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Why has Iga Swiatek been banned and how serious is the offence?
Thu, 28 Nov 2024, 19:00
What is the one-month ban for? Iga Swiatek tested positivefor trimetazidine (TMZ) in an out-of-competition urine sample taken on 12 August 2024, three days before her first match at the Cincinnati Open. She received notification of the anti-doping rule violation a month later on 12 September 2024. What is the …
Footprints in Kenya ‘show distant relatives of modern humans coexisted’
Thu, 28 Nov 2024, 19:00
About 1. 5m years ago a big-toothed cousin of prehistoric humans walked quickly along a lakeside in Kenya, footprints marking the muddy ground. But they were not our only ancestor on the scene: treading the same ground was the early human Homo erectus. Researchers say an analysis of fossilised footprints …
Why has France’s austerity budget caused a political storm?
Thu, 28 Nov 2024, 18:45
France is at risk of being plunged into fresh political turmoil as its minority government teeters on the brink of collapse amid opposition anger over a planned austerity budget. Reflecting growing unease in financial markets, French sovereign borrowing costs have risen sharply, reaching the highest premium over German bonds since …
Devon and Cornwall chief constable suspended over work phone claims
Thu, 28 Nov 2024, 18:45
The acting chief constable of Devon and Cornwall has been suspended from his £180, 000 a year job over claims he misused his work phone, just 18 months after his predecessor was removed from office. Jim Colwell has been placed under investigation for gross misconduct by the police watchdog, triggering …
‘Sophisticated UK spy ring’ allegedly passed secrets to Russia for three years
Thu, 28 Nov 2024, 18:36
A “sophisticated” UK-based spy ring passed secrets to Russia for nearly three years and gathered information on targets across Europe, a court has heard. Three Bulgarian nationals – Katrin Ivanova, 33, Vanya Gaberova, 30, and Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev, 39 – allegedly carried out surveillance on individuals and places of interest …
The market is not sentimental. Direct Line’s days of independence look numbered | Nils Pratley
Thu, 28 Nov 2024, 18:34
Prepare for the dance. Aviva is a big grown-up FTSE 100 insurer with a respected chief executive who doesn’t launch takeover offers on a whim; Amanda Blanc will have a strategy to go the distance. Direct Line, on the other hand, is a troubled FTSE 250 insurer with a new-ish …
Hezbollah tries to claim victory as Lebanon mourns its dead
Thu, 28 Nov 2024, 18:33
The Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah chose an iconic spot for his victory speech: the sports stadium in Bint Jbeil, a kilometre from the Israel-Lebanon border where, in 2000, crowds roared as the group’s then leader, Hassan Nasrallah, declared that it had ended Israel’s 18-year occupation of south Lebanon. “Today we …
Qatari agents used bribes and threats to sink London terror-funding case, court told
Thu, 28 Nov 2024, 18:30
Agents working for Qatar threatened witnesses and issued bribes to thwart an alleged terror-funding case brought in London, and to avoid derailing the Gulf state’s hosting of the 2022 Fifa World Cup, a court has heard. Eight Syrian refugees wereattempting to sue Doha Bank, claiming that it knowingly facilitated the …
Baby found dead near field in Salford was a newborn girl, say police
Thu, 28 Nov 2024, 18:12
A baby whose body was last week found on the edge of a snow-covered field in Salford was a newborn girl, police have said. Greater Manchester police (GMP) said the girl has now been named Ava and they renewed an appeal for the child’s mother, family or anyone with information …
‘Baby bouncer’ helps pick up poorly penguin so she can learn to stand again
Thu, 28 Nov 2024, 17:58
A Humboldt penguin who lost her ability to waddle has learned to stand on her own feet again thanks to a unique idea from Dudley zookeepers – a specially designed baby bouncer. Flop hatched in April, and was reared by Dudley zoo’s bird care team after her mother died and …
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