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Police given second week to question four Iranian men in custody
Reports suggest four detained under Terrorism Act were allegedly targeting Israeli embassy
Four Iranian men who were arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack in London can be detained and questioned in custody for another week, police said on Saturday.
Five men were arrested last week, with armed police and in at least one instance special forces soldiers sent in to detain them, with reports suggesting the alleged target was the Israeli embassy in Kensington.
Continue reading...House of Commons speaker has kept almost 300 gifts over past four years
Lindsay Hoyle’s freebies include champagne, whisky, food hampers, skincare sets and presents for his pets
Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker of the House of Commons, has kept almost 300 gifts over the last four years including dozens of bottles of alcohol, hampers, ties, cufflinks and chocolates, his declarations show.
The speaker received a large volume of presents from foreign dignitaries such as ambassadors, MPs and sometimes companies and chose to keep hundreds of them rather than donating them to Speaker’s House – his residence and office – or parliament.
Continue reading...Hampers, cufflinks … and a lot of alcohol: 20 gifts kept by Lindsay Hoyle
The wheels of diplomacy are oiled by the exchange of tokens – and plenty of booze, it seems
Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker of the House of Commons, has declared hundreds of gifts he received from foreign dignitaries and others since 2021. Here is a small selection of the items he kept.
1) Bottle of rum
Continue reading...‘WeightWatchers set me up to fail’ – Why diet industry is losing to jabs like Ozempic
As WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy, we examine the competition it faces from weight loss jabs.
Operation to recover Mike Lynch’s superyacht suspended after diver dies
Work to raise the Bayesian is put on hold as investigators seek to establish the cause of the 39-year-old Dutchman’s death
Recovery operations to raise the late tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s superyacht Bayesian from the seabed off Sicily have been suspended after a diver died during underwater work.
Rob Cornelis Maria Huijben, a 39-year-old Dutch diver, died on Friday while doing preparation work to cut the ship’s mainmast. He was employed by the maritime company Hebo, whose barge arrived last week in Porticello, a fishing port near Palermo. The luxury vessel was anchored just off Porticello when it was struck shortly before dawn by a violent storm on 19 August 2024. It sank within seconds, killing seven people, including Lynch and his daughter Hannah.
Continue reading...Soviet-era spacecraft ‘likely’ to have re-entered Earth’s atmosphere
The spacecraft, which launched in 1972 on a mission to Venus, circled Earth for over five decades.
At least 33 people killed in suspected RSF attacks in Sudan
The paramilitary force has been blamed for attacks on a prison in el-Obeid and a displacement camp in Darfur.
India and Pakistan agree ceasefire: What does it mean?
Ceasefires between India and Pakistan have been successfully mediated by other countries in the past as well.
Iran’s FM visits Saudi Arabia, Qatar before nuclear talks with US in Oman
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has confirmed there will be a technical delegation at the Iran-US talks on Sunday.
Toxic chlorine cloud near Barcelona confines more than 160,000 indoors
Fire at warehouse storing pool cleaning products sends cloud over wide area around Vilanova i la Geltrú
Spanish authorities have told more than 160,000 people near Barcelona to stay indoors after a fire at an industrial warehouse released a toxic cloud of chlorine over a wide area.
The blaze, in the coastal city of Vilanova i la Geltrú, south of Barcelona, started at dawn on Saturday in a warehouse storing pool cleaning products, the regional fire service said.
Continue reading...European leaders tell Putin to agree to unconditional ceasefire by Monday or face ‘massive’ sanctions – as it happened
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It is the first time the leaders of the four European nations (France, the UK, Germany and Poland) have made a joint visit to Ukraine, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).
“We are clear the bloodshed must end. Russia must stop its illegal invasion,” the leaders said in a joint statement, adding:
Alongside the US, we call on Russia to agree a full and unconditional 30-day ceasefire to create the space for talks on a just and lasting peace.
We will continue to increase our support for Ukraine. Until Russia agrees to an enduring ceasefire, we will ratchet up pressure on Russia’s war machine.
Continue reading...Pope Leo identifies AI as main challenge in first meeting with cardinals
New pontiff sets out vision, pledging to continue ‘precious legacy' of predecessor Pope Francis.
India to treat terror strike in future as ‘Act of War’.. – Greatandhra.com
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Liverpool vs Arsenal: Premier League – Start time, team news, lineups
Al Jazeera takes a look at the clash where Arsenal look to salvage pride at the newly crowned Premier League champions.
China, US hold talks on tariffs in first bid to de-escalate trade war
Analysts have low expectations of a breakthrough, but host Switzerland hopes ‘road map’ will emerge.
My nephew asks if he will eat meat only in heaven. I struggle to answer
The most difficult aspect of the famine in Gaza is having to explain it to little children.
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Gaza’s farmers and fishermen eat weeds and turtles as food runs out – Financial Times
- Gaza’s farmers and fishermen eat weeds and turtles as food runs out Financial Times
- There is suffering everywhere you look, says mother of emaciated baby girl trapped in Gaza The Guardian
- Israel's blockade means Gaza's hospitals cannot provide food to recovering patients NBC News
- Malnourished children, hospital supplies running low: Impact of 2 months of no aid in Gaza ABC News
- WCK Forced to Halt Cooking in Gaza as Supplies Run Out World Central Kitchen