Roger Baird

Reporter

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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 search is underway for surfwear and fashion boss Pierre Agnes after his empty boast was washed up in southwest France

Pierre Agnes: Mystery surrounds multimillionaire boss lost at sea for second day

Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of surfwear and fashion boss Pierre Agnes after his boat was washed up empty on a beach in south west France two days ago.

Celine Dookhran was found dead on Wednesday, 19 July last year

Celine Dookhran murder trial: Builder told undercover officer 'girls deserve rape', court hears

A builder accused of raping and cutting the throats of two women, had previously offered one of them up for sex online, a court has heard.

F1 Grid girls pose before the Indian first Formula One Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida

Formula One grid girls consigned to history as sport gets 'in tune' with the times

Formula One to break with decades of tradition and abolish use of grid girls before races.

Plunge in Capita shares sparks fresh doubt in outsourcers weeks after Carillion collapse

40% drop on back of profit warning as outsourcing giant says it needs to raise £700m.

A photo of the wreckage of the burned car that an Oakland County Sheriff's deputy pulled a man from earlier this week

Watch hero Michigan cop risk life to pull drunk driver from burning car

Unnamed deputy hauls injured 18-year-old driver from blazing vehicle after speeding car crashes in woods.

The Olympic rings at the Alpensia resort for the upcoming 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea

Reuters banned from Winter Olympics opening ceremony after rehearsal photos leak

News agency Reuters has been banned from the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in South Korea after it published photos of a rehearsal.

Paedophile snared by vigilantes turned up to meet '12-year-old girl' with burger and condom

A paedophile arranged a rendezvous with a 12-year-old girl who turned out to be an adult member of Silent Justice sex predator hunters.

Yoga industry 'intimately linked to white supremacy' claims study

Spirituality lost as yoga becomes money-spinning big business, says Michigan State University professor.

Pierre Agnes: Quiksilver surfwear boss missing at sea

A search party is underway after a boat belonging to surfwear and fashion boss Pierre Agnes was washed up empty on a beach in southwest France.

Constable Vito Dominelli (pictured) and his partner Jamie Young are under investigation for allegedly eating marijuana edibles on duty and having to call for back up

I need backup! Officer up a tree!: Cops suspended after eating 'marijuana edibles' on duty

Two Toronto Police officers who called headquarters for backup after allegedly eating marijuana edibles have been suspended from their duties.

Police hunt sticky-fingered thieves who stole 44 tons of chocolate

Two lorry trailers loaded with 44 tons of chocolate were stolen in southern Germany, with police still hunting for the sweet- toothed thieves.

Restaurants accused of selling tap water as premium mineral water

The owner of Val mineral water has taken out a lawsuit against two unnamed restaurants in Brussels for allegedly selling diners tap water in its bottles and passing it off as mineral water.

Teacher wakes up to find half-naked young woman armed with knives beside his bed

Maths teacher Richard Hill woke up to find a woman half his age in her bra and panties standing over him clutching a set of knives.

Four medics hospitalised after being attacked answering emergency call in south London

Man found collapsed in street in Croydon alleged to have attacked ambulance crew who went to help him.

New Mexico keeps over 1000 inmates beyond release dates due to red tape

More than 1,000 prisoners in New Mexico are held in jail due to red tape and shortage of accommodation even though they have been granted parole.

International Organisation for Migration staff help Ethiopian migrants forced into sea by smugglers last year

Gunfire used on refugees as smuggler's boat capsizes, killing at least 30

At least 30 African refugees drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, amid reports of gunfire being used against those on board.

Teen Drug Overdose Deaths Increased 19% After Years Of Decline

Mexican police find 100lbs of fentanyl in drugs bust 50 miles from US border

Mexican police said it uncovered a massive drugs haul that included the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl as well as cocaine and heroin.

Goldman Sachs boss warns Brexit plans nearing 'point of no return'

The head of Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein, said it was nearing the point where the moves forced on the US bank because of the UK Brexit vote will become irreversible.

Father Pat Collins (r) said the rise churchgoers asking for help to fight demonic possessions has jumped “exponentially” in recent years

Irish priest urges Church to put more resources into fighting demonic possession

An Irish priest and exorcist said the rise churchgoers asking for help to fight demonic possessions has jumped "exponentially" in recent years.

The dead body of David Minn has been found beside a hiking trail to a glacier in Argentina

British graduate found dead after 'plunging 100ft' on glacier hiking trail in Argentina

The dead body of a British graduate, David Minn, has been found beside a hiking trail to a glacier in Argentina.

Ugandan president says Trump was only speaking 'frankly' when he labelled Africa a 'shithole'

Uganda's leader has backed the US President's use of the term "shithole" to describe Haiti and a number of other African nations.

JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon issues fresh warning that Brexit could cost thousands of jobs

JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon again warned that a bad Brexit deal may mean cutting 4,000 jobs from the firm's UK base.

German wanted man gets 45 days in jail after urinating on police station

A suspect who couldn't wait to spend a penny, ended up in jail after relieving himself next door to a police station.

Jake Rouse was jailed for 17 years for a string of robberies has ended up sharing a cell with his dad

Scream mask robber jailed for 17 years ends up in same prison cell as his dad

A violent thug who was jailed for 17 years for a string of robberies has ended up sharing a cell with his dad.

A German rescue helicopter collided in mid-air with a small plane killing four people

Four dead after mid-air crash between light plane and helicopter in Germany

Four people were killed after a rescue helicopter collided in mid-air with a small plane in Germany.

Man who bought three-foot sex doll denies knowing it resembled a four-year-old child

Daniel Adams appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court charged with one count of importing an obscene or indecent article.

Lorry carrying 33,000 litres of acid stolen in Belgium

Harmless chemical cargo in lorry snatched from outside Ostend in incident described as "bizarre theft".

Students spill out of the Italy High School cafeteria where a teenage gunman shot the 15-year-old girl he recently broke up with

Jilted teen guns down 15-year-old ex-girlfriend in high school cafeteria after breakup

Students having breakfast scatter as enraged ex-boyfriend opens fire with semi-automatic weapon at Texas high school.

Police hunt violent burglars who used bleach on victims to destroy DNA trail

Police are hunting a gang of thieves who burst into homes to steal jewellery and cash and douse their victims with bleach to hide DNA evidence.

Convicted murderer Alva Campbell wants to be killed using a firing squad, after a previous execution was halted after prison officials botched attempts to administer a lethal injection

Convicted US killer requests firing squad after botched lethal injection execution

Lawyers for a murderer on death row have filed a petition that he should face a firing squad after a previous lethal injection execution was botched.