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Who's who in the UK general election

The United Kingdom heads to the polls on Thursday in a general election that is expected to see the main opposition Labour party return to power after 14 years. He heads the hard-right Reform UK party, whose poll numbers indicate it could deprive the Conservatives of several key seats needed to win re-election.

2024-07-01T02:07:31Z

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte urges support for Ukraine, EU and NATO in his farewell speech

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Long-serving Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte urged his country to support Ukraine and international cooperation in his final address to his compatriots Sunday, as an inward-looking new government is set to take over the Netherlands in two days. “It is crucial that our country is embedded in the European Union and NATO. Together we are stronger than alone. Especially now,” the 57-year-old Rutte said from his office...

2024-06-30T15:55:24Z

Clinging to power: Netanyahu and Biden share surprising similarities

Biden and Netanyahu are very similar: they share a stubborn belief that they must remain in power, that only they can do their jobs at this time, and that after them comes the flood.

2024-06-30T17:56:35Z

Fire station open days planned across Surrey

The first hour is open to those with special educational needs.

2024-06-30T18:34:30Z

Reform candidate defects after becoming 'disillusioned' with the party

Liam Booth-Isherwood, who was standing in the Derbyshire seat of Erewash, announced he was dropping out of the race and would instead be endorsing the Tories.

2024-06-30T22:43:38Z

Former opposition parties get 12 ministries in S.Africa's new govt

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his new government on Sunday with the former opposition parties getting 12 out of 32 portfolios after the ruling ANC lost its outright parliamentary majority. He was re-elected for a second full term last week, to lead what his humbled ANC calls a government of national unity (GNU), having lost its outright majority in the May 29 general election.

2024-06-30T21:36:36Z

A Jewish student's dilemma: Being Jewish or being safe on campus

Students deserve to attend school and go to classes without worrying about their safety due to a lack of security, threats made by other students and harassment.

2024-07-01T03:02:38Z

Outrage over knife killer's benefits

Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane is one of nearly 80 violent criminals at a high-security hospital who can claim state benefits, it was revealed last night.

2024-06-30T22:13:37Z

Neighbor, 74, shoots seven people, including four children

The gunfire came from 74-year-old Crete resident Billy Booth Friday, and culminated with him turning the gun on himself and taking his own life, cops said.

2024-07-01T02:29:26Z

Guided bomb attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv kills one, injures eight, officials say

(Reuters) - Russian forces attacked the centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second- largest city, with a guided bomb, killing one person, injuring eight and setting ablaze buildings and vehicles, officials said. Mayor Ihor Terekhov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the bomb hit near the city centre, triggering a fire. He put the death toll at one, with an 8-month-old infant among the injured.

2024-06-30T18:03:24Z

Seven dead after storms lash France, Switzerland and Italy

Ferocious storms and torrential rains that lashed France, Switzerland and Italy this weekend have left at least seven people dead, local authorities said on Sunday. Three people died after torrential rains triggered a landslide in southeastern Switzerland, police in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino said Sunday.

2024-07-01T00:17:26Z

Warning issued to Aussie motorists - as change comes into force today

A major change is coming into force on Australian roads today. Here is what motorists need to know.

2024-06-30T20:43:16Z

'A different spirit': Jews standing alone against hatred

It has been our legacy to stand tall and block out the noise and the hatred. We have always possessed this courage and this different spirit, and our current crisis should be no different.

2024-07-01T03:02:39Z

ABC's embarrassing blunder over Australia's new Governor-General

The ABC has suffered an embarrassing blunder ahead of the swearing in of Australia's new Governor-General.

2024-07-01T01:14:10Z

Bolivian president orchestrated a 'self-coup,' political rival Evo Morales claims

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Former President Evo Morales on Sunday accused his political ally-turned-rival President Luis Arce of deceiving Bolivians by staging a “self-coup” last week to earn political points among the electorate, marking a sharp downturn in an already fraught relationship. Morales was initially among the country's most powerful voices to say the approximately 200 members of the military who marched on Bolivia's government palace...

2024-06-30T21:16:33Z

Tories warn any vote for Farage's Reform party could let the SNP win

Pro-Independence Reform ­UK candidates are 'helping' Nationalist MPs win seats, the Conservatives have warned, as a poll shows one in five Scots will vote

2024-06-30T22:43:40Z

I recognised my sister in video of refugees captured in Sudan war

Eritreans tell the BBC their relatives are being detained incommunicado by Sudan's military.

2024-06-30T22:50:25Z

Two injured in light aircraft crash at country house

The light aircraft crash at Heveningham Hall, Halesworth, is the second in Suffolk this weekend.

2024-06-30T17:34:27Z

The Greek retreat that helped me through the grief of losing my mum

Yoga dates back thousands of years to ancient India. Centuries later, it is still considered a universal panacea for every affliction going. Over decades, I’ve been advised to try yoga by bereavement counsellors after my partner died, oncologists when I had breast cancer, my GP (for everything from depression to osteoporosis) and by friends for lon...

2024-06-25T14:38:46Z

Canadian woman sentence to jail in first ever 'Pretendian' case

Karima Manji (left inset) was given three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to falsely claiming her twin daughters (right) were Inuit to get scholarships and business grants.

2024-06-30T20:13:17Z

Veteran Sri Lanka MP who fought for Tamil rights dies

Rajavarothiam Sampanthan was a veteran campaigner for the country's Tamil minority.

2024-07-01T01:28:27Z

Close calls from space: Asteroids that almost hit our planet

A large meteor, 10 times more powerful than the Hiroshima atomic bomb, exploded in the Earth's atmosphere on December 18, 2018. But it was not until recently that this discovery was made. The explosion was detected by a US military satellite, and then referred to NASA. Incidents like this one are not uncommon, which makes us wonder: how close have we been to being hit? According to records, we've had a few close calls. Take a look!

2024-04-10T11:10:16Z

Massive floods hit Italy and Switzerland while Greece faces wildfires

The continent has been facing a combination of torrential downpours and extreme heatwaves which has caused cars to be washed down roads and landscapes devastated.

2024-06-30T16:13:05Z

UK hospital patients are left to die alone due to nursing shortages

New research from the Royal College of Nursing suggests just one third of shifts have enough nurses on duty, while more than 11,000 nursing staff feel demoralised by the shortages.

2024-06-30T23:13:54Z

Immigration not a big issue in Wales, say Reform

Nigel Farage's party says immigration has been discussed more on the doorstep in England than Wales.

2024-06-30T16:49:33Z

North Korea says US, South Korea and Japan developing ‘Asian NATO’

The claim comes after Washington, Seoul and Tokyo began joint military exercises on Thursday.

2024-06-30T16:26:42Z

Sunak describes antisemitism as a 'sickness' in visit to synagogue

Rishi Sunak speaks at the Machzike Hadath Synagogue in Golders Green while on the campaign trail. The Prime Minister also said there had been a "shocking increase in antisemitism here in our country" after the October 7 attacks, and added: "This antisemitism is a sickness and I am determined to confront it."

2024-06-30T19:56:43Z

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Green spaces are the lungs of our nation

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: In one of his many verbal gaffes, former deputy prime minister John Prescott once declared: 'The green belt is a Labour achievement. And we intend to build on it.'

2024-06-30T22:58:44Z

Bizarre marriage and divorce laws from around the world

Marriage and divorce laws vary from country to country, and even from state to state in countries such as the United States. Some of these laws are pretty archaic, while others are just plain bizarre. Without further ado, you may now click through the gallery and discover the wackiest marriage and divorce laws from around the world.

2022-07-19T10:17:20Z

More wounded Palestinians tell BBC the Israeli army forced them onto jeep

Two more Palestinian men tell the BBC they were shot and forced onto the bonnet of an Israeli jeep.

2024-06-30T18:05:27Z

Watch Japan launch advanced Earth-observing satellite on new H3 rocket tonight

Japan's new H3 rocket is scheduled to launch for the third time ever tonight (June 30), sending the ALOS-4 Earth-observing satellite to orbit.

2024-07-01T02:04:20Z

IDF destroys 500-meter-long tunnel near UNRWA school in Rafah

Alongside the discovery of the 500 meter long tunnel, the IDF located several significant tunnel shafts and multiple branches of the tunnel in the Rafah area.

2024-06-30T15:56:06Z

A propane tank explosion in western Turkey has killed 5 people and injured 63 others

ISTANBUL (AP) — A propane tank explosion at a restaurant in the western Turkish city of Izmir on Sunday left five people dead and 63 others injured, authorities said. Security cameras recorded the explosion, which devastated the street and caused minor damage to surrounding buildings. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on social media that dozens of rescue personnel were immediately dispatched to the scene. Izmir Gov. Suleyman Elban...

2024-06-30T19:20:18Z

The world’s coolest police cars

Cop a load of these...

2024-06-30T21:10:47Z

Factbox-Key party figures to know in the French election campaign

PARIS (Reuters) -France is the closest it has been to having a far-right government since World War Two, with the anti-immigrant National Rally (RN) winning the first round of snap parliamentary elections on Sunday, according to exit polls. President Emmanuel Macron dissolved parliament and called the election after his centrist Together alliance was trounced by the RN in European Parliament

2024-06-30T22:44:17Z

This M’sian started a baking biz in the UK, now it’s a full-fledged home cafe in Kuantan

Kyaku Cafe is a Japanese-inspired home cafe in Kuantan, Pahang. The cafe serves Japanese-inspired food and drinks, as well as hospitality.

2024-07-01T02:10:35Z

30 deadly dangers hiding in your home

Avoid these common accidents in the home from electric shocks, falling furniture, knife injuries and tripping rugs to black mould and dangerous bouncy castles

2024-07-01T01:13:30Z

Myanmar central bank denies UN report on weapons transactions

(Reuters) -Myanmar's central bank denied a U.N. report that the country's military government can still access money and weapons for its war against anti-coup forces, saying financial institutions under the bank's supervision followed prescribed procedures. The Central Bank of Myanmar "expressed our strong objection to the U.N. Special Rapporteur’s report", it said in a statement published in a

2024-06-30T23:04:10Z

Pakistan finance minister confident about new IMF programme

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's finance minister said on Sunday he was "very confident" his country would secure a new funding programme from the International Monetary Fund after the cash-strapped country's annual fiscal budget passed into law. The budget comes ahead of more talks with the IMF for a loan of between $6 billion and $8 billion to avert a debt default by Pakistan, the

2024-06-30T17:42:46Z

Apple News grants regular platform to Holocaust denier, antisemite

Abdel Bari Atwan, a London-based commentator, has had numerous expressions of antisemitism, holocaust denial, and terror lauding.

2024-06-30T19:11:41Z

Far right wins first round in France election

AMSTERDAM/LONDON (Reuters) - Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party won the first round of France's parliamentary elections on Sunday, exit polls showed, but the final result will depend on days of horsetrading before next week's run-off. The euro opened 0.1% higher to around $1.0718 as early trading got underway in the Asia-Pacific markets. European markets have been rattled since

2024-06-30T20:03:37Z

Ex-Philippines president Duterte's senate election bid poses threat to former ally Marcos

By Karen Lema and Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' dominant Marcos and Duterte political dynasties, uneasy allies for two years, are gearing up for an election showdown that could upset policy stability in the Southeast Asian nation in the coming years. Vice President Sara Duterte's resignation as education minister in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's cabinet was followed on

2024-06-30T23:44:27Z

Brisbane bloke claims his SECOND multimillion dollar Lotto prize

A Brisbane man has won his second major lottery prize this year after taking home $3.7 million in Saturday's Gold Lotto draw.

2024-07-01T03:14:26Z

Major twist in battle for late Chicago recluse's $11 million fortune

Judge Daniel O. Tiernan made the decision Thursday, after hearing testimony from two men who say they witnessed Joseph Stancak (not pictured) sign the will the year before he passed.

2024-07-01T00:59:03Z

Millions in Nigeria have little to no electricity. It's straining businesses and public services

IBADAN, Nigeria (AP) — Dimly lit and stuffy classrooms stir with life every morning as children file in. Rays of sunlight stream through wooden windows, the only source of light. Pupils squint at their books and intermittently the blackboard as teachers try to hold their attention. It's a reality for many schoolchildren across Nigeria, where many buildings don't have access to the national electricity grid. In Excellent Moral School in Olodo...

2024-07-01T02:13:08Z

Welsh parties have one eye on next Senedd election

Many issues being debated in the election campaign are devolved and not decided in Westminster.

2024-06-30T21:05:10Z

Indonesian band takes stand for Taiwan’s migrant workers

Southern Riot mix poetry and punk to create songs that rail against the exploitation and abuse of migrant workers.

2024-07-01T01:02:59Z

China boy lost 28 years ago in railway station, adopted by Dutch couple, in epic search for birth family

Lost at busy train station aged 4, orphanage boy becomes linguistic expert, spends 12 years seeking out birth parents A PhD graduate of Chinese descent who was adopted at the age of four by a couple from the Netherlands has found his birth parents after a 12-year search. Gouming Martens' unstinting 12-year quest to discover his origins has touched ...

2024-07-01T01:30:56Z

It's past time for Israel to administer a new civilian entity in Gaza

We have wasted enough time. The Israeli government should have decided on its day after plans six months ago.

2024-06-30T19:16:20Z

Suspected suicide bombers kill at least 18 in Nigeria, authorities say

By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed and 30 others injured after a series of attacks by suspected female suicide bombers in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state on Saturday, the head of the local state emergency management agency said. Borno is at the centre of a 15-year Islamist insurgency that has killed thousands of people and displaced millions more.

2024-06-30T18:18:09Z