2 hours ago About sharing By Mariko Oi Business reporter UPS has avoided its first US strike in more than 25 years as the union representing its workers said a new five-year contract has been approved. The two sides have been negotiating for months over demands including higher pay and better working conditions. In July,…
5 hours ago About sharing UK Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch is in India for a G20 meeting this week By Ione Wells Political correspondent UK trade talks with India are reaching their “final but trickier” stages, according to government sources. Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch is visiting India for a meeting of G20 trade ministers this…
4 hours ago About sharing By Chloe Kim BBC News Former US President Donald Trump has been implicated by one of his employees in a classified documents case, according to a court filing. Yuscil Taveras, an IT director identified as Trump Employee 4 in legal documents, changed his testimony after switching lawyers, say prosecutors. He…
53 minutes ago About sharing A building in central Moscow was reportedly hit By Emily McGarvey BBC News A drone has hit a building in central Moscow that was under construction, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has said. Air defences also shot down two drones in the Mozhaisk and Khimki districts of the Moscow region, the defence…
1 hour ago About sharing Sam Bankman-Fried was led into court wearing leg restraints and a beige-coloured uniform By Mariko Oi Business reporter Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is “subsisting on bread and water” in prison, according to his lawyer. The prison he is being held in ahead of his trial…
44 minutes ago About sharing Andrew Tate arriving at court in Bucharest in June By Lucy Williamson BBC News Details of graphic evidence compiled by Romanian prosecutors, alleging that Andrew Tate coerced women into sexual acts, have been seen by the BBC. Warning: This article contains language and details that some readers may find disturbing…
18 minutes ago About sharing Some buildings have been heavily damaged in previous attacks on Moscow By Emily McGarvey BBC News Russia’s defence ministry says it has thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack after it downed two drones over the Moscow region. Two other drones were intercepted over the Bryansk region, north-east of the Ukrainian border,…
53 minutes ago About sharing An Isro graphic of the lander and rover on the Moon’s surface By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi India is looking to make history on Wednesday with its third lunar mission set to land on the Moon. If Chandrayaan-3 is successful, India will be the first country to land near…
3 hours ago About sharing By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Housing is more affordable than a year ago, according to the UK’s biggest mortgage lender, but high mortgage rates mean it is still a stretch. The Halifax, part of Lloyds Banking Group, said that a typical home in the UK cost 6.7 times…
2 hours ago About sharing Online adverts for the retailer Boots promoting four brands of infant formula on Google broke advertising rules, the watchdog has said. In the UK, it is against the law to advertise infant formula for babies up to six months because it might discourage breastfeeding. Boots apologised and said the adverts,…