Aircraft carrying 62 passengers and five crew was en route from Baku to Grozny in Chechnya Twenty-nine people have survived after a passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines burst into flames as it crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after veering hundreds of miles off its planned route. […]
Transitional administration said 10 police members also wounded by ‘remnants’ of Assad regime in Tartous Fourteen members of the Syrian police were killed in an “ambush” by forces loyal to the ousted government in the Tartous countryside, the transitional administration said early on Thursday, as demonstrations and an overnight curfew […]
A rise in the number of remarriages and a baby boom in the years since 2004 gave hope to survivors and helped them cope with the tragedy It was Mahyuddin’s mother who had pestered him to go out on Sunday morning, 20 years ago. Dozens of relatives were visiting their […]
Labour party divided on whether incoming US ambassador should lean on Reform leader’s ties with Donald Trump Nigel Farage has said he would be willing to help Peter Mandelson negotiate with the Trump administration, after the Labour grandee was confirmed as Westminster’s new ambassador to the US. Lord Mandelson has […]
DJ whose anything-goes spirit had a huge influence on British club culture had suffered a stroke in 2021 DJ Alfredo, who had a significant influence on Ibiza becoming a global centre for dance music culture, has died aged 71. Amnesia, the club where he held a residency during the 1980s, […]
UK government accused of ‘nitpicking about compensation’ after being told to pay more to retain military base Mauritius is holding out over a deal to gain control of the Chagos Islands from the UK, leaving ministers less than a month to rescue the agreement. The government in Mauritius, which took […]
Campaigners say consumption such as travel, gifts and food are destroying planet and the meaning of Christmas Whether out of poverty or virtue, many of us spend much of the year reining in our appetites to save our pennies and our health. But at Christmas many of us put our […]
Stephen Cottrell to deliver Christmas sermon in place of Justin Welby, who will step down as de facto head of church The archbishop of York is expected to highlight the need for actions more than words in a Christmas sermon, as the Church of England faces criticism over failures in […]
Exclusive: UK’s biggest water company assessed risks before cutting back on cost of environmental work, investigation shows Thames Water intentionally diverted millions of pounds pledged for environmental clean-ups towards other costs including bonuses and dividends, the Guardian can reveal. The company, which serves more than 16 million customers, cut the […]
Exclusive: Two London hospital trusts to trial tool that can predict those at risk up to 13 years before condition develops The NHS in England is launching a world-first trial of a “gamechanging” artificial intelligence tool that can identify patients at risk of type 2 diabetes more than a decade […]