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Boost for John Healey before budget as GDP figure shows UK economy grew faster than first estimated in second quarter Business live – latest updates UK households’ incomes grew at a stronger pacethan previously…
‘The era of writing blank checks to international bureaucracies is over,’ state department spokesperson says Donald Trump’s administration has withdrawn the United States from the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption…
Environment Agency warns residents of 6m properties to prepare for a wet and windy three months ahead More than two million people in England are unaware their properties are at risk of flooding, as the UK braces for a…
Covered by BBC News – World, Al Jazeera English, The Guardian – World. "Backpack" defeated a bear known only as "910" in the final round of the annual competition.
Security service says academics should stop taking grants from and working with firm backed by China’s intelligence service MI5 China alert will send chill through UK’s cash-strapped universities China’s intelligence…
Met calls move ‘milestone’ moment that paves way for ‘very best possible evidence for charging decisions’ Police investigating the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire have handed over files of evidence relating to 20 companies and…
Burundi joins several other African nations in accepting people deported under Trump’s hardline policy Burundi has agreed to join a clutch of other African nations in receiving migrants from other countries deported…
Alexander Millington-Cotes is concerned for welfare of the 82-year-old, who hasn’t been seen in public for two years The stepson of Sir Ranulph Fiennes has launched a crowdfunder to pay for “specialist legal advice” in…
PM’s oratory at least as good as Blair’s, says Andrew Marr, while Mail asks who pays for Honest Andy’s ‘New Jerusalem’ UK politics live – latest updates When assessing British political speeches, even many critics of…
Support for white Afrikaners, anti-communism and others reveals how US redefining what qualifies as human rights With hours left before the funding expires, the Trump administration is pushing to direct more than $175m…
Study says UK-based banks provided $8.3bn in coal financing in four years, with Barclays and HSBC leading rise UK banks are Europe’s biggest financial backers of the global coal industry, providing billions of pounds in…
Covered by The Guardian – World, Al Jazeera English. Sending migrants to countries they do not come from can have deadly consequences and must be halted, says report The deportation of thousands of migrants from the US to third countries has set off a “cascade of human…
Kenjiro Tsuda wins case against TikTok account in landmark verdict to protect publicity rights A court in Japan has ruled that the human voice has legal protection after a landmark case involving a well known actor and…
Covered by BBC News – World, The Guardian – World. Parastoo Ahmadi was convicted of "offending public decency" after singing while wearing a sleeveless dress during a livestreamed concert.
Andrew Bailey’s comments come as fears grow that rogue models could take financial system hostage Business live – latest updates The governor of the Bank of England has said authorities must retain the “right to…
Covered by Al Jazeera English, The Guardian – World, BBC News – World. Warden among five officials suspended over the discovery of an apartment-style compound for inmates at Cibinong prison.
Northern Ireland secretary holding talks with both sides as Garvaghy Road group launches fresh legal challenge UK politics live – latest updates Talks to break the deadlock over the controversial Drumcree parade will…
Insects provide protection, sanitation and even shelter to vertebrates, making them a priority for conservation efforts For many vertebrates, insects are more than a food source. As “little things that run the world”,…
Bakery chain says move is necessary to provide growth in the ‘most cost-efficient manner’ Greggs has announced plans to close four of its factories, in a move that could result in 740 job losses over the next two and a…
At least eight people injured as damaged port infrastructure and other sites hit, according to the governor of the Black Sea region Keeping with the energy theme, the International Energy Agency’s executive director…