Month: May 2024

Read MoreExploration of a 300-year-old wreck in the Caribbean Sea with an estimate £16bn trove starts.Exploration of a 300-year-old wreck in the Caribbean Sea with an estimate £16bn trove starts.

Read More Any feelgood factor from the Euros or Wimbledon looks unlikely to boost the beleaguered PM’s chances in the general election There were obvious immediate beneficiaries of the timing of Rishi Sunak’s surprise election call: Post Office villain Paula Vennells, for example, bumped off the front pages, and civil service chief of staff Simon…

Read More Hearing loss charities say deaf people struggling to access healthcare and facing cancelled appointments NHS England has been accused of “dragging its feet” on bringing in new accessibility procedures, leading to disabled people routinely struggling to access healthcare and facing cancelled appointments. The Accessible Information Standard (AIS), originally implemented in 2016, was part…

Read More OKLAHOMA CITY — At least two people are dead after severe weather swept across Texas and Oklahoma overnight, causing extensive damage and outages, authorities said. Sheriff Ray Sappington confirmed the deaths in rural Cooke County in Texas near the Oklahoma border on Saturday night. “It took some time to get back in there…

Read MoreThe International Organization for Migration has increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670.The International Organization for Migration has increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670.

Read More MANCHESTER, England — Nicki Minaj’s concert in Manchester scheduled for Saturday night was postponed after police in the Netherlands discovered marijuana in her bags as she was preparing to leave the country. Promoter Live Nation said the performance will be rescheduled and tickets will be honored. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “Despite Nicki’s best efforts to…

Read More Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail have endorsed Sunak but messaging is more nuanced in Murdoch’s Sun and Times UK politics live – latest updates In the build up to the 1992 election the Sun’s attacks on the Labour leader, Neil Kinnock, who had been expected to win, were relentless. On polling day, its…

Read More Ukraine president urges Joe Biden and Xi Jinping to ‘show your leadership’ and send message to Moscow The Ukraine president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has released a desperate video plea calling on world leaders to attend a “peace summit” next month in Switzerland, after a deadly Russian attack on a DIY hypermarket in Kharkiv on…

Read More As protests erupted across college campuses this spring amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, Arizona State University (ASU) president Michael Crow—who runs a large state institution with nearly 80,000 students enrolled on campus and more than 65,000 online—was not immune from the heat. In late April, pro-Palestian protesters erected an encampment on the school’s Tempe,…

Read More Party’s leaders are more nervous than ever that it will lose its majority for the first time since Nelson Mandela led it to victory It was supposed to be a show of strength, a packed crowd of 83,000 ANC supporters showing South Africa that despite the country’s myriad problems, the ruling party was…

Read MoreThe military had promised elections in July to restore civilian rule, but it also said security would take priority.The military had promised elections in July to restore civilian rule, but it also said security would take priority.

Read More Nepali official says Daniel Paterson and a sherpa fell on their way down from “a very high altitude” on the Chinese side of the mountain, complicating any rescue effort Nepali official says Daniel Paterson and a sherpa fell on their way down from “a very high altitude” on the Chinese side of the…

Read More More than 3,000 people have used the law, inspiring legislation in Australia and Canada and debate in the UK, France and Japan It’s three decades since Ann Jackson voted against the first assisted-dying law in the world. But after watching two partners succumb to cancer, and fearing the prospect of a lingering death…

Read More A toxic brew of politics, racism and conservative Supreme Court rulings fuels the effort to prevent people of color and college students from casting ballots. A toxic brew of politics, racism and conservative Supreme Court rulings fuels the effort to prevent people of color and college students from casting ballots.

Read More Four vessels were beached after disconnecting from a $320 million floating pier off the coast of Gaza Four US navy vessels, which had been connected to a floating pier off the coast of Gaza, have broken off their moorings and run aground on an Israeli beach due to a storm, the US Central…

Read More Bystanders ran in to rescue 12 newborns from fire at children’s hospital as PM Narendra Modi says deaths are ‘heart-rending’ Six newborn babies have died after a fire tore through a children’s hospital in the Indian capital, Delhi, with people charging into the flames to rescue the infants, police said on Sunday. India’s…

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Read MoreThe land is still sliding and rescue is difficult, the head of the UN migration agency says.The land is still sliding and rescue is difficult, the head of the UN migration agency says.

Read More Warnings of possible flooding, travel delays and power cuts as Met Office issues yellow warning More than an inch of rain could fall in one hour as thunderstorms lash parts of England and Wales, forecasters have warned. Slow-moving showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop on Sunday afternoon, with 20-30mm of rain due…

Read MoreRuling Conservative Party says it will bring back national service if it wins the July 4 general election.Ruling Conservative Party says it will bring back national service if it wins the July 4 general election.

Read MoreAt least six infants have been killed, officials said, while the hospital’s owner has fled.At least six infants have been killed, officials said, while the hospital’s owner has fled.

Read More James Cleverly says there will be ‘no criminal sanction’ as Labour criticises policy as ‘desperate and unfunded’ Shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall said the Conservatives’ national service announcement was a “gimmick”. She told Sky News’s Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips show: “This is an unfunded commitment, a headline-grabbing gimmick, it is…

Read More US rapper detained in Amsterdam on suspicion of ‘possessing soft drugs’ before being fined by Dutch police Nicki Minaj has offered her “deepest and most sincere apologies” after her Manchester concert was cancelled at the last minute as she was arrested in Amsterdam. The US rapper was detained for hours at Schiphol airport…

Read More An ex-ENO artistic head and the director who staged War Horse working on a contemporary opera about drug addiction crisis The opioid crisis is to be the subject of a new opera by a former artistic director of English National Opera (ENO) and the man behind the stage adaptation of War Horse. The…

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Read More Kiev has had to stop using some American arms due to Moscow’s electronic warfare capabilities, Ukrainian officials have said Many US-made munitions that rely on satellite guidance have failed to withstand Russia’s jamming technology after being supplied to Kiev, the Washington Post reported on Friday. The Ukrainian forces have had to stop using…

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Read MoreThe governing party wraps up its campaign for a seventh term with a rally in Soweto.The governing party wraps up its campaign for a seventh term with a rally in Soweto.

Read MoreThe owner of the hospital has fled, police said, adding that legal action is being taken against the individual.The owner of the hospital has fled, police said, adding that legal action is being taken against the individual.

Read MoreAs Casablanca has boomed, so has the city’s skateboarding infrastructure, a boon for young people hopeful for the futureAs Casablanca has boomed, so has the city’s skateboarding infrastructure, a boon for young people hopeful for the future

Read MoreA combined 60 points from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown helped Boston steal Game 3 on the road in Indianapolis.A combined 60 points from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown helped Boston steal Game 3 on the road in Indianapolis.

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Read More Gunman shot Jennifer and Gretl Petelczyc, aged 59 and 18, at Floreat home where it’s believed his ex-wife was staying, before taking his own life Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Western Australia’s premier says more needs to be done to combat domestic violence after the…

Read More Numbers waiting for treatment have increased by 27% in less than two years as the UK’s population ages and grows more obese The rising number of people ­waiting for physiotherapy treatment is causing problems in other parts of the NHS and harming the UK’s economy, leading clinicians have warned. Waiting lists for treatment…

Read MoreAs the war enters its 821st day, these are the main developments.As the war enters its 821st day, these are the main developments.