21 h. ago Bangladesh to hold national elections in February, the first since 2024 mass uprising

Bangladesh’s next national elections would be held on Feb. 12, eighteen months after former Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina was ousted through a mass uprising following weeks of violence that left hundreds dead and thousands injured

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8 d. ago Lawyer in wrongful death suits says UPS put profits over safety before plane crash that killed 14

A lawyer who filed two wrongful death lawsuits over the fiery UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky says the company put profits over safety by continuing to fly older planes

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2 w. ago Scottish ministers accused of 'hoodwinking' public over delayed treatment centres costing more than £36m

Proposals to open the NHS national treatment centres were put on hold in February 2024.

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2 w. ago Man accused of shooting dog walker near Aberfeldy to stand trial

David Campbell, 76, is accused of killing Brian Low, 65, in February 2024.

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2 w. ago Man accused of gun murder of dog walker to face trial next year

David Campbell, 76 , is accused of killing Brian Low on a track near Aberfeldy in February 2024.

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3 w. ago This is modern Britain – where a princess pleading for children’s rights seems almost radical | Gaby Hinsliff

It is uncomfortable to watch royals appealing to the nation’s best instincts while an elected government feels compelled to chase our worstEvery child has the right to feel safe, loved and as if they belong.Put like that, there is nothing remotely radical about what the Princess of Wales used her first public speech since recovering from cancer to say: that families need consistently nurturing environments to flourish; that the world could actually use a bit more tenderness; that we are all responsible for the culture in which future generations grow up; and that (as she told an audience of blue-chip employers) caring for others is work deserving of respect. It’s the reasons why those motherhood-and-apple-pie values don’t always prevail in real life, rather than the values themselves, that are generally too contentious for the carefully apolitical royals. Yet what were once safe, bland nothings are increasingly no longer so – and not just because of the awkward shadow now cast over ...

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3 w. ago Examples of where inflation jumped in October – and where it eased

The biggest downward pressure on prices came from household gas and electricity.

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3 w. ago Prime Minister Keir Starmer to address nation today as 'nearly half' want him out at next election

A poll of Labour voters shows that they want the Labour leader gone before the next General Election, which could play a big factor in today's Prime Minister's Questions

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on Germany under Merz: Europe’s powerhouse is still struggling | Editorial

Donald Trump’s trade wars and Chinese competition constitute formidable headwinds. But old economic orthodoxies are not the answerLast March, following angst-ridden months as Europe came to terms with Donald Trump’s return to the White House, financial markets in Paris, Milan and Berlin were gripped by a surge of optimism. The cause was a historic deal brokered by Friedrich Merz, then Germany’s chancellor-elect, which loosened constitutional spending constraints in the EU’s powerhouse nation. Here at last, it was hoped, was the fiscal kickstart required to end a prolonged period of economic stagnation, and mitigate geopolitical headwinds blowing from the US and China.Six months into Mr Merz’s premiership, the angst is back and there are the first murmurings of rebellion. The chancellor’s plan included “whatever it takes” levels of defence spending, designed to prepare Germany for a changed era in which the US was no longer a dependable ally, and a huge €500bn investment in infr...

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3 w. ago A THIRD of home sellers have slashed their asking price ahead of dreaded Autumn Budget

Asking price reductions of homes already on the market reached their highest level since February 2024, the property portal said.

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3 w. ago Narendra Modi’s alliance wins key state election by a landslide

Bihar victory bolstering prime minister and his Hindu nationalist party after a reduced mandate in last year’s national election

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4 w. ago Serbia secretly agreed deal with Jared Kushner firm to develop protected Belgrade site

Government established joint venture with Trump’s son-in-law in February 2024 to build hotel, apartments and museum complexThe Serbian government has established a joint venture with a property development company owned by Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to develop a hotel complex in Belgrade, giving Serbia until next May to demolish the existing buildings, according to leaked documents.An independent Serbian news magazine, Radar, published what appears to be a 2024 investment agreement giving Kushner’s firm Atlantic Incubation Partners LLC a 77.5% stake in the joint venture, and the Serbian government a 22.5% stake. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Modi’s Hindu nationalist coalition projected to win key state election

Exit polls predict National Democratic Alliance will retain power in one of country’s poorest and most populous states

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4 w. ago Yes, New York will soon be under new management. But Zohran Mamdani is just the start | Carys Afoko

Lina Khan outraged corporates and conservatives as head of the Federal Trade Commission. Expect more of the same now she’s with the mayor-elect’s transition teamA relatively unknown thirtysomething parachuted on to the national stage and into high political office. Energising to some of the Democratic base but lacking support from the party establishment. Not Zohran Mamdani but Lina Khan, who Joe Biden appointed to chair the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2021 when she was just 32. Khan, who left her role at the FTC when Trump returned to the White House, is now one of five women appointed to the mayor-elect of New York’s transition team.Khan is the most exciting pick for a few reasons. She entered the FTC with an ambitious mandate to transform the government agency, broaden its focus to increase scrutiny of corporate mergers and do more to protect consumers – and got results. She brought down the price of inhalers (routinely being sold for hundreds of dollars) by tackling price ...

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last month Universal Credit warning as 622,000 have benefit payments cut or stopped by DWP

Universal Credit is now claimed by 8.3 million people in the UK but 622,000 people were sanctioned by the DWP between February 2024 and July 2025

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