Ann McManus obituary | Television

The television writer Ann McManus, who has died aged 67 after suffering a cardiac arrest, was the key creator and writer behind the hit TV series Waterloo Road, and a co-founder of... Read more »

Who is Germany’s new Premier League star? – DW – 08/29/2025

Who is Nick Woltemade? The 23-year-old striker, who has been nicknamed the “two-meter Messi-Musiala” by Stuttgart fans, has burst onto the scene in the last year. The combination of his size and... Read more »

Israeli army declares Gaza City ‘a dangerous combat zone’

A Palestinian woman walks past a heavily damaged building in Gaza City on August 29, 2025. BASHAR TALEB / AFP The Israeli military declared Gaza City “a dangerous combat zone” on Friday,... Read more »

UK bank shares fall as City fears budget tax raid; US trade deficit surges – business live | Business

UK bank shares fall as City fears budget tax raid Shares in UK banks are falling this morning as the sector fears it could be targeted in the autumn budget. NatWest (-3.7%),... Read more »

Marina Borodina’s new novel ‘Against the Wind’ published by Folio

Kharkiv, Ukraine — Folio Publishing House presents a new novel by Marina Borodina, Against the Wind — an intimate and inspiring story of love, strength, and gratitude, written entirely with her eyes... Read more »

At least 23 dead in overnight Kyiv attack as UK and EU summon Russian envoys | Foreign policy

The UK and European Union have summoned their Russian envoys after overnight missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least 23 people and damaged the city’s British Council and EU offices, in the... Read more »

Human tooth and personal belongings discovered at Tuam mother and baby home site

Specialist forensics have confirmed that a single fragment of a human adult tooth has been found on the site of the former Tuam mother and baby home, the Irish Examiner can confirm.... Read more »

Neo-Nazi’s trans identity sparks debate over German law – DW – 08/27/2025

“Trans-fascism” and “parasites of society” — these were the kinds of phrases that the right-wing extremist who now identifies as Marla-Svenja Liebich used for decades as a leader of the “Blood and Honor”... Read more »

Immediate closure of asylum hotels could lead to migrants ‘living destitute in the streets’, says minister – UK politics live | Politics

Immediate closure of asylum hotels could lead to migrants ‘living destitute in the streets’, says minister The immediate closure of asylum hotels could lead to migrants “living destitute in the streets”, a... Read more »

Home Office set to pull ‘balloon-craft’ job at asylum seeker centre

The government has ordered the removal of an advertisement for a job teaching asylum seekers about balloon-craft, cake decorating and other craft skills. The hospitality and floristry tutor role involved running workshops... Read more »