Category: News
Three in four England universities expected to be in the red next year
England’s universities face financial turmoil with nearly three in four expected to be in the red next year, according to gloomy forecasts from the higher [more…]
Tory pair backed ‘rushed and misjudged’ asylum site purchase, watchdog says
Leading Tories Robert Jenrick and Oliver Dowden were on the committee that backed plans for the “rushed and misjudged” £15m purchase of an asbestos-ridden site [more…]
Bank of England governor says Brexit has undermined UK economy
The Bank of England governor has urged ministers to “rebuild relations” with the EU, warning that Brexit has undermined the UK’s economy. Speaking at the [more…]
Stop ‘draconian’ mass deportations of Haitians fleeing gangs, activists say
Activists have called on Caribbean governments to halt the mass deportation of Haitians fleeing escalating gang violence that has claimed thousands of lives and displaced [more…]
UK court sides with Icelandic firm over artist’s spoof corruption apology
The property rights of Iceland’s largest fishing company prevail over the right to artistic expression of an artist who spoofed the firm’s website to draw [more…]
Judge investigating 2023 coup was court bomb target, say Brazilian police
The main target of a bomber who killed himself while attempting to attack Brazil’s supreme court was the justice leading the key investigations into the [more…]
French military systems in Sudan may break UN arms embargo, says Amnesty
France must investigate the use of its military systems by Sudan’s paramilitary forces, which could be in breach of an arms embargo, Amnesty International has [more…]
Evaristos united: namesakes Bernardine and Conceição meet at book festival
Born more than 5,500 miles apart, the Booker prize winner Bernardine Evaristo, 65, and Brazil’s most celebrated living Black author, Conceição Evaristo, 77, share the [more…]
Fears for spread of malaria in Africa as study finds resistance to frontline drug
Researchers have found “troubling” evidence for the first time that a lifesaving malaria drug is becoming less effective in young African children with serious infections. [more…]
Efune insists his Daily and Sunday Telegraph bid is still on track
The British owner of the New York Sun has said his £550m offer to buy the Daily and Sunday Telegraph is still on track, despite [more…]
