Month: March 2023

Read More Harvey Weinstein will not be retried on rape and sexual assault charges that had previously left a jury deadlocked. Harvey Weinstein will not be retried on rape and sexual assault charges that had previously left a jury deadlocked.

Read MoreThe US says its drone was operating in international airspace when Russian jets tried to intercept it.The US says its drone was operating in international airspace when Russian jets tried to intercept it.

Read More The U.S. military said a Russian fighter jet conducting “an unsafe and unprofessional intercept” struck the propeller of a U.S. drone over the Black Sea, causing U.S. forces to bring it down. (Image credit: Roman Chop/AP) The U.S. military said a Russian fighter jet conducting “an unsafe and unprofessional intercept” struck the propeller…

Read MoreU.S. forces brought down the drone in international waters, U.S. European Command said.U.S. forces brought down the drone in international waters, U.S. European Command said.

Read More The Russian president has rubbished Western media reports that a “pro-Ukrainian group” was behind the attacks Russian president Vladimir Putin has dismissed as “nonsense” recent claims that the attack on the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines might have been carried by “Ukrainian activists.” The president made the remarks on Tuesday during his visit to…

Read More Beijing says the nuclear sub agreement by the US, UK, and Australia could trigger a regional arms race China has expressed concerns at measures undertaken by the US, UK and Australian alliance (AUKUS) to increase its collective military presence in the Indo-Pacific, following Washington’s decision to sell five nuclear-powered submarines to Canberra. The…

Read More Aslef and RMT members to stop work for 24 hours on budget day in dispute over pensions and staffing changes A strike by Tube drivers and station staff will shut the London underground on Wednesday, bringing widespread disruption to the capital. Trains will continue to run as normal on the Elizabeth line and…

Read More Head of Great Britain’s energy regulator tells MPs installations will not resume until suppliers found to be adhering to code of practice A ban on the forced installation of prepayment meters by energy companies has been extended beyond the end of March, Ofgem has said. The energy regulator’s chief executive, Jonathan Brearley, told…

Read More WhatsApp messages disclosed showing actor discussed pretending she had been hospitalised Eva Green was so concerned she would have to make what she had described as a career-wrecking B-movie that she discussed pretending she had been hospitalised in order to avoid turning up, a court has heard. New detail of Green’s antipathy towards…

Read MoreClass-action lawsuit seeking damages alleges that tech-focused bank failed to disclose risks from interest rate hikes.Class-action lawsuit seeking damages alleges that tech-focused bank failed to disclose risks from interest rate hikes.

Read MoreShumirun Nessa says she has faced a backlash that has spilled into the real world after posting about the US activist.Shumirun Nessa says she has faced a backlash that has spilled into the real world after posting about the US activist.

Read More MoD refuses to say whether it has looked into claims civilians were injured in December strike Britain’s Ministry of Defence is refusing to say whether it conducted an investigation into reports of civilian casualties after an RAF drone strike conducted against a terrorist target in northern Syria last December. Ben Wallace, the defence…

Read More Exclusive: Leeds University research reports desperation, hair loss and intrusive thoughts as medics struggle with staff shortages NHS junior doctors suffer panic attacks and feelings of desperation because they get so stressed from the pressure they are under at work, research has found. Some also experience intrusive thoughts, migraines and hair loss as…

Read More The gathering of hundreds of protesters outside U.K. parliament on Sunday was a pro-Israel demonstration unlike any other. Speakers—among them British lawmakers, pro-Israel advocates, and Jewish community leaders—decried the Israeli government as the recently re-elected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moves to weaken the country’s independent courts, a key tenet of any democracy. Attendees…

Read MoreIn the absence of congressional action, the US president pushes a series of gun control measures.In the absence of congressional action, the US president pushes a series of gun control measures.

Read More Reach, which also owns Birmingham Mail, Liverpool Echo and Manchester Evening News, aims to cut costs The publisher of the Mirror and the Express newspapers has warned that up to 420 staff could faceredundancy, as part of a continued cost-cutting drive. Reach, which also owns hundreds of regional newspapers including the Birmingham Mail,…

Read More Manuel Paez Terán’s family release results of independent autopsy after protester fatally shot by Georgia law enforcement An environmental activist who was fatally shot in a confrontation with Georgia law enforcement in January was sitting cross-legged with their hands in the air at the time, the protester’s family said as they released results…

Read MoreIn addition to the 10,000 jobs being lost, 5,000 open roles at the company will be left unfilled.In addition to the 10,000 jobs being lost, 5,000 open roles at the company will be left unfilled.

Read MoreSaudi-Iran normalisation deal leads to hope for end to the war in Yemen, but will forces in the country have their say?Saudi-Iran normalisation deal leads to hope for end to the war in Yemen, but will forces in the country have their say?

Read More Ex-leader Ehud Barak has called for ‘civil disobedience’ over the plans Ex-leader Ehud Barak has called for ‘civil disobedience’ over the plans

Read More Greg Hands says sorry through cabinet secretary for attack on civil service over Channel crossings The Conservative party chair has been forced to apologise to the civil service after an email sent out in Suella Braverman’s name said public servants had frustrated plans to curb small boats crossings. The home secretary distanced herself…

Read More Twenty-two-year-old from Barrow posted photos on Facebook falsely claiming she had been abused A woman has been jailed for eight and a half years after being found guilty of lying about being raped and trafficked by an Asian grooming gang, and making false rape claims against a series of other men. Eleanor Williams,…

Read MoreThe officer was helping a driver on a US motorway and was only left with minor injuries.The officer was helping a driver on a US motorway and was only left with minor injuries.

Read More Restructuring, as part of the company’s ‘Year of Efficiency’, also sees 5,000 unfulfilled job adverts closed without hiring Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is laying off another 10,000 people and instituting a further hiring freeze as part of the company’s “Year of Efficiency”, the chief executive announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday. The restructuring,…

Read More Criticism is ‘anti-Mexico’ propaganda, Lopez Obrador insists Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said that his country is “safer than the United States” as he pushes back against critics of his nation’s security record in the wake of a kidnapping in northern Mexico during which two US citizens were killed. Five people…

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Read More The launches came a day after Pyongyang test-fired cruise missiles from a submarine amid US military drills The South Korean military has said it detected the launches of two short-range ballistic missiles by the North early on Tuesday. The latest show of force by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) came as…

Read More President reveals he visited his Democratic predecessor, who is receiving hospice care at home in Plains, Georgia Jimmy Carter – who entered home hospice care in February – has asked fellow Democratic president Joe Biden to eulogize him after he dies, Biden has revealed. Biden told people at a fundraiser in Rancho Santa…

Read More Likely contender’s statement read on air by Fox News host Tucker Carlson aligns him with rival Donald Trump Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email It was unlikely an accident that Florida’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis declared his opposition to arming Ukraine on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show.…

Read More (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell was released from the hospital Monday after treatment for a concussion and will continue to recover in an inpatient rehabilitation facility, a spokesman said. McConnell’s office said his doctors discovered over the weekend that he had also suffered a “minor rib fracture” after he tripped and…

Read More The serial killer Harvey Carignan, known as “the Want-Ad Killer” and “Harvey The Hammer” has died of natural causes at the age of 95 at a prison in Minnesota, according to a report. The serial killer Harvey Carignan, known as “the Want-Ad Killer” and “Harvey The Hammer” has died of natural causes at…

Read More Climate activists say Biden putting climate legacy at risk Climate activists say Biden putting climate legacy at risk

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Read More Governor says foreigners will only be allowed to rent cars, after series of road traffic offences The Indonesian island of Bali plans to ban tourists from renting motorbikes after a series of incidents in which foreigners have violated traffic rules. Bali’s governor, Wayan Koster, said that underchanges to be imposed this year, foreigners…

Read More John Carlo Malicsi, owner of Bruskos Barber Shop in the Philippine city of Calapan, has collected over two sacks of hair from his clientele over the last 10 days. He’s not alone. Residents across Palawan and Mindoro, popular tourist destinations in the Philippines, are rallying in all kinds of ways, including by donating…