Image copyright Facebook Image caption The court heard Sophie Lionnet’s body showed signs of “significant violence” A French nanny whose charred remains were found in a garden was held captive and badly beaten before her death, a court has heard. The body of Sophie Lionnet, 21, was discovered at a house in Southfields, south London, […]
Media captionHow the Russian election unfolded World leaders are congratulating Vladimir Putin on his election for a new six-year term as Russian president, but so far no Western leaders have responded to his victory. Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country’s partnership with Russia was at its “best level in history”. Mr Putin got more […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Putin has been either president or prime minister for almost 20 years Vladimir Putin will lead Russia for another six years, after securing an expected victory in the presidential election. With most of the ballots counted, he had received about 76% of the vote, the central election commission […]
Russia’s EU ambassador has suggested a UK research laboratory could be the source of the nerve agent used in the attack on an ex-spy and his daughter. Vladimir Chizhov told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show that Russia had “nothing to do” with the poisoning in Salisbury of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. He said […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption In some instances, a fake prince appeared to impersonate Albert speaking from his palace Conmen have been impersonating top personalities in Monaco, including Prince Albert II, to obtain money from high-profile victims, reports say. The scammers are said to have used online messaging platforms including WhatsApp to contact their targets. […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The island has been gripped by protests and unrest for the last few weeks A group of residents from the Indian Ocean French island of Mayotte has been rounding up suspected illegal migrants and taking them to local police. The move targeted around 100 “foreigners, Comorans and Africans”, a member […]
Image copyright EPA/ Yulia Skripal/Facebook Image caption Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, are in a critical condition in hospital The Czech Republic has rejected Russian claims that it was one of four countries most likely to have manufactured the nerve agent used to poison Sergei Skripal and his daughter. Czech Foreign Minister […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption The EU saw the lowest number of detected illegal border crossings last year At least 15 migrants, including five children, have died when their boat capsized as they tried to cross from Turkey, the Greek coastguard has said. About 20 are believed to have been on board, and several are […]
Image copyright PA Image caption Mr Glushkov ws found dead at his home in New Malden on 12 March UK police have begun to contact a number of Russian exiles to discuss their safety as they investigate the murder of businessman Nikolai Glushkov. The 68-year-old’s body was discovered at his home in south London on […]
Image copyright Facebook Image caption Russian businessman Nikolai Glushkov was found dead at his home on March 12 UK police have launched a murder investigation after the death of Russian businessman Nikolai Glushkov in south-west London. Mr Glushkov was found dead at his home in New Malden on 12 March. A post-mortem examination revealed Mr […]
