All news by author Elizabeth Baker

A senior official with the Dutch Olympic committee has insisted that a convicted child rapist in its beach volleyball team is not a paedophile, in an email seen by the Guardian.

Acasia Welburn pleaded guilty to three charges of sexual activity with child by person in a position of trust

The stunning arrest of the Sinaloa Cartel leadership at the Texas border is likely to rearrange the map of organized crime groups in Mexico and could lead to a surge in violence, experts say.

Heritage Foundation leader has long received spiritual guidance from group and his policy goals align with its teachings

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014, its forces have detained and tortured thousands of fighters and civilians. Here, photojournalist Zoya Shu recounts five years of documenting their stories

National Gallery of Australia director sent a warning to federal arts minister that mining billionaire was ‘rallying’ influential friends, documents reveal

Crown estate reward for Dan Labbad comes amid doubling of profits on back of offshore wind developments

There are some foods that members of the royal family tend to avoid - including one very common ingredient that is strictly off limits, according to Queen Camilla

The Tories have announced they will not confirm their new leader until November 2 - meaning there will be months of infighting with Rishi Sunak forced to remain

The next fighter jet planned for the RAF could be under review, as the ’absolute beast’ Tempest stealth fighter jet would be a technological marvel but could cost billions

Two women in their 80s have denied damaging the glass around the Magna Carta at the British Library on 10 May.

A British tourist who disappeared on the Spanish island of Mallorca 12 days ago has finally been found.

In case you are willing to hold various events each year in order to advocate and promote the culture of Azerbaijan, how would you organise it?

Ex-Crown Paints building in Coolock had been the scene of a large protest

New footage shows how a man callously left his fiancée to die after recklessly crashing his car while she was in the passenger seat.

At least 11 people have died after a bridge was destroyed by a torrent of flood water in China in the wake of a period of heavy rainfall, with a major rescue operation under way

Reporter found guilty of spying in trial thought to have been rushed in preparation for prisoner swap

Outage linked to Windows workstations causing global disruption, hitting banks, airlines, rail services and supermarkets

Social media users posting on social media with multiple airlines have complained of huge delays after a major IT issue grounded planes across the worlds, such as American Airlines

Mainstream groups unite to grant her an emphatic victory and defeat anti-EU and extreme-right forces

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood gave details of the early release scheme for prisoners as she confirmed how many offenders will be let out in a Commons statement