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Ahsan Ali Syed in his Bahrain office.

The conman, the jet and the Australian developer who helped bring him down

He had a private jet, a luxury Swiss apartment and a Spanish football team. But after a decade on the run, the law has caught up with fraudster Ahsan Ali Syed.

  • Kate McClymont

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Constance Marten was well-connected and wealthy, but meeting Mark Gordon saw her life unravel.

Raised in luxury, jailed for her baby’s death: The fall of socialite Constance Marten

Marten was born into British high society, but her life began to seriously unravel after she met Mark Gordon.

  • Martin Evans and Susie Coen
Aboard the Bernina Express, Switzerland.

Twelve days on trains in one of the world’s most spectacular destinations

Every hour is a peak hour aboard this grandest of grand rail tours.

  • Anthony Dennis
St Peter’s Church, its clock and the Limmat River.

Seven reasons Switzerland’s largest city is also its most underrated

This country may be known more for its towering peaks than its teeming cities, but its biggest urban hub Zurich is well worth a peek.

  • Anthony Dennis
Aftermath of glacier collapse in Blatten, Switzerland

‘I lost everything’: Swiss residents in shock after glacier debris buries village

Local people are struggling to take in the devastation after their village was buried by millions of cubic metres of ice, mud and rock.

  • Dave Graham
Avalanche destroys alpine village

Swiss village mostly destroyed as glacier collapse triggers ‘major catastrophe’

Dramatic video showed the picturesque alpine village of Blatten being swept away by a mass of brownish sludge.

  • Jamey Keaten
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The Castello di Montebello, one of three fortresses in UNESCO-listed Ticino’s capital.

The underrated region where Italian lifestyle meets Swiss efficiency

It was once an ordeal to get here, but Swiss engineering prowess has pierced a route with awe-inspiring road and rail tunnels.

  • Steve McKenna
2025 Eurovision winner Johannes Pietsch, who performs using the stage name JJ.

Austria sweeps to Eurovision victory after nail-biting finish

In a tight finish Austria surged ahead of Israel to claim victory in the world’s biggest singing competition.

  • Michael Idato
Australian entrant Go-Jo performs at Eurovision.

Australia’s milkshake man Go-Jo out of Eurovision

After a second semi-final packed with the competition’s strongest acts, Australia failed to lock in a slot for this weekend’s final.

  • Michael Idato
Russian S8000 Banderol missile

Revealed: Russia’s new ‘mini-Frankenstein’ missile that is terrorising Ukraine

Experts stripped down one of the lightweight, low-cost weapons and discovered a swag of foreign-manufactured components, including one possibly from Australia.

  • Iona Cleave

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