Afghanistan-Pakistan quake: Cold puts homeless at risk
Aid workers have warned that some Afghans and Pakistanis made homeless by Monday’s earthquake could die from exposure. There is an urgent need for tents and blankets for those forced to spend Read More →
Australia’s return of Uluru to Indigenous owners marked 30 years on
The traditional indigenous owners of Uluru have marked 30 years since it was returned by the Australian government. Hundreds of people gathered by the isolated hill, popularly known outside Australia as Ayers Read More →
Ben Carson compares abortion to slavery
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, one of the current frontrunners for the Republican presidential nomination, wants to make abortion illegal in all instances, including cases of rape and incest. He told an NBC Read More →
US Federal Reserve refrains from interest rate rise
The Federal Reserve has decided to keep US interest rates unchanged after its latest meeting. The decision leaves short-term interest rates at record lows of 0% to 0.25%, the same level they Read More →
Royal Dutch Shell pushed into loss by charges
Royal Dutch Shell has reported a loss for the third quarter of the year, after taking a big charge to reflect the cost of halting major projects. The oil company reported a Read More →
Business
The latest closures by his struggling Arcadia empire will include mostly Evans and Miss Selfridge sh Read More →
How Norway is persuading motorists to switch to electric cars. Read More →
About 15 restaurants are closing each week across the UK. Read More →
Politics
The former Brexit secretary and ex-Commons leader are the latest to announce their candidacies for t Read More →
An emotional Theresa May confirms she will step down as Tory leader on 7 June, saying she has done a Read More →
Sir Vince Cable confirms he will hand over to his successor on 23 July. Read More →
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As the pop icons return (minus Posh) for their Spiceworld tour - is Girl Power relevant or a 90s rel Read More →
Scots singer hopes to "make some money finally" after his debut record goes straight to nu Read More →
Rudimental just won a songwriting prize for a song that credits nine writers. How many is too many? Read More →
Education & Family
Education Secretary Damian Hinds rejects claims of universities going broke, ahead of tuition fee cu Read More →
The Home Office should have done more to protect people who did not cheat in their English tests, sa Read More →
From Australia to Europe, school children are skipping classes to call for action on climate change. Read More →
Protesters vow to carry on opposing the teaching of LGBT issues to primary school children. Read More →
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Hippocrates described the classic signs centuries ago, so what else do we know about the ancient ill Read More →
Ten workers are held over the alleged mistreatment of hospital patients following a BBC investigatio Read More →
Text reminders and after-work appointments are recommended in a report on improving cancer screening Read More →