summit”, and the Clacton MP - and Reform UK leader - has already been paid an upfront deposit of nearly £12,000 for the speech.

The body of a man recovered near the Bayesian yacht is believed to be that of Recaldo Thomas, a Canadian-Antiguan chef who was working on the boat

Mohammed Akram, 64, denied any wrongdoing but was convicted of nine charges involving the serious sexual and physical abuse of three women across Forth Valley, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Newly released CCTV footage has shown the moment the Bayesian superyacht was engulfed by a suspected waterspout.

The Nigerian president’s son owned an offshore company with the son of a tycoon who recently received the contract to build a 700-kilometer highway spanning the West African country’s coast, leaked corporate documents reveal.

Nigerian authorities arrested 16 suspects and seized 63 illegal refineries across the country in a week-long operation aimed at combating crude oil theft, which has plagued the oil industry for years.

Higher tuition fees and lifting visa restrictions could help with funding crisis, says Office for Students chair

Staff at a practice in Wales have accused its private-equity-backed owner of poor pay and overcharging customers

Labour have promised to "end the 8am scramble" by allowing patients to "easily book appointments to see the doctor they want, in the manner they choose". But the Doctors’ Association UK says the manifesto pledge will not be possible under current funding.

Starling’s fraud team repeatedly refused to allow UK man to send £12,800 to friend in Austria, then froze account

Satellite named Tyche to support armed forces operations as well as monitor natural disasters and impact of climate change

Rex William Henry Clark, 18, and Sofija Vinogradova, 19, charged over suspected extreme rightwing activity

David Saynor, who picked up girls from school and gave them alcohol and cigarettes, jailed for 24 years

Vladimir Putin deployed two Tu-95MS strategic nuclear missile carriers over Nato waters after accusing Britain of coordinating the incursion into Russia with Ukraine, it has been reported.

Public told to stay away from area and Environment Agency call in after spillage in Pleck of toxic chemical

Police say employees and officers were assaulted at Elbit Systems UK building in South Gloucestershire

Charity Independent Age has warned a shake-up of winter fuel payments could be dangerous as new data suggests hundreds of thousands who are entitled to it could miss out

Josh Kettler departs before the Sussexes’ Colombia trip with both sides agreeing he was not the right fit