All news for 2026-09-07

Two Met Police officers have been arrested after allegedly attending an alcohol-induced sex party during a holiday in Budapest.

It appears that Arkadiy Rotenberg has begun to emerge from Vladimir Putin’s disfavor.

Iskander Network has received a temporary securities fraud cease and desist from the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC).

Toxic chemicals used to kill fleas on hundreds of thousands of pets have contaminated more than 50 rivers across Scotland at levels that could harm wildlife, according to the Scottish Government’s green watchdog.

Mate Rimac’s nephews just skipped the world’s most exclusive waiting list, and they did not even need a driving licence to do it.

The Qatar-donated Boeing 747-8 that has been transformed into Bridge Air Force One is about to demonstrate just how different Ireland’s situation is from Turkey’s.

Judge admits he made mistake in sentencing Misty Roberts, who faced up to 17 years in prison after conviction

Dispute centres on stake held by Patarkatsishvili family in bottled water firm it jointly owns with Russian oligarch

Teens have been seen hanging from car windows as they gather for the funeral of a teenager who died in the A66 crash with schools across Middlesbrough closed early.

A Woman has been found dead in a pond in a public park amid as police launch an unexplained death investigation.

A Royal Navy sailor took his own life on a warship after he was charged with sex assault allegations, an inquest heard.

A Transgender woman who falsely accused six innocent men of rape as part of a sick web of lies has been jailed.

An Ecuadorian court has convicted 15 people and five companies for laundering nearly $398 million linked to international drug trafficking, the country’s Prosecutor General’s Office announced.

Malaysian police dismantled a drug syndicate and seized $6.79 million worth of MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, following a raid on a makeshift laboratory that left the group’s alleged ringleader dead.

Police interrogation recordings released by the Times of Malta show businessman Yorgen Fenech admitted to initially greenlighting the 2017 assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. He said he then retracted his approval. Fenech was acquitted last week after a two-month trial.

Four people have been arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of a three-month-old baby girl who was camping with family in Staffordshire.

A Russian strike has hit a British-owned tobacco factory in Ukraine.

A former tax worker who described himself as "the ultimate genocidal racist monster" has been jailed for inciting hatred online after he was exposed by a BBC investigation.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not be working royals allowed to carry out official engagements now they have returned to the UK, a letter sent on behalf of King Charles spells out.

Grindr has agreed to pay £26m to settle a lawsuit over allegations it shared users’ personal information - including their HIV status - with third parties.

Harry and Meghan will still not be classed as working royals despite their return to the UK, the King has made clear.

Kazakh law enforcement has frozen Marginplus accounts and suspended all payment operations as part of a broader crackdown on suspected illicit financial flows.

John Healey has refused to rule out further tax rises ahead of the Budget as he delivered his first major speech as chancellor.

Labour will face a crunch by-election test in Sir Keir Starmer’s former seat of Holborn & St Pancras on October 8, it has been confirmed.