All news for 2026-03-24

British troops shot down over a dozen Iranian “suicide” drones over an allied base in northern Iraq last night.

Hedge fund tycoon Crispin Odey took the stand at the High Court in his case against the City watchdog, as he faced questions over his alleged behavior toward young female employees at his eponymous hedge fund.

Fintech, where Peter Mandelson and Harvey Schwartz were board members, is given £2mn penalty by Bank of England.

Ihor Kachur, who shocked the country in 2019 by ruling that the state’s takeover of Ukraine’s largest bank was illegal, is being dismissed over a separate judicial corruption scandal.

Two family members managing a Russian drone company are also exporting grain from occupied Ukraine. The grain is shipped to Turkey and Egypt, even though Ukraine labels the trade as a war crime.

Prosecutors charged 10 individuals in a large-scale money laundering operation connected to Macau, coinciding with the overseas shooting of a fugitive associated with a notorious gambling scandal.

Wildberries & Russ, increasingly resembling a large-scale corporate raiding structure, risks straining Russia–Turkey relations.

The controversial Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Kovalenko continues to dominate headlines: reports keep emerging about his dealings involving Russian coal.

Israel’s nuclear arms program was considered the major obstacle to establishing a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East, declassified files from 1993 reveal.

Seven out of ten Reform UK controlled councils have scrapped their climate targets since being elected last May, while the party continues to push discredited ideas about the cause of man made climate change, according to new academic analysis.

A distinctive feature of this inflexible Labour government is its tendency to look in two different directions simultaneously.

A crackdown on companies profiteering from the Iran war at the expense of millions of Brits is among cost-of-living plans announced by Rachel Reeves today.

A Wirral couple convicted of murdering their baby boy have been jailed.

Married at First Sight star Mel Schilling has died at the age of 54, after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.

King Charles has become patron of the Community Security Trust (CST), the charity which monitors antisemitism and provides protection for Jewish communities in the UK.

Iran is expanding a shadow campaign across Europe using what experts describe as a “gig economy of hostile activity”, outsourcing surveillance, intimidation, and potential attacks to criminal networks and loosely connected operatives.

Transgender girls must leave Girlguiding by September 6, the organisation has said following its announcement in December that membership would be restricted to girls and young women.

A police force has been told it will not be reimbursed more than £900,000 spent policing US president Donald Trump’s state visit to Windsor.

A Texan oil refinery has exploded, shaking residents’ homes as they are urged to find shelter.

Rio and Kate Ferdinand have fled Dubai for sunny Portugal as the Middle East war rages on, it is believed.

Leaked transaction data reveals how a major refinery in Ireland is part of the aluminum supply chain for Russian weapons manufacturers arming Putin’s forces as they attack Ukraine.

Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice have navigated through challenging situations recently following the arrest of their father, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was the Duke of York.

Russian governor personally tries to recruit inmates for war — under armed special forces presence.