LONDON — Swiss women turned out by the thousands on Friday for a nationwide strike and demonstrations signaling their frustration over deep-rooted inequalities in one of the richest countries in the world. The women skipped work and shunned household responsibilities for the day to join in protests calling for equal pay, recognition of their work […]
Boris Johnson has emerged as the leading candidate to take over the reins of the country after he secured the backing of 114 MPs in the first Tory leadership contest ballot on Thursday. The former Foreign Secretary has insisted he would strive to deliver Brexit “with or without a deal” and bring the country together […]
Prince Harry told wife Meghan to ‘turn around’ during Trooping the Colour, a lip reading expert has said. The Duke of Sussex was spotted saying something to the Duchess while they stood on the Buckingham Palace balcony with the rest of the Royal Family. Shortly before, Meghan had turned and faced her husband to seemingly […]
Public Health England (PHE) confirmed of the nine cases linked to a bad batch of hospital sandwiched, a further two deaths have now been recorded. The victims have not yet been named. Two people have died at Manchester Royal Infirmary and one at Aintree Hospital. There is currently an investigation into the outbreak. The sandwiches […]
MADRID — The Spanish Supreme Court on Friday blocked a leader of the Catalan independence movement from leaving jail to take his seat in the European Parliament. The separatist leader, Oriol Junqueras, is one of 12 people charged with rebellion and other crimes over Catalonia’s failed attempt to secede from Spain in 2017. The Supreme […]
Gardai are investigating after a woman (20s) was seriously assaulted while on a walk in Dundalk. The attack took place just after 7.30pm on Thursday night when the woman was on the Táin walk, which connects the Newry Road and the Inner Relief Road in Dundalk. Gardai say the victim had been on a walk […]
Kate revealed she “drags outside” her three children every day, come “rain or shine”, to improve their creativity, physical and mental wellbeing. The Duchess of Cambridge, who is an outspoken advocate of the benefits nature has on people of all ages, explained how she wants little George, Charlotte and Louis to spend every day at […]
Buckingham Palace suffered an undercover security breach in 2003, when a reporter posing as a royal footman gained access to the everyday lives of some of Britain’s most senior royals. The bogus servant had access to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Prince Andrew’s private apartments in the Palace, and a visiting Princess Anne. Channel 5 documentary […]
Even potential jihadists seen as “high-risk” and under investigation could slip through the net. Khuram Butt was under investigation by Scotland Yard and the security services when he was recruited by Transport for London in May 2016. The inquest into the London Bridge atrocity heard that Butt, 27, was allowed to work at various Tube stations […]
LONDON — In an attempt to tackle domestic violence, the police in a British county came up with a startling plan: Replace the sharp knives in victims’ kitchens with blunt-tipped instruments to prevent their partners from stabbing them to death. While the blunt-knives proposal was only one among many by the Nottingham City Council to […]