The London-based actress, 72, opened up about growing old without children, and about finding love in her 50s, in a piece she penned for the Sunday Times. Read More
Exclusive: Labour says record number of disclosures before Easter recess is effort to evade accountability Labour has accused ministers of being “desperate to avoid scrutiny” after government departments published a record number of “transparency disclosures” over a 48-hour period before parliament rose for the Easter break. The Cabinet Office website shows that 150 documents were … Read more
Itamar Ben-Gvir says force will focus on Arab unrest as police chief voices concerns and opposition figures denounce it as ‘militia’ Israel’s government has authorised the establishment of a national guard proposed by the far-right security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who said it would focus on Arab unrest, as political rivals accused him of setting up … Read more
Inquiry to focus on whether emergency state-backed UBS takeover breached criminal law Switzerland’s federal prosecutor has launched an investigation into whether last month’s state-backed takeover of the stricken bank Credit Suisse by its bigger rival UBS broke Swiss criminal law. The office of the attorney general said it was looking into potential breaches by government … Read more
Cindy ‘CiCi’ Peak, 61, was among six victims who were shot to death at the Covenant School A substitute teacher who was known for her devout Christian faith before she and five others were shot to death at an elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, was buried Saturday. The funeral of Cindy “CiCi” Peak, 61, was … Read more
Belfast optometrist goes to Augusta with hopes of making the cut in a year that will be pivotal to his prospects of turning pro It started in an Airbnb in rural Wisconsin. Matt McClean’s journey will continue with a Thursday tee time at Augusta National. At the age of 29 McClean is determined to relish … Read more
Exclusive: 240-year-old scrap of indigo woollen cloth identified as fabric made in Yorkshire to clothe millions of enslaved people It is a scrap of indigo woollen cloth that is slightly moth-eaten and so tiny that few would give it a second glance, but a 1783 note on its reverse has revealed its chilling significance. Discovered … Read more
Russian foreign minister rejects request and says US must not ‘make a fuss’ over arrest of Evan Gershkovich Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, called for Russia to free the detained American journalist Evan Gershkovich in a rare phone call with his Moscow counterpart since the start of the war in Ukraine. The American’s … Read more
Former President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he will “deliver remarks” at his Mar-a-Lago Florida resort on Tuesday evening after his arraignment in Manhattan criminal court over the $130,000 hush-money payment investigation.Read More
Starbucks has fired a Buffalo, New York, worker who “ignited a movement” from one of the first stores in the coffee chain to unionize, Starbucks Workers United said Friday. Read More