An end to puppy farming and a possible ban on the use of electric shock dog collars are promised as part of a new animal welfare strategy being launched by the government on Monday. The strategy – which packages together new laws with legislative reforms and proposals – will also progress Labour’s manifesto pledge to…
Getty Images TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, has signed a deal with investors to run its business in the US. But what does the move mean for the over 170 million Americans (or so the social media platform claims) who use the app? The key may lie in how TikTok’s recommendation algorithm – the powerful system…
Who: Nigeria vs Tanzania What: CAF Africa Cup of Nations Where?: Fez Stadium, Fez, Morocco When?: Tuesday, December 23, 6:30 pm (17:30 GMT) How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 14:30 GMT before our text commentary stream. There were hopes that Nigeria’s much-vaunted golden generation would take the country…
The Post Office and Fujitsu agreed to a deal 19 years ago to fix transaction errors in sub-postmasters’ accounts caused by a bug in the Horizon IT system, a document revealed. An agreement was reached in 2006 to correct errors caused by bugs in the software, or failing to do so, Fujitsu would have to…
BBC Siwar Ashour spent six months in Jordan after being expelled from Gaza A one-year-old Palestinian girl, Siwar, evacuated from Gaza due to severe nutritional problems, has returned to a hospital in the region after returning from Jordan. Siwar Ashour, whose story the BBC has followed for several months was deported back to Gaza on…
Sheikh Hasina (PTI Image) Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina reacted to the death of student leader Sharif Usman Hadi. accusing the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus of leading “anarchy” and claiming the violence reflects the breakdown of the regime that has worsened since his ouster. In an email interview with ANI, Hasina…
London, United Kingdom – Two remand prisoners linked to Palestine Action who were on hunger strike have been taken to hospital, according to a family member and a friend. raising fears that the young Britons who refused food in protest could die at any time. Twenty-eight-year-old Kamran Ahmed, who is being held in London’s Pentonville…
