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Offshore worker Robbie Robson was bludgeoned to death on an oil rig. Was it a random attack or does the industry have questions to answer?
In October 2022, Robbie Robson, 38, a British offshore worker, travelled to Qatar for an eight-week contract in the oilfields of the Persian Gulf. Robson was handsome, ambitious, and determined to do well by his family. The job was an attractive opportunity: after years working on vessels, and as a …
From Captain America to The White Lotus: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment
Going out:
Cinema
Captain America: Brave New World
Out now
In the latest instalment of Marvel mayhem, Anthony Mackie stars as Sam Wilson-slash-Captain America, with Chris Evans having bowed out. And replacing William Hurt following the veteran actor’s death is Harrison Ford, hulking out as antagonist Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, president of …
Starmer will go in ‘bin of history’ if he fails to raise defence budget, says ex-army chief
Keir Starmer will be consigned to the “bin of history” if he fails to raise defence spending, a former head of the British army has said.
Gen Lord Richard Dannatt believes the forthcoming strategic defence review risks being “hollow” and a “failure” unless the prime minister and his chancellor, Rachel …
Chemicals, cars, Man Utd: has Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos got the formula wrong?
UK-based lawyers for Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai targeted by Chinese state
UK-based lawyers have spoken out about being targeted by the Chinese state and its supporters in a campaign of intimidation including surveillance, hacking of bank accounts and rape threats.
The barristers, from Doughty Street Chambers in London, say there has been a coordinated and concerted campaign against them since they …
Reform’s circles of influence: who’s who at the top of the party
Nigel Farage’s Reform party is being driven by a close-knit group of rightwing, male advisers, with the party chair, Zia Yusuf, at the helm and the treasurer, Nick Candy, raising money. Here are the key players at the top.
First circle
Zia Yusuf
A former entrepreneur who founded a …‘Guess who’s back?’: the inside story of Nigel Farage’s quest for power
Nigel Farage seems to be everywhere again: striding into rallies to the beat of Eminem, popping up at
, hosting achampagne-soaked fundraiser
in Mayfair and grinning on the ITV breakfast sofataunted by a Chinese dragon
.Since July, Reform UK has …
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels enter Bukavu in eastern DRC
Rebels from the Rwandan-backed M23 group have entered Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, after a rapid advance south in recent days.
M23 fighters entered the city’s Kazingu and Bagira zone and late on Friday were advancing towards the centre of the …
Ukraine war briefing: Alexei Navalny’s widow warns ‘no point trying to negotiate’ with Putin
The widow of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny has warned there is “no point trying to negotiate” with Vladimir Putin.
“Just remember: he will lie,” Yulia Navalnaya told the Munich Security Conference on Friday two days before the first anniversary of her husband’s death. “He will betray,” she said …
Southport killer’s sentence will not be referred to court of appeal
The sentence of the Southport killer will not be referred to the court of appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme, the attorney general has said.
Axel Rudakubana, 18, was handed a 52-year minimum sentence for murdering three girls at a dance class, the second-longest sentence imposed by the courts …