The Colombian beat Japan’s Kouta Omori inside the first 30 seconds of their clash with a stunning right high kick, left hook combination – to announce his presence in the Bantamweight Muay Thai division in some style. Sayik will not be deterred however. Despite that opening-day decision loss his background suggests there is plenty more […]
Pope Francis has apologised following reports that he used extremely derogatory language towards gay men. A statement from the Vatican said the Pope did not mean to offend anyone and apologised to those who were “hurt by the use of a word”. At the Italian Bishops’ Conference, the pope reportedly said gay men should not […]
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised that there will be “no additional tax rises needed” beyond those she has set out if Labour wins the general election. In her first major speech of the election campaign, Ms Reeves said that every Labour policy “will be fully funded and fully costed – no ifs, no ands, […]
A cancer charity is warning people to do more to protect themselves from the sun as the number of melanoma skin-cancer cases in the UK continues to rise. Cancer Research UK predicts there will be a record 20,800 cases diagnosed this year – up from a yearly average of 19,300 between 2020 and 2022. Its […]
Starmer says Sunak’s claim UK has ‘turned the corner’ is ‘form of disrespect’ because that’s not what people feel Starmer says he is fed up with hearing Rishi Sunak says the UK has “turned the corner”. That is “a form of disrespect in itself”, he says. Taxes are higher than at any time since the […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Guavapay, a prominent global fintech firm, has decided to work together with card and digital payments giant Visa. Both companies want to start an Out of Home (OOH) program across London. The goal […]
Sanctions-breaking launch follows Pyongyang’s third and successful attempt to launch a spy satellite in November. North Korea has notified Japan of plans to launch a satellite between May 27 and June 4, after putting its first spy satellite into orbit at the third attempt last November. The Japanese Coastguard said the eight-day launch window began […]
Labour has said there will be no rises in income tax or National Insurance if it wins the general election – but some spending cuts have not been ruled out. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg she did not want to make any spending cuts. But she was “under no illusion about […]
A nine-year-old boy died from sepsis after doctors and nurses missed a “significant” GP note, an inquest heard. Dylan Cope, from Newport was taken to the Grange Hospital in Cwmbran, Torfaen, on 6 December 2022 after his GP wrote “query appendicitis”, but this note was not read. The senior doctor on shift that night said […]
WEST POINT, N.Y. — President Biden reminded the graduating class of the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday that their oath is to the Constitution, not any political party or president, delivering an implicit rebuke of former president Donald Trump. In his 22-minute commencement address, Biden did not mention Trump by name, but he made clear […]