Ministers have accused of turning a “blind eye to slavery” by ordering Labour MPs to remove legal protections to stop money being spent by state-owned Great British Energy on solar panels manufactured by forced labour in China. The protections have been added to the government bill in the House of Lords via an amendment from…
Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK has declared a ceasefire with Turkey after its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called on the movement to lay down its arms and dissolve itself. In a statement on Saturday, the PKK said it hoped Turkey would release Ocalan, who has been imprisoned in solitary confinement since 1999, so he can…
A search and rescue operation is under way to find a 15-year-old boy who was swept off a rock shelf at a Central Coast beach. New South Wales police said emergency services were called to North Avoca beach at about 3pm on Tuesday, after reports the boy was missing in the water. A sea and…
The first College Football Playoff rankings for the 2024 season were released Tuesday, and it’s the Oregon Ducks who were named the No. 1 team in the initial set of rankings. This is the first time in program history that Oregon has been ranked No. 1 in any edition of the CFP rankings since its…
With crews still working to contain one of New Jersey’s largest wildfires on record, fire danger remains elevated across the state and into eastern Pennsylvania, the National Weather Service warned on Friday. “There is an increased risk for rapid fire spread this afternoon across portions of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania,” the NWS said. Low…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Welcome Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with some of our best overnight stories before Krishani Dhanji takes over. The share of wealth held by Australia’s bottom 40% has fallen significantly in two decades while…
Peanut the squirrel’s heartbreaking story has tugged at the heartstrings of thousands nationwide after the rodent was seized and euthanized by authorities last week — but a notable NYC Assemblywoman tells us despite it being a sad situation, human lives need to be prioritized. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, the Majority Whip in the New York State…
Navigating England’s “complex” health and care system is “extremely difficult” and carers and patients are experiencing burnout, distress and harm as a result, a damning report says. There were frequent failures by NHS and care organisations in coordinating care for people with long-term health conditions, the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) found. Figures show…
A SolarEdge Technologies logo is seen on a smartphone and a PC. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images SolarEdge shares surged nearly 16% on Wednesday despite posting a steep fourth-quarter loss of $287 million. Results were sharply down year over year, but “exceeded the Street’s very low expectations as well as…
Thyssenkrupp marine systems CEO Oliver Burkhard (4h R), German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (6th R) and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s State Premier Manuela Schwesig (8th R) during their visit of a shipyard of Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems that will build military submarines on Jan. 17, 2025 in Wismar, Germany. Morris Macmatzen | Getty Images News | Getty Images…
