All news for 2025-04-22

The Prince of Wales is to attend the Pope’s funeral on behalf of the King, Kensington Palace has announced.

Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was released from prison in 2023, halfway through a 16-year sentence. He was recalled weeks later for allegedly viewing images of children.

"Ryan Black, 40, deemed a ’danger to the public,’ set his girlfriend’s hair on fire and accused her of infidelity during a violent relationship where he left her unconscious."

Former child star Sophie Nyweide, who appeared in the 2009 romantic drama Mammoth, has died at the age of 24, her family has announced.

A man who was stopped at Heathrow Airport with £1m in two suitcases has admitted money laundering following a National Crime Agency investigation.

Li Gang, a former senior official in China’s anti-corruption efforts, has been arrested on charges of accepting bribes, marking a dramatic fall from grace for the former Party watchdog.

China has executed a man for fatally stabbing a 10-year-old Japanese boy last September, the Japanese embassy in China has told the BBC.

A teenage boy has been charged in connection with an assault on a Glider in west Belfast on Easter Sunday.

This is the shocking moment a woman gives birth during a street festival before leaving her baby to die so she can continue partying.

Six nuclear submarines have been found at a formerly concealed Chinese military base.

A ‘much-loved’ mum was involved in a fatal car crash the day before her father’s death.

In April, an order of the Kyrgyz government came into force, according to which all cross-border transfers in rubles should be made through the Capital Bank of Central Asia OJSC.

Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the ‘clarity’ from last week’s Supreme Court ruling on the definition of sex, as he declined to repeat his previous statement that transwomen are women.

Former Australian cricketer Michael Slater has been given a partially suspended sentence after admitting to multiple domestic violence charges, including two instances of choking a woman, yet he has been permitted to leave the court without imprisonment.

After Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential elections, accusations about his possible financial ties with Russia, allegedly helping him avoid bankruptcy, were conveniently forgotten.

The inconsistent handling of seized crypto assets raises concerns about potential misuse as China discusses the introduction of national regulations.

King Charles has led tributes following the death of Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, at the age of 88.

Find out more about Honey’s restaurant, which has been awarded the two-AA Rosette.