Yahoo NewsJacinda Ardern: From Jacindamania to an empty tank, how New Zealand PM's empathy defined her role
Jacinda Ardern has announced her resignation as prime minister of New Zealand, saying she "no longer has enough in the tank".
Jacinda Ardern has announced her resignation as prime minister of New Zealand, saying she "no longer has enough in the tank".
Network Rail are upgrading Scarborough rail tracks for the first time in 50 years.
STORY: As an unusually cold weather front and extreme low pressure swept across Asia this week. Heavy snow blanketed swathes of Japan on Wednesday (January 25).One person died as a result of the storm there.Snowfall and fierce winds forced hundreds of flight cancelations and disrupted train travel.The coast guard said two people died and nine were missing after a cargo ship sank off southwestern Japan early on Wednesday amid fierce winter winds.This was the lifeboat from the sunken ship being recovered as the search for survivors continued.At least 124 people died in freezing temperatures in Afghanistan earlier this week, according to media reportsLOCAL RESIDENT, NAJEEMULLAH:"The weather is too cold, we are experiencing extreme coldness. People are facing many problems, there is no water, no gas, people are trying to cope with these challenges."In China, state broadcaster CCTV showed footage of a frozen bicycle .While railway workers in the eastern Yantai city worked to clear heavy snow from railway tracks.Temperatures in Mohe, China's northernmost city, dropped to a record -53 degrees Celsius - that's -63 degrees Fahrenheit, on Sunday.Heavy snow and strong winds have also hit southern regions of South Korea.In Japan, domestic airlines canceled 450 flights, while 490 highway areas were blocked and 57 railway services suspended nationwide, the transport ministry said.The bitter weather is expected to continue through Thursday (January 26).
The former United States midfielder, who worked under Ralf Rangnick at Manchester United, will team up with countryman Jesse Marsch's backroom staff at Elland Road, subject to obtaining a work permit. Armas, 50, was Marsch's assistant at New York Red Bulls from 2015-18 before becoming head coach when the latter departed to RB Leipzig, and also had a spell in charge of Toronto FC. Armas, who spent his playing career at the Los Angeles Galaxy and Chicago Fire and made 66 appearances for the USA, is expected to be in the dugout for Leeds' FA Cup fourth-round tie at Accrington on Saturday.
(Reuters) -The UK's main stock indexes closed in the red on Wednesday, retreating after an upbeat start to the day as a bleak outlook from technology bellwether Microsoft hit sentiment, while Ascential surged on a positive full-year forecast. The blue-chip FTSE 100 eased 0.2% to a two-week low and the midcap FTSE 250 index fell 0.3%. Pessimism spilt over from Wall Street after Microsoft Corp warned that growth in its lucrative cloud business could stall, hitting tech stocks globally.
REPORTS suggests that BBC newsroom staff are "mutinous" over claims that the broadcaster’s chair helped secure an £800,000 loan for Boris Johnson.
Eddie Howe warned Newcastle not to get carried away after they moved within touching distance of the League Cup final with a 1-0 win against Southampton in Tuesday's semi-final first leg.Pleased to win, that was our aim, but we know 1-0 is delicate," Howe said.
The store has announced it is to close on February 4.
Snow covered the roofs of homes and temples in Kyoto on Wednesday morning (25 January) amid a "once-in-a-decade" cold snap in Japan. Footage shows the stunning, chilly wintery scene in the Higashiyama district.Japan is experiencing a rare cold snap with authorities warning of frozen water pipes and power outages. The meteorological agency said temperatures would fall to their lowest levels in 10 years, with Japan Airlines and Nippon Airways cancelling more than 120 flights amid the icy conditions.
At The Disco will "be no more" after the band's frontman Brendan Urie confirmed they will play a final gig in Manchester in March. The star revealed he intended to focus his energy on his family instead, as his wife Sarah Orzechowski is expecting their first baby. It comes as the band embark on "one last run", touring around Europe and finishing up at the AO Arena Manchester on 10 March.
First-half goals from Marcus Rashford and Wout Weghorst and Bruno Fernandes' late third at the City Ground mean that only a miraculous turnaround in next week's second leg will stop United appearing in the League Cup final at the national stadium next month. Rashford's strike was a moment of individual brilliance as he raced 50 yards and converted, Weghorst celebrated his first goal for the club since his loan move from Burnley while Fernandes effectively killed the tie at the death. The win put United on the brink of returning to Wembley for their first domestic showpiece since losing the 2018 FA Cup final and Erik ten Hag will have the possibility of ending the club's trophy drought, which stretches back to 2017, firmly in his sights in his first season at Old Trafford.
Louis Garrel’s L’Innocent (The Innocent) and Dominik Moll’s procedural thriller La Nuit du 12 (The Night of the 12th) lead the race
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The most Instagrammed football stadium in Scotland has been revealed.
The voices of US comedy characters Rick and Morty will be recast, after the show's co-creator Justin Roiland was dropped amid domestic violence allegations against him. The 42-year-old - who co-created the Adult Swim animated series and voices the two title characters - has been charged over an incident involving an ex-girlfriend. Rick and Morty has aired for six seasons on Cartoon Network as part of its Adult Swim night-time programming block, and has been renewed for a seventh.
US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin, who took the women's record of World Cup victories to 84 in Kronplatz on Wednesday, has paid tribute to Sweden's Ingemar Stenmark, whose overall record of 86 she is fast approaching."Everybody knows, if they know anything about ski racing at all, and even if they don't, they know Ingemar Stenmark.
Scientists said the insects could be used as a cost-effective way to identify cancers in patients
Six police forces are appealing for anyone significantly affected by Just Stop Oil protests on the M25 to contact them.
A Kings Langley home cook will be battling it out to impress Gordon Ramsey on ITV’s Next Level Chef tonight.
The government could spend more than £222,000 of public money on legal advice for Boris Johnson as he faces an investigation into whether he deliberately misled parliament over what he knew about partygate, a senior civil servant has confirmed. The Privileges Committee is looking into the former prime minister after his repeated denials to the Commons about lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street, which later were proved to have taken place over the pandemic. Mr Johnson, his wife Carrie and then-Chancellor Rishi Sunak were among those fined by the police for taking part, with a total of 126 fixed penalty notices issued, covering at least eight events.
‘I was in class with this woman, and talked to her, walked her from point A to point B, and never expected this to happen,’ student says