Double whammy fares misery for commuters as Tube and train fares rise above inflation
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCommuters face a double whammy of fare hikes when train and Tube fares go up by 4.6 per cent on Sunday. Read…
Minister Anneliese Dodds resigns over Starmer move to cut foreign aid budget
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe minister, who attended cabinet, warned the move would bolster Russia, despite the prime minister’s claims the cash would be used to hike defence…
Senegal has signed a deal with separatist rebels. But will it end one of Africa's longest conflicts?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA new peace deal between Senegal and a separatist rebel group in the country’s southern region has been touted by the government…
US shutdown of HIV/Aids funding ‘could lead to 500,000 deaths in South Africa’
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSweeping notices of termination of funding have been received by organisations working with HIV and Aids across Africa, with dire predictions of…
‘We don’t want her to die’: Family of grandmother on 150 day hunger strike accuse government of ‘gambling’ with her life
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe family of a grandmother hospitalised after 150 days on a hunger strike have accused the Foreign Office of “gambling” with her life. Read More
Emergency rescue mission launched in Russia as 200 trapped on floating ice
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteRussian Emergencies Ministry officials have launched an urgent mission to rescue 200 people trapped on a sheet of frozen ice. Read More
India avalanche: Dozens of construction workers trapped after glacier burst in Himalayas
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA rescue operation is underway to save at least 47 construction workers trapped under snow following a glacier burst in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand…
Starmer plays royal card as he tiptoes around the madness of King Donald
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHow the tables have turned. Once upon a time visitors had to fawn over mad King George III and maintain the great…
Charities urge Sir Keir Starmer to reverse 'alarming' foreign aid cut
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA coalition of more than 100 charities has urged the government to reverse its decision to slash the foreign aid budget, warning…
Keir Starmer's tactic of sucking up to Trump paid off handsomely... after an unlikely Labour stand-in for Donald helped rehearse the President's alpha male handshake, writes JASON GROVES
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteKeir Starmer was in buoyant mood as he arrived at Washington’s Andrews Air Base last night to fly home from a crunch trip…