Category: News
Keir Starmer promises Ukraine will be ‘top of the agenda’ at G20
Ukraine will be “top of the agenda” this week at a meeting of leaders from the world’s most powerful economies, Keir Starmer has pledged, though [more…]
Starmer backs plans to explore Italian-style migration deals to limit crossings
Keir Starmer is supporting plans to look at Italian-style migration deals with other nations to reduce the number of small boat crossings, saying that the [more…]
Don’t waver on electric car targets, big UK businesses tell Labour
Big UK businesses including Ovo, SSE and BT Openreach are urging the government to stick to current electric car targets as struggling carmakers pile pressure [more…]
Far-right groups plan to hijack farmers’ protest in London against tax changes
Far-right groups are seeking to hijack a farmers’ protest in London against tax changes introduced by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves. Extremists, including close associates of [more…]
Welsh Lib Dems leader under pressure after criticism over C of E abuse case
Ed Davey has said the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats should reflect on her position because of her failure to take action over an [more…]
Floods, explosions and asbestos: Thames Water faces potential problems on all fronts
When Sarah Bentley and Sarah Albon met at Beckton sewage treatment works in east London, the choice of location was designed to underline Thames Water’s [more…]
First known US case of person infected with new mpox strain reported
US health officials reported Saturday the first known case of a person infected with the new mpox strain in the country. The person acquired mpox [more…]
Argentina seeks arrests of 61 rightwing rioters from Brazil
Argentina has ordered the arrest of 61 Brazilian citizens for participating in the 2023 storming of government buildings in Brasília by supporters of the far-right [more…]
Rescuers search for survivors after building collapses in Tanzania, killing at least one
Rescuers were using their bare hands, drills and sledgehammers to reach dozens of people trapped under a building that collapsed in the centre of Tanzania’s [more…]
Student kills eight in mass stabbing in China after failing exams
Eight people were killed and 17 others injured when a 21-year-old former student went on a stabbing spree at a vocational college in China’s eastern [more…]
