Blow for Reeves as AstraZeneca ditches £450m investment
The drugs giant blames “protracted” talks with the government as well as differences over funding....
Month : February 2025
Starmer first PM to join EU leaders’ meeting since Brexit
The trip is part of what the PM calls a “reset” between the UK and the European Union....
‘Is it for a day or four years?’ Tariff uncertainty spooks small businesses
Entrepreneurs in the US, Mexico and Canada worry that even a short trade war could push up prices and cost jobs....
Shelling at busy Sudanese market ‘fills mortuary with bodies’
The attack caused “utter carnage” at a nearby hospital, where dozens sought medical attention....
‘I don’t know how he survived’, says freed Israeli hostage’s niece
The niece of freed Israeli hostage Gadi Moses said he mostly ate bread and olives and did math to distract himself during captivity....
Air traffic control staffing ‘not normal’ during DC crash – officials
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said there was a “consolidation of air traffic controllers an hour before it was supposed to happen”....
France prepares for trial of surgeon accused of abusing anaesthetised children
Joel Le Scouarnec is accused of having abused hundreds of young patients, often while they were under anaesthetic....
‘People are afraid’: BBC visits DR Congo city under rebel control
More than 700 people died as fighters from the M23 group captured the eastern city of Goma....
Spain’s former football boss on trial over World Cup kiss
Luis Rubiales is standing trial for kissing football player Jenni Hermoso without her consent after her team won the World Cup....
Meta to pay $25m to settle Trump lawsuit over ban
The president sued the firm in 2021 over the suspension of his accounts after the 6 January Capitol riots....