All news

30 Aug 2024 670

Australia sentences 29-year-old in worst sexual extortion case in history

An Australian court sentenced a 29-year-old man to 17 years in prison for coercing 286 victims from several countries, including 180 children, into performing sexually explicit acts on camera or video.

World

30 Aug 2024 606

South Africa’s justice minister under scrutiny over VBS loan controversy

Amid growing calls for her removal, South Africa’s Justice and Constitutional Development Minister, Thembi Simelane, faces scrutiny over a controversial VBS Mutual Bank “loan” and alleged kickbacks.

Crime

30 Aug 2024 812

Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after ‘child she lived with’ is found dead

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a child was found dead at a house in Swansea.

Finance

30 Aug 2024 807

Shell to cut hundreds of jobs in oil and gas exploration

Reduction of about a fifth of workforce in two subdivisions part of plan to slash up to $3bn in costs by end of 2025

World

30 Aug 2024 734

Former Red Brigades member arrested in Argentina after four decades on the run

Leonardo Bertulazzi, 65, wanted in Italy for kidnapping and other crimes allegedly committed as part of far-left group

World

30 Aug 2024 829

High-profile politician sprayed with liquid as Germany prepares for key state elections

Sahra Wagenknecht, whose alliance opposes Nato and military aid for Ukraine, said she was ‘scared but fine’ after incident in Erfurt

30 Aug 2024 705

This tiny door in Cornwall leads to a micro-home ‘ready for the apocalypse’

Feeling the pressure of London life and in need of an escape? A quirky micro-home that’s ‘ready for the apocalypse’ has gone on sale in Cornwall.

Politics

30 Aug 2024 903

Government dismisses claims that workers could have ‘right’ to four-day work week

Rumours have been swirling around a potential change to UK employment rights – but Labour government has denied that employees could soon be able to request a four-day week from their first day.

Investigation

30 Aug 2024 898

Despite sanctions, Norway buys millions in fish from Russian politician

Despite sanctions, Norway continues to buy millions of dollars worth of fish from a Russian senator, circumventing sanctions

Investigation

30 Aug 2024 683

"We couldn’t work properly": How Azerbaijan hindered Red Cross relief efforts during the Nagorno-Karabakh siege

Tens of thousands of people were going hungry — but the International Red Cross faced growing obstacles as it tried to deliver help. Among them was hostile rhetoric from the Azerbaijan Red Crescent, a local member of the Red Cross movement.

Crime

30 Aug 2024 621

Boy, 13, stabbed to death in Birmingham as police condemn ’absolutely tragic’ murder

A residential street in Oldbury was sealed off overnight following a stabbing as emergency services and police rushed to Lovett Avenue in Lion Farm estate at around 4pm on Thursday, August 29

Finance

30 Aug 2024 956

NatWest app down, leaving furious customers unable to transfer money or pay bills

NatWest customers say they cannot send payments through its app this morning, with the banking giant confirming the issues on its X/Twitter social media account

News

29 Aug 2024 655

LNER train driver strikes called off after successful union negotiations

Planned 20 days of disrupted weekend services suspended with Aslef stating it has resolved a longstanding dispute

Sport

29 Aug 2024 838

Manchester United star suffers injury blow and ruled out of Liverpool clash

Mason Mount will miss Manchester United’s match with Liverpool on Sunday at Old Trafford, having started both matches for Erik ten Hag’s side so far this season

World

29 Aug 2024 966

Top Ukrainian pilot killed when US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed

A top Ukrainian pilot was killed when a US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed on Monday, just weeks after the long-awaited planes arrived in the country, a Ukrainian military source told CNN.

Investigation

29 Aug 2024 861

Is £12bn encrypted app boss in French cell because girlfriend revealed their location on Instagram?

Pavel Durov was home alone when the heavies came calling one day in 2011. The techie known as ‘Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg’ had refused to remove opposition politicians’ accounts from his social media site VKontakte and the Kremlin had lost patience.

World

29 Aug 2024 804

Ex-politician found guilty of murder in Vegas reporter’s stabbing death sentenced to life in prison

A jury has sentenced Robert Telles, a former Nevada politician found guilty of fatally stabbing a Las Vegas investigative reporter, to life in prison with eligibility of parole after a minimum of 20 years.

News

29 Aug 2024 717

Martin Ready: Coatbridge man found guilty of plotting to kill prosecutor

Martin Ready claimed he believed he was "Jesus" in autumn 2021, and suffered a relapse in January 2022 when he believed he was "evil Jesus".

29 Aug 2024 724

Passengers on around-the-world cruise stuck in place for three months

Passengers on a round-the-world cruise have been making the most of a bad situation after their ship has been stuck in Belfast for three months.

News

29 Aug 2024 887

Nine children hospitalized after chemical leak at pool

A leisure centre was evacuated after a chemical leak in a London pool injured nine children and two adults this afternoon.

World

29 Aug 2024 901

Millions forced to evacuate as Typhoon Shanshan strikes Japan

Millions of people have been ordered to leave their homes after Typhoon Shanshan hit Japan.

Politics

29 Aug 2024 917

Keir Starmer does not rule out proposal for outdoor smoking ban

Leaked Whitehall documents reveal plans to extend indoor smoking ban to certain outside spaces, such as pub gardens

Politics

29 Aug 2024 769

Colum Eastwood resigns as leader of Northern Ireland’s SDLP

The 41-year-old says it is right time for someone new to take the role as he backs MP Claire Hanna

Investigation

29 Aug 2024 778

Schwartz Konstantin Valerievich: embezzlement and fraud

Schwartz Konstantin Valerievich is a notorious white collar criminal based in Russia. He has faced multiple cases for embezzling funds from Rosenergobank.

Investigation

29 Aug 2024 727

Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s multiple citizenships add to the mystery of his detention

Over more than a decade, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram has amassed various different citizenships, something that’s only added to the mystery surrounding his detention in France.