Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt (pictured with his wife Lucia) breached anti-money laundering rules after setting up a company to buy seven luxury flats in Southampton Jeremy Hunt is facing a formal investigation by the parliamentary standards commissioner after failing to declare his luxury property development company. The Health Secretary was accused of ‘illegal activity’ by…

Russia responded angrily to a U.S.-led strike against Syria on Friday, warning of unspecified « consequences » that stoked fears the conflict could escalate. President Donald Trump ordered targeted military action in the country, following an alleged chemical weapons attack that reportedly left dozens of citizens dead. Russia, which has backed the government of Syrian President Bashar…

The U.S., U.K. and France hit targets in Syria in retaliation for an apparent chemical weapons attack outside Damascus by Bashar al-Assad’s regime. President Donald Trump said the late Friday missile strikes focused on chemical weapons sites, and the Pentagon said a research center and weapons storage site were hit. It wasn’t possible to immediately…

Cyprus ‘had no prior briefing’ Cyprus distanced itself on Saturday from Britain’s air strikes on Syrian targets, saying it had no prior briefing or involvement in the action launched from a British sovereign air base on the Mediterranean island. Four Royal Air Force Tornado jets from the Akrotiri base in Cyprus fired Storm Shadow missiles…

Summary The US, UK and France have carried out air and missile strikes in Syria in retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack last Saturday The US says three targets were struck – a research facility in Damascus and storage facilities near Homs Russia said missiles were also aimed at other targets but many were…

A businessman fighting for the « right to be forgotten » has won a UK High Court action against Google. The man, who has not been named due to reporting restrictions surrounding the case, wanted search results about a past crime he had committed removed from the search engine. The judge, Mr Justice Mark Warby, ruled in…