Thousands of people have responded to a consultation about standing charges for energy bills. Ofgem said 20,000 people have responded before the review deadline, showing the frustration faced by billpayers. The regulator now wants to encourage debate over the charges. At the
Kenya’s director of public prosecutions has ordered charges against 95 people associated with a doomsday cult. The charges include murder, manslaughter, radicalization, cruelty and child torture in connection with the deaths of 429 people. The order follows pressure from a magistrate in
Ram Bahadur Bamjan, a Nepalese spiritual leader known as “Buddha Boy,” was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a minor and involvement in the disappearance of at least four followers from his camps. Police said Bamjan attempted to flee by jumping two
A Pakistani court on Tuesday indicted imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife on graft charges of retaining state gifts from when Khan was in power, including jewelry from Saudi Arabia’s government, authorities said. The latest indictment was another blow
A U.S. citizen has been arrested in Russia on drug charges amid escalating tensions between the two countries over Ukraine. The Ostankino District Court ordered his two-month custody while the investigation into charges of illegal drug trafficking is pending. Russian media say
Environmental regulators have brought several criminal charges against an airport accused of polluting the third-longest river in the UK with de-icer that is used on planes. Derby Railway Angling Club campaigned for years on the matter following the River Trent’s and the
LONDON (AP) — A neo-Nazi podcaster who called for the deaths of Prince Harry and his young son received a prison sentence Thursday along with his co-host Thursday. The sentencing judge in London called the duo “dedicated and unapologetic white supremacists” who
Former President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with treason for his alleged involvement in a failed coup attempt in November, Sierra Leone’s government said Wednesday. Koroma has also been charged with misprision of treason, which is the crime of concealing knowledge
Media mogul and Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty to three charges of sedition and collusion with foreign countries on Tuesday. Lai, 76, a known opponent of the Chinese Communist Party, was sentenced to 69 months in prison last month
Motorists are having to pay charges worth hundreds of pounds a year to park their cars, as councils across the country impose net zero measures. One in seven councils are now applying parking charges based on vehicle emissions, charging the highest fees