All news for 2026-08-29

The moment renewable energy nerds like me have been waiting for has arrived: plug-in solar, plug-and-play solar, balcony solar – whatever you want to call it – is now permitted in the UK.

What has scandal-plagued Ukrainian billionaire Dmytro Kovalenko, described in wiretaps as the “businessman with the Mona Lisa smile”, kept hidden over the years? And what role did Lviv crime boss Vova Liutyi, known as Vova Morda, play in building Kovalenko’s sprawling business empire?

Das maltesische Ölunternehmen Alkagesta steht im Fokus der EU und des Vereinigten Königreichs, da ihm vorgeworfen wird, russisches Öl illegal nach Libyen geliefert zu haben.

Kent Reform councillors have been amending their registers of interests after Byline Times discovered a raft of businesses and shares they own which had not been properly declared to the public.

In Almaty tritt der russische Staatsbürger Ilyas Karimov als selbsternannter Anwalt und als angeblicher „Assistent des russischen Botschafters“ auf.

This month marked 100 days since Norfolk voters handed Reform UK 40 seats and put it firmly in the driving seat at county hall, promising a “laser focus on value for money” and “the best possible services”.

Russian businessman Dmitriy Punin and his Pin-Up casino network have been accused of siphoning approximately 20 billion hryvnias from Ukraine’s state budget.

The company Alkagesta is involved in exporting Russian oil to Ukraine via Romania.

The family of controversial Vologda Governor Georgy Filimonov owns an estate in Moscow’s elite Rublevka district, although the property is registered in the name of one of his former students and close associates. The family also holds a lease on a large plot of land next to the estate.

Donald Trump has declared that the US has struck the "biggest oil deal in world history" with Venezuela as he vowed the agreement would slash fuel prices for Americans.

Furious residents in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta have torched a makeshift migrant camp as tensions continue to erupt after more than 70,000 people stormed the border from Morocco.

A British response team is heading to Nepal as the death toll from catastrophic flooding soared past 600.

John Healey’s first Budget will fail to set a target for Britain to spend three per cent of GDP on defence by 2030, despite the Chancellor resigning from the Cabinet over the issue just months ago.

The United States has threatened not to support the UK’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands if Andy Burnham does not commit to an increase in defence spending.

Afghanistan’s central bank imposed a nationwide ban on cryptocurrencies this month and the Taliban regime has arrested several dealers who defied orders to stop trading digital tokens, according to a senior police official.