- Sunday, February 23, 2025
ONE in three Asda employees have faced attacks at work, according to a survey which revealed incidents where workers were stabbed, punched, and threatened with syringes. The GMB union conducted the poll among nearly 1,000 of its members, uncovering accounts of delivery drivers being pursued by cars and store workers…
BANGLADESH has turned into a “one-party” state as the ruling party stamps out political competition, Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, a pioneer of the global microcredit movement, said in an interview. An election in January won prime minister Sheikh Hasina a fourth straight term, but it was boycotted by the…
THE Baltimore shipping lane blocked for more than two months after a cargo ship collided with a major bridge in March, sending it crashing into the water, fully reopened on Monday (10), authorities said. The US Army Corps of Engineers, along with Navy salvage divers, restored the channel to its…
THOSE suffering from bipolar disorder should either keep away from alcohol or control its intake. Drinking alcohol could worsen one’s symptoms of bipolar disorder by destabilising mood and affecting efficiency at work, a new research has found. The researchers, including those from the University of Michigan, wanted to understand the…
PRIME minister Rishi Sunak is due to unveil his Conservative party manifesto on Tuesday (11), promising voters “financial security” ahead of the July 4 general election as the Tories lag far behind Labour in polls. “We Conservatives have a plan to give you financial security,” he will say, according to…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has proposed Lahore as India’s home base for the ICC Champions Trophy next year to ensure optimal security arrangements. A source in the PCB revealed to the PTI that this suggestion was included in the draft schedule sent to the ICC in late April. “Yes,…
AN Indian court has denied bail to Ajay Gupta, a member of the Gupta family linked to significant corruption in South Africa, in a case related to the alleged suicide abetment of a businessman. The Gupta brothers—Atul, Ajay, and Rajesh—originally from India, established a large business empire in South Africa…
PAKISTAN Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday pledged to “relentlessly eliminate terrorism” from the country after seven soldiers, including a captain, were killed in a terrorist attack in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province a day earlier. The incident occurred when the convoy of security personnel heading towards Kachi Qamar, Sarband…
A RECORD number of ethnic minority MPs are expected to be elected on July 4 and the parliament will be closer to representing the diversity of the electorate, race and diversity thinktank British Future said on Monday (10). The thinktank’s analysis of final candidate selections projects that there will be…
Rishi Sunak dismissed rumours on Monday (10) that he would resign before the July 4 general election. This came amidst ongoing criticism of his early departure from D-Day commemoration events. The prime minister apologised following outrage from veterans’ groups for his decision to skip an event in northern France marking…
