Month: March 2023

Read MoreAt least three soldiers were wounded in an attack carried out on Sunday morning.At least three soldiers were wounded in an attack carried out on Sunday morning.

Read More Disruption to sports programming continues into second day as pressure grows on BBC chairman Richard Sharp Lineker row live – latest news updates The BBC is expected to severely reduce a second day of sports programming amid a deepening row over the suspension of Gary Lineker. The corporation is poised to cut back…

Read More Some hosts had trouble accessing support but 88% of those who took in Ukrainians would do so again Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates Eight in ten people who took in Ukrainians fleeing the war said they had a positive experience of hosting refugees, while most of the public think the UK should continue…

Read More Chancellor says budget will aim to break down barriers that stop people from working, and give people hope Jeremy Hunt has said there is a “hard road to follow” to return the UK to prosperity, but said his budget will show a plan to improve opportunities and grow the economy. Amid calls from…

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Read More President Biden’s budget proposal was the opening bid in a yearlong battle over federal spending. Republicans rejected it, but their counterproposals don’t add up. President Biden’s budget proposal was the opening bid in a yearlong battle over federal spending. Republicans rejected it, but their counterproposals don’t add up.

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Read More The attack on Sunday left three military personnel injured, according to the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency Israel fired several missiles against neighboring Syria on Sunday morning, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) has claimed. Three Syrian service members reportedly sustained injuries as a result of the strike, with unspecified material damage…

Read More The unique service, commissioned by a French king and used only once by the British monarch in 1967, could fetch up to £442,000 A unique set of porcelain dessert dishes and plates commissioned by France’s King Louis-Philippe I, and believed to have been used only once, for a visit by Queen Elizabeth II,…

Read More The new code revised 120-year-old criminal laws, but the effort was stymied by Joe Biden and an unlikely alliance of Republicans and Democrats In Washington DC, the law prohibits the playing of bandy and “shindy” in the streets, the arson of one’s own steamboat and potentially even being a “common scold” – a…

Read More Protesters ask ‘Mayor Andre Dickens – is this enough Black folks for you?’ in demonstration against $90m training center Kamau Franklin stood in midtown Atlanta on a recent chilly, drizzly night, held a microphone and addressed a crowd that had peacefully marched a mile to the headquarters of the Atlanta Police Foundation –…

Read More Leftwing Democrats say defense spending is far too high and query president’s request for more money for border security Progressive Democrats have welcomed large chunks of Joe Biden’s latest budget request, but there is also anger and disappointment on key issues that the left of the party holds dear, notably defense spending and…

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Read More The legislation aims to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, but has caused mass protests The upper house of the French parliament has given the green light to pension reforms proposed by President Emmanuel Macron. The initiatives, which include hiking the retirement age, have triggered staunch opposition from large sections of…

Read More Corporation’s sports coverage severely disrupted as presenters and pundits pull out in solidarity with Lineker ‘Gary Lineker’s the best in the business,” said the BBC director general, Tim Davie, on Saturday, during a hostile interview with his own organisation in which he insisted he would not resign. “That’s not for debate.” An eerily…

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Read More General Li Shangfu will oversee China’s military development amid tensions with Washington China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) appointed General Li Shangfu, who has been sanctioned by the US for dealings with Russia, as the country’s new defense minister on Sunday. In 2018, the US blacklisted Li as the then-head of the Equipment Development…

Read More Russian leader could be in the same room as Western leaders for the first time since the Ukraine war Russian leader could be in the same room as Western leaders for the first time since the Ukraine war

Read MoreA residential neighbourhood in Kostiantynivka, a city in Donetsk, has come under intense bombardment in recent days.A residential neighbourhood in Kostiantynivka, a city in Donetsk, has come under intense bombardment in recent days.

Read MoreAt one of Saturday’s rallies, opposition leader Yair Lapid said this was Israel’s “greatest crisis”.At one of Saturday’s rallies, opposition leader Yair Lapid said this was Israel’s “greatest crisis”.

Read MoreThe matter hasn’t ended for the president though, as a police investigation is still ongoing.The matter hasn’t ended for the president though, as a police investigation is still ongoing.

Read More Both sides claim hundreds of enemy troops killed in past 24 hours. Follow all the latest developments Ukraine’s foreign minister has urged Germany in an interview published on Sunday to speed up supplies of ammunition and to start training Ukrainian pilots on Western fighter jets. Dmytro Kuleba told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper…

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Read More National wealth fund is intended to pull in private investment and create thousands of new jobs in areas beyond the south-east The Labour party is planning to put the UK at the head of a worldwide green industrial revolution, with a massive US-style, public-private investment scheme targeted at the most deprived regions. In…

Read More Environmental groups criticise cut in passenger tax, which will increase flights, but government says it remains committed to net-zero A controversial new cut in air passenger tax due next month was passed after the airline industry told the government it would lead to a new era of “ultra low” prices for domestic flights…

Read More Websites appear to be defying a UK ban on advertising prescription drugs by urging customers to register their interest in the new weight-loss injection As controversy raged about the new weight loss drug approved for use on the NHS, retail chain Superdrug was last week urging customers to register interest in the injection.…

Read More Jewish leaders join Stephen Cottrell in urging government not to penalise ‘world’s most vulnerable’ as charities and businesses voice horror in open letter The government’s new asylum and migration law “amounts to cruelty without purpose” and is “immoral and inept”, the Archbishop of York has said in a powerful intervention over plans unveiled…

Read MoreEx-US President Trump’s deputy delivers toughest rebuke to date, reveals he may challenge for the Republican nomination.Ex-US President Trump’s deputy delivers toughest rebuke to date, reveals he may challenge for the Republican nomination.

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Read More A quarter are regularly going without food and other essentials, a new Russell Group Students’ Unions study reveals One in five students at Russell Group universities are considering dropping out because of the cost of living crisis, and a quarter are regularly going without food and other essentials, the Observer can reveal. In…

Read More Authorities say community still in town could be isolated for up to two weeks with water levels continuing to rise Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast About 70 people are holding out in the stranded Queensland town of Burketown, as the swollen Albert River to the…

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