Month: February 2024

Read More Wage growth fears likely to make Bank policymakers wait before cutting interest rates from 5.25% Bank of England policymakers are expected to hold interest rates at 5.25% when they meet today, but a rapid fall in inflation could mean a cut in the cost of borrowing comes as early as June. Analysts said…

Read More Police urge public to report dogs in breach of rules with owners facing criminal record and fine Up to 15,000 unregistered XL bully dogs are believed to be owned illegally as a full ban comes into force in England and Wales, with police urging the public to report dogs they believe are in…

Read More Offer comes as research shows half of families in UK have never holidayed abroad with grandparents EasyJet’s holiday wing is offering “grans go free” places on trips to Europe, after research found half of families had never holidayed abroad with their grandparents. Under the offer, one grandparent on the trip can travel free…

Read MoreThe storming of the building marked an escalation in the 2019 mass protests that began over a China extradition bill.The storming of the building marked an escalation in the 2019 mass protests that began over a China extradition bill.

Read MoreAs devotees stream in, residents say small town in one of India’s poorest states lacks infrastructure to host millions.As devotees stream in, residents say small town in one of India’s poorest states lacks infrastructure to host millions.

Read More Reports 10 people, including one who arrived by ambulance, feigned illness at Colac urgent care clinic Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Victoria’s health department is investigating allegations staff and family members at a regional hospital posed as…

Read More GENEVA, Jan 31 (IPS) – Zero leprosy is not an impossible dream—Yohei Sasakawa, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination at the Global Appeal 2024 to End Stigma and Discrimination Against Persons Affected by LeprosyTuji Sode detached himself from his family and hid himself from the public, embarrassed by his condition, which in biblical times…

Read More Wiradjuri woman says she does not want them to be part of the British child protection system and ‘they need to come home’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Aboriginal mother of two children who are stranded…

Read MoreThe sportswear giant cut ties with Kanye West in 2022 after he made a series of antisemitic comments.The sportswear giant cut ties with Kanye West in 2022 after he made a series of antisemitic comments.

Read More Admiral Dong Jun also praised Moscow’s stance on the “Taiwan issue”  China’s defense minister Dong Jun has told his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu that strategic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing is a pillar of maintaining peace around the globe, in his first public appearance since his appointment at the end of last year.…

Read More Officers smash glass after boy became trapped in Capalaba claw machine, having climbed through chute to reach prized plushies Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast An adventurous three-year-old has been rescued from a claw machine in a Queensland…

Read More Son of former premier Kristina Keneally sentenced to intensive correction order after being caught lying by founder of ISuepolice The police officer son of ex-NSW premier Kristina Keneally has slumped over in relief after being spared jail for a false statement that led to an activist’s wrongful imprisonment. Daniel Keneally was sentenced to…

Read MoreAmbitious online news site The Messenger has abruptly shut down after only eight months in operationAmbitious online news site The Messenger has abruptly shut down after only eight months in operation

Read More Lawmakers pass a $79bn tax cut package with broad bipartisan support, giving both parties coveted policy wins The House accomplished something unusual Wednesday in passing, with broad, bipartisan support, a roughly $79bn tax cut package that would enhance the child tax credit for millions of lower-income families and boost three tax breaks for…

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Read MoreChina is targeting US infrastructure and laying the groundwork to wreak chaos, the FBI director warns.China is targeting US infrastructure and laying the groundwork to wreak chaos, the FBI director warns.

Read MoreAs the war enters its 708th day, these are the main developments.As the war enters its 708th day, these are the main developments.

Read More Chris Wray tells House committee there has been been far too little public focus on a sleeper cyber threat that affects ‘every American’ US officials say they have disrupted a state-backed Chinese effort to plant malware that could damage civilian infrastructure, as the head of the FBI warned that Beijing was positioning itself…

Read More Ireland may also cut the government-funded housing limit to 90 days Dublin may cut welfare benefits to Ukrainian refugees by more than 80 percent and introduce limits on their stay in Irish government-provided housing, the country’s minister of social protection has told the parliament. The proposed change would be retroactive and would affect…

Read More Jordan Willis is ‘facing his addiction head-on,’ according to a family source, who described the the deaths of his friends an ‘enormous wakeup call’ Jordan Willis is ‘facing his addiction head-on,’ according to a family source, who described the the deaths of his friends an ‘enormous wakeup call’

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Read More Political donations for previous financial year, released by the AEC, show major parties received $210.7m in donations and other receipts Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Clive Palmer’s mining company, Mineralogy, has again topped the list of political…

Read More Adriana Kuch was found dead at her home in Bayville, New Jersey, in February 2023, two days after she was allegedly beaten by a group of her fellow students Adriana Kuch was found dead at her home in Bayville, New Jersey, in February 2023, two days after she was allegedly beaten by a…

Read More A cybersecurity analyst has told an undercover journalist that US officials are privately worried about the president and his VP A White House aide has admitted that his colleagues are worried about Joe Biden’s deteriorating cognitive skills and the unpopularity of Kamala Harris, but they can’t publicly voice those concerns as the president…

Read MoreThere are about 40 militant groups backed by Iran in the region, including one that claimed the deadly drone strike on a U.S. base in Jordan.There are about 40 militant groups backed by Iran in the region, including one that claimed the deadly drone strike on a U.S. base in Jordan.

Read More Police described the object as a ‘dangerous object’ as Sweden’s prime minister condemned the ‘attempted attack’ Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson condemned “an attempted attack” against the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, after an object found outside it was destroyed by the bomb squad on Wednesday. Police said a “live” device had been found…

Read More Alec Baldwin is released on his own recognizance after pleading not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in ‘Rust’ shooting. Alec Baldwin is released on his own recognizance after pleading not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in ‘Rust’ shooting.

Read MoreHow hot is too hot to work? The BBC visits Cambodia’s sweltering brick kilns to find out.How hot is too hot to work? The BBC visits Cambodia’s sweltering brick kilns to find out.

Read More Ex-South Carolina governor’s new campaign highlights ‘senior moments’ of both men who are likely headed for a rematch Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has launched a new attack on her rivals in the 2024 election – fellow party member Donald Trump and US president Joe Biden, with an advertisement campaign targeting their age.…