Category: News
UK weather: Met Office warnings as ‘multi-hazard’ Storm Bert approaches
Storm Bert is expected to bring wind, rain, ice and snow to much of the UK over the weekend in what forecasters have called a [more…]
Gatwick airport reopens terminal after bomb scare evacuation
Gatwick’s south terminal reopened for passengers on Friday afternoon after a security alert caused disruption for thousands of people. Travellers were unable to check in [more…]
Removing Toronto bike lanes will make traffic worse, official document shows
Removing bike lanes from busy city streets will increase traffic congestion, according to a Canadian government document leaked amid a furious row over urban infrastructure. [more…]
Gordon Brown says daughter’s death showed value of ‘good’ dying over assisted dying
The former prime minister Gordon Brown has declared his opposition to the legalisation of assisted dying, saying the death of his newborn daughter in January [more…]
Tributes paid to ‘kind and loving’ British tourist who died in Laos
Tributes have been paid to the “beautiful, kind and loving” British tourist Simone White, one of six people to die in a suspected mass methanol [more…]
Rachel Reeves standing firm against U-turn on inheritance tax for farmers
Rachel Reeves is holding firm against a U-turn on inheritance tax for farmers, despite the Treasury analysing ways of softening the impact. The chancellor is [more…]
Haiti summons French ambassador after Macron called its leaders ‘morons’
Haiti’s government has summoned the French ambassador to the country to protest about “unfriendly and inappropriate” comments from Emmanuel Macron, who was caught on camera [more…]
Hungary invites Netanyahu to visit as world leaders split over ICC arrest warrant
Hungary’s illiberal prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has said he will invite his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, to visit in defiance of an international criminal court [more…]
US moves to list giraffes under Endangered Species Act for first time
They are the tallest animal to roam the Earth and have become an icon of children’s books, toys and awed wildlife documentaries. But giraffes are [more…]
British lawyer is fifth person to die in suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
A British lawyer has been named as the fifth person to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development [more…]
