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UK election picks over 14 years of Conservative rule

Fourteen years of Conservative party rule in the UK have seen Brexit, Covid, economic turmoil and political scandals, leaving many Britons worse off and disenchanted. - Brexit - The referendum on European Union membership in 2016 saw 52 percent of Britons vote "leave" and 48 percent "remain".

2024-06-16T02:36:57Z

Man in his 70s dies after being struck by car

Lancashire Police are appealing for information after a man was killed by a car on a main road.

2024-06-16T07:25:11Z

Labour leader Keir Starmer: Britain's next prime minister?

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer is a former human rights lawyer turned-state prosecutor whose ruthless ambition and formidable work ethic look set to propel him to Britain's highest political office. The 61-year-old, whose unusual first name was his socialist parents' tribute to Labour's founding father Keir Hardie, is also the centre-left party's most working-class leader in decades.

2024-06-16T03:46:29Z

UK polls point to 'electoral extinction' for Prime Minister Sunak's Conservatives

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Three British opinion polls released late on Saturday presented a grim picture for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party, and one pollster warned that the party faced "electoral extinction" in July 4's election. The polls come just over halfway through the election campaign, after a week in which both the Conservatives and Labour set out their

2024-06-15T21:04:53Z

'Saving a man's life changed mine as an officer'

The former officer says his life changed forever after he saved a man from jumping from a bridge.

2024-06-16T06:09:57Z

Sweden and Iran exchange prisoners in breakthrough deal

By Niklas Pollard and Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden and Iran carried out a prisoner exchange on Saturday, officials said, with Sweden freeing a former Iranian official convicted for his role in a mass execution in the 1980s while Iran released two Swedes being held there. The prisoner swap was mediated by Oman, the country's foreign ministry said in a statement. "Omani efforts

2024-06-15T21:56:17Z

Why this photo of a mobile speed camera operator has sparked outrage

The vehicle, which detects whether motorists are speeding, was spotted by drivers on a patch of lawn in Lindfield, on Sydney 's Upper North Shore.

2024-06-16T05:08:16Z

Jordan Bardella could soon be French PM at 28. But for many he remains an enigma

Jordan Bardella's rise has been meteoric after being spotted by Marine Le Pen

2024-06-15T23:37:35Z

SEC seat is next for lawyer who aided Marcos in poll protest

MANILA, Philippines — A lawyer who has occupied several key positions under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., but is also known for helping him challenge the results of the 2016 vice presidential elections, has been given a new post. Rogelio Quevedo will now serve as one of the four commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the regulatory body announced in a statement on Saturday. Quevedo previously...

2024-06-15T21:42:21Z

Ben Wallace backs call to give passports to all ex-servicemen over 75

Mr Wallace called on Rishi Sunak to implement the plan if the Tories are re-elected on July 4, saying our 'wonderful veterans truly deserve this'.

2024-06-15T23:12:28Z

Devotees flock to Karakol Festival in Mercedes, Camarines Norte

Devotees joined the annual Karakol Festival or fluvial procession honoring the image of San Antonio de Padua, the patron saint of Mercedes, Camarines Norte. Each barangay also paraded their respective images during the event. The festival highlighted floats and fishing vessels adorned with various designs that carried the images and devotees. According to the Municipal Tourism Office, aside from its religious significance, the Karakol Festival...

2024-06-16T04:09:47Z

What happened with Victor Osimhen and Finidi George? Nigeria coach reportedly resigns, as Super Eagles star rants on Instagram

Victor Osimhen, Nigeria's star striker, delivered a furious rant about Super Eagles coach Finidi George on social media. Now, the national team is seeking a new man to take charge.

2024-06-15T22:41:46Z

Minus equestrian, pentathlon opens Olympic path for PH athletes

Modern pentathlon, now more accessible to Filipinos has suddenly become a pathway for athletes to make it to the Olympics. With the discipline discarding equestrian in favor of obstacle course racing, Filipinos can now hope to book tickets to the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. The other disciplines in the sport are swimming, running, shooting and fencing. READ; PH duo rules mixed relay event in China Just last week, Melvin Sacay and Juliana Shane...

2024-06-15T13:56:01Z

Bishop denounces killing of church lay minister in Leyte

A Catholic bishop has joined in denouncing the spate of killings in Leyte province, where a lay minister was the latest victim. Bishop Marvyn Maceda of San Jose de Antique deplored the murder of Marcelino Combate, a case which he said added to a growing list of “unsolved” killings in the area. “Another life lost […]

2024-06-16T07:25:16Z

Singapore intensifies oil spill clean up after it spreads along coast

SINGAPORE — An oil spill off southern Singapore has spread to other areas of the island’s coast and is threatening a marine reserve, government agencies said, adding that authorities were intensifying efforts to mop up the fuel. The oil spilled into Singaporean waters after a Netherlands-flagged dredger struck a stationary Singapore-flagged bunker vessel on Friday afternoon in the southern […]

2024-06-16T06:55:10Z

Tributes to Mail on Sunday journalist Paul Whyles who died aged 70

He joined the MoS in 1988, becoming Deputy Chief Sub-Editor and later Deputy Features Editor. He then joined the Daily Express, before taking time out to gain an English literature degree at Oxford.

2024-06-16T01:07:36Z

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 842

As the war enters its 842nd day, these are the main developments.

2024-06-16T06:37:21Z

Head of private school blasts Labour's plans to charge VAT

Lady Victoria (pictured) went to Channing School in Highgate, North London - which costs £23,970 a year for juniors and £26,490 for seniors - before studying law.

2024-06-15T21:57:07Z

China views Taiwan's 'elimination' as national cause, Taiwan president says

By Ben Blanchard and Ann Wang KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - China views the annexation and "elimination" of Taiwan as its great national cause, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Sunday, telling cadets at the military's premier academy they must know their enemy and not give in to defeatism. Lai has faced sustained personal attacks from China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, since

2024-06-16T04:42:34Z

AFP chief urges fishermen to ignore China’s new coastguard rules

MANILA — The Philippine military chief urged Filipino fishermen to keep fishing in the country’s exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, despite China’s new coastguard rules allowing it to detain trespassers without trial that take effect on June 15. China, which claims almost all of the South China Sea including parts claimed by the Philippines, […]

2024-06-16T03:39:37Z

US preparing to temporarily remove Gaza pier due to sea conditions, official says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military is preparing to temporarily remove its humanitarian pier off the coast of Gaza because of anticipated sea conditions, a U.S. official said on Friday, the latest challenge to the effort that has been hampered by bad weather since it was put into place in May. The floating U.S. military pier off Gaza had just resumed bringing humanitarian aid into the enclave

2024-06-15T21:56:17Z

Runners to remember dads at Father's Day event

Hundreds are expected to take part in Cheltenham Running Festival on Father's Day.

2024-06-16T06:25:07Z

'I save things on Guernsey for future generations'

A collector of pieces of Guernsey’s agricultural heritage says he intends to preserve items he has gathered for another generation. Saving such objects is something of a compulsion for Nic Jee. What started off as an interest in anything to do with agriculture has branched out from there, with a collection now comprising of thousands - if not tens ...

2024-06-16T06:40:23Z

UN officials warn of ‘miscalculation’ along Israel-Lebanon border

Lebanon-based United Nations officials raise alarm of possible war escalation as Hezbollah-Israel fighting intensifies.

2024-06-15T21:05:32Z

DMW: Search ops underway for missing Filipino seafarer from MV Tutor

MANILA, Philippines — A search operation will be conducted to find the remaining missing Filipino seafarer aboard the MV Tutor, Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Cacdac said on Saturday. According to Cacdac, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered to find the seafarer, who was in the engine room when the vessel that was travelling the Red Sea was attacked by Houthi rebels on June 12. READ: Filipino seafarer aboard...

2024-06-15T12:24:05Z

Cabalantian rising

BACOLOR, PAMPANGA, Philippines — To Raul Cunanan, the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo 33 years ago signaled only the beginning of a tragedy that unfolded in his home village of Cabalantian here. “There was no panic, no mass evacuation. Life was back-to-normal at once. We cleared the roads of ashfall,” he told the Inquirer, referring to what he saw on that dark Saturday afternoon in Barangay Cabalantian when he was a 30-year-old council member. “We...

2024-06-15T21:12:23Z

Vietnam building islands in SCS at furious pace - report

MANILA, Philippines — While the Philippines and China were busy wrangling over disputed islands and reefs in the South China Sea, Vietnam quietly expanded its territory by building islands, a report said. The Washington-based independent think tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) said that in the last six months, Vietnam has created almost as much new land in its outposts in the South China Sea as it had in the previous two years...

2024-06-16T06:15:04Z

Feast of the Sacrifice: Savory servings for ‘Salty Eid’

A hearty Eid ul Adha Mubarak to our Muslim friends! To those who are not familiar with the celebration, Eid ul Adha or Eid al-Adha, also known as Feast of the Sacrifice, is the Muslim festival that marks the culmination of the pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorates Abraham’s sacrifice of his son. Eid al-Adha is the second of the two main Islamic holidays, the first being Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the monthlong, dawn-to-sunset fasting of...

2024-06-15T18:11:25Z

Furious mother confronted Keir Starmer

Veteran Marie Gardner said she may have to put her son into a different school if Labour gets elected and follows through with its 20 per cent tax raid plans.

2024-06-16T00:07:31Z

PAOCC preparing nonbailable cases vs Guo, others

MANILA, Philippines — The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) may file as early as next week “serious, nonbailable” criminal charges against suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and others in connection with allegedly illegal offshore gaming operations in her town. PAOCC spokesperson Winston John Casio on Saturday said that an interagency council would meet on Tuesday to finalize the cases to be filed against Guo and the...

2024-06-15T21:42:20Z

Memorial calls for WWI munitions blast victims

Castleford Civic Society wants to find out more about the five victims from the town killed in the blast.

2024-06-16T07:10:10Z

Wife is charged with murder after partner was found dead

The man was discovered dead after police were called about 11am after calls reporting a concern for welfare to a home in Damon Avenue in Epping, in Sydney 's north west on Saturday.

2024-06-15T22:42:12Z

Residential fire in Las Piñas City reaches 2nd alarm

A fire that struck a residential area in Barangay Ilaya, Las Piñas City on early Sunday morning has reached the second alarm, according to Super Radyo dzBB. In an initial report by Mao dela Cruz, the fire along San Jose Street fire started in a house made of light materials. The Bureau of Fire Protection is investigating the cause of the fire. Responding firefighters experienced difficulties reaching the blaze due to the narrowness of the street...

2024-06-16T06:07:35Z

Mother-of-three killed in alleged hit-and-run

Chapoth Bafel Gak Paul Deng was walking home from the shops when she was hit by a car on Stud Road at Dandenong, in Melbourne 's south-east, at 9pm on June 7.

2024-06-16T07:08:37Z

LTO pilots ‘no plate, no travel’ policy on tricycles

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Saturday said that it will be implementing, in coordination with the Quezon City (QC) government, a “no plate, no travel” policy on all tricycles being used as public transport within the city starting on July 1. READ: LTO distributes motorcycle plates via barangays Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II, LTO chief, said in a statement that the “strict implementation” of the policy...

2024-06-15T21:12:15Z

Police seek driver who cost canal charity £100,000

The HGV driver failed to report hitting and damaging a 250-year-old canal bridge.

2024-06-16T06:55:38Z

PAF to continue WPS patrols amid China's 'no trespass' rule

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Sunday said it will continue to monitor the West Philippine Sea as China starts implementing a policy that would allow the China Coast Guard to detain "foreign trespassers" in the South China Sea. Interviewed on Super Radyo dzBB, PAF spokesperson Colonel Maria Consuelo Castillo said that conducting maritime patrols over the Philippines’ territorial waters and the features within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ)...

2024-06-16T07:07:34Z

Family of missing man believe he is not in river

Spanish national Seth Martin, 31, has been missing February, having last been seen in York.

2024-06-16T06:25:00Z

'My husband accused me of cheating and demanded paternity test – his reason is so hurtful'

A new dad demanded his wife take a paternity test after becoming suspicious he wasn't the biological father of their child – but despite the wife complying, he isn't convinced she hasn't cheated

2024-06-16T07:03:26Z

Philippines files UN claim to extended continental shelf in South China Sea

MANILA — The Philippines filed a claim with the U.N. on Saturday to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the South China Sea, a waterway where it has had increasingly confrontational maritime disputes with China. “Today we secure our future by making a manifestation of our exclusive right to explore and exploit natural resources in our ECS […]

2024-06-16T01:54:21Z

UK 'guinea pig' for election security before landmark votes

The UK general election is being watched closely after stark warnings that rapid advancements in cyber-tech, particularly AI, and increasing friction between major nations threaten the integrity of 2024's landmark votes. It's something that we definitely didn't have in the last election," said Snell, calling the UK a "guinea pig" for 2024's votes.

2024-06-16T05:48:27Z

Independence ‘proudly on page one, line one’ of SNP manifesto – John Swinney

Independence ‘proudly on page one, line one’ of SNP manifesto – John Swinney - The SNP leader spoke ahead of the launch of his party’s manifesto next week.

2024-06-15T21:05:26Z

Fil-Am student leader to graduate magna cum laude from UCLA

Filipino students in the United States continue to make significant strides, not only academically but also as active advocates for various causes. Among them is a 21-year-old Filipina who will be graduating magna cum laude from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Carmela Grace Tropezado Navata, majoring in political science with a minor in public affairs, finished her degree one quarter earlier. But she is more than just an honor...

2024-06-15T20:51:30Z

Draft Joint Communique for Ukraine Conference in Switzerland

BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland (Reuters) - Following is the complete text of a draft communique issued for the so-called High-level Summit for Peace for Ukraine being hosted in central Switzerland from June 15-16, seen by Reuters on Saturday. "Joint Communiqué on a Peace Framework Switzerland, 15-16 June 2024 "The ongoing war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine continues to cause large-scale

2024-06-15T22:21:16Z

China Premier Li starts Australia trip with Adelaide panda announcement

(Reuters) -China Premier Li Qiang kicked off his four-day visit to Australia on Sunday by announcing Beijing would provide a new pair of pandas to Australia's Adelaide Zoo after the current pair returns to China later this year. Li, China's second-highest ranked official, arrived in the South Australian state capital late on Saturday, saying bilateral relations were "back on track" as he started

2024-06-16T03:17:05Z

Tense standoff erupts after up to 10 shot at Michigan splashpad

A tense standoff has erupted on a residential Detroit street after a gunman opened fire on up to 10 people at a family splashpad before fleeing to a nearby home.

2024-06-15T23:52:23Z

Jo Cox's sister Kim Leadbeater condemns Nigel Farage attack eight years after MP death

Jo Cox's sister Kim Leadbeater took over her seat in parliament for Batley and Spen, West Yorkshire after her death. She is concerned politicians are still being attacked

2024-06-15T20:12:07Z

Desperate search is launched for missing sailor after boat overturned

A desperate search is underway for a missing man after a boat overturned, spilling out its passengers - but only two were found clinging to the vessel.

2024-06-16T04:08:06Z

Serbia to green light Rio Tinto lithium mine, FT reports

(Reuters) -Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is preparing to give Rio Tinto the green light to develop Europe’s largest lithium mine two years after Belgrade called off the project, the Financial Times said on Sunday. Vucic told the newspaper that "new guarantees" from the global mining giant and the European Union looked set to address Serbia’s concerns over whether necessary environmental

2024-06-16T05:07:12Z

Divers find remains of Finnish WWII plane shot down by Soviets

Salvage team in Estonia says it located well-preserved parts and debris from the Junkers Ju 52 plane shot down in 1940.

2024-06-15T21:34:47Z