UK: Firefighters tackle warehouse blaze

More than 120 firefighters are using a water tower and drones as they tackle a blaze at a warehouse in east London. London Fire Brigade said it was called to…

UK: Jewel raid victims offer up to £1.5m in rewards

The victims of a recent £10m jewellery raid on a London mansion have offered rewards totalling £1.5m to help catch the thief and recover their stolen items. Some of the…

South Korea: Crypto fugitive Do Kwon extradited to US over $40bn crash

A South Korean man accused of being responsible for a cryptocurrency crisis which cost investors $40bn (£31.8bn) has finally been extradited to the United States. Do Kwon was the boss…

USA: Treasury Department says it was hacked by China in ‘major incident’

A Chinese state-sponsored hacker has broken into the US Treasury Department’s systems, accessing employee workstations and some unclassified documents, American officials said on Monday. The breach occurred in early December…

UK: Starmer asks regulators for ideas to boost growth

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the chancellor and business secretary have written to the UK’s main regulators asking them to come up with ideas for reform that could boost economic…

Ukraine: Zelenskyy accuses Slovakia of opening ‘second energy front’ against Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico of opening a “second energy front” against Kyiv on the orders of Moscow, deepening an already tense dispute over transfers of…

UK: Living conditions ‘horrendous’ for some renters

A scheme to try and improve rented homes and help with problem landlords has found more than 2,000 faults in properties since it launched. The city council in Peterborough set…

USA: Trump urges US Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban

US President-elect Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to delay an upcoming TikTok ban while he works on a “political resolution” .His lawyer filed a legal brief on…

S Korea: Crypto-boss Do Kwon to be extradited to US

South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon will be extradited to the United States from Montenegro over the collapse of two digital tokens – TerraUSD and Luna tokens. For months, the…

Estonia: Navy to protect undersea power link after main cable damaged

Nato has said it will enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea, and Estonia has sent a patrol ship to protect its Estlink1 undersea power cable, after Russia was…