A Russian natural gas tanker adrift in the Mediterranean Sea represents an “imminent and serious” ecological threat, several European nations have warned. The Arctic Metagaz has been drifting in waters between Malta and Italy, European Union (EU) states, including France and Italy, said in a letter to the European Commission. Earlier this month, Russia‘s Transport […]
How did Chelsea dominate in the Roman Abramovich era? In part with players, the Premier League has now concluded, signed involving financial deceptions. How were they able to avoid a points deduction and accept a fine – albeit a record £10.75m – that they won’t even need to pay themselves? An explanation is provided in
The BBC has filed a motion in a US court to dismiss a $10bn lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump over an edited documentary clip. The broadcaster claimed that the case could have a “chilling effect” on robust reporting. Mr Trump’s 33-page complaint relates to the corporation’s editing of a speech he made on
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Afghanistan has claimed 400 people have been killed in a Pakistan strike which Kabul said hit a hospital that treats drug addicts. Pakistan had earlier dismissed the claim it had attacked a hospital in the capital, saying its strike in Kabul and other strikes in eastern Afghanistan on Monday had not hit any civilian sites.
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It’s our second day inside Iran – a country at war, and its capital Tehran is tense and subdued. Many have fled, those left behind carry on as best they can. There is the regular sound of outgoing anti-aircraft fire and the thuds of incoming missiles. Police stations and checkpoints are regularly being targeted, we
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Real-time pollution warnings are needed at Lake Windermere after two people swimming there were taken to hospital last summer, campaigners have said. A seven-year-old boy developed life-threatening kidney failure following an E coli infection allegedly linked to him swimming in the lake. Windermere, in the Lake District in Cumbria, is one of the UK’s most
Meningitis is thankfully rare, but the outbreak in Kent is a cruel reminder that the disease is still with us, and that young people are most at risk. Health authorities are yet to identify the exact strain that has killed two students – one a sixth-former in Canterbury, the other studying at the University of
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Artificial intelligence (AI) and “deeper” ties with Europe are the best ways to get the economy growing, the chancellor will say on Tuesday. Rachel Reeves will argue that the UK cannot afford to “bury our heads in the sand”, and allow other countries to lead the development of AI, in the annual Mais lecture. While
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Iran’s deputy foreign minister has warned the US it faces another Vietnam if it puts boots on the ground in the war. Saeed Khatibzadeh, speaking in his office in Tehran, told me that Iran was willing to fight as long as needed and the country was not currently focused on a diplomatic solution. The deputy
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Donald Trump has warned the US could take action in Cuba after his Iran war, days after a rare riot on the island. The US president said on Sunday that they could reach a deal with Cuba or “do whatever we have to do”. But Mr Trump suggested no action would be taken in Cuba
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