All news by author James Smith

The apocalyptic clock was first used in 1947 and has been used ever since to examine the likelihood of a man-made catastrophe - and it says humanity is still at great risk.

A former sports coach at a £57,000-a-year public school murdered his wife at their family home to cash in on her life insurance after he began seeing another woman, a court heard today.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is being investigated over her country’s surprise release of a Libyan police officer wanted by the International Criminal Court.

Six German endurance track cyclists have been seriously injured after an 89-year-old drove a car head-on into the group.

British engineering firm Smiths Group (SMIN.L), is managing a cybersecurity incident that involved unauthorised access to its systems, the company said on Tuesday...

David Coote has come out as gay in his first interview since he was sacked as a Premier League referee last month, with the official also admitting he used cocaine as an escape.

The 60-year-old Brit was one of three people who got into difficulties at Los Gigantes natural swimming pool in the west of Tenerife - and sadly could not be saved.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) has filed an indictment against two defendants – an individual and one company – for fraud and forgery related to two agricultural projects in Giurgiu County...

A childcare worker is too scared to use the bathroom in her own home – after opening the lid to discover a snake in the water.

Four members of a Scottish child abuse ring tried to murder a victim by trapping her in a microwave.

A gang is being hunted after a £2million raid on homes featured in TV show Ted Lasso.

Axel Rudakubana, 18, was this week sentenced to 52 years in prison over the killing of three young girls in Southport - a voice note making the rounds claims he’s been attacked by fellow lags.

The future is not looking bright for many UK seaside towns as the effects of climate change could drown them by 2050.

France will open its first prison dedicated to isolating the country’s top 100 drug lords in July as part of efforts to stop inmates from running criminal networks from behind bars.

The Donald Trump administration has issued a freeze on new funding for almost all US foreign aid schemes.

SpaceX launched the Tesla Roadster on the maiden flight of the spacecraft company’s huge Falcon Heavy rocket in 2018

Protest group says it targeted insurers ‘due to their critical role underpinning the fossil fuel economy’

Raymond Mills, 74, had walked to the shipwreck of the SS Vina at Brancaster Beach in Norfolk with his granddaughter - but got into difficulties after being caught in the tide

Leaders of Colombian drug trafficking organization plead guilty in Florida court to conspiring to smuggle 43,000 kg of cocaine into the U.S.

Huang Zhiyang was already facing human trafficking charges for allegedly running compounds where people were forced to carry out online scams.

People who lost thousands of pounds after the collapse of a pre-paid funeral firm have hit out at the "tiny" sums they are set to be repaid after three years of waiting.

Some say it was an unambiguous Nazi salute, while others are uncertain and argue the focus should be on Musk’s stated support for the far-right.