When City executive Selena* logged on for a Teams call with five senior male colleagues in spring 2021, she was gobsmacked. She had spent weeks warning bosses that the London-based investment firm risked falling foul of European regulations. She had gathered data and presented supporting evidence, but was repeatedly brushed off. “Nobody wanted to l
Prince William pulls out of godfather’s memorial service due to personal matter
London CNN — Prince William will miss a memorial service for the late King Constantine of Greece because of a personal matter, a royal source has told CNN. The Prince of Wales, 41, had been expected to attend the remembrance event at Windsor Castle on Tuesday. The source would not elaborate further on the last-minute […]
82 people have died since call for infected blood compensation, say campaigners
Some 82 victims of the infected blood scandal have died since recommendations were made about compensation for people affected by the scandal and their loved ones, campaigners have said. Campaigners are planning a demonstration in Westminster on Wednesday calling for urgent action on compensation payments. The Infected Blood Inquiry, which is due t
Train delays and cancellations as South East hit by signal failure
Rail services across Sussex and Surrey have been severely disrupted due to a major signalling fault. A power failure in the early hours of Monday has caused delays and cancellations to Southern and Thameslink services. Govia Thameslink said it expected the disruption between East Croydon and Brighton to continue until 15:00 GMT. Network Rail apolog
Palestinian gunmen kill Israeli man near West Bank settlement
An Israeli man has been killed and 13 other people have been wounded in an attack by three Palestinian gunmen near an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, police and medics say. The attackers fired automatic weapons at vehicles waiting at a checkpoint on a highway outside Maale Adumim. Security forces and armed civilians […]
Israel’s PM Netanyahu lays out Gaza plan for after the war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has laid out his vision for a post-war Gaza. Under his plan Israel would control security indefinitely, and Palestinians with no links to groups hostile to Israel would run the territory. The US, Israel’s major ally, wants the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority (PA) to govern Gaza after the war. Bu
Alexei Navalny: Supporters’ grief, defiance and hope after leader’s death
Blink, and you might have missed it. In its 45-minute Friday night news bulletin, Russian TV devoted 28 seconds to the news about Alexei Navalny. His death was announced almost in passing. Just 28 seconds for the man who’d become Russia’s most prominent opposition figure and the country’s most famous prisoner. Alexei Navalny had,
Israel condemns Brazil’s Lula likening Gaza war to Holocaust
Israel has condemned Brazil’s president after he accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, comparing its actions to the Holocaust. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Israel’s military campaign was between a “highly prepared army and women and children”. Israel’s foreign minister described Lula’s comments as anti
Leicester: Boy, 2, missing in river named by police
A two-year-old boy reported missing after falling into a river in Leicester has been named by police as Xielo Maruziva. Xielo entered the River Soar, in the Aylestone area, at about 17:00 GMT on Sunday. A police search to find him, involving specialist teams, is now into its fourth day but has been hampered by […]
West of England coalmines to be mapped for renewable energy potential
When Bryn Hawkins worked in coalmines through the 1960s and early 1970s he says few understood the impact the burning of fossil fuels would have on the planet. Now, public officials are hoping disused mines that provided millions of tonnes of fossil fuels could be used as a potential source of renewable energy across the […]