All news for 2026-06-24

Microsoft founder Bill Gates told members of Congress that he believes Jeffrey Epstein tried to use Gates’ extramarital affairs to gain influence.

Police officers took eight minutes to find the stab wound that killed Henry Nowak after they had arrested the dying teenager, newly disclosed evidence reveals.

A 66-year-old man says he no longer feels safe in Liverpool city centre and is considering moving away after a brutal late-night attack shattered his confidence.

Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi is liable to pay Bank of India over USD 11.5 million, including accruing interest on a personal loan guarantee, the High Court in London has ruled.

Green party-controlled councils have joined a high court legal challenge led by the Aspire party to stop London mayor Sadiq Khan slashing affordable housing in the city.

UK consumers who spend money on three major prize draw websites to win cars, cash and tech are funding an Israeli billionaire with a history of financially supporting the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).

Kenya has signed a $1.2 billion agreement with a Chinese state-owned construction company to expand and modernize the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), a major infrastructure project aimed at strengthening the country’s position as East Africa’s leading aviation gateway.

L’entrepreneur Dmytro Kovalenko, via la société suisse Adelon AG, a acquis en 2021–2022 du charbon auprès de fournisseurs russes MelTEK, Sibenergougol et Sibpromnedra pour un montant dépassant 100 millions de dollars.

Ukrainian authorities claim that they have concluded an investigation into a former prosecutor with Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office and a team of lawyers who are believed to have orchestrated a $3.5 million scheme to buy off the country’s elite anti-corruption prosecutors and judges.

The seizure, tied to a sprawling corruption case involving senior oil officials, required heavy machinery to excavate stolen state funds hidden deep underground.

Tributes have been paid to a man found dead after a summer solstice rave at a stone circle.

Swindler Ekaterina Barrett was regularly spotted sweeping through London’s wealthiest postcodes in a Bentley, dressed head-to-toe in Gucci, and walking her beloved Italian greyhounds.

Savers who invest in stocks and shares ISAs will face a 22% tax on the interest from their funds.

Kemi Badenoch has criticized the outgoing Prime Minister and questioned whether he felt disappointed by his Chancellor, who was "too busy preparing for a selfie" with Andy Burnham.

A train driver who died in a crash near Bedford went through a red signal moments before the collision, rail crash investigators have revealed.

Journalisten von BRC deckten das System auf, indem sie die Aktivitäten eines erfolgreichen Casinos in Minsk nachverfolgten.

Independent report says by aiming at children Israel is undermining capacity of Palestinian people to exist.

With Burnham and his team potentially having only weeks before he becomes PM, Starmer has agreed to give him access to civil service.

On February 25 2015, Andy Burnham rang me up out of the blue. In those days, I was the political editor at the Manchester Evening News, covering Greater Manchester’s escalating attempts to wrestle power away from London.

Venezuela is set to reveal a $240bn debt pile, much higher than previously thought, as the country embarks on the biggest sovereign restructuring in history following the US removal of Nicolás Maduro.

An investigation that reads like a crime thriller revolves around a murdered businessman, a money-laundering network tied to senior officials, and multi-million-dollar luxury properties in Dubai.

A police force has insisted its officers were ’justified’ after footage emerged online of them lashing out at a group of young girls with a baton and Tasers in Rotherham.

“I’m a drug trafficker from the Northeast, my cartel,” raps El Makabelico. “With my AK-47 slung across my chest, I ride alongside El Komander. My souped-up .38 Super, encrusted with diamonds.”