Month: March 2023

Read More A retired optometrist claims he was skiing with friends when he heard ‘hysterical screaming like … King Kong in the jungle or something’. Gustaf Kilander reports A retired optometrist claims he was skiing with friends when he heard ‘hysterical screaming like … King Kong in the jungle or something’. Gustaf Kilander reports

Read MoreThe move was a show of defiance after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest on war crimes charges.The move was a show of defiance after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest on war crimes charges.

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Read More Owner of Night & Day is taking Manchester city council to court in hope it will drop notice served 18 months ago Much-loved Manchester music venue Night & Day will be back in court this week appealing against a noise abatement notice brought by an adjacent flat. The owner of the bar, a…

Read MoreUnder the Taliban regime, Afghan women are facing growing hostility and restrictions, but they continue to resist.Under the Taliban regime, Afghan women are facing growing hostility and restrictions, but they continue to resist.

Read More Progressive Democrat launches offensive on politicians on the left and the right who supported Trump-era deregulation of US banks Political fall-out in the US from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank continued on Sunday when leftwing Senator Elizabeth Warren hit the morning talk shows and repeatedly called for an independent investigation into US…

Read More Humans will eventually need to “slow down this technology,” Sam Altman has cautioned Artificial intelligence has the potential to replace workers, spread “disinformation,” and enable cyberattacks, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has warned. The latest build of OpenAI’s GPT program can outperform most humans on simulated tests. “We’ve got to be careful here,” Altman…

Read More Russian state TV shows president driving a car at night as he tries to project an image of control after being indicted on war crimes charges Russian state TV shows president driving a car at night as he tries to project an image of control after being indicted on war crimes charges

Read More In wake of chief executive’s resignation, Scottish finance secretary says decisions being taken by ‘too few people’ Scottish National party members feel disempowered and in doubt about whether their party is genuinely democratic, Kate Forbes, one of the frontrunners to replace Nicola Sturgeon, has said. The Scottish finance secretary told the BBC’s Laura…

Read More Washington reportedly hopes to talk Honduras out of severing diplomatic relations with Taiwan The US is exerting its influence to try and get Honduras to change its mind on its recently announced plan to establish diplomatic relations with China, Reuters has reported. The Central American nation is one of fourteen countries globally that…

Read More One-term president has predicted he will be arrested on Tuesday over Stormy Daniels payments One-term president has predicted he will be arrested on Tuesday over Stormy Daniels payments

Read More Macron’s decision to push through changes without vote led to widespread protests over weekend The French government will face a no-confidence vote on Monday, as MPs said they feared for their safety, strike action intensified and police banned demonstrators from parts of central Paris after Emmanuel Macron’s decision to push through an unpopular…

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Read MoreViolence has marred polling in several states including the commercial city of Lagos.Violence has marred polling in several states including the commercial city of Lagos.

Read More The invitation comes days after China brokered a diplomatic deal between the two regional powers Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has invited Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to a meeting in Riyadh, Raisi’s deputy chief of staff said on Sunday. Planning is also underway for a meeting between the two countries’ foreign ministers, after a…

Read More The data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years, but were told that earlier military studies had found they were not at greater risk than the general US population The data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years, but…

Read More Utah State cheerleader later wrote that she was ‘going out with a bang’ Utah State cheerleader later wrote that she was ‘going out with a bang’

Read MoreMembers of the ex-president’s party claim prosecutors investigating him are part of the “radical left”.Members of the ex-president’s party claim prosecutors investigating him are part of the “radical left”.

Read More Oliver Dowden says it ‘won’t be easy’ to fund estimated £1.5bn offer for nurses and ambulance staff A breakthrough pay rise offer for nurses and ambulance workers may have to be funded within the existing NHS budget, a senior cabinet minister has admitted. Footing the bill – estimated to be about £1.5bn –…

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Read More The government says that a new system will protect the public against a “range of threats” Mobile phone users across the UK will receive a loud alert message next month as the government tests an emergency warning system. The alerts will sound even if phones are on silent mode, and users will not…

Read More Nicaragua ordered the closure after Pope Francis compared its government to that of Nazi Germany The Vatican’s chargé d’affaires left Nicaragua on Friday, the Holy See said, following the closure of its embassy at the government’s request. Earlier this month, Pope Francis made harsh comments with respect to the Nicaraguan leadership over its…

Read More Death of Stephen Smith, 19, was ruled a hit-and-run but case was reopened after Murdaugh’s conviction of murder of wife and son Two weeks after South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh was convicted in the brutal murders of his wife and son, the body of a teenager who was found dead on a country…

Read More It was set up to examine the weapons expert’s death, but the Hutton Inquiry is remembered for a ferocious battle between the government and the BBC, Andrew Grice reports It was set up to examine the weapons expert’s death, but the Hutton Inquiry is remembered for a ferocious battle between the government and…

Read MoreWe leave you this Sunday with giant tortoises on Santa Cruz Island, in Ecuador’s Galápagos National Park. Videographer: Alan Golds.We leave you this Sunday with giant tortoises on Santa Cruz Island, in Ecuador’s Galápagos National Park. Videographer: Alan Golds.

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Read More Chinese president travels to Moscow on Monday for ‘strategic co-operation’ talks with Putin after surprise Mariupol visit Chinese president travels to Moscow on Monday for ‘strategic co-operation’ talks with Putin after surprise Mariupol visit

Read MoreAfghanistan’s Islamist leader says officials should replace appointed sons or nephews and hire other workers.Afghanistan’s Islamist leader says officials should replace appointed sons or nephews and hire other workers.

Read More It was set up to examine the weapons expert’s death, but the Hutton Inquiry is remembered for a ferocious battle between the government and the BBC, Andrew Grice reports It was set up to examine the weapons expert’s death, but the Hutton Inquiry is remembered for a ferocious battle between the government and…

Read More Streetlights and more than 100 other outdoor lights will be changed in Hawnby in the North York Moors An entire village in North Yorkshire is turning down its lights to provide a better view of the Milky Way. Hawnby is the first village in England to swap its streetlights and more than 100…

Read More From dud intelligence to dire warnings, the failures of the infamous dossier making the case for war are examined by World Affairs Editor Kim Sengupta From dud intelligence to dire warnings, the failures of the infamous dossier making the case for war are examined by World Affairs Editor Kim Sengupta

Read MoreThe following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, that aired on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, March 19, 2023.The following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, that aired on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, March 19, 2023.

Read More Disgraced founder who was sentenced last November to 11 years in prison for defrauding investors has not paid back the money she owes Elizabeth Holmes currently owes more than $25m to Theranos, according to a lawsuit. The disgraced founder of Theranos was sentenced last November to more than 11 years in prison for…

Read More Banks race to finish takeover to calm fears of new global financial crisis Millions paid in bonuses to UK SVB staff days after £1 rescueBank runs, bailouts, rescues: are the ghosts of 2008 rising again? The Bank of England will not object to UBS taking over fellow Swiss lender Credit Suisse as soon…