Roger Baird

Reporter

Roger Baird is a senior business correspondent for the International Business Times UK. He previously worked as a City reporter for the Press Association for two years. Prior to that he spent a further two years as a business freelance journalist on the Financial Times and the Daily Mail. Prior to that he spent five years at City A.M., where his final role was as the paper's deputy night news editor.

A man was “scalped” by attackers with a machete as he ate dinner with his wife in a restaurant on Rue Cali in Paris

Man 'scalped' by masked attackers with machete in front of wife at Paris restaurant

A man was "scalped" by attackers with a machete as he ate dinner with his wife in a Paris restaurant.

Passenger on EgyptAir flight attacks crew and tries to storm cabin

Panic spread through an EgyptAir flight after an "agitated" passenger assaulted crew members and tried to storm the pilot's cabin.

World's oldest message in a bottle washed up on Australian beach

A Perth family have found the world's oldest message in a bottle - discovered 132 years after it was first tossed into the sea.

Sergei Skripal, a former colonel of Russia's military intelligence service, attending a hearing at the Moscow military district court in 2006

Russian spy 'poisoning': Kremlin 'has no information' on what caused Sergei Skripal collapse

The Kremlin said it had "no information" about what could have caused a former Russian double agent to collapse at a shopping centre in Salisbury.

Muslim Radio Dawn station fined for broadcasting 'filthy disbeliever' hate speech song

A radio station aimed at Muslims has been fined for broadcasting "hate speech" against other faiths.

Former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi will stand down as leader of his centre-left Democratic Party today

Matteo Renzi set to quit as Italy's ruling Democratic Party leader after dismal election results

Former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi is poised to stand down as leader of his party today (5 March) after a dismal showing in the country's elections.

Hard Brexit could lead to higher food prices, Nick Clegg warns

Cheese festival slammed by angry fans after it runs out of cheese

Thousands of cheese lovers descended on The Big Cheese Festival in Brighton on Saturday (3 March) to face lengthy queues and empty stalls.

Two diamond dealers were attacked with tear gas at a Paris Metro station

Diamond dealers robbed of briefcase containing €300,000 in gems in tear gas attack at Paris Metro

The dealers, both from India, were caught up in the Hollywood-style heist as they were about to pass through the turnstiles at Cadet Metro station in the 9th arrondissement in the French capital.

Boy, 14, charged with murder after teenager stabbed to death in east London

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of another teenager on Valentine's Day in Canning Town, east London.

Mary Stewart Cerruti fell through a floorboard became wedged between two walls in her home and was not discovered for three years

Rats feasted on woman after she fell through attic and became trapped behind wall

New homeowners in Houston were shocked to find a skeleton in their new home - but the gruesome find solves the mystery of a lonely woman who went missing three years ago.

Scientists have discovered ‘mega-colonies’ of penguins among the remote islands of Antarctica

Watch: 'Mega-colony' of 1.5m penguins discovered on Antarctica's remote Danger Islands

Giant 'mega-colonies' of penguins have been discovered among the remote islands of Antarctica, easing fears their numbers had been in decline for decades due to climate change.

Robert Buchel (r), with his fiancée Kathryn Lemanski, died after dropping almost half his weight in five months for a TV show

Robert Buchel the 600lb man dies of heart attack while filming weight loss reality TV show

A morbidly obese man who ballooned to more than 60 stone has died after dropping almost half his weight in five months for a TV show.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen charged for 'inciting terrorism' over grisly IS tweets

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been charged by a French judge for tweeting gruesome images of purported atrocities by Islamic State (IS).

President Vladimir Putin calendar: hunting in July

Does Putin want to bomb Trump's Mar-a-Lago golf resort? Animated video shows Russia's new generation nuclear weapons

Was he targeting Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida?

Putin reveals Russia has tested an 'invincible' nuclear missile in State of Nation address

Russia has tested an "invincible" nuclear cruise missile that cannot be intercepted by enemy measures, claimed the country's president Vladimir Putin.

Science teacher Stephanie Peterson has been arrested over an alleged a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy

Science teacher allegedly sent nude pics and bought marijuana for 14-year-old pupil

A married Science teacher, Stephanie Peterson, has been arrested in Florida over an alleged a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy.

Catholic priest Father Luke W. Reese faces a string of charges including kidnapping, domestic battery and sexual assault against his wife

Catholic priest charged with kidnapping, domestic battery and sexual assault of wife

A Catholic priest faces a string of charges including kidnapping, domestic battery and sexual assault against his wife after finding out she was having an affair.

Russia says International Olympic Committee has lifted drug cheats ban

Russia's Olympic membership has been restored, according to the head of the country's Olympic Committee.

A Latam Airlines airliner sits at the gate at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York

Two stowaways found dead after plunging from New York-bound plane in Ecuador

Local prosecutor Carlos Bustamante told newspaper El Comercio the incident occurred around 9:20 am on Monday (26 February) when airport workers spotted three objects falling from a commercial flight.

Golden State Warriors All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson (in blue and yellow strip) revealed that the National Basketball Association champions plan to tour an African-American museum instead of making the traditional visit to the White House

NBA champs Golden State Warriors to visit African-American museum instead of Trump's White House

Defending NBA champions, the Golden State Warriors, plan to tour an African-American museum in Washington instead of making the traditional visit to the White House.

Jana Lacey-Krone performs with an elephant during Circus Krone celebrates premiere of 'In Memoriam' at Circus Krone on December 25, 2017 in Munich, Germany

Final bow for wild animals in UK circuses as government announces ban by 2020

Wild animals will be banned from performing in circuses across Britain by 2020, the government has said.

Scientists say that holding hands can help numb pain, especially between lovers

That loving feeling: Holding hands with a partner helps reduce pain, says US study

The effect is amplified when the pair holding hands are lovers, or close family members. But while this may work for women previous papers show that men are not as good at picking up on these kinds of social signals.

Armed Robbers Tie Up Marks And Spencer Staff

Watch raiders tie up M&S staff at knifepoint to steal hundreds of pounds from the till

Masked robbers held up a Marks & Spencer store at knifepoint before stealing hundreds of pounds from the till.

Karon Council, 18, had been on the run after being accused of killing a 10-year boy and injuring his mother before police tracked him down

Fugitive teen Bloods gangster caught and arrested for killing 10-year-old boy and injuring mum

Police swooped on a teenage gang member who had been on the run after being accused of killing a 10-year boy and injuring his mother.

Bruce McArthur, a 66-year-old gardener, has been charged with the murder of six gay men

Canadian 'gay serial killer' charged with sixth murder as police fear there could be more

Suspected serial killer, Bruce McArthur, accused of dumping his victims in plant pots, has been charged with a sixth murder leading the police to fear there may be many more.

Scientists plan to capture antimatter and drive it around in a van to shed light on collapsed stars

Scientists plan to capture antimatter in a jar and drive it in a lorry to a lab in a bid to find out what super-dense stars are made of.

'Miracle' boy lost in forest survives fall from cliff in French Alps

A 10-year-old French boy spent the night in sub-zero temperatures beside his dead brother after they became lost skiing in Avoriaz in the French Alps.

A Belgian police special forces officer runs in the Forest district after it was closed by Belgian police hunting a gunman

Police siege locks down part of Brussels amid false fears of murderous gunman at large

Police said that following a search, officers found no body and no gunman.

Seventeen-year-old Abdikarim Hassan was fatally stabbed outside a corner shop in Kentish Town

Somali gang violence rages on affluent north London streets

The murder of two young Somali men within three hours of each other in north London highlights the brutal gang violence that has gripped parts of this immigrant community.

A teen admitted blackmailing his former teacher into handing £10,000 after threatening to expose their ‘affair’, at Leicester Crown Court

Blackmailed teacher hands over £10,000 to teen to keep quiet over their 'affair'

A teenager has admitted to blackmailing his former teacher into handing £10,000 after threatening to expose their 'affair'.