Maybe we should have known right from the start that this was going to take a while. Panathinaikos’ Argentinian midfielder Daniel Mancini stepped up to take the first penalty of their shootout against Ajax, the Greek side having scored a late equaliser to force the Europa League qualifying tie on Thursday night to go to […]
Meeting between leaders of China, Vietnam signals close ties between neighbouring states despite occasional tensions. China’s President Xi Jinping has held talks with Vietnam’s President To Lam in Beijing on his first state visit since becoming his country’s top leader, according to Chinese official media Xinhua. The meeting between Xi and Lam on Monday signals […]
Watch: Comedian Mark Simmons tells Edinburgh Fringe funniest joke A witty pun about a sailing trip has been named the funniest joke at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Comedian Mark Simmons was voted the winner with his gag: “I was going to sail around the globe in the world’s smallest ship but I bottled it.” […]
The home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has vowed to crack down on people “pushing harmful and hateful beliefs”, including extreme misogyny, as she announced a new approach to fighting extremism. The Home Office has commissioned a rapid review to inform a new government counter-extremism strategy on how best to tackle the threat posed by extremist ideologies […]
Follow live coverage of Arsenal vs Wolves in the Premier League today Welcome to the season when everything might change, or nothing might change, for the most popular football league on the planet. In the coming months, the hearing against Manchester City for their 115 alleged breaches of Premier League regulations will begin and a […]
Countries call for ‘unhindered’ access to respond to growing humanitarian crisis in war-torn African nation. The international mediators engaged in talks to bring Sudan’s war to an end have welcomed decisions by the warring sides to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian relief to the country. In a joint statement on Saturday, the sponsors of the […]
Other Dr Tom Gorman says GPs are doing extra work that they are not paid to do GPs in England have launched a work-to-rule action in a dispute with the government over what they say is a lack of funding. It threatens to bring chaos to the system. Surgeries are taking a variety of steps […]
SpaceX Tyche was launched on a SpaceX Falcon rocket from California The UK military has launched its first ever dedicated Earth-imaging satellite. Called Tyche, the washing machine-sized spacecraft will have sufficient resolution to identify battlefield troop positions and vehicles. It’s a demonstrator that should be followed by a network of satellites this decade using a […]
Kamala Harris has called for millions of new-build homes and first-time buyer help, tax breaks for families and a ban on grocery “price-gouging” in her first speech focused on economic policy. The Democratic presidential nominee’s plans build on ideas from the Biden administration and aim at addressing voter concerns after a surge in prices since […]
George Santos leaves the Capitol after being expelled from the House of Representatives in Washington on Dec. 1, 2023. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP hide caption toggle caption Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in his federal fraud case, according to a person familiar with the matter. Santos, a […]