Gareth Southgate: England boss seeks legal advice over cryptocurrency scam

The Government is fighting a losing battle against the crime gangs behind fly tipping, a new report suggests.There has been a steady rise in organised, large-scale waste crime in England in recent years as incentives for criminals have increased, the National Audit Office (NAO) said after an investigation.A hike in landfill tax has seen a huge fall in waste sent to landfill but has also boosted the money criminals can make from illegal actions that evade the tax, such as fly tipping, the misdescription of waste, and illegal waste sites.This is a damning indictment of the Government’s negligence in tackling...

The jury has retired to consider its verdicts in the case of a man accused of murdering a woman found bound and gagged in a lake 35 years ago. Shani Warren was discovered in Taplow Lake, Buckinghamshire, in April 1987. Standing trial at Reading Crown Court, Donald Robertson denies the...

A GP accused of running a terrorist group could face torture and execution if he is extradited to India, a court has heard. Dr Mukul Hazarika, of the Queenstree practice in Billingham, Teesside, is allegedly chairman of a group linked to bombings in a bid to win independence for the state of Assam.

A nurse who is working in Ukraine has told of his shock at seeing the burned-out wreckage of a Russian tank that was blown up as it bombarded a hospital. Medic David Anderson, from Rutland, said the tank still had its gun pointing directly at the hospital in Trostianets. Mr...

One of Stephen Lawrence's killers, David Norris, has been denied a request to move to an open prison. Justice Secretary Dominic Raab blocked the move amid fears Norris still poses a risk to the public. Five men were arrested over the racist murder of 18-year-old Mr Lawrence, who was stabbed...

A photo of a heavily pregnant woman fleeing a bombed maternity hospital became one of the most iconic images of the war in Ukraine. But its subject was targeted by an extraordinary Russian disinformation campaign and she received hate from both sides. Wrapped in a duvet with her forehead bloodied,...

An ambulance trust has suspended members of staff over claims they misused social media. The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) said it had "acted swiftly" - and an investigation was under way, as first reported by Essex Live. The number of staff involved, and the departments they work in,...

Katerina and her two sons left the Azovstal steelworks during a civilian evacuation, but her husband stayed behind. It is thought he is one of the fighters still remaining at the factory despite further evacuations of fighters into Russian-held territory. Kateryna said the bombing at the plant at times was...

Mark Drakeford said he "regrets" that a US evangelist will appear at a conference centre which is partly owned by the Welsh government. Franklin Graham - who called gay marriage a "sin" - is due to bring his God Loves You Tour to ICC Wales, in Newport, on Saturday. But...