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Keir Starmer pays tribute to brother who died on Boxing Day
Keir Starmer has paid tribute to his brother, Nick, who had cancer and died on Boxing Day aged 60.
The prime minister said his younger brother was “a wonderful man” who “met all the challenges life threw at him with courage and good humour”.
He said in a statement: “I …
‘Forgotten city’ of Newport takes centre stage in Celtic noir series Ar y Ffin
Nissan shares tumble by most since August amid Honda deal worries
Shares in the Japanese carmaker
have tumbled in their biggest fall sinceAugust’s stock market sell-off
, as investors turned their attention to the company’s planned tie-up withdomestic rivals Honda and Mitsubishi
.Nissan’s shares fell by as much as 15% on Friday, before regaining …
Calls to save the UK’s ailing nightclub industry after another year of closures
When the patrons of Watford’s Przym nightclub celebrated New Year’s Eve on 31 December 2023, they were marking the end of an era, or rather, the end of seven eras. Like every beloved local club, the venue had been known by multiple names over the years: Top Rank, Bailey’s, Paradise …
Germany’s president dissolves parliament ahead of snap election
Germany’s president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has dissolved parliament and called a snap election on 23 February after Olaf Scholz’s fractious three-way coalition collapsed three years into its mandate.
The national vote will come seven months ahead of schedule amid a rocky stretch of unusual political turmoil for the EU’s top economic …
Houthis claim to have targeted Ben Gurion airport after Israel hits Sana’a
Houthi rebels in Yemen claim to have retaliated against Israeli airstrikes on Sana’a’s airport early on Friday with a missile aimed at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport and a drone attack on Tel Aviv.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said their defences intercepted the ballistic missile before it reached Israeli airspace, …
Nasa probe successfully completes closest-ever approach to sun
Focus returns to constitutional court in South Korea’s parliamentary saga
For the fourth time this month, South Korea’s parliament has become the arena for a rancorous battle for the country’s political future.
South Koreans have enjoyed for almost four decades is a lofty aim – and supported by the vast majority …Sport in 2024: the moments that made us smile
Ni, 61, holds court in Paris
You hear all sorts of whispers at the Olympics; my favourite this year was about the 61-year-old grandmother Ni Xialian, who had an outside shot in the women’s table tennis. She won world titles for China in the early 1980s, then fell in love …
GB again set standards at Paris Paralympics – now to fill in the gaps
There was a lot riding on the Paris Paralympics, but they delivered. A Games that had the challenge not only of exciting the people of Paris but of reviving the movement behind disability sport served up world-class entertainment to full stadiums and left a legacy of a more accessible French …