A hard-hitting Home Office campaign will warn people in Albania not to attempt a Channel crossing in a small boat. Potential illegal migrants will be told they face being detained and deported if they come to the UK. The campaign will feature images of people on a crowded boat and make clear just how dangerous…
The Dragons are last on the ladder and were listless in a 26-12 loss against the Dolphins on Thursday night — but it turns out it could have got worse. The NRL has been forced into action after the Dragons’ first try — a fifth minute score for Jack Bird — should never have been…
As Texas continues to grapple with an ongoing crisis at the southern border, now into its third year, Republican-led states are stepping up by sending troops, law enforcement and other resources to help secure the southern border. This week both Tennessee and Nebraska announced they would be sending personnel to the border, joining Mississippi and…
Sunday Aborisade in Abuja The Senator Representing Kogi West in the 9th National Assembly, Smart Adeyemi, has urged the President Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to embark on aggressive debt forgiveness campaign on assumption of office next week. His call came just as a member of the 7th Senate, Senator Olufunke Raji Rasaki, appealed to Tinubu to involve…
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FILE–Members of the PBA Board of Governors. –PBA IMAGES PARIS—The entire leadership of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) arrived here on Thursday for its annual planning session where it is set to discuss how the next season will run and address certain concerns facing Asia’s pioneering professional cage league. Led by board chair Ricky Vargas…
The government’s failure to tackle alcohol harm in England has led to a serious public health crisis affecting millions of people, MPs have warned. Problem drinking is fuelling violent crime and costing the NHS £25bn a year, with the number of deaths almost doubling in two decades, according to a damning report by the public…
In the documentary, Chandrasekaran underlines his firm belief in the potential of technology to address societal challenges and create inclusive growth. Chandrasekaran’s insights on job creation are part of a just-released Netflix documentary series titled ‘Working: What We Do All Day’, in which he engages in a candid conversation with former US President Barack Obama…
Ohio-based Advanced RV specializes in transforming regular old Mercedes-Benz Sprinters into custom-built RVs, and their latest creation dubbed Moksha has a long list of features that should please any outdoor enthusiast. Based on a 170-inch Sprinter 3500 cutaway chassis, the B Box camper was built to a rather strict list of criteria from the client,…
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, said on Friday Nigeria was in dire need of a courageous leader to tackle insecurity, hunger and malnutrition in the North-East. Schmale, who spoke at the launch of the Lean Season Food Security and Nutrition Crisis Multi-sector Plan 2023 in Abuja, urged the Federal…
The Director General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Osuntokun, has hit out at the acting national chairman of the party, Lamidi Apapa following their clash. Osuntokun while giving his view on the drama that played out between himself and Apapa at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) on Wednesday said the…
P lain-clothed police officers caught a sex offender who attacked a 13-year-old girl who was on the Piccadilly Line with her family during rush hour. Undercover British Transport Police officers observed Abdulrizak Ali Hersi, 32, standing close to the doors after boarding at Green Park. They watched as a family boarded at the next stop…
The US must move beyond piecemeal reform and slogan-making and tackle the ongoing scourge of police brutality and law enforcement’s discrimination against Black people, a United Nations mission has concluded at the end of a historic two-week tour of the country. UN experts completed their first official visit to the US as part of a…
Bereaved parents “broken” by the death of their young son have vowed to help find a cure for the disease that killed him. Aaron Wharton, seven, died last month from Anaplastic Ependymoma, a cancer of the central nervous system, following his diagnosis during the Covid lockdown in 2020, when he was just four years old….
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican senators in Florida gave final approval Wednesday to a sweeping education bill targeting how teachers and students can use their pronouns in schools, sending to Gov. Ron DeSantis a proposal meant to strengthen state’s parental rights law panned by critics as “Don’t Say Gay.” The expansions to one of the most…
N HS leaders have warned that strike action is making it “more difficult” for the health service to tackle the backlog of care. The comments were made as NHS England said there were 7,600 cancellations in acute care as a result of the 28-hour strike by members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). The…
Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, an NFL player-turned-voting rights attorney, is launching a challenge to Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in Texas, instantly becoming the frontrunner in one of the few Senate pickup opportunities for Democrats in 2024. Allred, who is in his third term in the U.S. House, will face an uphill battle against Cruz. No…
The Australian government wants to broaden defence exchanges with Pacific countries amid wider fears the Australian defence force will struggle to meet recruitment targets over the coming decades. Figures show the ADF’s permanent workforce strength increased from about 56,100 in 2012-13 to 59,300 in 2021-22 – meaning growth on average of just 300 a year…
