Sophie makes surprise royal visit to Ukraine

28 minutes ago About sharing Sophie made a one-day visit showing symbolic support for Ukraine By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent The Duchess of Edinburgh has become the first member of the Royal Family to visit Ukraine since the Russian invasion. On Monday she went on a one-day visit, on behalf of the Foreign Office, to…

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Columbia sets deadline for protesters to leave campus

At dawn on Wednesday 17 April, a small group of students pitched their tents at Columbia University, demonstrating against Israeli military action in Gaza and calling on their university to stop doing business with companies they see as supporting the war. The next afternoon, the Columbia president Minouche Shafik made a decision that would ignite…

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Two men charged with murder over torso find

12 minutes ago About sharing the remains were found at Kersal Dale in Salford on 4 April By Marc Waddington & Tom Mullen BBC News Two men have been charged with murder after a man’s torso was found wrapped in plastic at a nature reserve. Michal Jaroslaw Polchowski, 68, and Marcin Majerkiewicz, 42, both of…

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