Balloon was downed off the South Carolina coastline, with the goal of recovering the remnants before they sink into the ocean A US warplane has shot down a Chinese high-altitude balloon over the Atlantic Ocean after it had crossed the entire US and caused a diplomatic rift between the two […]

Business secretary accuses energy market regulator of ‘having the wool pulled over their eyes’ by suppliers The business secretary has told the energy market regulator to toughen up on suppliers in the wake of the prepayment meter scandal. Grant Shapps accused Ofgem of “having the wool pulled over their eyes” […]

Leading European politicians have warned that the prime minister’s plan to ditch EU legislation will trigger retaliatory countermeasures, including imposing tariffs on goods Rishi Sunak’s plan to scrap thousands of EU laws by the end of this year risks triggering a full-scale trade war between the UK and Brussels, senior […]

Politicians and human rights groups demand justice for Tiba al-Ali after father’s confession The death of a young YouTube star at the hands of her father has sparked outrage in Iraq, as so-called “honour” killings continue in the conservative country. Tiba al-Ali, 22, was killed by her father on 31 […]