Claire Quinnand Jessica Lawrence,BBC News NI Getty Images Vets are investigating a suspect case of the virus in a cow which sits in the existing 20km Temporary Control Zone (TCZ) A new suspected case of bluetongue virus (BTV) has been discovered on a farm near Greyabbey in County Down, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and […]
Four people have been arrested after custard and apple crumble were flung at a display case containing part of the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London. Police were called shortly before 10:00 GMT on Saturday after the case containing the Imperial State Crown – which is typically worn by the King at formal ceremonies […]
Senior Ukrainian and US negotiators have jointly called on Russia to show a “serious commitment to long-term peace” after talks in Moscow earlier this week failed to produce a breakthrough. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s national security council, issued the call following two days of “constructive discussions” in Florida. […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. The streaming landscape is set for a monumental shift as Netflix has announced a definitive agreement to acquire the film and television studios, as well as the streaming division, of Warner Bros. Discovery […]
A prominent Palestinian militia leader in Gaza who opposed Hamas has been killed. Yasser Abu Shabab headed the so-called Popular Forces group, which has dozens of fighters and operates in Israeli-controlled territory near the southern city of Rafah. The Popular Forces said in a statement that Abu Shabab was shot while “attempting to resolve a […]
President Vladimir Putin has warned again that Ukrainian troops must withdraw from Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region or Russia will seize it, rejecting any compromise over how to end the war in Ukraine. “Either we liberate these territories by force, or Ukrainian troops will leave these territories,” he told India Today. Moscow controls some 85% of […]
Steve Rosenberg,Russia editor, in Delhiand Vikas Pandey,India editor AFP via Getty Images Russia’s Vladimir Putin was embraced warmly on the runway by India’s Narendra Modi Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived for a two-day visit to India, where he was embraced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of an annual summit held by both countries. […]
Kevin KeaneScotland environment, energy and rural affairs correspondent BBC GB Energy intends to invest billions in clean energy projects like offshore wind Great British Energy (GBE) says its investments aim to support at least 10,000 jobs over the next five years, with a focus on areas historically dependent on oil and gas. The publicly-owned body, […]
Patients are being warned not to clog up A&E with everyday niggles as NHS figures show thousands turned to hospitals for minor ailments such as hiccups and ingrowing toenails last winter. There were more than 200,000 A&E attendances in England from November to February for conditions that could have been dealt with elsewhere, according to […]
Archie MitchellBusiness reporter Reuters Adverts for Nike, Superdry and Lacoste have been banned for making misleading claims about their green credentials. The UK’s advertising watchdog challenged the brands over the use of the word “sustainable” in paid-for Google ads which were not backed up by evidence of their sustainability. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) identified […]