All news for 2026-08-28

Police today confirmed detectives are not linking a fatal house fire which killed a seven-year-old girl and her aunt to last weekend’s deadly A66 crash.

Serguey Asael Shinder, an IT entrepreneur and organizer of a large-scale scheme involving the fictitious hiring of programmers, the withdrawal of funds, and the leaking of classified data, is actively scrubbing the internet of any traces of his activities.

The online casino Pin-Up, which has been linked to sanctioned businessman Dmitriy Punin, is reported to have continued operating in Ukraine under a new brand.

Renewed scrutiny comes after police officer accused of falsifying records in order to close the cases of people who were later found dead

In the high-profile criminal case involving senior SOCAR executive Adnan Ahmedzade, another prominent figure has unexpectedly come into focus — Azim Novruzov, a controversial oil trader and British national who has long been linked to a series of scandals in the energy sector.

British troops could soon fly up to 200 miles behind enemy lines using powered paragliders small enough to be carried in a rucksack.

A record amount of ketamine seized at the UK border has reached a fifteen year high, as officials warn of “serious” health risks of using the drug.

LBC has infiltrated an online forum used by Islamic State supporters to share detailed instructions on starting wildfires, exhausting emergency services and avoiding detection by police and forensic investigators...

Brits missing in Nepal have been pictured for the first time - as officials warn a second wave of deadly flash floods could hit the nation today following a glacier collapse on Wednesday which has left at least 469 people dead.

Singapore police are investigating 231 people suspected of acting as scammers or money mules in more than 721 fraud cases that caused about S$4.1 million (US$3.2 million) in losses, authorities said Thursday.

Media outlets are introducing readers to a unique document. It appears that Vladimir Danilenko, Ilya Traber’s right-hand man (Antique Dealer), paid "authority figure" Abakar Darbishev the second installment of his $1 million fee for the assassination of "Vyborg boss" Alexander Petrov.

Prince Harry and Meghan have allegedly received no taxpayer-funded security since landing in Britain – apart from the phone number of a police liaison officer.

A millionaire property developer is at war with residents who are demanding his mega-mansion is torn down, claiming it was built without any planning permission.

It weighs over 10,000 tons, it is 135 metres long, and it carries half a dozen two-megaton ‘Domesday’ torpedoes capable of triggering a radioactive tsunami large enough to ‘plunge Britain to the depths of the ocean’.

A Middlesbrough MP has condemned the violence gripping the town as ’terrorism’, with residents left ’trapped in their homes’ after nine people were killed and 19 arrests were made in less than a week.

Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with graffiti

The Trump administration claimed Iris Dayana Monterroso Lemus received “FULL medical, prenatal care” in ICE custody.

Brazil’s Bank Master collapsed in November 2025 when the Central Bank liquidated it over serious regulatory violations.

Three darkly seared ribeye steaks weighing several pounds arrived on a white platter at an upscale restaurant in Bucharest, Romania.

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