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  • Police to get new powers to tackle anti-social behaviour

    Getty Images “Hooligans who wreak havoc on local communities” could face up to two years in jail under the plans to tackle anti-social behaviour, the government has said. Police and councils in England and Wales will be able to apply for new “respect orders” to ban persistent offenders from town centres or from drinking in…

  • India fight back against Australia as 17 wickets fall on day one

    There were questions over India’s batting coming into the series, after being bowled out for 46, 156 and 121 in their 3-0 defeat by New Zealand. Opener and captain Rohit Sharma is missing this game after the birth of his second child, while number three Shubman Gill was not considered for selection after injuring a…

  • Sixth foreign tourist dies of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

    Facebook A second Australian teenager has died of suspected methanol poisoning, bringing to six the number of foreign tourists who have died after apparently drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. The family of Holly Bowles, 19, said it was with “broken hearts” that they confirmed her death, more than a week after she fell ill in…

  • Lava engulfs Iceland's Blue Lagoon car park

    The car park at Iceland’s world-famous Blue Lagoon has been engulfed in lava, after a nearby volcano erupted for the seventh time in less than a year. Hotel guests and nearby homes were evacuated but authorities said there was no threat to air travel in the region. Prior to 2021 the Reykjanes Peninsula had not…

  • Mum admits killing seven-year-old son at home

    A woman has admitted killing her seven-year-old son at their home. Papaipit Linse pleaded not guilty to murder at Swansea Crown Court on Friday, but admitted the manslaughter of Louis Linse on the grounds of diminished responsibility. Louis died shortly after police were called to a property on Upper Market Street in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, on…

  • People told to shop around as energy bills rise

    Getty Images Energy regulator Ofgem is urging billpayers to shop around as it announced another price rise in January – the second of the winter. Someone paying by direct debit and using a typical amount of gas and electricity will pay £1,738, or £21 a year more, with bills now over 50% higher than pre-Covid…

  • PAK expert said – Our Foreign Minister is sobbing…?

    PAK expert said – Our Foreign minister is sobbing…? At the G-20 conference in Brazil, as soon as Foreign minister S. jaishankar extended his hand to meet Indonesian President H.E. Prabowo Subianto and introduced himself, he said – I know you. jaishankar became very happy after hearing this from the Indonesian President. On this attitude of Prabowo…

  • 'Confident' in navigating crisis: White House after Gautam Adani indictment "

    The White House has acknowledged the allegations against Gautam Adani, with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre expressing confidence in the US-India relationship. Meanwhile, the Adani Group has firmly denied the charges, calling them “baseless” and vowing to seek all legal avenues. For more details, the White House has directed inquiries to the SEC and DOJ. Was…

  • Mali Junta Appoints Army General as New Prime Minister

    Mali’s military government appointed General Abdoulaye Maiga as the new prime minister on Thursday following the dismissal of civilian premier Choguel Kokalla Maiga a day earlier for public criticism of the military leadership. Until this appointment, Maiga had been serving as the government spokesperson. Since the military took control after a series of coups in…

  • Czech Foreign Minister visits Kyiv amid tensions over Russian missile strikes

    Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský arrived in Kyiv for his fourth visit to Ukraine since the start of Russia’s large-scale invasion nearly three years ago. His trip comes a day after Russia launched a powerful medium-range missile at Ukraine. In Kyiv, Lipavský was greeted by Czech and Ukrainian diplomats and will meet with Ukrainian Foreign Minister…