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Mother speaks of 'anger and relief' as her son's killer dies in prison

Craig Hepburn (right) died after he was stabbed 11 times while walking home from a pub with his friend Conor Paton, 19, in Marsden, West Yorkshire, on 6 July 2012.

2024-07-06T18:22:02Z

Meet the new Baby of the House: Labour MP Sam Carling

As Britain's first MP to be born in the 21st Century, Labour 's Sam Carling is now the youngest Commons member, leading him to affectionately be known as the 'Baby of the House'.

2024-07-06T14:06:04Z

Last two migrants bound for Rwanda to be bailed, Home Office says

New Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirms the scheme is now "dead and buried".

2024-07-06T22:59:02Z

Royal Navy crew return home after six months fighting Houthi rebels

HMS Diamond docked at Portsmouth on Saturday after helping to protect shipping lanes in the Gulf of Aden and shooting down the most enemy missiles in one day on record.

2024-07-06T17:21:36Z

Canadian archdiocese to pay $104M to child sex abuse victims

MONTREAL — The Catholic Church is to pay 104 million Canadian dollars ($76 million) to hundreds of victims of sexual abuse from eastern Canada, according to a statement released Friday. In 2020 the Archdiocese of St. John was found liable for one of Canada’s largest child sex abuse scandals, at Mount Cashel Orphanage, a now-defunct boy’s orphanage in Newfoundland and Labrador province. The court found sexual abuse was perpetrated by priests and...

2024-07-06T13:43:51Z

Marcos congratulates new UK Prime Minister Starmer

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Saturday congratulated the newly-elected prime minister of the United Kingdom as he expressed hopes for strengthened ties between London and Manila. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Marcos sent his congratulations to Keir Starmer who was elected as the UK’s new prime minister on July 5. “On behalf of the Philippines, I extend my warmest congratulations to the Labour Party and...

2024-07-06T11:14:47Z

Sudanese political factions meet in Cairo with little prospect of peace

By Nafisa Eltahir CAIRO (Reuters) -Rival Sudanese political factions formally attended reconciliation talks in Cairo on Saturday, the first since a conflict in the country began almost 15 months ago, but admitted there was little prospect of quickly ending the war. During the conference the Democratic Bloc, which is aligned with the army, refused to hold joint sessions with Taqaddum faction,

2024-07-06T19:31:53Z

Israeli attack on UN school used as shelter in Gaza kills at least 16

Dozens of Palestinians also injured in bombing in central Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, Government Media Office says.

2024-07-06T18:18:20Z

Why Wes Streeting is set for war with the health service

The history of the NHS is littered with attempts by ministers to reform the institution for the benefit of patients. When Wes Streeting, the new Health Secretary, described the NHS as “broken”, and said it was now the policy of the Department of Health to treat it as such, he was laying down a marker for the scale of the challenge ahead of him. But...

2024-07-06T19:47:48Z

Tributes to 'true gentleman' as killer jailed

A family statement say he was taken "far too early at only 26-years-old".

2024-07-06T11:57:15Z

Remains found in Tarlac confirmed to be of missing pageant bet, Israeli BF

MANILA, Philippines — The remains found in Capas, Tarlac were those of missing Mutya ng Pilipinas Pampanga 2024 candidate Geneva Lopez and her Israeli boyfriend Yitshak Cohen, Pampanga Governor Dennis Pineda said on Saturday. According to Pineda in a Facebook post, police were able to confirm their identities through their clothing and other items. “Malungkot ko po na ibinabalita sa inyo na natagpuan na ang mga bangkay ng kabalen natin na si...

2024-07-06T07:29:09Z

Attempted murder arrest after four men hit by car

Two of the men are taken to hospital with serious injuries, say police.

2024-07-06T12:27:05Z

Major update after woman's body found inside a bin by staff at a tip

Detectives believe the woman's remains were put inside a bin that was picked up from a Coolaroo property, in Melbourne 's north, by a garbage truck on Tuesday.

2024-07-06T12:05:39Z

Ensure a peaceful 2025 BARMM elections, Marcos tells AFP

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asked the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel to guarantee a peaceful election for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The BARMM Parliament elections, which is the first in the region, will be held with the 2025 national and local elections. “We need to have peaceful elections in the upcoming voting season,” Marcos said on Friday. READ: BARMM polls: 16...

2024-07-06T15:21:10Z

Clark Water recognized as one of DENR Central Luzon’s environmental champions

MANILA, Philippines — Clark Water, a subsidiary of Manila Water Philippine Ventures and the sole water and wastewater service provider of the Clark Freeport Zone (CFZ), has been recently recognized as one of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Central Luzon’s environmental champions. Manila Water Philippine Ventures’ Regional Operations Group Director for Luzon May Quinto and Clark Water General Manager Lyn Zamora received the...

2024-07-06T10:35:24Z

Calling for better ties with West, Iran reformist wins presidency

TEHRAN–Iran’s reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian, who advocates improved ties with the West, on Saturday won a runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, the interior ministry said. Pezeshkian received more than 16 million votes, around 54 percent, and Jalili more than 13 million, roughly 44 percent, out of about 30 million votes cast, electoral authority spokesman Mohsen Eslami said. Voter turnout was 49.8 percent,...

2024-07-06T10:44:46Z

Escudero defends probe on Senate building costs

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Francis Escudero defended the need for the Senate to investigate the ballooning costs of constructing the New Senate Building following the heated exchange between Senators Nancy Binay and Alan Peter Cayetano at the recent hearing. In a dwIZ interview yesterday, Escudero said the accounts committee hearing is being conducted because of the failure of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to...

2024-07-06T16:31:57Z

Demographic disaster

BIOCAPACITY is the measure that allows us to calculate the date of our "resource overshoot" each year, which I discussed in Thursday's column ("Population and overshoot," July 4, 2024). In conjunction with that, it also allows us to estimate the size of the population of any country, or the world in general, that can be sustainably supported. That figure for the Philippines is exactly 40 percent of the number of people it already has. Far from...

2024-07-06T16:14:17Z

Multi-storey building collapses in Gujarat's Surat, many feared trapped, rescue operations on

The incident took place in Surat's Sachin GIDC area. Police and fire department teams have arrived at the stop and rescue operations are underway. The building that suddenly collapsed housed a family who were living there as tenants.

2024-07-06T13:16:41Z

Gov’t probes possible link between dead foreigners, illegal Pogos

MANILA, Philippines — An investigation is underway to probe the possible link between the discovery of nine dead bodies of foreigners in Pampanga and the illegal operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (Pogos) in the country, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said Saturday. The bodies of six Chinese, one Vietnamese, one Malaysian, and one Japanese were found scattered in different parts of Pampanga as announced...

2024-07-06T14:15:16Z

Tribute to 'caring' man found seriously injured in road

Police refer the case to a watchdog due to concerns over their response after Patrick McCooey was injured.

2024-07-06T17:12:48Z

Parents find loophole to avoid hike in private school fees

Top private schools have seen a surge in parents paying school fees in advance before Labour's VAT raid kicks in.

2024-07-06T23:22:38Z

Starmer turns to key Blair ally to drive through NHS reform

Labour are set to bring back Sir Tony Blair’s health secretary Alan Milburn to help reform the NHS, in a sign that the private sector and consumer choice will be at the heart of their plans. It comes after the Prime Minister said in his first press conference that the NHS was “broken”. Mr Milburn’s exact role is yet to be decided, and talks are sti...

2024-07-06T19:27:40Z

PRC: 389 pass special licensure exams for teachers

MANILA, Philippines — The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said 137 of 274 elementary educators and 252 of 478 high school teachers passed the Special Professional Licensure Exam for Professional Teachers held last month. In a July 5 advisory, the PRC named Jovelle Salamanca of the University of Santo Tomas as the topnotcher among elementary teachers-examinees for earning a 90.80 percent rating. She is followed by Jenefer Gregorio from...

2024-07-06T05:34:33Z

The Londoners in the new cabinet

Six of the new cabinet members - including the prime minister - all hail from the capital city.

2024-07-06T13:13:16Z

Anti-tourism protestors rally against foreign visitors in Barcelona

Protesters carried signs reading 'Barcelona is not for sale,' and, 'Tourists go home,' before some used water guns on tourists eating outdoors at restaurants in hotspots

2024-07-06T22:37:54Z

Now SNP suffers £1m hammer blow in lost Westminster funding

The SNP's financial woes have been compounded by last week's humiliation at the ballot box with £1 million of crucial funding lost from the House of Commons.

2024-07-06T22:07:20Z

Hamas accepts US proposal on talks over Israeli hostages, Hamas source says

By Samia Nakhoul, Muhammad Al Gebaly and Nidal al-Mughrabi DUBAI/CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas has accepted a U.S. proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, including soldiers and men, 16 days after the first phase of an agreement aimed at ending the Gaza war, a senior Hamas source told Reuters on Saturday. The militant Islamist group has dropped a demand that Israel first commit to a

2024-07-06T21:52:41Z

SBP chief promises continuity for Gilas after FIBA OQT stint

SBP Chief Al Panlilio promises to stay the course

2024-07-06T20:05:20Z

Marcos revokes policy granting CES rank to NDCP grads

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has revoked the policy granting career executive service (CES) rank to graduates of the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP), months after it was suspended to determine if its goals are in line with existing rules. The policy conferring CES eligibility and rank to graduates of the NDCP’s Master in National Security Administration (MNSA) program was scrapped through Executive Order (EO) 63,...

2024-07-06T16:31:52Z

Cyclist seriously injured in Hastings crash

A local man, aged in his 70s, was airlifted to hospital after the collision on the A21 on Saturday.

2024-07-06T16:27:51Z

Bodies of beauty queen, fiancé found in Capas

MANILA, Philippines — Two decomposing human remains found in Capas, Tarlac have been confirmed to be those of beauty pageant candidate Geneva Lopez and her Israeli partner Yitshak Cohen, based on their clothing and items found on the corpses, police said yesterday. Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) found the corpses buried in a lot in Barangay Sta. Lucia at around 7 a.m. They carried out the operation based on a...

2024-07-06T16:31:59Z

She accused Assange of sexual assault, but is glad he’s now free

Anna Ardin accused Julian Assange of sexual assault - but is pleased he has been freed from jail.

2024-07-06T23:14:04Z

More housing and devolution for London, Khan lobbies

The mayor of London says he hopes there will be "fewer obstacles" to passing policy for London.

2024-07-06T16:42:55Z

PNP begins distribution of performance-based bonus for 2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) said that it will begin the distribution of its performance-based bonus for fiscal year 2022 on Saturday. According to the PNP, the bonus will be given to around 214,320 police personnel. READ: PNP warns public: Con artists pose as cops to solicit money The PNP said that the bonus that the personnel will receive is equal to 52 percent of their monthly salary as of December 31, 2022....

2024-07-06T09:35:11Z

88-year old Amorsolo painting stolen from NegOr museum

CONSOLACION, Cebu – The Hofileña Museum in Silay City, Negros Occidental, has reported the theft of an 88-year-old painting by National Artist Fernando Amorsolo. Silay Heritage and Eileen Hofileña announced the shocking discovery of the missing cherished piece of Philippine art history, the 1936 painting “Mango Harvesters,” in an FB post on Friday, July 5. The Hofileña Museum, renowned for its extensive collection of historical and cultural...

2024-07-06T04:12:15Z

No Marcos order to revise history, says Angara

MANILA, Philippines — There was no order from President Marcos to revise history in the education curriculum, including the teaching of martial law in schools, according to incoming education secretary Sonny Angara. In a dwIZ radio interview yesterday, Angara said the President’s instruction to him was to make the teaching of history more fun and “conversational.” “The President did not single out any period in our history,” the senator said...

2024-07-06T16:31:58Z

Lightning kills girl (13) on Greek beach

13-year-old Dorothea died tragically after she was struck by lightning on a Greek beach. On June 28, Dorothea and her family were swimming at Faros beach, near Poseidi. The storm took them all by surprise while they were still in the water. As the family went to collect their belongings on their way back to the beach, they were surprised by a bolt of lightning. The young girl, who was walking right behind her mother, was struck by lightning,...

2024-07-06T12:26:30Z

Triumphant new MP Nigel Farage sips a pint and taunts warring Tories

He finally won election to the House of Commons at the eighth attempt after years of trying at Thursday's election, as he became the Reform MP for Clacton.

2024-07-06T13:51:11Z

This is how to distinguish the real Putin from his doppelgangers

Vladimir Putin's travels cast doubt on the Russian president. Does he systematically use doubles to make state visits on his behalf? Even though the use of lookalikes and stand-ins has never been proven in the case of the current Russian president, this practice has long been commonplace in the USSR. Every time the Kremlin boss moves around, this theory resurfaces. For some, Vladimir Putin does not have just one double; he has several who are...

2024-07-06T12:41:34Z

Ban for teacher who sent sexual messages to 'child'

It is understood Sukhwinder Singh was instead communicating with an undercover police officer.

2024-07-06T13:57:14Z

6 Bantay Dagat members arrested in Bataan

MANILA, Philippines — A police officer and five members of the sea patrol force Bantay Dagat were arrested for allegedly threatening the Philippine National Police Maritime Group (PNP-MARIG) personnel in Bataan province on Friday. Brig. Gen. Jonathan Cabal, MARIG director, said their personnel were on seaborne patrol operations off Pilar town and Balanga City when the Bantay Dagat group approached them from another boat. One of the Bantay Dagat...

2024-07-06T16:32:01Z

Alleged thief shot dead in Antipolo City

LUCENA CITY — A still unidentified gunman shot and killed an alleged notorious thief in Antipolo City, Rizal province on Friday night, police said. The Region 4A police in a report Saturday said “Ricardo Recto” was repeatedly shot by a male assailant using a caliber .45 pistol while playing games inside a computer shop in Barangay San Jose at around 8:45 p.m. The killer fled after the shooting and left his target dead on the spot. READ: Alleged...

2024-07-06T04:34:22Z

What can we learn from Starmer's first day as PM?

BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason decodes the early signs of the new Labour government.

2024-07-06T20:29:04Z

Lawmakers welcome Romualdez’ support for P29 rice program

MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers welcomed House Speaker Martin Romualdez’ support for the expansion of the P29 rice program that aims to provide affordable rice for vulnerable Filipino households. The program’s large-scale trial launched on Friday in Metro Manila and Bulacan sells rice at P29 per kilo. Eligible beneficiaries including members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), solo parents, senior citizens and persons with...

2024-07-06T08:50:03Z

Junta-led Sahel states rule out return to West African economic bloc

By Boureima Balima NIAMEY (Reuters) -Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, three military-led West African states, signed a confederation treaty on Saturday, underscoring their determination to chart a joint course outside the regional political and economic bloc that has been urging them to return to democratic rule. The signing took place at the first summit of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) and

2024-07-06T23:02:33Z

Who could replace Rishi Sunak as party leader?

The Conservatives will need to choose a new leader when the former PM stands down.

2024-07-06T14:43:05Z

Philippines to attain upper middle-income status by late 2025, says NEDA

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines remains on track to achieving upper middle-income status by late next year after exceeding its gross national income (GNI) per capita target last year, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. To enter upper middle-income status by late next year, NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan told reporters on the sidelines of the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Roadmap 2.0 and Center for AI...

2024-07-06T16:32:09Z

Starmer says he has 'clear mandate to govern for all four corners of UK'

Sir Keir Starmer said the landslide victory in the General Election has given Labour "a clear mandate to govern for all four corners of the United Kingdom". Facing his first media grilling as Prime Minister on his first full day in Downing Street, he said he was "restless for change" but warned that changing the country "is not an overnight exercise". After sweeping to a historic victory at the polls, Sir Keir said his party had received "a mandate to do politics differently".

2024-07-06T14:40:54Z

562 BuCor inmates freed in June

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 562 inmates from all the prisons and penal farms in the country were released in June, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) reported. In a statement, BuCor said 121 of those released were acquitted, 321 had served their maximum sentence, 98 were granted parole, 21 were granted probation and one was granted executive clemency. BuCor director Gen. Gregorio Catapang Jr. said the bureau has already released a total of...

2024-07-06T16:32:01Z