Metropolitan police interview two people under caution over scandal that led to wrongful conviction of 700 post office operators The Post Office is under criminal investigation over “potential fraud offences” committed during the Horizon scandal, the Metropolitan police have confirmed for the first time. Officers are “investigating potential fraud offences […]
Year: 2024
PM insists government is responding, as some residents are told to expect five more days of misery and colder weather Large swathes of England ended the week devastated by flood water as rivers reached record highs, provoking a bitter political row over funding for the country’s most vulnerable areas. Labour […]
Humanitarian chief fears ‘famine is around the corner’ with 85% of population displaced and more than 20,000 dead The UN humanitarian chief has described Gaza as “uninhabitable” three months into Israel’s war with Hamas, warning that famine was looming and a public health disaster unfolding. In a grim assessment of […]
Latest documents bring renewed attention to Prince Andrew and claims the royal ‘spent weeks’ at Epstein’s Palm Beach home New batches of documents related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse were released on Friday afternoon, bringing renewed attention to his longtime friendship with Prince Andrew and prior claims […]
Biden administration had argued hospitals receiving Medicare funds are required to provide emergency care, including abortion The US supreme court on Friday allowed Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, while a legal fight continues. The justices said they would hear arguments in April and put […]
Keir Starmer vows to match Conservative attacks in what is shaping up to be a bruising campaign Keir Starmer has promised to “fight fire with fire” against Conservative attacks this year, setting up what is likely to be one of the longest and most bruising general election campaigns in recent […]
More than 300 additional pages deepen the picture of Epstein’s elite orbit while resurfacing old claims A new batch of documents related to the disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein’s sexual abuse were released on Thursday. The additional 19 documents, totaling around 300 pages, add to the more than 900 pages of […]
White House says Moscow likely to supply Pyongyang with advanced technologies in exchange Russia has started using ballistic missiles supplied by North Korea to attack Ukraine, the White House has said. Washington also alleged Russia was in talks with Iran to buy short-range ballistic missiles. The US intelligence assessment is […]
Spider measuring record 7.9cm across is almost as big as largest female collected in 2021, which was named Megaspider by Australian Reptile Park With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world’s most venomous arachnid has found a new home at the Australian Reptile […]
State joins more than a dozen others in their requests, following Colorado and Maine barring former president from their ballots Voters in Illinois have filed a petition to remove Donald Trump from the state’s Republican primary ballot, echoing efforts in other states to bar the former president from returning to […]