All news by author Elizabeth Baker

Investigation

31 Aug 2025 1395

Ascendra scam warning: just a pay-to-play pyramid scheme

Ascendra operates in the insurance MLM niche.

World

31 Aug 2025 548

Killed after pleas for help ignored: Sandra Pla’s family takes the French state to court

The family of a woman killed by an ex-partner who inundated her with hundreds of messages and calls will ask a judge on Monday to compel the French authorities to explain why they failed to protect her.

Politics

31 Aug 2025 693

Starmer government plans Palestinian recognition as Netanyahu hardens position

David Lammy will tell MPs on Monday that the UK still intends to recognise a Palestinian state in September, with Israel having shown no sign of meeting the government’s demands.

News

31 Aug 2025 569

Tragic crash in South Shields leaves two dead, one arrested

A man and a boy have tragically died after a car mysteriously drove off the road in South Tyneside, authorities have said.

News

31 Aug 2025 740

Heavy showers threaten flooding in Dumfries, Borders, and Ayrshire

A flood warning has been issued by the Met Office for parts of southern Scotland due to frequent heavy showers.

Politics

31 Aug 2025 725

Bridget Phillipson accuses Nigel Farage of ‘whipping up anger’ over migrant hotels

A senior cabinet minister has accused Nigel Farage and Reform UK of "whipping up anger" as tensions mount around migrant hotels.

News

31 Aug 2025 808

Historic 1960 Jaguar used at Pippa Middleton’s wedding set for auction

The car that chauffeured the Princess of Wales and her children to Pippa Middleton’s wedding is set to go under the hammer.

Investigation

31 Aug 2025 749

Empire of Dmitriy Punin: Pin-Up online casino, mafia, and “protection” in Cyprus

At the start of 2025, Ukrainian law enforcement detained Ihor Zotko in Kyiv, the nominal owner of a company running the "PIN-UP" online casino.

News

30 Aug 2025 826

Prince Harry sets dramatic conditions for meeting King Charles, demanding security, press control, and Meghan’s royal treatment

Prince Harry is reportedly poised to confront his estranged father, King Charles, but not without making a dramatic set of demands that have left royal insiders in disbelief.

Crime

30 Aug 2025 645

Woman stabbed to death in Greenwich flat: man arrested

A woman has been stabbed to death at her home in southeast London.

World

30 Aug 2025 732

Andrii Parubii, former speaker of the Ukrainian parliament, shot dead in Lviv

Former speaker of Ukraine’s parliament Andrii Parubii has been shot dead in Lviv, authorities confirmed on Friday.

Crime

30 Aug 2025 628

British teen jailed for smuggling 14kg of cannabis from Thailand

A British teenager who was caught at Heathrow Airport with a large stash of cannabis smuggled into Britain from Thailand has been jailed.

Crime

30 Aug 2025 843

Madeleine McCann prime suspect set to be released from prison within weeks

The prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case will be released from prison in a matter of weeks, according to the lead prosecutor investigating her disappearance.

Crime

29 Aug 2025 614

Former prisoner found guilty of murdering father-of-three in Lancashire

Lenny Scott, 33, from Prescot, Merseyside, was shot after leaving the gym in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, on February 8 last year.

Crime

29 Aug 2025 657

Serial rapist who drugged victims and used hidden cameras pleads guilty

A serial rapist who drugged victims and placed a hidden camera in an air freshener is facing a "lengthy" jail sentence, as detectives appealed for more victims to come forward.

Crime

29 Aug 2025 714

British toddler missing in Marbella – police suspect abduction by mother

A British toddler who has been missing for almost two months after vanishing in Marbella may have been abducted by his mother, police say.

News

29 Aug 2025 574

Government vows to close all asylum hotels by end of Parliament despite Bell Hotel ruling

Epping Forest District Council had been granted an interim injunction by the High Court, stopping the hotel’s owner, Somani Hotels, from using the hotel to accommodate asylum seekers beyond September 12.

Crime

29 Aug 2025 652

Woman found stabbed to death between cars in Cardiff: suspect charged

A woman was tragically found dead between two cars with stab wounds, an inquest heard today.

Politics

29 Aug 2025 610

Police investigate secret camera claim at Scottish Parliament

A Labour politician has been charged over allegations a secret camera was placed in toilets inside the Scottish Parliament.

News

29 Aug 2025 732

Reconciliation ’within reach’ between Harry and King Charles

Prince Harry is set to meet with King Charles for the first time in 20 months - though his brother William has reportedly rejected the invitation ’out of hand’.

Investigation

28 Aug 2025 740

Inside the push to silence N1: how Vučić’s allies target independent media in Serbia

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has dealt with nine months of mass protests against corruption and authoritarianism, with demonstrators sometimes clashing with riot police and violent pro-government thugs.

Investigation

28 Aug 2025 733

Threats of criminal prosecution, shell companies and leaking secrets: how the Polish law firm Sheviakov Consult operates

In recent years, an interesting player has appeared on the Polish legal services market — the firm Sheviakov Consult.

World

28 Aug 2025 766

Tony Blair meets Donald Trump at White House to discuss postwar Gaza plans

The former British prime minister Tony Blair has attended a White House meeting with Donald Trump to discuss plans for postwar Gaza.

World

27 Aug 2025 717

Trump vows death penalty for murders in Washington DC

Donald Trump has announced that he will pursue the death penalty for murders committed in Washington DC.

World

27 Aug 2025 570

Denmark called in an American diplomat over suspicions of Trump’s interference in Greenland’s affairs

We are receiving significant news from Denmark, which has summoned the US charge d’affaires in the country regarding alleged attempts to interfere with Greenland’s status, a long-term interest for the new US administration of Donald Trump.