After a long and tense election process, Pedro Castillo has been sworn as Peru’s president. His victory has shaken the...
Record funding for flood defences in England as climate crisis worsens risks
The government will spend a record £5.2bn on reducing flooding in England over the next six years, as the climate crisis increases...
Holocaust memorial in Westminster is given go-ahead after inquiry
A controversial Holocaust memorial and education centre is to be built in the heart of Westminster at a cost of more than...
China ‘propped the doors open’ for criminals in Microsoft hack, Australian spy agency boss says
Australia’s top cyber spy says China’s actions in the hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software were akin to propping open the...
Lucia Mantione: murdered Sicilian girl finally given funeral after 66 years
There had never been so many people at a funeral in the history of Montedoro, a village suspended in time...
Pharma firm Advanz fined after thyroid drug price hike of 6,000%
The UK’s competition watchdog has imposed fines of more than £100m on the pharmaceutical company Advanz and its former private...
Europe’s unluckiest train station gets new lease of life as hotel
It earned the nickname “Titanic of the mountains”, but now the monumental and ill-fated train station at Canfranc is to...
Keir Starmer expected to back purge of far-left Labour factions
Keir Starmer is preparing to support a purge of far-left factions that were vocal supporters of Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership. After...
‘Frenzied buyer activity’ drives UK house prices to new high
Months of “frenzied buyer activity” have driven the average asking price for a home in Britain to a new high,...
Politicians from across world call for ‘global green deal’ to tackle climate crisis
People around the world need a “global green deal” that would tackle the climate crisis and restore the natural world...