Crime

Nightclubs in UK's Lancashire wanna make sure you get high only on 'pure drug'

Nightclubs in the city of Preston are set to offer free drug-testing booths to check the quality of cocaine and MDMA you're taking.

Dec 7, 2016

What is next for oil prices after Opec?

Opecs surprise decision to cut oil production by 1.2 million barrels per day has boosted the crude oil price. Financial columnist Edmund Shing asks whats next for the oil industry and whether now is a good time to invest in companies dealing with crude.

Dec 7, 2016

What is next for oil prices after Opec?

Opecs surprise decision to cut oil production by 1.2 million barrels per day has boosted the crude oil price. Financial columnist Edmund Shing asks whats next for the oil industry and whether now is a good time to invest in companies dealing with crude.

Dec 7, 2016

Terror screws tighten on Pakistan: US Congressman Ted Poe threatens to halt aid until Haqqani Network is prosecuted

Poe has said Pakistan "does not deserve a single dollar of American taxpayer money" if it does nothing to dismantle the Haqqani Network.

Dec 6, 2016

Evening wrap: Jayalalithaa funeral live updates, Shah Rukh's role cut in Dear Zindagi, hungry Spiderweb Galaxy, and more

Read about French prime minister resigning to join presidential race, and Oakland fire death toll rising to 36.

Dec 6, 2016

Southern rail boss apologises for Christmas travel chaos amid RMT and Aslef strikes

One of the bosses of GTR, who run under-fire rail company Southern, has apologised for the travel chaos commuters will face throughout December. The RMT and Aslef unions have called for a number of strikes across the month over a long-running dispute about the changing role of conductors on trains. Alex Foulds, the deputy chief operating officer for GTR, also called the Southern service very poor and said it was not good enough.

Dec 6, 2016

Donald Trump attacks China in Twitter tirade

US President-elect Donald trump has criticised China over its monetary policy and operations in the South China Sea. Posted on social media platform Twitter, the attacks came after he angered China by speaking to the President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen. Taiwan sees itself as an independent state but Beijing considers it as a breakaway province. The US cut off diplomatic relations to Taiwan in 1979, recognising Beijing’s claim.

Dec 5, 2016

Evening wrap: Jayalalithaa live updates, Aishwarya Rai death hoax, BSNL unlimited 3G data offer, and more

Read about ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's possible death, and guided missile frigate INS Betwa tipping over.

Dec 5, 2016

What is Pizzagate? The fake news scandal explained

A man claiming to be self investigating the scandal was arrested on 4 December for opening fire at the pizza restaurant in Washington DC, where it was falsely alleged the Clintons run a paedophile ring. But where have these fake accusations originated from?

Dec 5, 2016

Slovakia passes law to ban Islam being registered as a religion

Slovakia has reinforced Prime Minister Ficos words Islam Has No Place In Slovakia by passing a new law.

Dec 5, 2016

Finchley robbery: Pensioner shoved into north London road in handbag theft

Metropolitan police has released CCTV footage of a man robbing an elderly woman in East Finchley.The woman in her 80s was robbed around 3pm on 1 March in Thomas More Way.A man can be seen following her before pulling her to the ground and taking her handbag.He then fled the crime scene in a grey Volkswagen Golf.The woman was taken to hospital with injuries to her face and knee.

Dec 4, 2016

ISIS North Caucasus group leader killed by Russian security forces

Abu Muhammad and four militants close to him were killed near Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, in Russia.

Dec 4, 2016

Delhi: National-level shooter accuses coach of raping her

The victim lodged an FIR against her coach on Saturday with the Chanakyapuri police station in Delhi.

Dec 4, 2016

Nandamuri Balakrishna's wife Vasundhara caught with Rs 10 lakh of old notes at Renigunta airport

Actor Nandamuri Balakrishna's wife Vasundhara was caught with Rs 10 lakh worth of old currency notes at Renigunta airport on Saturday.

Dec 4, 2016

Ghana shuts down fake US embassy, which had run for a year and issued fake passports and currency

The fake embassy had reportedly issued hundreds of fake passports — to the US as well as other countries — for a payment of $6,000 each.

Dec 4, 2016