PoliticsParliament bar closed after alleged spiking incidentadminJanuary 17, 2025 by adminJanuary 17, 2025067 Police are investigating a report that a woman had her drink spiked in the bar, which is closed pending a safety review....
PoliticsNo convictions for breaching sanctions on RussiaadminJanuary 17, 2025 by adminJanuary 17, 2025061 Sanctions were introduced after the Crimea annexation in 2014 and the wider invasion of Ukraine in 2022....
PoliticsLib Dems demand Trump tariffs impact assessmentadminJanuary 17, 2025 by adminJanuary 17, 2025067 Trump, who will be inaugurated on Monday, has threatened tariffs of up to 20% on global imports....
WorldCuba releases jailed activist Jose Daniel FerreradminJanuary 17, 2025 by adminJanuary 17, 2025064 He spent more than three years in prison following protests that swept through the island in 2021....
PoliticsCulture secretary rules out funding BBC from taxesadminJanuary 17, 2025 by adminJanuary 17, 2025064 The culture secretary calls the TV licence “regressive” and is thinking “radically” about alternatives....
WorldRussia jails lawyers who acted for late opposition leader Alexei NavalnyadminJanuary 17, 2025 by adminJanuary 17, 2025064 The trio were arrested as authorities intensified pressure on the jailed Kremlin critic, who died last February....
BusinessMark Carney, the ‘unreliable boyfriend’ who ran UK’s central bankadminJanuary 17, 2025 by adminJanuary 17, 2025068 Carney is now running for the Liberal Party leadership in Canada. What does his time in London tell us?...
PoliticsCouncillors could be prosecuted over debts – reportadminJanuary 17, 2025 by adminJanuary 17, 2025070 Elmton with Creswell Parish Council owes £3 million to the government after taking out a loan....
WorldG7 voices full support for Gaza ceasefire agreementadminJanuary 17, 2025 by adminJanuary 17, 2025063 The Group of Seven (G7) nations announced their full support for the Gaza ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas),...
WorldSuitcases of ‘cocaine’ found in Sierra Leone embassy vehicleadminJanuary 17, 2025 by adminJanuary 17, 2025061 The country’s envoy to neighbouring Guinea is recalled to explain the incident but has not been arrested....