Pop star who has challenged president’s grip on power didn’t get prior approval for protest, police allegeThe Ugandan pop star and opposition politician known as Bobi Wine has been remanded to a maximum-security prison after being charged over his alleged role in a street protest last year against a tax Read more
Video comes weeks after Islamic State was ousted from last stronghold in SyriaThe fugitive Islamic State leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has appeared in a propaganda video for the first time in five years, in which he recognises the terror group’s defeat in the Syrian town of Baghuz.The appearance is only Read more
He was a target of Donald Trump and his allies, who resented the deputy attorney general’s decision to initiate the Mueller investigationThe deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein, has resigned, after a fraught two-year relationship with a president who resented his decision to appoint a special counsel to investigate possible ties Read more
Campaigners say company uses ‘financial manoeuvring’ to shift profits to tax havensBritish American Tobacco has been accused of depriving developing countries of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax by using “financial manoeuvring” to shift profits to a UK subsidiary.The Tax Justice Network estimated that London-based BAT, the world’s largest Read more
WikiLeaks founder’s representative alleges members of security firm were also involved in surveillance efforts Via: Julian Assange was spied on by Ecuador's diplomatic staff at London embassy, lawyer claims
Cross-party group of politicians demands end to ‘appeasement’ – ahead of new warnings from experts that greenhouse gas emissions must be cut further and faster Via: UK must fight climate change on 'war footing' like defeat of Nazis, Theresa May told
Mayor pledged to become ‘bolder champion of action’, activist group says Via: Sadiq Khan meets Extinction Rebellion protesters and promises to consider citizens' assembly on climate change
Police say there is ‘no evidence to suggest a break-in at the mortuary’ after 48-year-old woman and 62-year-old man arrested Via: Emiliano Sala: Two people arrested after photo of dead footballer's body in morgue posted online
Labour MP calls on minister to donate raffle prize for school fundraiser for ‘essentials’ Via: Tory MPs speak out over school funding pressures ahead of spending review
Grime trio The Manor performed their hit Ibiza with four backing dancers in swimwear at the annual event at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel last night. Via: Sky Sports presenter accuses PFA of sexism over dancing girls at awards night