The MP for Blackpool South has lost an appeal against a Commons suspension, potentially putting Rishi Sunak on course for yet another nightmare by-election defeat. Scott Benton, elected in 2019, was suspended as a Tory MP after a newspaper sting that saw
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s possible final hearing challenging his extradition to the U.S. to face charges for publishing classified U.S. military documents kicked off Tuesday morning at the British High Court in London. Members of the European Parliament are the latest to
Halep was found to have ingested roxadustat, a banned substance, from a urine sample taken at the US Open in 2022. She was hit with a second, separate charge in May last year relating to irregularities in her Athlete Biological Passport, with
The UN humanitarian aid and refugee agencies have appealed for $4.1 billion to support Sudanese civilians during a war between rival generals. U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said there is an urgent need for peace and support for rebuilding lives
Austrian prosecutors are appealing a court’s recent decision to move Josef Fritzl, dubbed the “monster of Amstetten,” who held his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven of her children, to regular prison. The decision came down last week, when a
Josef Fritzl faces having his planned release from a psychiatric prison blocked after Austrian prosecutors have appealed a court ruling. We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story. For the latest news and breaking news
A young woman has died after falling from a moving van in Yorkshire. Leah Senior, 27, was travelling in a white Ford Transit van at 40mph in Wakefield on Wednesday morning. She fell out of the car while it was still moving
The family of a teenage girl, who has been missing for more than a week, have pleaded for her to get in touch. Metropolitan Police officers have grown increasingly concerned for the welfare of 16-year-old Julia Skala, who has not been seen
A French mayor has sparked outrage after claiming that Britain’s liberal work and benefits system is attracting migrants to make life-endangering trips across the English Channel. This comes shortly after five migrants lost their lives trying to cross in a small boat
Olympic champion Alexander Zverev is facing a trial during the French Open over an assault allegation against his former girlfriend. But the German world No.6, who is playing at the Australian Open, will not have to attend the court in person and