All news by author James Smith

The foreign minister of the Bahamas has suggested Sir Keir Starmer and David Lammy will ‘come around’ to offering reparations for the impact of the slave trade.

Despite Western sanctions, Russia continues to profit from oil trade, which is directed towards financing its violent war machine.

Geoff Capes, who competed for Great Britain in the shot put at three Olympic Games, won two Commonwealth titles and twice won the World’s Strongest Man competition, has died aged 75.

Coca crops and cocaine production in Colombia increased during 2023, as the government has stopped forced eradication efforts and concentrated on seizures to fight drug trafficking.

Khalife, 23, is alleged to have fled the barracks when he realised he would face criminal charges over claims he passed classified information to Iran’s intelligence service.

Decision affects secondaries and primaries approved by previous government using its ‘free school’ application process

Police believe eight-year-old Kyran Durnin disappeared two years ago and presume that he is now dead

The boy, named Santiago, was described as having blonde hair and wearing white velvet pajamas when he went missing from a hospital in the Seine-Saint-Denis region of Paris.

The success of Wrexham and their Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney is drawing more American celebrities to invest in EFL teams, with A$AP Rocky the latest to mount a takeover bid

The King and the Prime Minister led tributes to the nation’s unsung heroes as excitement builds ahead of the 25th anniversary Pride of Britain Awards.

Grenfell survivors called out housing minister Rushanara Ali after she attended a conference linked with a firm criticised in the inquiry.

Far from boosting growth, the Government’s economic plans are likely to do serious damage, making the nation’s finances much worse by the end of this decade.

Storm Ashley is set to arrive in the Republic of Ireland, followed by parts of the UK from Sunday, as the Joint Cyclone Centre warned its winds could tonight reach 110mph

Flight comes as news emerges of plan to send asylum seekers who arrive on Chagos Islands to British territory of Saint Helena

F1 legend Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari could be sold for £11,000,000.

On trip to Beijing, Britain’s foreign secretary says practice “risks damaging China’s relationships with Europe.” But the two sides agree to disagree on human rights.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reported to have bought a new holiday home in Europe - meaning they would now have a home on both sides of the Atlantic again

Analysts suggest proxies in Syria, Iraq and Yemen fighting hidden conflict could be targets for Israel as it considers retaliation against Tehran

Ukrainian president wants ‘unconditional invite’ to join Nato and rules out conceding territory to Russia

Robert Telles, a former Las Vegas-area Democratic elected official, was sentenced Wednesday to serve at least 28 years in Nevada state prison for killing investigative journalist Jeff German.

Elsom was convicted in absentia and an international warrant has been issued for his arrest.