The head of an ethical fintech backed by Standard Chartered and marketed as “people and planet first” previously sought to set up arms deals with Jan Marsalek, the Wirecard executive who fled to Russia following the German company’s collapse. Algbra founder Zeiad Idris was in regular contact with Marsalek before he was exposed in 2020…
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will set out on Monday the legal steps she will take to deport the freed ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang. Shabir Ahmed, jailed for 22 years in 2012 for multiple counts of child sexual offences including rape, was released from prison on licence earlier this month. Calls have mounted across…
Campaigner Jenni Hicks, whose two teenage daughters Sarah and Victoria died in the crush, thanked the PM. She said: “I’ve asked Keir Starmer to make this his prime ministerial legacy, not just for the 97 victims of Hillsborough, the survivors and their families, but to ensure accountability for all victims of state wrongdoing. “I’d like…
Members of the Alderney Horticultural Society have been working to plant and maintain many of the island’s public spaces. The Memorial Garden, hanging baskets along Victoria Street, flower displays at the Channel Islands’ only railway station, and planting schemes at both the harbour and airport are among areas being showcased. During their three-hour visit, judges…
President Donald Trump points during a media conference at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Francisco Seco/AP hide caption toggle caption Francisco Seco/AP Sign up for alerts on breaking news and exclusive reporting from NPR Democrats in Congress hailed it as the biggest housing bill in decades. Republicans called it a…
Parts of the south and east officially entered a heatwave on Monday, after three days at or above their threshold temperatures. Heatwave criteria were met more widely on Tuesday as temperatures peaked at 32.4C in both Teddington, Richmond upon Thames, and also in Frittenden, Kent. On Wednesday the top temperature was 33.7C at Heathrow. More…
New Girl creator Liz Meriwether is set to write the screenplay for the forthcoming Britney Spears biopic. Wicked director Jon M. Chu has already been confirmed to helm the anticipated project based on the pop star’s recent memoir The Woman In Me. Now, New Girl and Dying For Sex creator Liz Meriwether has been brought…
Massachusetts’ deadline to prosecute rape cases will no longer be one of the strictest in the nation under a bill Gov. Maura Healey pledged to sign into law. State law currently bars nearly all rape prosecutions involving cases with adult victims after 15 years, making it difficult to charge someone after that deadline even in…
Following a record-breaking heatwave in the UK this week, the door is being opened to cooler and fresher air coming in from the Atlantic. As well as a change in temperature, there is more unsettled weather in the forecast for the early part of the week. While many places will be dry on Monday during…
Much credit for Cape Verde’s performances must go to coach Bubista, a former international himself who has been in charge since January 2020. A stable coaching set-up has allowed the 56-year-old former centre-back to build a compact and well-drilled side with an organised defence, technical midfielders and gifted forwards who upset Ghana and drew with…
