All news for 2026-08-17

When yet another self-proclaimed “cryptocurrency expert” appeared on the scene, our initial reaction was straightforward: “Not another one.”

A court hearing took place in Nicosia, Cyprus, in the case of a Russian citizen who was detained with Europol assistance on suspicion of involvement in the operation of illegal online casinos.

Following the publication of new material related to the ABLV case, references to former banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and Belarusian citizen Darya Terekhina, who was associated with him, have increasingly disappeared from the public information space.

A British Airways baggage container burst into flames minutes after being unloaded from an aircraft.

Five boys killed while driving at speed the wrong way down a motorway were linked with the ‘Lucky Dip’ burglary gang.

Four priceless Renaissance masterpieces have been snatched in a brazen museum raid after thieves slipped past its alarms and security systems undetected.

A 55 year old man has died after being bitten by an “out of control” dog as the owner is arrested on suspicion of murder.

This is the moment a catastrophic blaze swallowed a “Russian Amazon” warehouse as Moscow launches a revenge attack.

Spanish cops are investigating 15 alleged sexual assaults in Ceuta, including one against a girl aged 10, as border tensions spiral out of control.

This is the shocking moment a car flips onto its roof after colliding with another driver on a major motorway, leaving three hospitalised.

An update has been issued on the impact of the Lewes train derailment, which severely injured two people.

Reform UK has claimed mass immigration is the reason why millions of people in England and Wales are banned from using their hoses.

A fundraiser for Jason Arday’s family has exceeded £100,000 after the late former Cambridge University professor was found dead in his London home.

The Government’s emergency alert system has backfired following the wildfire warning as thousands of Britons have begun looking into ways to block all emergency warnings.

Police have detained a man after he allegedly stole an Amazon delivery van loaded with £1,000 worth of parcels.

One of Britain’s first Net Zero prisons is set to be £150billion overbudget, 10 years’ delayed and deliver just 200 new jail places.

Nearly 350 cells at Britain’s most expensive new prison sit unused despite the UK facing a severe capacity crisis.

Reform has vowed to ban all foreign nationals from claiming benefits in a new plan to slash the ballooning £50billion welfare bill.