Hong Kong’s main opposition party announces plan to dissolve
Once Hong Kong's largest opposition party, the Democratic Party has suffered since China's crackdown.
Three buses explode in Israel in suspected terror attack, police say
While no casualties have been reported at this stage, all public transport services have been paused.
Elon Musk waves ‘bureaucracy chainsaw’ gifted by Argentina
Argentina's president gifted Elon Musk a chainsaw to symbolise cuts to bureaucracy.
Elon Musk waves ‘bureaucracy chainsaw’ gifted by Argentina
Argentina's president gifted Elon Musk a chainsaw to symbolise cuts to bureaucracy.
Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says body of Shiri Bibas is not among returned hostages – The Guardian
- Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says body of Shiri Bibas is not among returned hostages The Guardian
- Israel Says Shiri Bibas Is Missing After Hamas Returns Her Sons’ Remains The New York Times
- Jewish community in London mourns as Hamas returns bodies of 4 Israeli hostages The Associated Press
- Remains of young mom Shiri Bibas, taken hostage and killed by Hamas, not returned despite promise, Israel says Fox News
- Their Time Is Up Tablet Magazine
Pope has restful night, has breakfast in armchair – Vatican News – English
- Pope has restful night, has breakfast in armchair Vatican News - English
- Vatican says Pope Francis is 'improving slightly' as cardinals acknowledge resignation is possible The Associated Press
- Supporters gather to pray for Pope Francis outside hospital Yahoo
- Pope Francis, battling pneumonia, continues to improve, but long recovery anticipated National Catholic Reporter
- Ailing Pope's Obstinacy A Blessing Or A Curse? Barron's
Italy: Mount Etna Erupts in Sicily—Authorities on High Alert! – The Daily Galaxy –Great Discoveries Channel
- Italy: Mount Etna Erupts in Sicily—Authorities on High Alert! The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
- Lava and smoke emerge from a snowy Mount Etna BBC.com
- Watch: Skiers glide by flowing lava as Mount Etna erupts USA TODAY
- River of Fire on Mount Etna nasa.gov
- As Tourists Swarm Erupting Mount Etna, Italian Authorities Warn Them Away The New York Times
BBC undercover filming exposes Indian pharma firm fuelling opioid crisis
An Indian drug maker tells a BBC undercover team its addictive cocktail drug is “very harmful” but “this is business”.
Exposing an Indian pharma firm fuelling West Africa’s opioid crisis
An Indian drug maker tells a BBC undercover team its addictive cocktail drug is “very harmful” but “this is business”.
Katya Adler: Far right looks for breakthrough in Germany’s election
The AfD party could become the second biggest in the German parliament after elections on Sunday.
Katya Adler: Far right looks for election breakthrough as Germany falters
The AfD party could become the second biggest in the German parliament after elections on Sunday.
Israeli family mourns ‘man of peace’ as body returned from Gaza
Oded Lifschitz, whose body was returned from Gaza on Thursday, was a campaigner for peace and had many Palestinian friends.
What does Jack Ma’s return to the spotlight mean?
Analysts say the Alibaba founder's re-emergence could signal a policy change in Beijing.
What does Jack Ma’s return to the spotlight in China mean?
Analysts say the Alibaba founder's re-emergence could signal a policy change in Beijing.
Australia news live: NSW health system ‘catastrophically let down’ toddler’s family, minister admits
Two-year-old waited in emergency department for three hours before suffering a cardiac arrest and dying. Follow today’s news headlines live
Victoria to offer contactless public transport tickets from next year
Victorians will be able to use their phones, bank cards or smartwatches to pay for public transport travel from “early next year in a staged approach”, according to reports.
Following a successful start of a ticketless bus trial in Wangaratta, the Allan Labor Government will begin switching on tap-and-go technology across Victoria’s public transport network from early next year in a staged approach – meaning some passengers will soon be able to use their bank cards, phones and smart watches to travel on full fare tickets.
The new ticketing system will continue to be underpinned by extensive technical testing and will be carefully rolled out starting with rail from the beginning early next year – allowing full fare passengers more ways to pay for their travel.
Continue reading...Body returned from Gaza is not Bibas mother, Israeli military says
In its statement, the Israeli military demanded Hamas return the body of Shiri Bibas.
Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says body of Shiri Bibas is not among returned hostages
Israel has demanded the return of Shiri Bibas after it said testing showed that one of the four bodies released by Hamas did not belong to any other hostage
The Israeli military has said the two Bibas boys were “murdered by terrorists” in Gaza.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said earlier that Ariel and Kfir Bibas had been identified after their bodies were released by Hamas on Thursday under the current ceasefire agreement.
According to the assessment of professional officials, based on the intelligence available to us and forensic findings from the identification process, Ariel and Kfir Bibas were brutally murdered by terrorists in captivity in November 2023.
Continue reading...UK hiring on the rise as confidence lifts, research suggests
Companies increase hiring for first time since June, and households more optimistic about their finances
Companies have ramped up hiring in recent weeks while consumer confidence has started to rise, research suggests, in a boost for Rachel Reeves as the government looks for signs of economic growth.
The chancellor has received a fillip after the market research company GfK’s consumer index improved from -22 in January to -20 in February as households said they were more optimistic about their personal finances and the economic outlook.
Continue reading...Pilot of domestic abuse experts helping in 999 call rooms begins in England
Jess Phillips says ‘Raneem’s law’ scheme will support ‘force-wide cultural change’ as initial phase is rolled out
Domestic abuse specialists embedded in control rooms receiving 999 emergency calls will help “create force-wide cultural change”, said Jess Phillips as the first phase of “Raneem’s law” was rolled out across England.
The new law is named in memory of Raneem Oudeh, who was killed alongside her mother, Khaola Saleem, in Solihull by Oudeh’s ex-husband, whom she had reported to the police at least seven times, as well as making four 999 calls on the night she was murdered.
Continue reading...Historic England acquires collection featuring some of UK’s oldest photos
Janette Rosing built up pioneering trove of 8,000 images dating back to the early days of the Industrial Revolution
Some of the oldest photographs in England which show the country’s transformation after the industrial revolution have been acquired by Historic England.
Images from the Janette Rosing collection include some of the earliest landscape photography ever taken in the country, spanning the breadth of southern England from the harbours of Clovelly and Plymouth in Devon to the streets of Bethnal Green and the banks of the River Thames in London.
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