Founder of China's Evergrande pleads guilty to fraud
The businessman was accused of several crimes, including fundraising fraud and bribery. Source link
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Adam Peaty: Olympic swimmer on LA 2028, Gordon Ramsay and his return to the pool
Peaty believes he is in a “very good frame of mind” as he makes his return in London. He won gold in the 50m at the Edinburgh International Swim Meet a month ago but finished fourth in the 100m, beaten by 18-year-old British junior world champion Filip Nowacki. He’s settled in his family life too,…
Greek police using masked ‘mercenaries’ to push migrants back across border
We have found that the mercenaries are themselves migrants, recruited from countries including Pakistan, Syria and Afghanistan, and that they can be rewarded with cash and mobiles looted from other migrants, as well as papers that, in effect, allow passage through Greece. Source link
Anas Sarwar puts NHS at heart of Scottish Labour’s 2026 election pitch
“It is about making Scotland work again, making life more affordable for families, giving all our young people the chance to succeed, building the homes people need, backing Scottish jobs and Scottish businesses and making sure that government respects your money and focuses on the things that matter.” Source link
Chris Mason: How Lammy and Vance's unlikely friendship is being leveraged
Their relations remain warm just as those between their leaders seems decidedly chilly, Chris Mason writes. Source link
Misconduct inquiry over fatal schoolgirl crash
The families of Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau, who died at an end-of-term tea party, say the initial investigation was flawed. Source link
Oil prices ease on hopes of new US-Iran peace talks
Crude prices jumped above $100 on Monday after talks failed between the two sides at the weekend. Source link
Bongbong Marcos fights ill-health rumours with star jumps
Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr fought rumours of his ill-health with a set of impromptu star jumps on 13 April. He challenged naysayers to “come and exercise with me” if they doubted his fitness. The president was diagnosed with diverticulitis, an abdominal ailment, in late January and briefly put on a strict soup-based diet,…
Carney secures Liberal majority government after special election wins
A third by-election, in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne, showed Liberal candidate Tatiana Auguste with a slight lead over the Bloc Quebecois’s Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné at 22:30 local time on Monday (02:30 GMT), with about 30% of the ballots counted. Source link
Former Nato chief to say UK's national security 'in peril'
Lord George Robertson will use a speech to accuse “non-military experts in the Treasury” of “vandalism”. Source link