Germany has extended temporary protection to more than 260,000 asylum seekers so far this year as Berlin struggles to manage applications. The latest figures from European Union data service Eurostat show Germany granted temporary protection to 77,130 asylum seekers in the third
Former South African track star Oscar Pistorius has been granted parole, more than 10 years after murdering his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp The Olympic athlete, who earned the nickname “Blade Runner” for the futuristic carbon-fiber prosthetics he used for competitions, had been
Multiple-time Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison on parole, 10 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius, now 37, shot Steenkamp multiple times through a bathroom door at their family home in Pretoria, South Africa on Valentine’s Day
Almost 100,000 asylum seekers have been granted the right to work in the UK despite a decision on their claims not being reached due to a Home Office backlog. The number of people who have been waiting for an initial decision on
Ursula von der Leyen has been told she cannot take her re-election as European Commission President for granted next year – with some MEPs likely to be “annoyed” by her staunch support for Israel. Pieter Cleppe also highlighted a widening “split” between
Lewis Hamilton’s hopes look set to be turned into reality with the FIA considering implementing a ‘development start date’ of sorts ahead of the 2026 technical regulation changes to prevent teams from gaining an unfair advantage. This was something Hamilton had previously
Northeastern University in Boston will be given $17.5 million by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to lead an innovation center focused on infectious disease detection and preparation, the university announced. The Center for Advanced Epidemic Analytics and Predictive Modeling
James Bulger’s killer Jon Venables has been granted a parole hearing in his controversial bid to be freed from jail. Venables, 40, and Robert Thompson, 39, were both 10 when they kidnapped, tortured and killed James before leaving his mutilated body by railway tracks in
A record number of students whose A-level results were graded by their teachers during the pandemic are reportedly dropping out of university in droves as “close to 30 percent” quitting some degree courses. One student, Vernon Sutherland, from east London, was extremely
Businesses have been warned to prepare for “gangs of youths” who may carry out an alleged TikTok-inspired raid at a shopping centre. Broadway Shopping Centre in Bexleyheath, south-east London, has increased the number of security guards on Saturday amid speculation that social