Category: News
UK seeks global green investors with windfarm cash and planning policies
The UK is to woo global green investors, including those scared away from the US by the actions of Donald Trump, by offering cash and [more…]
NHS staff fatigue poses ‘significant’ threat to patient safety, watchdog warns
NHS staff are so tired they are dying in car crashes and posing a major threat to patients, the service’s safety watchdog will warn on [more…]
Police launch manhunt after convicted murderer flees open prison in Scotland
Police have launched a manhunt after a convicted murderer escaped from an open prison in Scotland. Raymond McCourt, 59, was reported missing from HMP Castle [more…]
Rachel Reeves dashes hopes of early breakthrough in UK-US trade deal
Rachel Reeves has dashed hopes of an early breakthrough in trade talks with the Trump administration, stressing that the UK is “not going to rush” [more…]
Gas leak from lorry in Oldham prompts local evacuation
Emergency services were called out to a chemical and gas leak from a lorry in Greater Manchester on Wednesday. Video footage circulating on social media [more…]
Colombian ex-minister accuses the country’s president of drug abuse
A prominent Colombian politician and former minister has accused the country’s president, Gustavo Petro, of being a drug addict who allegedly went awol during an [more…]
Stock markets rise as Trump backtracks on high China tariffs and firing Fed chair
Stock markets have risen around the world after Donald Trump said his tariffs on China would come down “substantially” and he had “no intention” of [more…]
Families of detainees in El Salvador and Venezuela decry Bukele’s prisoner swap offer
The families of prisoners being held by the authoritarian governments of El Salvador and Venezuela have condemned President Nayib Bukele’s offer to swap 252 Venezuelan [more…]
Canada election sees record high early voting, figures show
A record 7.3 million people have cast their ballots over four days of advanced voting in Canada’s election, official figures showed on Tuesday, in a [more…]
Brazilian judges accept coup plot charges against more Bolsonaro allies
A panel of Brazil’s supreme court justices has unanimously accepted criminal charges against six more key allies of former president Jair Bolsonaro over an alleged [more…]
