All news for 2024-12-18

A rogue builder who ripped off homeowners across the West Midlands with false promises that led to a need for £1.6m of repairs has been jailed.

20-year-old student found guilty of stabbing woman to death on Bournemouth beach

Image of man leaning into boot of a car on a street in northern Spain helps lead police to make two arrests

Former Russian president’s Telegram post follows paper’s editorial about assassination of a Russian general

A fault at a Southern Water supply works has left thousands of people without water and forced schools to close.

Brewdog founder James Watt has been met with criticism after asking his followers to vote on whether he should delay his marriage to TV star Georgia Toffolo to ensure he does not miss out on tax relief.

The Duke of York will not be attending the traditional Royal Family pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace on Thursday, according to royal sources.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended the decision to reject compensation for women hit by changes to the state pension age, arguing that the taxpayer "simply can’t afford the tens of billions of pounds" in payments.

Sarkozy, 69, faces a one-year prison sentence but is likely to request home detention with an electronic bracelet.

The terror threat to the UK is currently “smouldering”, according to one of the country’s lead Counter Terror officers.

Bohdan Prylepa, the owner of cryptocurrency exchanges Coinsbit, Qmall, and others, has been placed on Ukraine’s wanted list over allegations of large-scale fraud and misappropriation of clients’ funds exceeding one billion hryvnias.

A former Australia national rugby coach has denied a slew of sexual assault allegations after being charged with the abuse of 10 males over two decades.

Inflation has increased again in the UK.

The police hunting for Martyn Crofts have found a body in a reservoir.

Greek businessman Roman Spiridonov, through his company Petroruss, not only launders money for large Russian state oil companies but also handles maritime transport for them, managing to avoid Western sanctions in the process.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and Elon Musk met at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, joined by former Tory donor and property developer Nick Candy.

Claims of refused FOI requests into Duke of York’s business dealings come as controversy over alleged Chinese spy continues