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Bukele-mania: El Salvador strongman’s crime clampdown excites regional right
Five hours after being shot in the belly, a Haitian accountant sat in a Port-au-Prince emergency room pondering how his homeland might be saved.
“I follow the news,” said the 60-year-old, who had been hit by a stray bullet early that morning, the latest victim of seemingly interminable gang conflict …
Aacta awards 2025: Robbie Williams’ Better Man and Boy Swallows Universe dominate Australian film and TV prizes
The Netflix adaptation of Trent Dalton’s bestseller
has dominated the annual Aacta (Australian Academy of Cinema, Television and the Arts) awards, winning 12 of itsrecord-breaking 22 nominations
.The Aacta president, Russell Crowe, hosted the awards ceremony at Hota (Home of the Arts) …
Planners recommended against nuclear plant in 2019 over Welsh language and cultural concerns
Planning inspectors recommended against a Hitachi-built nuclear power plant in Anglesey on the basis that it could dilute the island’s Welsh language and culture, it has emerged.
to build a £20bn nuclear power plant at Wylfa in 2020 over cost concerns after failing to …Boris Johnson was ‘one of most damaging PMs in history’, says Reform UK chair
Friday briefing: The Bank of England interest rate cut suggests there are more gloomy times ahead
Good morning. As anticipated, on
Thursday the Bank of England cut UK interest rates from 4.75% to 4.5%
, their lowest level since June 2023. The cut, the third in six months, will affect mortgages, loans and savings, and offer some relief to borrowers.The Bank’s monetary policy …
Alleged Russian spy denies knowing of ‘honeytrap’ plan to target journalist
An alleged Russian spy tearfully told the Old Bailey she knew nothing of plans to deploy her as a “honeytrap” and claimed she was “lied to, manipulated, used, and exposed”.
London-based Vanya Gaberova, 30, is accused of being part of a spy ring which targeted people and places of interest …
Green campaigners fear UK to renew subsidies to Drax power station
Green campaigners fear ministers are poised to award billions of pounds in fresh subsidies to Drax power station, despite strong concerns that burning trees to produce electricity is bad for the environment.
Drax burns wood to generate about 8% of the UK’s “green” power, and 4% of overall electricity. This …
‘Stagflation’ warnings as Bank of England cuts growth forecast and warns of price rises
‘Worst nightmare’: Egypt and Jordan put in impossible bind by Trump Gaza plan
International outrage in recent days has focused on Donald Trump’s proposal that the US take “ownership” of Gaza, and that more than two million Palestinians be displaced to allow the territory to be transformed from “a demolition site” into
a “riviera” in the Middle East
.In Jordan …
England will not boycott Afghanistan game despite Taliban ‘gender apartheid’
England have confirmed they will play Afghanistan in the upcoming Champions Trophy despite pressure to boycott the fixture in response to the Taliban’s violation of women’s rights in the country.
Last month a cross-party group of
160 British MPs wrote to the England and Wales Cricket Board
…