Category: News
Virginia Giuffre, Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew accuser, dies aged 41
Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent victims of the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein who also alleged she was sexually trafficked to Prince Andrew, [more…]
Ambulance service and NHS trust admit failures over death of musician
An ambulance service and an NHS trust have admitted breaching their duty of care over the death of Ebow Graham, a founding member of the [more…]
More than 100 landfills in England may be leaching ‘highly hazardous’ waste
More than 100 old landfills in England that may be contaminated with toxic substances have flooded since 2000, potentially posing a serious safety risk, it [more…]
Trump administration investigating California university over foreign gifts
The Trump administration launched an investigation into the University of California, Berkeley, on Friday centered on foreign funding, making it the latest university to be [more…]
US food delivery app DoorDash offers to buy UK rival Deliveroo for $3.6bn
DoorDash is offering to buy its UK-based rival Deliveroo for $3.6bn (£2.7bn), Deliveroo said on Friday. Deliveroo said that its board was in talks with [more…]
Six things we learned about the future of energy security at UK summit
The UK and the International Energy Agency gathered ministers and high-level officials from 60 countries to Lancaster House in London for two days of talks [more…]
Brazil’s former president arrested and ordered to begin prison sentence
Brazil’s former president, Fernando Collor, has been arrested early and ordered to begin serving a prison sentence stemming from his 2023 conviction for corruption. Collor [more…]
Xi announces plan for Chinese economy to counter impact of US trade war
Xi Jinping has announced a plan to counter China’s continuing economic problems and the impact of the US trade war, as reports swirl that it [more…]
Weather tracker: thunderstorms lash Italy in aftermath of Storm Hans
After Storm Hans battered northern Italy in the runup to Easter, severe weather continued to lash much of the country this week. Since Tuesday, the [more…]
Lifesize herd of puppet animals begins climate action journey from Africa to Arctic Circle
Hundreds of life-size animal puppets have begun a 20,000km (12,400 mile) journey from central Africa to the Arctic Circle as part of an ambitious project [more…]
