Category: News
Brazil police eye top crime faction after brazen murder at São Paulo airport
Police investigating a brazen murder at the arrivals area of Brazil’s main airport are pursuing at least three lines of inquiry in their attempt to [more…]
Teenager in critical condition with Canada’s first human case of bird flu
A teenager is in critical condition in a British Columbia children’s hospital, in what is believed to be Canada’s first human case of bird flu. [more…]
US bans Haiti flights for 30 days after Spirit jet hit by hail of gunfire
The US Federal Aviation Administration has banned civilian flights into Haiti for 30 days after a jetliner was shot at on approach to Port-au-Prince. Bullets [more…]
Canadian minister says ‘not everyone is welcome’ amid Trump migrant threat
Canada’s immigration minister has said “not everyone is welcome” in the country as officials brace for an increase of migrants when Donald Trump returns to [more…]
Tributes paid to mother who died in house fire where four children survived
Tributes have been paid to a 37-year-old woman who died in a house fire in Greater Manchester where her four children survived. Kate Mulcahy was [more…]
Steph Wilson wins Taylor Wessing photography prize with striking portrait
A portrait documenting an unconventional and “imperfect” example of motherhood has won one of the world’s most prestigious photography prizes. The National Portrait Gallery has [more…]
PSNI ‘failed’ family of woman whose suspected murder it treated as suicide
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) “failed” the family of a 21-year-old woman after her death two years ago in Derry, initially treating it [more…]
Justin Welby to quit as archbishop of Canterbury over handling of abuse scandal
The archbishop of Canterbury is to step down amid intense pressure over his handling of one of the church’s worst abuse scandals. Justin Welby’s decision, [more…]
Airlines halt flights to Haiti after plane hit by gunfire
Haiti’s international airport shut down on Monday after gangs opened fire at a commercial flight landing in Port-Au-Prince, prompting some airlines to suspend operations as [more…]
Pay for NHS chiefs to be linked to performance with ‘no more rewards for failure’, Wes Streeting says – as it happened
a news release: In his review of the NHS, Lord Ara Darzi found the only criteria by which chief executive pay was set is the [more…]