Doctors say president sustained ‘great’ trauma to head and slight brain bleed, with long-haul travel cancelled as a precaution but is otherwise fit for duty The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on Sunday cancelled his trip to Russia for the Brics summit after a fall at home caused a minor brain haemorrhage. In a statement,
Teacher murdered in front of schoolchildren as Lima gripped by crime wave
Extortion rackets killed seven people in less than 12 hours in Lima recently, despite a two-month state of emergency Late into the night, mothers chanted for justice outside their children’s school in Lima after a teacher was gunned down in front of his students in the latest and most shocking example of a surge in […]
Paris SUV driver charged with murder after cyclist run over
Motorist accused of deliberately targeting 27-year-old Paul Varry in road rage incident A motorist accused of deliberately running over a cyclist in a Paris road rage incident has been formally put under investigation for murder and remanded in custody. The 52-year-old SUV driver, named only as Ariel M, is accused of deliberately targetin
Rugby, hockey and cricket cut from streamlined 2026 Commonwealth Games
Ten sports to feature in Scotland after Victoria pulled out as host The global rugby community has led a chorus of disappointment after 12 sports were shunted from the 2026 Commonwealth Games, following the announcement of the program for the streamlined event to be held in Glasgow. Rugby sevens, hockey and cricket were the highest-profile spo
Richarlison takes charge from spot to sink AZ and keep up Spurs’ perfect start
This tense victory over AZ Alkmaar was not without complications for Tottenham, who were a long way below their pulsating best on a night when Timo Werner’s crisis of confidence reached new depths, but Ange Postecoglou could still find positives in a clean sheet, a fearless second-half display from young Mikey Moore and James Maddison’s
EU events on curbing big tech ‘distorted’ by attenders with industry links
Campaigners say 21% of people at workshops did not disclose on their applications relationships with firms being discussed More than one in five attenders at EU events on regulating big tech companies did not disclose links to the industry when applying to take part, according to transparency campaigners who say hidden networks are distorting publi
Queensland man jailed after ‘vicious’ e-scooter attack
Man sentenced to more than five years in prison after bashing stranger unconscious during attempted theft of e-scooter A man who bashed a stranger unconscious during an attempt to steal his e-scooter has been jailed over the attack. Simon Leslie Phillips, 47, pleaded guilty in Brisbane district court on Thursday to one count each of robbe
Reeves told she will have to raise further £9bn to avoid UK public service cuts
Warning from comes after Rachel Reeves’s record tax-raising budget sent tremors through financial markets Rachel Reeves has been warned an extra £9bn of tax rises may be required to avoid a fresh austerity drive in key public services as her record tax-raising budget sent tremors through the financial markets. Threatening to undermine the
Fraudsters may have stolen £500,000 from cladding removal fund, watchdog reveals
National Audit Office report says taxpayer-funded scheme made payment to suspected scammer last autumn Fraudsters may have stolen £500,000 from a taxpayer-funded scheme aimed at accelerating the removal of dangerous cladding from buildings, the public spending watchdog has revealed. The National Audit Office said the government decision to prioriti
Supporters of Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales take about 20 soldiers hostage
Morales and current president are locked into a standoff for ruling party’s nomination in next year’s presidential contest Supporters of Bolivia’s ex-president Evo Morales stormed a barracks in the central Chapare region and took about 20 soldiers hostage, military sources said on Friday, marking a dramatic escalation in their stando