All news by author Sophia Martinez

13 Sep 2025 724

EU sanctions misstep shields Lukashenko-linked developers from penalties

The Karić family, renowned for their extensive construction projects in Minsk and their connections with the family of Aleksandr Lukashenko, avoided the sanctions enforced by the European Union on their construction business empire.

Crime

13 Sep 2025 735

Prison officer Charlotte Winstanley admits affair with violent inmate Jabhari Blair

A prison officer who developed a romantic relationship with a violent inmate is now facing imprisonment.

Crime

12 Sep 2025 644

Nine Met officers suspended over excessive force and discriminatory comments

Nine Scotland Yard officers have been suspended following an investigation into claims of excessive use of force and making discriminatory and misogynistic comments.

Investigation

12 Sep 2025 705

From DACA to setention: the uncertain fate of undocumented migrants

He arrived in Alexandria both exhausted and sick.

World

12 Sep 2025 840

22-year old Tyler Robinson named as shooter who killed Charlie Kirk at Utah rally

The suspected gunman who shot and killed right-wing activist Charlie Kirk during a student rally at a Utah campus has been named as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson.

World

12 Sep 2025 799

Brazil’s ex-president Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for coup plot

Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro has been jailed for 27 years and three months after being found guilty of plotting a coup after losing the 2022 presidential election.

News

12 Sep 2025 719

‘I’ve got my heir and spare’:The Royal Insider reveals Diana’s pain over Charles’s reaction to son’s birth

King Charles III allegedly left Princess Diana in tears in her hospital bed just hours after she gave birth to Prince Harry.

World

12 Sep 2025 650

Southern Water blocks tankers from supplying Wiltshire estate of American billionaire

Southern Water has warned tanker companies to stop delivering its water to the Wiltshire estate of an American billionaire.

World

11 Sep 2025 478

FBI joins search for Charlie Kirk shooter after Trump ally gunned down

Authorities in the US were still searching on Thursday for a suspect in the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, hours after the close ally of Donald Trump was killed at a Utah university, sparking condemnation from both sides of politics and grave threats from the president.

World

11 Sep 2025 563

Ireland will not participate in Eurovision if Israel takes part

Ireland will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2026 if Israel takes part, broadcaster RTE has announced.

News

11 Sep 2025 553

Prince Harry reunites with King Charles after 19 months in private London meeting

Prince Harry has had his first face-to-face meeting with King Charles in 19 months.

World

10 Sep 2025 961

Charlie Kirk dead: Turning Point USA co-founder confirmed killed in Utah shooting at age 31

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed today during an event at Utah Valley University.

World

10 Sep 2025 879

Wyden pushes legislation demanding $1.5 billion in Epstein financial files, including names of trafficking victims

A U.S. senator unveiled legislation today intended to force the Treasury Department to release financial documents containing names of women and girls potentially trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender

Sport

10 Sep 2025 815

Former Premier League referee David Coote charged with making indecent images of a child

Former Premier League referee David Coote has been charged with making an indecent image of a child.

World

10 Sep 2025 692

Poland invokes Article 4 after Russian drones shot down over its territory

Defense secretary John Healey has asked UK armed forces “to look at options to bolster Nato’s air defence over Poland” following a Russian drone attack overnight.

World

10 Sep 2025 661

Syrian refugee sentenced to life for 2024 Solingen stabbing attack

A Syrian man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for a 2024 stabbing attack in Western Germany in which three people were killed and 10 others injured.

Investigation

10 Sep 2025 675

Ukrainian Sportbank co-founder Nykyta Izmaylov accused of fraud and alleged Russian ties

The co-founder of Sportbank, Nykyta Izmaylov, who has been accused of fraud and ties with Russia, has actively started "cleaning up" the internet space of mentions related to his personal life, including the scandal concerning alimony payments to his ex-wife.

Finance

10 Sep 2025 881

30,000 pupils now free from dangerous crumbling RAAC concrete

The government has stated it is making progress in addressing schools that are ‘crumbling’ due to unsafe concrete, as it announced 30,000 students are now learning in schools free from RAAC.

Crime

09 Sep 2025 703

Man arrested after hazardous materials incident forces Heathrow terminal 4 evacuation

A man has been arrested following an incident at Heathrow Airport that led to the evacuation of Terminal 4 on Monday evening.

World

09 Sep 2025 769

Scottish first minister John Swinney meets Donald Trump to discuss scotch whisky tariffs

First Minister John Swinney has met President Donald Trump in the Oval Office to discuss whisky tariffs.

World

09 Sep 2025 728

U.S. court sentences porn site owner Michael Pratt to 27 years for GirlsDoPorn sex trafficking

A U.S. federal court has sentenced Michael Pratt, the owner and operator of the porn website GirlsDoPorn, to 27 years in prison for orchestrating a sex trafficking scheme that raped, abused, and exploited hundreds of young women, the Justice Department said.

World

09 Sep 2025 936

Epstein birthday scrapbook shows Trump-signed check and disturbing ‘woman sale’ note

A scrapbook for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday released on Monday contains a photo of him holding a novelty check bearing Donald Trump’s signature, along with a note suggesting Epstein “sold” him a woman for $22,500, shedding further light on the longtime relationship between the president and the convicted sex offender.

World

09 Sep 2025 661

Breaking Bad actor Raymond Cruz arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of battery

Breaking Bad actor Raymond Cruz was arrested on Monday on suspicion of misdemeanor battery after allegedly spraying someone with a hose while washing his car in front of his home in Los Angeles.

News

09 Sep 2025 622

Boat of humanitarian flotilla with Greta Thunberg attacked off Tunisia

The ‘Family Boat’ carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists in a humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza has been “struck by what is suspected to be a drone,” the crew said.

World

09 Sep 2025 589

China’s top anti-graft body targets former market regulator after $3.7 trillion wipeout

China’s top anti-corruption watchdog has launched an investigation into Yi Huiman, the former head of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and a veteran of the country’s banking sector.