Vanessa Buschschlüter Latin America editor, BBC News Online MAURICIO TORRES/EPA Adolfo MacÃas Villamar was taken to a maximum-security jail Police in Ecuador have recaptured the country’s most wanted fugitive, drug lord Adolfo MacÃas Villamar. MacÃas, also known by the alias “Fito”, is the leader of Los Choneros, a powerful criminal gang which is blamed for...
Will Grant Mexico and Central America correspondent Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Reuters Silvia Delgado was part of the legal defence team representing JoaquÃn “El Chapo” Guzmán A former defence lawyer for the jailed drug lord JoaquÃn “El Chapo” Guzmán has been elected as a judge in Mexico’s first-ever judicial elections. Tallies published on Tuesday showed...
Sajid Iqbal & Ashitha Nagesh BBC News BBC On the surface, Muhammed Asif Hafeez was an upstanding individual. A global businessman and ambassador of a prestigious London polo club, he rubbed shoulders with the British elite, including members of the Royal Family. He also regularly passed on detailed information to the authorities in the UK...
Exeter’s new Lord Mayor Cllr Anne Jobson has chosen Exeter Riding for the Disabled as her official charity.  Cllr Jobson was made the new Lord Mayor at Annual Council Meeting on Tuesday 13 May. The new Deputy Lord Mayor is Cllr Gemma Rolstone. Cllr Jobson will use her term as Lord Mayor to raise money...
Warning: This story contains spoilers about the Apprentice winner Lord Sugar has hired his newest business partner in the final of the 19th series of The Apprentice. He had a choice between Anisa Khan, who sells Indian food-flavoured pizzas, and Dean Franklin, who runs an air conditioning company, in a battle he billed as “chilli...
Danny Fullbrook BBC News, Bedfordshire Getty Images A source has told the BBC that a James Bond stunt show will be part of the new Universal park A source close to the Universal UK project has told the BBC what fans can expect from the new park being built in Bedford. James Bond, Paddington and...
Fairtrade was promoted at the recent Lord Mayor’s coffee morning at Exeter’s historic Guildhall. Fairtrade mini Easter eggs were handed out as well as the new Fairtrade bookmarks and copies of a Fairtrade wordsearch were distributed on tables. Around £120 of Fairtrade goods were sold at the Fairtrade stall. The Fairtrade Foundation awarded Exeter Fairtrade...