Ursula von der Leyen is still facing “significant questions” over her appointment of a close political ally to a lucrative European Commission post, despite a U-turn on the appointment. The German politician nominated Markus Pieper, a colleague from her Christian Democratic Party,
Barry Bennell was in ‘significant pain’ when he died in prison last September while serving a 34-year sentence, a coroner has ruled. The disgraced former football coach, who had been convicted of several child sex offences, was found dead by a prison
Cardinal Raymond Burke announced a new nine-month novena to pray for the Church and for the intercession of the Virgin Mary as the world grapples with the “forces of sin.” “How can we best begin to remedy the many ills that so
The European Commission has officially opened an investigation into China’s electric vehicle sector. It says it is “in possession of sufficient evidence” that Beijing has provided subsidies that would damage the electric vehicle (EV) market in the EU. Should member states agree
Mohamed Salah liked a video on X (formerly Twitter) of Richard Keys slamming VAR’s decision to rule Luis Diaz’s goal offside during Liverpool’s controversial 2-1 loss to Tottenham on Saturday afternoon. It looked as though Diaz had put his team 1-0 up
Vladimir Putin may have inadvertently made it easier for an international court to prosecute him and the Russian state for the war crimes Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group has been accused of committing. For years, the Russian president distanced himself from the paramilitary
Home Secretary Suella Braverman was advised to scrap plans to house asylum seekers at a former RAF base, it has been reported. According to an email reportedly seen by the BBC in February, a senior Home Office official advised the home secretary
Key gaps in the British military have been outlined by defence expert Hamish de Breton Gordon, who said the armed forces needs “significant investment”. The chemical weapons expert told the Daily Express that the UK needs to put more money into hardware
Lancashire Police have revealed that missing mum-of-two Nicola Bulley had “significant issues with alcohol” in the past. The service revealed the personal detail after saying in a press conference today that Ms Bulley had “specific vulnerabilities” that made her a “high-risk” missing
BBC chairman Richard Sharp is fighting to keep his job after a cross-party group of MPs accused him of “significant errors of judgment”. The former Goldman Sachs banker denies facilitating a loan between then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Canadian businessman Sam Blyth,