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Noreen Riols, who has died aged 98, served within the wartime Special Operations Executive (SOE), which coordinated resistance operations behind enemy lines. Her main role lay in training officers for surveillance work by acting as their target. She also acted as a “honey trap” in the final test before agents …
Who is Tulip Siddiq, niece of deposed Bangladeshi PM who quit Treasury role?
When Keir Starmer became the Labour leader in 2020, Tulip Siddiq described him in her local paper as a “good friend through thick and thin”.
On Tuesday, she found out where the limits of that friendship lay after the prime minister accepted her resignation from the government after weeks of …
‘I hope peace will prevail’: joy and fear in Gaza amid reports ceasefire is near
Hopes rose across Gaza on Tuesday that the war that has devastated the territory, killing more than 46,000 and displacing millions, was finally over.
Hamas and Israel were in the “final stages” of agreeing a ceasefire agreement
, residents of the embattled territory expressed …Giving Tulip Siddiq anti-corruption job seen by insiders as own goal
The warning signs were always there. When a photo of Tulip Siddiq standing alongside Vladimir Putin and her aunt, the now ousted leader of Bangladesh, emerged in 2015, alarm bells rang within the Labour party.
At the time, Siddiq was the Labour candidate for the marginal seat of Hampstead and …
Canada’s provincial leaders in disarray over response to Trump tariff threats
Donald Trump
takes office with a threat to dramatically reshape the relationship between the two countries. …Police report says former MLB pitcher Brian Matusz died at 37 of likely overdose
The former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz died at the age of 37 after an apparent drug overdose, according to police documents.
The Orioles announced Matusz’s death last week
. According to a report by the Phoenix Police Departmentobtained by the Baltimore Banner
, Matusz’s body was …Frasers Group says two-thirds of retail staff are still on zero-hours contracts
The owner of Sports Direct has confirmed that two-thirds of its retail workforce remain on zero-hours contracts ahead of new legislation designed to limit their use.
told MPs who are examining plans to strengthen protection for employees that 11,500 staff were on the contracts, which …Videos reveal new incidents of deadly brutality by Bangladesh police
Bangladeshi police killed or injured at least 20 unarmed protesters in two previously undocumented incidents during the demonstrations that engulfed the country last year, according to newly examined video footage.
The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP), a rights group that documents alleged abuses, has analysed video footage of …
Families cautiously optimistic that Israeli hostages may soon be free
The families of Israeli hostages held captive for 15 months in the Gaza Strip have voiced cautious optimism their loved ones may soon be free as
talks to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
continued in Qatar.“The reports suggesting a potential deal to secure the …
Trinidad and Tobago extends state of emergency amid escalating violence
Late on Monday evening, the T&T parliament unanimously agreed on a three-month extension of …