Two Yorkshire men are among the most wanted suspects in the world, according to international police agency Interpol.

Christian James Michel, originally from Harrogate, is wanted by the Indian authorities on suspicion of abusing an official position and money laundering.

Michel, 55, is accused of being a middleman in a corrupt deal to supply military helicopters to India.

Christian James Michel

Also from Yorkshire and on the list is Phillip Anthony Smith, who is originally from Hull.

Smith, 46, is wanted in the Philippines on a charge of qualified theft.

Phillip Anthony Smith

He speaks Tagalog (Philipino).

The two are among 25 British nationals to be the subject of Interpol red notices.

There are suspected – or have been convicted – including murder, serious fraud and child sex offences.

Here are the other most wanted Britons.

Daren Michael Elarmo

Daren Michael Elarmo

US authorities are hunting the 47-year-old plane and helicopter pilot, who may now be living in Spain.

He is wanted for allegedly grooming and sexually abusing children between 2008 and 2008.

Charges include kidnapping for the purpose of committing a lewd act upon a child.

Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh

Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh

British-Pakistani terrorist Sheikh, 43, is wanted by the US for the kidnapping and murder of journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002.

Sheikh was convicted in a court in Pakistan and sentenced to death, but has filed an appeal that so far hasn’t been heard.

The London-born extremist remains in prison in Pakistan and is wanted in the US on charges including hostage taking resulting in death.

Paul Colin Francis Meekin

Paul Colin Francis Meekin

Meekin, 43, is wanted in India on charges of punishment for cruelty to a juvenile or child, publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form.

Originally from Southport, Lancashire, he was headmaster at an international school in Bengaluru when he was accused of sexually harassing a 13-year-old student.

Police claim he sent lewd messages to a boy over social media.

Meekin, who speaks English, Arabic and Korean, fled to Kuwait, where he got a job at a school teaching social studies.

Arti Dhir

Arti Dhir

Dhir, 52, is wanted in India over the murder of a 12-year-old orphaned boy.

Authorities claim she and two others plotted to adopt the boy, insure him for a large sum and then kill him to claim a payout.

She was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and speaks English, Hindi and Punjabi.

Harris John Italo Binotti

Harris John Italo Binotti

The 26-year-old, from Dumfries, is wanted for murder in Myanmar.

He is accused of killing fellow teacher Gary Ferguson in Yangon.

Binotti flew to Thailand in November last year before the teacher’s body was found in his flat.

Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin

Chowdhury Mueen Uddin

The London-based Muslim leader and activist was convicted of war crimes in Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence.

Now 67, he was tried in absentia and sentenced to death for alleged involvement in the abduction and killing of teachers, journalists and doctors who supported the country’s liberation.

Mueen-Uddin, has proclaimed his innocence and continues to live in the UK.

William J Blackledge

William J Blackledge

Blackledge, who turns 82 next month, has been wanted by authorities in the US for decades for allegedly helping to smuggle large amounts of cocaine and marijuana.

Authorities claim he made millions arranging drug shipments from Colombia and had links to the Cali Cartel, an offshoot of Pablo Escobar’s drug ring, in the 1980s.

Charges against the pensioner, from Lanark, South Lanarkshire, include continuing criminal enterprise and conspiracy to important 1,000kg or more of marijuana and 5kg or more of cocaine.

He is also wanted in Canada for allegedly arranging cocaine shipments to the Hells Angels in Montreal.

Kameka Kenesha Ross-Levy

Kameka Kenesha Ross-Levy

The 34-year-old is just one of three women on the most wanted list.

She faces a charge of shooting with intent in Jamaica.

Leo Francis Morgan

Leo Francis Morgan

Morgan, 60, is wanted for large scale drugs trafficking in Russia, although he has been in jail in Panama since 2003 after £500,000 worth of cocaine was found at his ranch.

Hailing from Birmingham, the former boxer had a one million ruble bounty placed on his head by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

He previously told the Sunday Mercury from his cell that he had been stabbed twice in prison and seen 59 people killed.

Ashok Uppal

Ashok Uppal

The 58-year-old is wanted in India, where he has been accused of cheating, punishment for rape and criminal conspiracy.

Born in Kapurthala, India, he speaks Hindi, English and Punjabi.

Philip Jepson Egglishaw

Philip Jepson Egglishaw

Australian authorities are hunting Egglishaw, 63, who is from Jersey.

Charges against him in the state of Victoria include conspiracy to defraud to Commonwealth and money laundering.

If arrested and convicted, he could be jailed for more than 20 years.

Kerrin Gold

Kerrin Gold

Gold, 38, hails from Liverpool and is wanted in India.

Authorities there claim he was stopped at Mumbai’s airport in possession of 12kg of hashish.

But he made a dramatic escape as he slipped out of a window when he was taken to a hospital for a routine pre-custody examination.

Robert Timmins

Robert Timmins

The 65-year-old is a fugitive in Estonia, where he allegedly killed a neighbour in Kuremae in July 2011.

He is wanted for manslaughter, unlawful handling of firearms or essential components thereof or ammunition and driving in a state of intoxication.

But he reportedly sold his farm and left the country after authorities didn’t order him to remain in Estonia.

Ivor Fletcher

Ivor Fletcher

Fletcher, 54, is being sought for allegedly possessing 10kg of charas (cannabis resin) in India.

Last year, his neighbours in Birmingham told how they found out he was wanted and alerted police after looking him up on the internet.

Charles Richard Harsden Noton

Charles Richard Harsden Noton

Noton, 42, is wanted for fraud in Costa Rica.

His place of birth was listed as Hatherley, in Gloucestershire, and he speaks English and Spanish.

Adriana Oliveira Barton

Adriana Oliveira Barton

The Brazil-born Briton is also wanted for fraud in Costa Rica.

Barton, 47, speaks English and Spanish as well.

Baldev Singh Deol

Baldev Singh Deol

Indian authorities are seeking the 63-year-old on charges including kidnapping, murder and disappearance of evidence.

He is accused of killing his business partner, hotelier Ranjit Singh Power.

Singh, who has grey hair, was born in Kohar Kalan, India, and speaks English and Punjabi.

Roy Lawrence Piechocki

Roy Lawrence Piechocki

Piechocki, 56, is facing 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in the US.

He is from Hillingdon, west London.

Mark Paul Walker

Mark Paul Walker

Walker is being sought in India for alleged cheating and forgery.

The 50-year-old hails from Birmingham.

John Cornelius Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald, 72, is wanted for drugs offences in Argentina.

He is from London and speaks both English and Spanish.

David Austien de Montaige

Malaysian authorities want to arrest the 63-year-old.

He is being sought on a charge of cheating.