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Crime This article is more than 1 month old‘Prolific and heartless’ serial romance fraudster jailed for 11 yearsThis article is more than 1 month oldSt Albans resident David Checkley conned at least 10 female victims across UK out of £100,000 The police officers whose investigation led to the jailing of a serial romance fraudster for 11 years said he was “the most prolific and heartless” person carrying out this kind of fraud they had ever come across.

OpinionRudy Giuliani This article is more than 8 months oldThe fall of Rudy Giuliani, once the toast of New York, continues unabatedThis article is more than 8 months oldLloyd GreenDespite his standing as a top prosecutor and mayor, the warning signs were there – we just chose to ignore them From “America’s mayor” to a human punchline, Rudy Giuliani’s descent continues unabated. On Monday, news broke of the septuagenarian Giuliani being slammed with a $10m sexual harassment and unpaid wages lawsuit brought by Noelle Dunphy, 43, a former aide.

Today in Focus Evangelical Christianity The young people speaking out against the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God More ways to listen Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify RSS Feed Download Presented by Nosheen Iqbal with Maeve McClenaghan; produced by Joshua Kelly and Rudi Zygadlo; executive producer Phil Maynard Thu 1 Dec 2022 22.

The Szecheni Lanchid suspension bridge over the Danube, Budapest. Photograph: AlamyThe Szecheni Lanchid suspension bridge over the Danube, Budapest. Photograph: AlamyBudapest holidaysAlready known for its lively nightlife, the Hungarian capital is also experiencing a boom of new microbreweries and specialist ale producers – which are celebrated at Főzdefeszt, a beer and street food festival that runs from 5-7 June Add to the ale trail: leave your Budapest bar tip in the comments below10 of the best budget hotels in BudapestRead moreBudapest has long been one of Europe’s top party cities, with its famous ruin pubs and late-night bars where a pint, shot or glass of wine often costs less than a pound.

Nathaniel Train pictured with Stacey Train, who later married his brother Gareth. Photograph: A Current Affair/Nine/ Ronald TrainNathaniel Train pictured with Stacey Train, who later married his brother Gareth. Photograph: A Current Affair/Nine/ Ronald TrainWieambilla shooting This article is more than 1 year oldWieambilla shooting: Stacey Train had limited contact with family after entering ‘controlling’ relationship with brother-in-lawThis article is more than 1 year oldFamily member remembers quiet girl whose life went ‘downhill’ after marrying

FictionReviewAstute analysis and goofy prose combine in the story of a young man and his grandmother There seems to be an unwritten law of publishing that says books about Russia and the former Soviet Union must have the gloomiest possible titles: The Long Hangover, The Last Man in Russia, Lenin’s Tomb, The Harvest of Sorrow, A People’s Tragedy. Russian writers started it, of course, back in the 19th century, with Demons, Dead Souls and The House of the Dead.

Egypt holidaysTwo hours from Cairo, Ain Sukhna is a peaceful haven, far from the heat and sensory overload of the Egyptian capitalThe road from Cairo to Ain Sukhna cuts east through desert – not the romantic fantasy of wind-sculpted sand-dunes, but brutally bare rock-and-dirt desert. The only things to look at are the breezeblock shells of half-built luxury estates abandoned by bankrupt Dubai developers. After an hour, mountains loom from the desert, and then end abruptly at a strip of swaying date palms, white sand and clear green-blue sea: Ain Sukhna.

Other livesPoliceObituaryAlan Wright obituaryMy friend and co-researcher Alan Wright, who has died aged 81, enjoyed more than 50 years as a criminal justice practitioner and philosopher. He served for a quarter of a century in the Metropolitan police in London, then completed more than 25 years as an academic and independent scholar. As a detective sergeant at New Scotland Yard in 1967, he was posted to a new inquiry into the activities of the Kray gang; he was to become the longest serving detective on the case through to their conviction in 1969.

Dangerous charisma, stylish tyranny, black farce … the moody monarch with a touch of Stalin and problems in the bedroom – by a historian who knows him better than anyone. By Diarmaid MacCulloch Published: 17 Dec 2014 ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaKiipLOquMRom6KZoqKuqrCMppicm6WhubCvxw%3D%3D