The deal includes the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, which is used by the United States as a military base. The United Kingdom says it is giving up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that would allow people displaced decades ago to return home while the UK retains use of the […]
H.E. Ghanim Mubarak Al Hajeri, Director General of the General Authority of Sports, opened the day with a detailed update on the UAE’s National Sports Strategy 2031.”UAE sports are moving in the right direction, thanks to the continuous support from our wise leadership and the efforts of all those involved in the sports sector. Especially […]
MRC/Nature As beautiful as it is complex, the fly’s brain has more than 130,000 wires with 50 million intricate connections They can walk, hover and the males can even sing love songs to woo mates – all this with a brain that’s tinier than a pinhead. Now for the first time scientists researching the brain […]
Police investigating a report that a shot was fired at a taxi carrying Ian Hislop have found no evidence of this. “Urgent CCTV and forensic examinations” instead suggested a mechanical fault with the vehicle, which caused the rear window to shatter, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said. The force said officers were continuing to […]
Israel and Iran have issued threats of retaliation against one another, pushing longstanding concerns over escalation towards a regional war to new heights. Israel, with backing from its United States ally, has promised to respond to the huge missile attack that Iran launched late on Tuesday. Iran has said any such retaliation will be met […]
Getty Images Fewer than one out of every 10 young adults in the UK smoke cigarettes – a steep drop from a quarter of 18-24-year-olds 12 years ago, according to official estimates. Smoking rates among UK adults have been falling over the past decade, with nearly 12%, or six million people, smoking in 2023, the […]
Mark Tilley Mark Tilley worked as an ambulance technician in south-east England through the first two waves of the pandemic Ambulance crews faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients in the pandemic because of the time it took to put on protective equipment, the Covid inquiry has been told. Ambulance technician Mark Tilley appeared […]
Sagesse Sports Club, founded in 1943, and its professional basketball team, is proud to announce the signing of The MediaVantage Group as a new sponsor for the upcoming 2024/25 season. This groundbreaking partnership marks a first for Sagesse as the club continues to grow its basketball operations in anticipation of one their biggest seasons in […]
Jenrick confirms that he gave his daughter Thatcher as a middle name due to his admiration for former PM Hope asks Jenrick about his daughter’s middle name. Jenrick confirms that its “Thatcher” – something that Hope knew already, because Jenrick mentioned it in an interview for Hope’s “Chopper’s Political Podcast”. (Chopper is Hope’s nickname.) But […]
At least 15 people have died in Mexico as a result of Hurricane John, the country’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has confirmed. The storm first made landfall a week ago as a category three hurricane on Mexico’s Pacific coast, south-east of the resort of Acapulco. It then weakened and dissipated over the mountains of […]