All news by author James Smith

Since mid-December 2024, the state bank of Ukraine has found itself at the center of a loud scandal related to manipulations around payment processing fees for the largest casinos in the country.

Three people have been arrested by police investigating the killing of a 14-year-old on a London bus.

U.K. targets ransomware payments to protect critical services, preparing new measures that aim to disrupt cybercriminals and safeguard essential infrastructure.

Firefly Aerospace from the US and the Japanese firm ispace shared the ride with SpaceX from the Kennedy Space Centre to save money.

Non-resident citizens from countries outside the European Union, including the UK, will face a big tax bill if they want to buy a home in Spain, its PM Pedro Sánchez said.

Nato has launched a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea amid heightened fears of Russian sabotage and spying.

Russia targets Komi Daily as a “terrorist organization,” citing alleged separatist links amid growing media suppression.

Costs of UK cleanup will reach £9.9bn a year in UK if emissions of ‘forever chemicals’ remain uncontrolled.

The NHS, rail operators and water companies could soon be blocked from paying ransomware demands, under government plans.

A ‘callous, cruel and entitled’ businesswoman who demanded payments totalling £100,000 from an innocent man has been jailed for blackmail.

Brexit bankroller and Nigel Farage pal Arron Banks is unable to attend his own £150,000 party celebrating Donald Trump’s return to the White House after being denied US entry.

A dating app popular with the LGBTQ+ community has been linked to dozens of sex abuse cases including children under the age of 13.

Microsoft has filed a lawsuit aimed at disrupting cybercriminal operations that abuse generative AI technologies, according to a Jan. 10 announcement.

Belarusian businessmen Aleksandr Zingman and Oleg Vodchits, involved in international scandals related to arms trade and equipment supplies...

A descendant of one of Jack the Ripper’s victims has demanded a new inquest into one of history’s most notorious serial killers...

First datacentre site proposed seven miles from Abingdon reservoir planned for water-stressed south-east England.

In a major international operation, UK, French, and German authorities have dismantled an organised crime group (OCG) responsible for smuggling migrants to the UK via dangerous small-boat crossings in the Channel.

Boris Johnson has blasted Vladimir Putin as a "f****** idiot" over his flatlining imperial ambitions for Russia in a scathing interview.

Three skiers have died after a horrifying avalanche cascaded down a 9,300ft mountain in Italy.

Under-fire Rachel Reeves has signalled painful spending cuts are on the way as she vowed to “take action” to balance the books.

Sussex Police have arrested ex-Labour defence minister Ivor Caplin, MP for Hove between 1997 and 2005, in Brighton on suspicion of engaging in sexual communication with a child.

The woman was killed after she plunged 500ft in Malaga, a popular Brit tourist resort, while her male friend was able to make a miraculous escape and was rescued.

Wayne Rooney has been out of work since December after being sacked by Plymouth Argyle but is set to get back into coaching next month.