MP calls for first-cousin marriage to be banned
Tory former minister Richard Holden says the children of first cousins are at greater risk of birth defects....
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Government department spends £1,200 on two folders
It comes as Chancellor Rachel Reeves asks departments to highlight savings they can make in the next few years....
Macron eyes new PM ‘within 48 hours’
French President Emmanuel Macron aims to name a new Prime Minister for France “within 48 hours”, party chiefs who met him yesterday told AFP, as...
Brazil president ‘stable’ after emergency surgery
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was in “stable” condition after emergency surgery yesterday for an intracranial haemorrhage and should leave the hospital next...
Jamie Foxx reveals he had a stroke in 2023
The Hollywood star said he cannot remember the first 20 days following the stroke in April last year....
Ex-Pakistan spy chief indicted on charges of engaging in politics
Pakistan’s former spy chief and ex-army general Faiz Hameed has been indicted on a series of charges, the military said yesterday, a rare move by...
US gives $20bn to Ukraine funded by seized Russian assets
The move means Russia is being forced to “bear the costs of its illegal war”, the US Treasury said....
Israel confirms attack on Syrian naval fleet
The BBC has verified videos showing blasts in the Syrian port of Latakia, as Israel conducts strikes across Syria....
Nurseries warn of rising fees ahead of childcare expansion
Bosses in the early years sector say the government’s uplift in funding will not cover rising costs....
Water giant uses accounting trick to inflate balance sheet by £1.68bn
A substantial Severn Trent Water investment is based on IOU notes – BBC Panorama finds....