French husband was ‘self-centred’ manipulator, mass rape trial told
Dominique Pélicot, 71, accused of raping, and recruiting strangers to rape, sedated wife for a decade A French man on trial for recruiting dozens of...
Month : September 2024
Briton among five prisoners on the run after Portuguese jail breakout
Public warned not to approach men believed to have escaped high-security facility with help from outside A British inmate is among five prisoners on the...
Russia’s shadow oil fleet and Gaza ceasefire plan to top US-UK talks in London
Antony Blinken to meet David Lammy in precursor to Joe Biden’s talks with Keir Starmer in Washington Moscow’s use of a shadow fleet transporting western-sanctioned...
Teacher ‘sick with nerves’ over battle to remain in his Spanish home post-Brexit
Mark Saxby, 56, says he is in limbo because of Spanish authorities’ ‘petty’ concern about his medical insurance A British teacher has told how he...
González is Venezuela’s ‘best hope for democracy’, says Blinken, as leader vows to fight on
Edmundo González pledges to push for freedom and democracy for Venezuela after going into exile in Spain amid fears for his safety The US secretary...
Paris gives Paralympic Games a send-off for the ages
Stade de France transformed into huge electronica dance party with world’s elite para athletes doing farewell conga With an explosion of fireworks, laser beams, breakdance...
HSBC on hiring spree to drive UK wealth division ambitions
Exclusive: Europe’s biggest bank hopes to double UK arm of its wealth and private banking operations HSBC is recruiting hundreds of bankers to serve rich...
CIA boss says west should not be intimidated by Russia’s nuclear threats
Bill Burns calls Vladimir Putin a ‘bully’ whose ‘sabre-rattling’ should not always be taken literally Western leaders should not be intimidated by Kremlin threats of...
UK music industry presses government to solve post-Brexit limits on touring
As documents reveal EU ‘not prepared’ to change, Keir Starmer is reminded of Labour’s manifesto pledge Industry insiders have urged the UK government to find...
Keir Starmer optimistic for ‘deep’ reset of relations with Ireland
Starmer to hold talks with Irish counterpart on first official visit of a British PM to country for five years Keir Starmer has said he...
