SNP leadership candidates clash in bad-tempered TV debate

The race for Bute House turns ugly: SNP leadership candidates Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan clash in bad-tempered live TV debate over independence plans and gender identity reforms The three SNP leadership candidates clash in contest’s first live televised debate  Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan trade a series of blows in […]

Ten joins Wilkinson in seeking to prove rape in Lehrmann defamation case

Network Ten has joined its star journalist Lisa Wilkinson in indicating it will seek to prove former federal Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann raped his then-colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House as part of its defence to his defamation claim against the news outlet. In a written defence filed in the Federal Court, Ten’s lawyers set […]

Man cited in Hawaii for filming himself pursuing whales, dolphins

Man who refers to himself as ‘Dolphin Dave’ is cited for repeatedly harassing humpback whale and a pod of dolphins while snorkeling in Hawaii – tells authorities he won’t stop: ‘It’s magical’ A man called ‘Dolphin Dave’ has been cited for harassing dolphins and whales  Hawaii’s Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement received ‘numerous calls’ […]

RMT union SUSPENDS strike action on Network Rail after new pay offer

RMT union SUSPENDS strike action on Network Rail after new offer from bosses RMT has suspended Network Rail strikes due to take place in March and April Network Rail made new pay offer which union members will hold referendum on  The Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers’ union (RMT) has suspended all industrial action on Network Rail after […]

UK says plan to stop Channel migrants pushes legal boundaries

London: The UK government says it is ready for legal challenges to a tough new law intended to stop tens of thousands of migrants a year reaching the country in small boats across the English Channel. On Tuesday (UK time), Home Secretary Suella Braverman said the government had “pushed the boundaries of international law” with […]

Bangladesh building explosion kills more than a dozen, scores injured

Dhaka: An explosion in a seven-story commercial building in Bangladesh’s capital has killed at least 14 people and injured dozens, officials said. The explosion on Tuesday (Bangladesh time) occurred in Gulistan, a busy commercial area of Dhaka, fire department official Rashed bin Khaled said by phone. The site of an explosion in Dhaka Bangladesh on […]

Two kidnapped Americans found dead in Mexico, two others alive

Ciudad Victoria, Mexico: Two Americans whose abduction in Mexico was captured in a video that showed them caught in a cartel shootout have been found dead, officials said. Two others who were kidnapped with them were found alive, with one wounded. Tamaulipas Governor Américo Villarreal did not provide details on the extent of the wounded […]

Suella Braverman defies European judges with Channel migrants law

Suella Braverman says many illegal migrants are from safe countries like Albania, passed through France and are men under 40 rich enough to pay criminal gangs as she defies European judges with law banning Channel arrivals from claiming asylum Migrants entering UK illegally from today will be banned from claiming asylum Home Secretary Suella  Braverman […]