Getty Images Prices in the UK rose by 3.2% in the year to November, down from 3.6% recorded in October. However, inflation remains well above the Bank of England’s 2% target. The Bank moves interest rates up and down to try to keep inflation at that level. Six cuts since August 2024 have brought rates…
The government has halted all testing of Ajax armoured vehicles after another soldier was injured during safety tests. Three separate investigations are currently being conducted after about 30 soldiers became ill from noise and vibration during a training exercise in November. Twenty-three vehicles used in practice had already been suspended for use due to injuries;…
getty images British fashion designer Anthony Price (left) with singer David Bowie (c) and his wife Angie Bowie at King’s Cross station in London in 1973 Antony Price, the British fashion designer responsible for some of the looks favoured by David Bowie, Roxy Music and Queen Camilla, among others, has died at the age of…
A poster of 10-year-old Matilda, who was killed in the Bondi Beach shooting attack on December 14, hangs at the gate of Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on December 18, 2025. – AFP The Prime Minister targeted extremist preachers and visas linked to hatred. Plan to list organisations associated with hate speech. Race-based serious insults would…
Qatar’s prime minister has warned that daily Israeli violations of the Gaza ceasefire are threatening the entire agreement, as he called for urgent progress towards the next phase of a deal to end Israel’s genocidal war on the besieged Palestinian territory. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani made the appeal after talks with…
There are mixed stories on the front pages of Thursday’s newspapers. Leading the Metro, the Prime Minister says Britain will sue former Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich unless he gives £2.5 billion from the sale of the club to victims of the war in Ukraine. The Russian billionaire promised to donate the money to…
Rob Reiner’s son Nick appeared in court for the first time Wednesday on two counts of first-degree murder in the murders of his parents. Wearing a suicide prevention smock and handcuffs, the 32-year-old man did not enter a plea as he was revealed from behind the glass wall of a detention area. His next court…
