Workers’ rights to four-day week could be strengthened
Full-time workers’ rights to ask for a four-day working week could be strengthened under government plans to increase flexible working.Employees would still have to
Burning Man: Why the US festival could be in trouble
This weekend, tens of thousands of people will head deep into the Nevada desert to Black Rock City, a temporary metropolis that rises out
GB athletes to follow at Paris Paralympics
The Great Britain team for the 2024 Paris Paralympics will feature more than 210 athletes competing across 19 sports. It includes a mix of
Aboriginal teen dies by suicide in Perth youth prison
An Aboriginal teenager has died by suicide at a youth prison in Perth, Western Australia (WA).The 17-year-old had spent only two days in custody
France on charm offensive as New Caledonia simmers
For the Pacific Islands, climate change, geopolitics and security have often been the bread and butter of any summit.But at this year’s Pacific Island
Workers trapped for days in Thai tunnel found dead
Three foreign workers trapped inside a collapsed train tunnel have died despite rescue efforts that lasted over five days, Thai authorities have said.The men,
Norway princess and US shaman’s wedding begins after years of ‘turmoil’
Festivities have begun for the wedding of Norwegian Princess Märtha Louise and her American partner, self-styled shaman Durek Verrett.Hundreds of guests arrived in the
X braced for Brazil ban as judge’s deadline passes
X, formerly known as Twitter, has said it expects to be blocked in Brazil after failing to meet a deadline to name a new
Ukraine F-16 destroyed during Russian attack, BBC told
One of the F-16 fighter jets sent from Nato allies to Ukraine has been destroyed, a Ukrainian military source has told the BBC.The aircraft
Rings of Power star slipped Welsh word into show
The Rings of Power actress Morfydd Clark managed to sneak a Welsh word into the Lord of the Rings spin-off.The US fantasy TV drama
Robert F Kennedy Jr suspends campaign and backs Trump
Independent White House candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr has joined the Republican nominee, Donald Trump, on stage at a rally in Arizona after dropping
CIA says Swift concert plotters planned to kill ‘a huge number’
The CIA says the suspects in the foiled plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna wanted to kill “a huge number” of
Abba complain about Trump using songs in campaign
Swedish pop superstars Abba have complained after their hits like The Winner Takes it All were played at one of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign
Ex-officer Matthew Farwell accused of killing pregnant woman
A woman whose death was ruled a suicide may have been killed by a former Massachusetts police detective, a grand jury indictment alleges.Matthew Farwell,
Harris and Walz prepare for high-stakes first interview
US Vice President Kamala Harris will sit for her first interview since formally becoming the Democratic Party’s nominee for president on Thursday, alongside her
K-pop star Taeil quits NCT boy band over sex crime accusation: What we know
South Korean singer Taeil has left his K-pop band Neo Culture Technology (NCT) after he was accused of an unspecified sexual crime, according to
Thai court sentences Spanish YouTube chef to life in jail for murder
A court in Thailand has sentenced a Spanish chef to life in prison for murdering and dismembering a Colombian man on the tourist island
Tunisia court allows former minister Znaidi to run for president
A court in Tunisia has upheld an appeal by former minister Mondher Znaidi, allowing him to stand in the October 6 presidential election. The
How Germany burned its ‘bridge to the Islamic world’
In March 2003, the German Foreign Office established an online platform, named Qantara, which means “bridge” in classical Arabic, in response to the 9/11
A dangerous precedent? Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest stokes speech war
In the war for control of the internet, the potential significance of Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest is difficult to overstate. At