All news by author Sophia Martinez

Feeling the pressure of London life and in need of an escape? A quirky micro-home that’s ‘ready for the apocalypse’ has gone on sale in Cornwall.

Rumours have been swirling around a potential change to UK employment rights – but Labour government has denied that employees could soon be able to request a four-day week from their first day.

Despite sanctions, Norway continues to buy millions of dollars worth of fish from a Russian senator, circumventing sanctions

Leaked Whitehall documents reveal plans to extend indoor smoking ban to certain outside spaces, such as pub gardens

Nigerian authorities have apprehended five women suspected of involvement in a drug trafficking ring at the Seme border as they returned from Ghana, according to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

Keir Starmer flew to Berlin to kick off negotiations on a "once-in-a-lifetime" new treaty with Germany - and Chancellor Scholz said his country would "take this hand reached out to us"

A waterpark that used to be the UK’s largest has been set for demolition, five years after its closure — but over the years it was open several grim discoveries were made

Gangster Curtis ’Cocky’ Warren says he wants to be out of the ’public glare’ after admitting to breaching a Serious Crime Prevention Order he was slapped with for drug importation

A nine-year-old girl needed emergency surgery after a dog mauled her face, a court has heard.

Professional services firm to oversee training and development courses across civil service in 15-month deal

Richard Hermer tells officials he can’t approve the decision to ban arms without knowing if their use would breach international law.

A professor has launched a class action lawsuit against Google on behalf of SMEs he said have been negatively hit by excessive commissions on its Play Store.

The Bank of England should be on the guard against the potential inflationary impact of Labour’s inflation-busting public sector pay deals, according to economists.

Prince Harry’s legal fight against the Home Office’s decision to downgrade his police protection in the UK has cost the government more than £600,000 to date.

You might be looking forward to your children returning to school this month, but chances are your bank balance is not.

“Solvents and Thinners Schemer”, “Tobacco King”, “Orsha Offshore Owner”, “Smuggler” – these “epithets and regalia” brought businessman Aliaksei Aleksin wealth, success and influence in Belarus.

A man was sentenced to 12 years and 6 months for using an encrypted device to supply cocaine, cannabis, and firearms.

Bayesian superyacht is an "unsinkable" vessel, said Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group.

Police have identified the mother and three children who died in a tragic Bradford house fire, suspected to be a domestic incident. A 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.