Month: June 2024

Read More Cafes, fast-food outlets, restaurants, bakeries, pubs and supermarkets accused of fuelling the obesity crisis Some takeaway meals contain more calories in one sitting than someone is advised to consume in an entire day, a study of British eating habits has revealed. Cafes, fast-food outlets, restaurants, bakeries, pubs and supermarkets are fuelling the UK’s…

Read More Ministers left with unpalatable options of raising tuition fees, making grants or capping student numbers, says IFS The next government faces “unpalatable” choices between raising tuition fees, making direct grants or capping student numbers to rescue universities in England from their financial black hole, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned. The thinktank…

Read More We’re all entitled to our opinions, says one party candidate. His aren’t the only ones to have attracted controversy While opinion polls have shown rising support for Reform UK during the general election campaign, the party has been dogged by revelations about some of its candidates. These have ranged from comments that the…

Read MoreMore schools are weighing smartphone bans as students struggle to socialise and face mental-health issues.More schools are weighing smartphone bans as students struggle to socialise and face mental-health issues.

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Read More Oleh Sentsov’s film Real is 90 minutes of frontline action captured when he didn’t realise his camera was on In the new film by the Ukrainian director Oleh Sentsov, soldiers pinned down in a trench try to organise the evacuation of a group of fellow fighters who are stuck and wounded in a…

Read MoreLast weekend, two USDA employees were assaulted and temporarily held by assailants in the Mexican state of Michoacan.Last weekend, two USDA employees were assaulted and temporarily held by assailants in the Mexican state of Michoacan.

Read More Territory’s health ministry says Israeli attack targeted tents of displaced people; Israeli military says report ‘under review’ See all our Gaza war coverage The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says 22 people have been killed in a shelling attack that damaged its Gaza office, which is surrounded by hundreds of displaced…

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Read More Beijing ramps up pressure over ‘crime of secession’ while Taipei says China has no jurisdiction over Taiwan and urges its people not to be intimidated China has threatened to impose the death penalty in extreme cases for “diehard” Taiwan independence separatists, a ratcheting up of pressure even though Chinese courts have no jurisdiction…

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Read More“It’s something you never imagine will happen to you,” says João, 63, who under went a partial amputation.”It’s something you never imagine will happen to you,” says João, 63, who under went a partial amputation.

Read More Many parts of Victoria, NSW and Queensland have shivered through temperatures between 2C and 5C below average, the BoM says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast It has been the coldest start to winter in decades for parts…

Read More The 29-year-old criminology PhD student was fixated on college student Madison Mogen when he entered the off-campus house, according to a new book. The 29-year-old criminology PhD student was fixated on college student Madison Mogen when he entered the off-campus house, according to a new book.

Read MoreThe International Committee of the Red Cross said the “grave security incident” was the latest of several.The International Committee of the Red Cross said the “grave security incident” was the latest of several.

Read More Judge Kelli Johnson took multi-week absence from bench in May for ‘personal matters’ after high-profile murder trial of Brian Coulter Judge Kelli Johnson took multi-week absence from bench in May for ‘personal matters’ after high-profile murder trial of Brian Coulter

Read MoreThe singer on the threat of AI-generated music, and why she missed her chance to join Fleetwood Mac.The singer on the threat of AI-generated music, and why she missed her chance to join Fleetwood Mac.

Read More Spanish city is one of Europe’s top destinations but its popularity has made housing increasingly unaffordable for residents Barcelona, a top Spanish holiday destination, has announced it will bar apartment rentals to tourists by 2028, an unexpectedly drastic move as it seeks to rein in soaring housing costs and make the city livable…

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Read More The homeless man is expected to survive despite the gruesome alligator attack. The homeless man is expected to survive despite the gruesome alligator attack.

Read More Destiny Rhoades and 16-year-old Christian Gonzalez both face felony counts over the death of Octavia Aquino Destiny Rhoades and 16-year-old Christian Gonzalez both face felony counts over the death of Octavia Aquino

Read More San Francisco — A man who bludgeoned Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer and was sentenced to 30 years in federal court was also convicted Friday of aggravated kidnapping by a state court which could put him behind bars for life. A federal judge last month sentenced David DePape to 30 years in…

Read More Domestic abusers still may not possess guns, but first case decided since 2022 Bruen decision likely won’t be the last The US supreme court decided to uphold a 30-year-old federal law prohibiting subjects of domestic violence restraining orders (DVROs) from possessing guns. In Friday’s 8-1 decision, justices – except Clarence Thomas – agreed…

Read MoreA man hiking in the California wilderness has stumbled upon a pet donkey that has been missing for five years.A man hiking in the California wilderness has stumbled upon a pet donkey that has been missing for five years.

Read More On March 23, Aliyah Lynette Jaico, 8, and her family were enjoying an afternoon of swimming at a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel when she disappeared. On March 23, Aliyah Lynette Jaico, 8, and her family were enjoying an afternoon of swimming at a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel when she disappeared.

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Read MoreRebel groups in rural Colombia are using social media to recruit young people to their ranks.Rebel groups in rural Colombia are using social media to recruit young people to their ranks.

Read More Geneva — An Indian-born billionaire and three family members were sentenced to prison on Friday for exploiting domestic workers at their lakeside villa in Switzerland by seizing their passports, barring them from going out and making them work up to 18 hours a day. A Swiss court dismissed more serious charges of human…

Read More “I think that my daughter and potentially other riders are entitled to some compensation for the trauma they experienced,” mom Amy Yanotta said. “I think that my daughter and potentially other riders are entitled to some compensation for the trauma they experienced,” mom Amy Yanotta said.

Read More Police attended Westmead hospital about 11.30pm on Friday after a man, 39, allegedly stabbed and assaulted staff Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A man is under police guard at a western Sydney hospital after allegedly stabbing and assaulting hospital staff. Police were called to Westmead…

Read More Lina Alexandra Gutierrez-Farfan was charging patients $150 to $200 per session for Botox injections Lina Alexandra Gutierrez-Farfan was charging patients $150 to $200 per session for Botox injections

Read MoreWith little warning, thousands of people were forced to flee their homes as a pair of wildfires ballooned in a single afternoonWith little warning, thousands of people were forced to flee their homes as a pair of wildfires ballooned in a single afternoon

Read More The “heat dome” that has affected more than a hundred million Americans in the Midwest and East Coast this week is causing some minor delays in Amtrak train service, the national passenger railroad company said. Amtrak warned riders Thursday that they may experience delays of up to an hour between 12 p.m. and…

Read More Bill Gates’ ex-wife has endorsed Joe Biden and Elon Musk thinks this is a terrible idea Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has pushed back on Melinda French Gates’ endorsement of US President Joe Biden, suggesting it might be bad for the West. The ex-wife of Microsoft mogul Bill Gates endorsed Biden on Thursday,…

Read More Two other Americans who brought ammunition to the island avoided 12-year prison sentences thanks to courts finding their cases to involved “exceptional circumstances.” Two other Americans who brought ammunition to the island avoided 12-year prison sentences thanks to courts finding their cases to involved “exceptional circumstances.”