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Three people have been arrested after Just Stop Oil activists targeted more Van Gogh paintings following the sentencing of two activists earlier for throwing soup over the iconic ’Sunflowers’ piece.

Boys murdered teenager Shawn Seesahai in random and ‘senseless’ attack in Wolverhampton

Police have released an urgent warning after medication used to euthanize animals has been stolen from a car.

Naomi Campbell has been banned from being a charity trustee for five years by regulators. A Charity Commission probe found serious mismanagement of funds at Fashion for Relief, which the supermodel founded.

A British SAS soldier who worked on top secret operations has died in a parachute accident in South Africa.

Baroness Sayeeda Warsi has resigned from the Conservative party after claiming the Tories have become too ‘far-right’.

Amid a crackdown on free expression, journalists from OCCRP’s local partner Temirov Live are confronted with the prospect of a draconian prison sentence on charges they insist are trumped up.

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is working on a plan to restructure its core business into a for-profit benefit corporation that will no longer be controlled by its non-profit board, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, in a move that will make the company more attractive to investors.

The Ministry of Justice has admitted 37 prisoners were wrongly released under Labour’s plans to reduce overcrowding in jails.

The SEC has filed securities fraud charges against two Apex promoters.

Scottish Sea Farms claims footage captured by Animal Equality UK before MSPs’ visit shows routine daily procedures.

Iran are said to have been bolstering up Hezbollah’s war arsenal in preparation for any escalation

Nearly 550,000 individuals have shared a fraudulent Instagram story claiming that if they don’t post it, Meta will ’use their information.’ This statement is misleading and part of a broader scam aiming to exploit user fears about data privacy.

Leaked documents from the Pandora Papers reveal that Sri Lankan-Irish businessman Anura Perera, named by the Kenyan Anti-Corruption Commission as a suspect in the Anglo Leasing procurement scandal, was the owner, director or signatory of at least six offshore firms implicated in the case.

Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said he would report crimes against British veterans to the police if there is no inquiry ordered by Christmas

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the free schoold breakfast programme to tackle child hunger will kick-off in schools in April 2025 as she delivered a major speech

The Jet2 flight from Burgas, Bulgaria, to Liverpool was diverted after the crew declared an emergency and were forced to land in Germany - a man was pronounced dead

Number of pubs open fell to 39,096 by end of June and experts say tax rises in 2025 could result in more closures

An Italian judge has seized money and assets worth almost 75 million euros ($84 million) from five people, including Stellantis (STLAM.MI), opens new tab and Ferrari (RACE.MI), opens new tab Chair John Elkann, as part of an investigation into alleged tax fraud, prosecutors said on Friday.

Angela Rayner has denied breaking rules over a holiday she took to New York with an MP friend – saying she was, if anything, ‘overly transparent’ about the trip.

Jobs in Yeovil, the UK’s last helicopter factory, could be at risk if Labour decides not to award contract to Leonardo

A boss of an organised crime gang and two of his key members have admitted a trick to create a fake arms cache in a bid to help him secure a lighter prison sentence.