Month: March 2024

Read More Judge rules levelling up secretary’s move to halt plan to raze and redevelop store is unlawful Business live – latest updates Marks & Spencer has claimed victory after Michael Gove’s decision to block a controversial plan to raze and redevelop its main store on London’s Oxford Street was ruled to be unlawful. The…

Read MoreBillionaire entrepreneur says Microsoft-backed company originally promised to make an open-source, non-profit company.Billionaire entrepreneur says Microsoft-backed company originally promised to make an open-source, non-profit company.

Read MoreThe agreement would allow Kenyan police to lead a UN-backed mission in the gang-riven Caribbean nation.The agreement would allow Kenyan police to lead a UN-backed mission in the gang-riven Caribbean nation.

Read More The film-maker, who won the Palme d’Or for 1977’s Padre Padrone, was a towering presence for more than three decades, creating politically engaged works with his brother Vittorio The Italian film-maker Paolo Taviani, whose gritty biopic Padre Padrone won top prize at the Cannes film festival, has died aged 92, Rome’s mayor, Roberto…

Read More High-budget series with largely Japanese cast avoids well worn western orientalist fantasies and wins plaudits in Japan Japanese audiences could have been forgiven for bracing themselves when Disney announced the launch of Shōgun, a 10-part adaptation of James Clavell’s classic 1975 novel. With few exceptions, Hollywood depictions of Japan and the Japanese have…

Read More Western diplomats join chanting crowd paying tribute to opposition leader who died in a penal colony Live blog: follow the latest news from Russia Thousands of mourners gathered in front of a church in Moscow as the funeral service for Russia’s most prominent Putin critic, Alexei Navalny, began. Crowds were heard shouting “Navalny,…

Read MoreAt least 46 people have died after a massive fire spread through a multi-storey building housing restaurants in Dhaka.At least 46 people have died after a massive fire spread through a multi-storey building housing restaurants in Dhaka.

Read MoreA large crowd was filmed chanting the name of Alexey Navalny as his body was carried into church for his funeral.A large crowd was filmed chanting the name of Alexey Navalny as his body was carried into church for his funeral.

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Read More Marcus Osborne stabbed Katie Higton in a frenzied attack before using her Snapchat account to lure Steven Harnett to his death A man who murdered his ex-partner and her new boyfriend in a “ferocious, merciless and sustained” attack has been jailed for life and told he will never be released. Days before she…

Read More The text in Russian was published by RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan, hours after she reported receiving the recording The full text of what is claimed to be a discussion by senior German military officers on how to attack the Crimean Bridge in Russia was published by RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan on Friday. She…

Read MoreAt least 117 people were killed on Thursday as crowds gathered round aid lorries in Gaza City.At least 117 people were killed on Thursday as crowds gathered round aid lorries in Gaza City.

Read MoreUkraine is doubling down on remote warfare to smash Putin’s power base and ability to fight.Ukraine is doubling down on remote warfare to smash Putin’s power base and ability to fight.

Read More Emmanuel Macron says civilians were ‘targeted by Israeli soldiers’ as they gathered to get food from trucks in Gaza Middle East crisis – live updates France has called for an independent investigation into the deaths of more than 100 Palestinians in Gaza who had gathered around aid trucks delivering food on Thursday. Emmanuel…

Read More A soldier has handed himself in to police A soldier has handed himself in to police

Read More A total of 22 people died on White Island when the volcano erupted A total of 22 people died on White Island when the volcano erupted

Read MoreAt least 45 people were killed and dozens injured after a fire raged through a six-storey building in Dhaka.At least 45 people were killed and dozens injured after a fire raged through a six-storey building in Dhaka.

Read MoreRocha admitted to a four-decade betrayal of the US foreign service as a Cuban mole.Rocha admitted to a four-decade betrayal of the US foreign service as a Cuban mole.

Read More UK haulage firm employs 20,000 people and customers include Asda, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose Business live – latest updates Bosses at the UK haulage firm Wincanton have thrown their support behind a £762m takeover offer from the US logistics company GXO and dropped their backing for a rival bid. Wincanton said on Friday that…

Read MoreThis Palestinian boy was pulled out of the rubble of his home 9 days after it was destroyed by an Israeli air attack.This Palestinian boy was pulled out of the rubble of his home 9 days after it was destroyed by an Israeli air attack.

Read MoreThe BBC’s Carrie Davies in Tehran says there are major concerns about “voter apathy”.The BBC’s Carrie Davies in Tehran says there are major concerns about “voter apathy”.

Read More AA Milne brought to bear to help settle dispute between Waltham Forest council and Greek food firm Odysea It is not every day that a judge quotes Winnie-the-Pooh. But this week, one made the return to the Hundred Acre Wood when delivering an extraordinary judgment over what constitutes “raw honey”. Judge Neville was…

Read More SAN MIGUEL, El Salvador, Mar 01 (IPS) – In a win-win relationship, a segment of El Salvador’s agribusiness industry is taking steps to ease the tension of the historic socio-environmental conflict caused by poultry and pig farms, whose waste has caused concern and anger in nearby communities. Read the full story, “Salvadoran Poultry…

Read MoreAt least 117 people were killed on Thursday as crowds gathered round aid lorries in Gaza City.At least 117 people were killed on Thursday as crowds gathered round aid lorries in Gaza City.

Read More Average cost of a home increased to £260,420 in February, up by 1.2% on a year earlier, says Nationwide Business live – latest updates UK house prices grew for the first time on an annual basis in more than a year in February, as a decline in borrowing costs prompted an uptick in…

Read More Navalny team’s spokesperson Kira Yarmysh says attempts to hire a hearse have been thwarted by ‘unknown people’ Navalny team’s spokesperson Kira Yarmysh says attempts to hire a hearse have been thwarted by ‘unknown people’

Read More Watch live as the family of Alexei Navalny joins mourners for the Vladimir Putin critic’s funeral in Moscow today (Friday 1 March). Watch live as the family of Alexei Navalny joins mourners for the Vladimir Putin critic’s funeral in Moscow today (Friday 1 March).

Read MoreA US senator says such a claim is ‘laughable’ and calls on Biden to seek permission for strikes from Congress.A US senator says such a claim is ‘laughable’ and calls on Biden to seek permission for strikes from Congress.

Read MoreKinshasa has long accused the UN force of failing to protect civilians from the armed groups in the east of the country.Kinshasa has long accused the UN force of failing to protect civilians from the armed groups in the east of the country.

Read More Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Deepika Padukone are among the Indian super stars set to join the celebrations Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Deepika Padukone are among the Indian super stars set to join the celebrations

Read More Galloway claimed his victory signalled a ‘shifting of tectonic plates’. The reality is perhaps less apocalyptic UK politics live – latest updates While George Galloway’s portentous declaration of “a shifting of the tectonic plates” was the sort of hyperbole he specialises in, his sweeping victory in the Rochdale byelection does carry some lessons…

Read More The statement by US defense chief Lloyd Austin shows who the real aggressor is, the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said A claim by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that NATO and Russia could end up in a direct confrontation if Kiev loses its conflict with Moscow is “mad,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova…

Read More Russians and Ukrainians will now have to pay to extend their stay in Sri Lanka Russians and Ukrainians will now have to pay to extend their stay in Sri Lanka

Read More Owens got out of truck and ‘the fire simply overtook her’, officials say Owens got out of truck and ‘the fire simply overtook her’, officials say

Read MoreMark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates are among guests at a pre-wedding party for billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s son.Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates are among guests at a pre-wedding party for billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s son.