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Call for business rates reform as Scots face cost of living crunch 1 hour ago ShareSave Add as preferred on Google Angus CochraneSenior political journalist, BBC Scotland Getty Images Parties have unveiled strategies to revive Scotland's high streets Scottish political leaders have called for an overhaul to business rates as one company warned it would […]
Explosions at Burundi ammunition depot kill civilians, witnesses say 35 minutes ago ShareSave Add as preferred on Google BBC Gahuza AFP via Getty Images Plumes of smoke rose above Bujumbura, home to more than a million people, on Tuesday night At least four people have been killed by a series of powerful explosions at an […]
DR Congo declares national holiday after reaching World Cup for first time in 52 years 2 hours ago ShareSave Add as preferred on Google Wedaeli Chibelushi There were celebrations in Kinshasa at the final whistle Authorities in the Democratic Republic Congo have declared Wednesday a public holiday after the national football team qualified for their […]
Trump to give primetime address on Iran war as questions swirl over his next move 2 hours ago ShareSave Add as preferred on Google Bernd Debusmann JrWhite House reporter Getty Images On Tuesday, Trump said he believed the US would "leave" Iran soon, even without a deal. Across the world on Wednesday night, millions of […]
What do Trump's latest comments on leaving Nato mean for the alliance? 30 minutes ago ShareSave Add as preferred on Google Lyse DoucetChief international correspondent EPA The 77-year-old Nato coalition now has 32 members, but the might of the US military matters immensely Of all the warnings in President Trump's arsenal, quitting the Nato military […]
Families cram into Greek court for trial into deadliest train crash 37 minutes ago ShareSave Add as preferred on Google Nick BeakeEurope correspondent Getty Images Maria Karystianou, who lost her 19-year-old daughter Marthi, said relatives had been "packed like sardines" in the courtroom Relatives of the 57 people who died in Greece's worst ever train […]
CPS giving 'investigative advice' to police over Andrew and Mandelson probes Just now ShareSave Add as preferred on Google Amy Walkerand Sean Dilley,Correspondent AFP via Getty Images Prosecutors are providing "early investigative advice" to police forces as they inquire into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Lord Peter Mandelson's links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Crown Prosecution […]
Megan Thee Stallion taken to hospital during Moulin Rouge performance 2 hours ago ShareSave Add as preferred on Google Harry Sekulich Getty Images Megan Thee Stallion wows audiences on opening night of Moulin Rouge! The Musical on 24 March Rapper Megan Thee Stallion had to be taken to hospital mid-way through her performance of Moulin […]
Asia stocks jump after Trump suggests Iran war could end in weeks 2 hours ago ShareSave Add as preferred on Google Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter Getty Images Asian stock markets jumped on Wednesday morning after President Donald Trump said the US will leave Iran in "two to three weeks" regardless of whether a deal has been […]
Pay rise for 2.7 million people as minimum wage increase comes into force 6 hours ago ShareSave Add as preferred on Google Emer Moreau,Business reporterand Oliver Smith,Business producer iStock The Treasury said around 2.7 million people are on minimum wage Around 2.7 million people are set to receive a pay rise this week as the […]
