Cost of UK asylum system hits record £5.38bn
The UK’s asylum system now costs £5 billion – the highest level of spending on record and up by more than a third in a year. Home Office spending on…
MPs need assurance assisted dying Bill compatible with human rights – regulator
Parliament should be given more information and assurance that the assisted dying Bill is compatible with equality and human rights, a regulator has warned. MPs in the House of Commons…
Deadly landslides bury 40 homes in eastern Uganda
At least 13 people have died in eastern Uganda after landslides buried 40 homes in six villages, officials said. The Uganda Red Cross Society said 13 bodies have been recovered…
Nine members of a family killed in Nuseirat as Israel bombards Gaza
Residential buildings, public facilities and infrastructure attacked across Gaza, as UN accuses Israel of denying 82 of 91 attempts to deliver aid to the north. The Israeli military has targeted…
Fresh pro-Palestine graffiti appears overnight at Belfast hospital
Fresh graffiti has been daubed on a wall outside the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. The pro-Palestine slogan: “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” was sprayed…
Frank Lampard named new Coventry boss to replace fan favourite Mark Robins
Frank Lampard has been appointed the new manager of Coventry City to replace fan favourite Mark Robins. The former England international has penned a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Sky Blues.…
Elsipogtog community in N.B. keep traditions alive through basket weaving
A New Brunswick community is keeping traditions alive through the art of basket weaving. Seven Elsipogtog residents, who were chosen to learn the craft, shared their work Wednesday. Participant Buffy…
‘He told me he loved me, then he told me he’d been shot’
Sue was heartbroken when she lost her husband of 40 years but when she was able to pick herself up and get back into the world of dating, the inconceivable…
Pakistan determined to host full ICC Champions Trophy despite India impasse
PCB chief says he will ‘make the best decision for Pakistan’ at the ICC board meeting on November 29 to decide the tournament’s fate. Pakistan hosted the Asia Cup in…
‘Our political parties are crumbling and we haven’t got a Musk to sort us out’ – Lady Judith McAlpine
Without sounding like an hysterical old bat, I feel Elon Musk may be right about our political parties disintegrating sooner than most of us would imagine. The Conservatives have been…