Venezuela arrests five foreigners over alleged antigovernment activity | Nicolas Maduro News

Maduro government announces detention of five foreigners, including three US citizens, amid post-election crackdown. The administration of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced the arrest of five foreigners suspected of antigovernment activity, as part of an ongoing crackdown after the country’s contested presidential election. Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said on Thursday that three people from […]

International

Translink Metro delays in city centre

Translink warned of delays to bus services in and out of Belfast city centre due to traffic congestion on Thursday evening. “Some Metro services [are] experiencing delays of approximately forty minutes,” the operator wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Its travel app indicated that numerous Metro services were affected during the peak rush hour period. The […]

Politics

Trump Univision town hall; Kamala Harris Fox News : NPR

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Vice President Harris appeared on Fox News yesterday to try to woo Republican voters who are looking for an alternative to former […]

Politics

Gove suggests Jenrick could hold Conservatives back because he looks like ‘Tory boy’ – UK politics live | Politics

Gove suggests Jenrick could hold Conservatives back because he looks like ‘Tory boy’ Michael Gove, the former Tory cabinet minister who is now editor of the Spectator, has said that having Robert Jenrick as leader might hold the Tories back because he looks like a “Tory boy”. Gove has long been a strong supporter of […]

Health

Cambridge students undergo heart tests after hiker’s death

Hilary Nicholls Clarissa Nicholls collapsed and died while hiking in France Students at the University of Cambridge have been offered heart screenings after a 20-year-old undergraduate suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. Clarissa Nicholls collapsed and died from an undiagnosed arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) while hiking in France in May 2023. Miss Nicholls’ friends have begun Clarissa’s […]

Science

New skin research could help slow signs of ageing

Getty Images By understanding how skin develops researchers hope to slow the signs of aging Researchers have made a scientific discovery that in time could be used to slow the signs of ageing. A team has discovered how the human body creates skin from a stem cell, and even reproduced small amounts of skin in […]

Sports

Thomas Tuchel: England have hired a ‘winner’ but that is no guarantee in international football

At least Thomas Tuchel is likely to be spared the kind of reception that awaited Sven-Goran Eriksson when the Swede became the first foreign coach to manage the England national team. “FA, hang your heads in shame. No surrender,” read the banner held by a man standing outside FA headquarters in London in November 2000. […]

International

Grand Egyptian Museum partially opens to public

A highly anticipated museum housing the world’s largest collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts has opened the doors to some of its galleries. More than 20 years in the making, the sprawling 120-acre Grand Egyptian Museum near the pyramids of Giza, will showcase more than 100,000 objects, including treasures from the tomb of King Tutankhamun. The […]

International

Migrant took own life after ‘multiple failings’ at UK detention centre

Ospina family Frank Ospina took his own life in immigration detention An inquest jury has found “multiple failings” and “missed opportunities” at an immigration detention centre contributed to a Colombian man taking his own life in 2023. The coroner examining the death of Frank Ospina said he had been let down by the state “in […]

Politics

Employers should be fined for unhealthy workplaces, says thinktank | Health

Employers should be fined if they create unhealthy workplaces, as part of Wes Streeting’s plan to get unemployed people fit to work, according to a leading thinktank. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said employers that fail to provide a healthier work environment for their staff, such as subsidised nutritious food, should face regulatory […]