Category: News
IMF warns Trump trade tariffs could dent global economy as it upgrades UK outlook
The International Monetary Fund has warned the trade tariffs favoured by US presidential candidate Donald Trump could hurt global growth, as it upgraded its forecast [more…]
Investigation under way to establish cause of fatal train crash in Wales
Rail investigators are working to establish the cause of the first head-on train crash in the UK this century, which killed a passenger in his [more…]
Social media algorithms need overhaul after Southport stabbings riots, Ofcom says
Social media algorithms must be adjusted to prevent misinformation from spreading, the chief executive of Ofcom has warned, responding to the rioting that broke out [more…]
No 10 says Starmer ‘shares public anger’ at early prisoner releases but system facing paralysis without it – as it happened
5.05pm.) She used the comment as she made a statement to MPs confirming that David Gauke, the former Tory justice secretary, will lead a sentencing [more…]
Body found in search for missing woman Victoria Taylor
A body believed to be that of Victoria Taylor has been found in the search for the 34-year-old woman who went missing from her North [more…]
Two men plead guilty to contract killing of Sikh man in Canada but don’t say who hired them
Two men have pleaded guilty to the contract killing of a Sikh man who was acquitted in the 1985 bombing of an Air India flight [more…]
Surrogacy ring accused of exploiting vulnerable women in Argentina
An international surrogacy ring exploited impoverished women, denied payments for miscarriages, and “commercialised” babies in Argentina, prosecutors have alleged. A team of prosecutors said they [more…]
Tuesday briefing: Canada puts India ‘on notice’ as row over alleged killing of Sikh activists escalates
Good morning. In September 2023, Justin Trudeau stood up in parliament and made extraordinary allegations against the Indian government. The prime minister said Canadian authorities [more…]
Millions of teenagers in Africa have undiagnosed asthma – study
Millions of teenagers in Africa are suffering from asthma with no formal diagnosis as the continent undergoes rapid urbanisation, researchers have found. The study, published [more…]
Despair in Chad camps as violence and hunger in Sudan drive 25,000 across border in a week
Refugees and aid agencies have warned of deteriorating conditions in overcrowded and severely underfunded camps in Chad, as intensifying violence and a hunger crisis in [more…]
