Closing libraries being considered by cash-strapped council
Libraries in North Somerset could be closed down as the council considers major budget cuts — but no specific decisions have been made about which libraries could be shut. North…
Ryanair passenger outraged after airline gives him £3.30 voucher following 24 hour delay
An Edinburgh father has expressed his outrage after Ryanair offered him and his children just £3.30 meal vouchers each following a 24-hour flight delay from Krakow. Gary Lindsay and his…
Girl, 8, stabbed to death at family home after trying to save her mum
An eight-year-old girl has died after heroically attempting to defend her mother during a brutal knife attack at their home. Malikika Al Katib, aged 8, was reportedly stabbed when she…
Greek PM arrives at No10 as Starmer insists return of Elgin Marbles is ‘not on the agenda’
Sir Keir Starmer has ruled out the return of the 2,500-year-old Elgin Marbles to Athens ahead of the Greek Prime Minister’s visit to Downing Street this morning. This is despite…
Peter MacKinnon: Universities need to focus on education if they hope to stem their financial decline
In a post on the website of Higher Education Strategy Associates, an education consulting firm, its president, Alex Usher, makes the case that Canada is “eating the future” by focusing…
Marc Guehi faces grilling from FA chiefs after writing ‘I love Jesus’ on rainbow armband
The FA are set to hold talks with Marc Guehi after the Crystal Palace star wrote ‘I love Jesus’ on his rainbow-coloured captain’s armband at the weekend. Footballers are prohibited…
Adam Pankratz: Vancouver’s gas furnace ban leaves residents poorer
This past Wednesday, residents in British Columbia got further confirmation that whatever a politician may say about affordability for citizens, they’re not actually very serious about it. Last week, Vancouver…
Dave Gordon: The UN’s half-century campaign to delegitimize Israel
Fifty years ago, the world turned its attention to the Middle East of Nov. 22, 1974, when the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 3236. Titled “Question of Palestine,” it…
2025 Luxury Car Preview: 10 Top upscale vehicles coming soon
“I’m a man of simple tastes; I’m always satisfied with the best.”So said Oscar Wilde, Irish poet, playwright and renowned aesthetic. The best, much like beauty, is in the eye…
Bird flu vaccine deal agreed to bolster pandemic preparedness
The Government has struck a deal for more than five million doses of a vaccine for a strain of bird flu to ensure the UK is prepared for any possible…