Dockworkers at US ports go on strike amid standoff risking new shortages
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas in the US have set up picket lines in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of…
US vows to send thousands more troops and aircraft as Israel invades Lebanon
US defence officials have confirmed the Pentagon will deploy a few thousand additional troops and more fighter jets to the Middle East. Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said the infusion of…
Migrants could be in taxpayer-funded hotels for another THREE YEARS due to backlog
Migrants could be staying in taxpayer-funded hotels for as many as three more years thanks to an uncleared “asylum backlog” – despite Labour’s pledge to “restore order to the system”.…
Chris Martin confirms Coldplay will only make 12 studio albums
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has confirmed the band will only make 12 studio albums together. The pop-rock group, comprised of vocalist Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, drummer Will Champion and bassist…
‘Some days I feel I’m dead’: Nova music festival survivor describes the horrors of October 7 one year on
The sun was just rising on October 7 when waves of Hamas gunmen burst through the security fence that separates Israel from Gaza. Less than 5km from the border, around…
Stranded cruise ship finally says goodbye to Belfast: ‘You can’t cook but you know how to drink’
Passengers of a cruise ship stranded in Belfast for four months hugged and cheered after they were told they were finally waving bon voyage to the city. Villa Vie Residences’…
Travel ban as eight die of incurable virus and risk of spread is ‘high’
The World Health Organisation has warned the risk of a fatal, incurable disease spreading is ‘high’ after 26 cases and eight deaths. Health chiefs are trying to trace 300 people…
Japan’s parliament elects Shigeru Ishiba as new prime minister
Japan’s parliament has formally elected Shigeru Ishiba, head of the governing Liberal Democratic Party, as the country’s new prime minister. Mr Ishiba was chosen as the party’s leader on Friday…
Channel 5 viewers ‘switch off’ Phillip Schofield show as they blast ‘boring’ comeback
Phillip Schofield made a return to screens on Monday night for the first time since news of his ITV affair scandal hit headlines. His much-anticipated TV comeback saw him stranded…
Julian Assange speaks in public for the first time since release from jail
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has spoken in public for the first time since being released from prison after he struck a deal with the United States. He travelled from Australia…