Month: April 2024

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Read More Embattled water supplier promises to invest up to £3bn more over the next five years Business live – latest updates Thames Water could raise bills to as much as £627 a year to pay to fix its leaky network, after promising to invest up to £3bn more over the next five years. The…

Read More CEO was due to meet Narendra Modi but carmaker is likely to report worst performance in seven years Business live – latest updates Elon Musk has postponed a trip to India, including a planned meeting with the prime minister, Narendra Modi, after citing “very heavy obligations” at Tesla. The Tesla chief executive was…

Read MoreAuthorities say Kendji Girac’s life is no longer in danger.Authorities say Kendji Girac’s life is no longer in danger.

Read More Measures are expected against Netzah Yehuda battalion, which is accused of human rights violations against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank Measures are expected against Netzah Yehuda battalion, which is accused of human rights violations against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank

Read More President Andrzej Duda has admitted he discussed the issue with Washington Poland is open to hosting US nuclear weapons on its territory amid the current stand-off with Russia over Ukraine, President Andrzej Duda has said. In an interview with the Polish daily Fakt on Monday, the Polish leader acknowledged that the issue of…

Read More Sabreen Jouda was born in an emergency cesarean section after her mother, four-year-old sister and father were killed Sabreen Jouda was born in an emergency cesarean section after her mother, four-year-old sister and father were killed

Read More Environmentalists fear focus on economy may undermine country’s climate transition – one of most radical in Europe Portugal has been among Europe’s more ambitious countries in terms of climate action, but the rise of the far right in recent elections could threaten the positive steps the country has taken. At the end of…

Read MoreActivists and legal experts say Homayoun Sabetara was unfairly imprisoned in 2022.Activists and legal experts say Homayoun Sabetara was unfairly imprisoned in 2022.

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Read More Russia’s defence ministry says it has captured the settlement of Bohdanivka, near the fortified hilltop town in eastern Ukraine Good morning and welcome to our Ukraine blog. Russia said on Sunday its forces had advanced towards the town of Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine and seized control of the settlement of Bohdanivka, as…

Read More Commissioner says failure to explain why police did not pursue case against Matthew White ‘totally unacceptable’ The Metropolitan police commissioner has apologised to the mother of Stephen Lawrence for not fulfilling a promise to explain why his force failed to properly handle evidence against one of the suspects in the teenager’s murder. A…

Read MoreThe worldwide event aims to raise awareness about the need to protect the environment.The worldwide event aims to raise awareness about the need to protect the environment.

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Read More Ex-president’s team have seemingly thrown everything but the kitchen sink to try to stop or stall the former president’s first criminal trial — none of these efforts have been successful so far Ex-president’s team have seemingly thrown everything but the kitchen sink to try to stop or stall the former president’s first criminal…

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Read More The Biden administration will “aggressively” implement a new strategy to protect the Jewish community, it has announced The White House denounced an “alarming surge of anti-Semitism” at US college campuses in a statement on Sunday, against the backdrop of an escalating pro-Palestine protest at Columbia University in New York.   More than 100 people…

Read More A US official confirmed rockets were fired towards troops at a coalition base in Syria, but no personnel were injured If you would like to listen to something about the conflict in the Middle East, our Audio Long Read podcast today is by Joshua Leifer, and is a version of his essay from…

Read More Unidentified man dead after police shooting at Colosseum on Monday morning A man has died after being shot by Queensland police at a rest area south of Gladstone. Police said the man was fatally shot at Colosseum on Monday, 20 kilometres south of Miriam Vale, at about 10.50am. Continue reading…Unidentified man dead after…

Read More Four-metre animal found during spotlight searches near Saibai Island on Friday night and ‘humanely euthanised’ a day later Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Wildlife officers have euthanised a large crocodile believed to have killed a 16-year-old boy…

Read More Risk of fire ants spreading at ‘another level’ after detection in Oakey, Queensland, says chair of NSW Farmers’ biosecurity committee Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Fire ants have reached the Murray Darling Basin, with experts warning the…

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Read More Watch live as European Union foreign ministers arrive in Luxembourg for a meeting to discuss the situations in the Middle East and Ukraine on Monday, 22 April. Watch live as European Union foreign ministers arrive in Luxembourg for a meeting to discuss the situations in the Middle East and Ukraine on Monday, 22…

Read MoreSeven navy men are still missing after two helicopters apparently crashed during night drills.Seven navy men are still missing after two helicopters apparently crashed during night drills.

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Read MoreRain-swollen rivers have overflowed in Guangdong, swamping swathes of China’s most populous province.Rain-swollen rivers have overflowed in Guangdong, swamping swathes of China’s most populous province.

Read More Prime minister Anthony Albanese joins hundreds of people in remembering victims of one of Sydney’s worst knife attacks Prime minister Anthony Albanese joins hundreds of people in remembering victims of one of Sydney’s worst knife attacks

Read More Daniel Mookhey says ‘absurd’ carve-up of GST allocations means the state will ‘almost certainly’ lose its coveted AAA credit rating Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast New South Wales will “almost certainly” lose its remaining top-notch debt rating…

Read MoreTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to make his first official visit to Iraq in more than a decadeTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to make his first official visit to Iraq in more than a decade

Read MoreNew report warns people are increasingly at risk in a continent warming twice as fast as the global average.New report warns people are increasingly at risk in a continent warming twice as fast as the global average.

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Read MoreIn India’s only state where the BJP has never won a seat, demographics and history remain stumbling blocks for the PM.In India’s only state where the BJP has never won a seat, demographics and history remain stumbling blocks for the PM.

Read MoreBill targeting Chinese-owned app goes to the US Senate after passing the House in bipartisan vote.Bill targeting Chinese-owned app goes to the US Senate after passing the House in bipartisan vote.

Read More Product made from used nappies will go on sale in shopping centres after sterilisation, bleaching, and deodorising A company in Japan has started selling the world’s first “horizontally” recycled nappies, as the country’s ageing society undergoes a shift in demand for children’s diapers to those for older adults. Unicharm, based in the south-western…

Read More QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s fledgling president got a resounding victory Sunday in a referendum that he touted as a way to crack down on criminal gangs behind a spiraling wave of violence. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] An official quick count showed that Ecuadorians overwhelmingly voted “yes” to all nine questions focused on tightening security measures,…