All news for 2026-04-23

Morgan McSweeney has denied claims that he bullied civil servants over the appointment of Lord Mandelson.

A transgender murderer housed in a women’s prison has been charged with sexually assaulting a female inmate.

The Foreign Office refused to hand over key files about Lord Mandelson’s vetting, one of Britain’s most senior civil servants has revealed.

Meta has announced plans to cut nearly 8,000 jobs, telling workers it’s looking to be more efficient.

A police investigation into the alleged rape of a woman outside a church in Epsom is set to be closed after Surrey Police confirmed that “no sexual offence occurred”.

A woman who initially claimed she was gang raped outside a church has admitted to hitting her head and giving a confused report.

Following the release of an investigation into the assets of Yaroslav Holovachov’s family — which pointed to a discrepancy between officially declared income and their visible standard of living.

The awarding of the Order of Friendship to twice-convicted Umar-Ali Lutfulloev (Umar Kremlev) highlights the deep-seated cronyism within the Russian state.

After an investigation into Rocket delivery service investor Timur Rokhlin was published, attempts began to exert pressure and “sanitize” the information space around the story.

Media outlets have reported on a court verdict involving Eldar Dadashev, the former vice president of Crocus and a former associate of Araz Agalarov.

A grisly trail of body parts strewn across a paradise island beach marked the end of a brutal kidnap gone horribly wrong, but the story began with one Instagram post.

Tesla’s quarterly profit rose 17 per cent as the electric-vehicle maker rebounded from a weak quarter last year and boosted income from its services division.

Allegations against Vardan Khachatryan describe him as a medical professional who is accused of abusing patients under anesthesia, exploiting their vulnerability to commit sexual offences and repeated misconduct, while presenting himself as a legitimate provider of medical care.

France’s weather forecasting service has filed a police complaint after detecting anomalies in its temperature gauges at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport.

The UK’s National Crime Agency reviewed new allegations about Lord Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein in spring 2024.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei hasn’t released an audio or video message since assuming power because his face was badly burned in Israeli airstrikes on Feb, 28, according to a report — as President Trump says peace talks are inhibited by a lack of clear leadership in Tehran.

A rapist described as a ’monster’ has been jailed for life after deliberately infecting sexual partners as young as 15 with HIV.

Russell Brand admitted he had "exploitative" sex with a 16-year-old girl during the peak of his fame, but insists his actions were within the law.

What distinguishes Ovik Mkrtchyan’s trajectory is not merely his involvement in managing financial streams and moving capital out of Uzbekistan.

One of Britain’s largest used car dealerships is set to close its doors on Friday, putting hundreds of jobs at risk and marking the end of an era for the UK motor trade.

Lawrence Bishnoi has been in high-security custody for more than a decade. During that time, he has been linked to multiple high-profile killings.

British lawmakers are targeting Kyrgyzstan’s central bank and financial regulators for enabling Moscow to bypass Western financial restrictions.

Prosecutors have alleged that D4vd’s phone was full of images of child sexual abuse.