Day: June 26, 2023

Sarah Henshaw: Man arrested as police searching for missing woman launch murder probe

June 26, 2023

A murder investigation is underway as police in Derbyshire urgently search for a 31-year-old who has been missing for nearly a week. Sarah Henshaw, 31, was last seen around 9pm on Tuesday, June 20, at her home in Norman Street in the town of Ilkeston. Derbyshire Constabulary says information suggests “she may be seriously hurt […]

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Mutiny highlights weakness of Putin’s gangster state

June 26, 2023

A s a former soldier who now runs The HALO Trust, the world’s leading NGO tackling conflict, I have followed the war closely in Ukraine, where my 900 staff are saving lives by clearing landmines. After months of equilibrium in the conflict, it has been quite a weekend. A video from Rostov showed a street […]

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Why has Harry and Meghan’s Spotify podcast been axed after one season?

June 26, 2023

S potify and Netflix bosses were reportedly “underwhelmed” by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s “lack of productivity”. The allegations came after Harry and Meghan’s $20 million (£15.7m), multi-year podcast deal with Spotify came to an end after just one season. Staff from the couple’s production company, Archewell, allegedly said that it “often lacks direction”, […]

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RTE boss should appear before committees despite resignation – Varadkar

June 26, 2023

I rish prime minister Leo Varadkar has said the outgoing director-general of RTE should still appear before parliamentary committees examining corporate governance at the national broadcaster after she resigned following the scandal over undisclosed payments to star presenter Ryan Tubridy. Dee Forbes was suspended from the position last week and was already due to step […]

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Are there any London bus strikes this week?

June 26, 2023

Transport strikes have had a major impact on those travelling in the last few months, with walkouts on buses, tubes and trains. With unions warning the rail strikes could drag on for five years, buses and tubes become an even more vital way to get around London – especially as the Rail, Maritime and Transport […]

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Titan: Mother of teen killed in Titanic sub disaster tells of moment she lost hope

June 26, 2023

A London woman whose 19-year-old son and husband were among five killed in the Titan submarine disaster has told of the moment she lost hope they would be found alive. In her first interview since the catastrophe, Christine Dawood said she spent days hoping her son Suleman and husband Shahzada were “just going to come […]

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