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Rick Buckler, drummer of The Jam, dies at 69 after short illness
Rick Buckler, the drummer of the rock group The Jam, has died aged 69 after a short illness.
In a statement, his family said Buckley “passed away peacefully on Monday evening in Woking after a short illness with family by his side”, the BBC reported.
The statement described him as …
‘Pursue this urgently’: whistleblower case reveals Whitehall focus on Kabul animal airlift
The desperation on the faces of tens of thousands of people in Afghanistan while they attempted to escape as the country came under Taliban rule was broadcast across the world.
As the US-led coalition fled the country in August 2021, the chaos outside Kabul airport intensified. Entire families gathered outside, …
Pope Francis has double pneumonia on top of earlier respiratory tract infection
The pontiff, 88, underwent a chest X-ray, which “demonstrated the onset of bilateral pneumonia that required further pharmacological therapy”.
Antibiotic cortisone therapy …
FIA has lost sight of what matters, says Verstappen over anti-swearing drive
Max Verstappen has accused Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, of failing to focus on the issues that matter after what he believes is an irrelevant crackdown on swearing.
The FIA recently announced rule amendments that will impose heavy fines for swearing and may even lead to race bans. Verstappen …
The tournament that refuses to die: Champions Trophy back for more
Security for Ukraine could be achieved with fewer troops, say UK sources
Britain believes that a European-led security guarantee to Ukraine could be provided with considerably fewer troops than the 100,000 to 150,000 called for by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week in the event of a peace agreement.
A European-led assurance force for Ukraine would not necessarily involve large numbers stationed on …
Kabul evacuation whistleblower wins case against UK government
A civil servant who blew the whistle about the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and Boris Johnson’s involvement in a decision to evacuate a pet charity from Kabul has won her case for unfair dismissal against the government in a legal first.
An employment panel of three judges unanimously found the …
UN human rights body accuses Rwanda-backed militia of killing children in eastern DRC
The UN human rights office on Tuesday accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels of killing three children in the eastern
Democratic Republic of the Congo city that they captured last week
, expressing alarm at human rights violations being carried out by the militia.“Our office has confirmed cases …
Hamas says it will hand over bodies of Bibas family and free six hostages
Hamas has said it will release six hostages from Gaza this week and hand over the bodies of four others, including the remains of two young children from the same family whose deaths had not previously been confirmed.
Khalil al-Hayya, a Hamas negotiator, said the four bodies to be handed …
Arts Council England to shelve new funding plan after outcry from producers
Arts Council England has shelved its controversial plan to stop producers from applying for new funding before their current project is over after it was dubbed “the worst idea in the world”.
Figures from the sector told the Guardian that the significant change to the way artists and companies access …