Asylum seekers will be banned from taking taxis to medical appointments after it was revealed the Home Office spends about £15.8m a year on the service. From February they will have to use alternative transport such as buses, no matter how urgent their medical needs. The government, however, has so far rejected pleas to give […]
More than 600,000 without power after Russian strikes
Aleks Phillipsand Yang Tian Reuters More than 600,000 people in the Kyiv region of Ukraine are without power after an overnight Russian attack, officials say. Ukraine’s energy ministry said more than 500,000 of these were in the capital itself, with the rest in the surrounding region. It attributed the power losses to missile and drone […]
Shopping mall shooting wounds 2, prompts Black Friday evacuation in the Bay Area
SAN JOSE, California — Police in California evacuated a shopping mall Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, after a shooting left two people with gunshot wounds. The shooting was an isolated incident, the San Jose Police Department said on the social platform X. Officers evacuated and cleared Valley Fair Mall in […]
Airbus calls for software upgrade to A320 aircraft : NPR
An American Airlines Airbus A320-211 is seen on the tarmac on Jan. 8, 2020 at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images Airbus on Friday requested airlines take immediate action to upgrade software of its A320 aircraft, warning there could be an issue with […]
Hong Kong mourns victims of blaze as search for remains continues | News
At least 128 people died and 200 remain missing after the towers housing 4,600 people were engulfed by flames. Published On 29 Nov 202529 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share People in Hong Kong are mourning the deaths of at least 128 people who died in the region’s largest blaze […]
Hope for Survivors Fades as Hong Kong Fire Rescue Efforts Cease
new video loaded: Hope for Survivors Fades as Hong Kong Fire Rescue Efforts Cease transcript Back transcript Hope for Survivors Fades as Hong Kong Fire Rescue Efforts Cease The rescue operation in the Hong Kong fire disaster ceased on Friday, two days after the blaze started. At least 128 were killed and 200 others remained […]
The week Europe realised it stands alone against Russian expansionism | Ukraine
Kaja Kallas, the European Union foreign policy chief, asked her officials this week to dig up the number of times Russia had – in its various guises – invaded other states in the 20th and 21st centuries. The answer that came back was 19 states, on 33 occasions. Kallas, the former Estonian prime minister, was […]
Flights disrupted after Airbus discovers intense sun radiation could impact flight control data
Thousands of Airbus planes have been grounded after it was discovered that intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers, leading to delays around the world. Around 6,000 A320 planes are thought to be affected, half the European firm’s global fleet, but it is understood most will be able to fly again after […]
Hegseth declines to comment on report that boat survivors were killed as a result of his orders to military
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is declining to comment on a report that he ordered the military to kill all passengers aboard a boat suspected of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea in September. According to The Washington Post, the Sept. 2 boat strike initially left two survivors clinging to the boat. The Post says Adm. […]
Trump plans to pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez : NPR
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, second from right, is taken in handcuffs to a waiting aircraft as he is extradited to the United States, at an Air Force base in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, April 21, 2022. Elmer Martinez/AP hide caption toggle caption Elmer Martinez/AP WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — President Donald Trump said Friday that […]