All news for 2025-03-27

A man who co-ordinated a multi-million-pound fake medicines operation, including counterfeit versions of the powerful anti-anxiety pill Xanax, has today (Wednesday 27 March 2025) been jailed for eight years.

Officers in West Mercia have played their part in a national crackdown on fraud across the UK which has led to over 400 arrests and the seizure of £7.5 million of cash and assets.

Possessing a ninja sword is to be banned in the UK and carry a penalty of up to six months in jail, the British government said on Thursday, in a bid to curb what it has called a "national" knife crime "crisis."

Anopkumar Maudhoo made millions selling homes and land he did not own in London, Hertfordshire, and Essex

Craig Anthony led an organized crime gang that transported kilograms of cocaine from Liverpool

An urgent search is underway to find two teenagers who suddenly disappeared.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been seen inspecting new suicide drones, which, according to state media, have been equipped with artificial intelligence (AI).

An Olympic skier has died along with his dad after a fire broke out at an abandoned ski resort hotel in Turkey on Thursday.

If the European Parliament removes Petr Bystron’s immunity, he could be investigated for allegedly sharing Nazi imagery online and alleged connections to a Russian propaganda network. He denies all accusations.

Romanian authorities executed a comprehensive operation against an organized crime network accused of misappropriating funds from a renewable energy project. The group reportedly laundered over $14 million via cryptocurrency transactions.

The infant was found in a dustbin located in one of the toilets at Mumbai International Airport’s T2 terminal on Tuesday night by cleaning staff

British and French military teams will be deployed to Ukraine in ‘coming days’, Emmanuel Macron has confirmed.

Israeli PM warns of territorial seizure and ‘other measures’ if Hamas does not release remaining hostages

US army says search efforts are ongoing after Nato secretary general tells reporters servicemembers were ‘killed’

Although the Mayor of Daugavpils, Andrejs Elksnins, officially left the pro-Russian party "Harmony" after the start of the full-scale conflict in Ukraine and partly changed his rhetoric, his ties to Russia and pro-Russian views remain evident.

The MMA star continues to wage a war of words with the Irish government.

A Turkish woman with a valid visa has become the latest victim of Donald Trump’s crusade to deport foreign students from the US who disagree with his policies.

A retired homeowner has been ordered to tear down the £50,000 extension he built for his wife, who had cancer.