Lib Dem Sarah Olney says 'there has to be a sanction' over Tory MP porn scandal
The price of shares in Brazil's state oil giant Petrobras fell Tuesday in reaction to President Jair Bolsonaro firing its boss after only 40 days on the job.
On Tuesday, French tightrope walker claimed a new world record as he completed a 2,200-metre-long (nearly 1.4-mile) trip to Mont Saint-Michel along a wire suspended between a crane and the famous abbey on the tidal island.
The first cases of monkeypox has been confirmed in Wales and Northern Ireland, meaning it has now been identified in all nations of the UK, health officials have said.
Who receives money from the NRA and when isn’t as clear-cut as it may seem
The superstar footballer revealed in a candid interview his struggles in the game - opening up about his battle with mental health. .
NPR reports that Activision Blizzard's Raven Software employees have voted in favor of joining the Communication Workers of America.
Scammers are using fake Ofgem energy rebate emails to steal personal information.
The first GT86 has gone down as one of the all-time greats. Jack Evans has been to find out if the GR86 replacement is just as good.
Leading building designers have sketched their ideas for ways to change or improve the Queen’s official residence.
Offshore Energies UK, which represents the offshore oil and gas industry, said the tax would undermine investor confidence.
In comparison, benefits for the poorest families were uprated by 3% in spring
Leo Varadkar was speaking after health officials in Northern Ireland confirmed that a case has been identified in the province.
The First Minister was invited to appear before the Scottish Affairs Committee.
A Moldovan court on Thursday placed former president and pro-Russian opposition leader Igor Dodon under house arrest for 30 days to allow prosecutors to investigate allegations of corruption and treason. The Ciocana district court in Chisinau, the capital, made the order two days after Dodon's house was searched and he was placed under detention for 72 hours. Speaking to the media after the court hearing, Dodon said the case was politically motivated, a charge the government has rejected.
Children evacuated from severely flooded school in Ghana
Western powers sounded the alarm Thursday over leaked plans to dramatically expand China's security and economic reach in the South Pacific, in what one regional leader called a thinly veiled effort to lock island states into "Beijing's orbit".
The council that admitted it failed to prevent the murder of toddler Star Hobson has a serious staff retention problem in its children's services, according to data uncovered by a Sky News freedom of information request. Bradford Council spent £12.3m on agency staff in the last year - representing a doubling of its spend since the 16-month-old girl died on 22 September 2020. Star's mother Frankie Smith is serving a 12-year sentence for causing or allowing her daughter's death.
Britain's economy regained its pre-COVID size late last year, but in one crucial way it has not recovered: there are 400,000 fewer workers than at the start of the pandemic. This stands in contrast to most other big, rich economies where the labour force has recovered more, and adds to the Bank of England's inflation worries after surging energy prices and other bottlenecks pushed it to a 40-year high. The central bank fears a tight labour market will limit the economy's growth potential and put fresh upward pressure on wages, making it harder to bring inflation back to its target.
A series of explosions has shaken Afghanistan, including a blast inside a mosque in the capital of Kabul that killed at least five people and three bombings of minivans in the country’s north that killed nine passengers
Surging migration | More than one million foreign nationals have been allowed to live in the UK for the first time in modern history as the Government was accused of breaking its Brexit promises. The data also showed that three-quarters of the initial asylum applications are being granted, the highest rate for 30 years, despite the Government's claims to be cracking down on illegal arrivals and bogus claims.
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