Express readers overwhelmingly back the reintroduction of National Service amid heightened warnings of World War 3. In its latest poll, Express.co.uk asked readers whether the UK should introduce mandatory military service with the result showing the vast majority in favour. A total
A former Air National Guardsman facing child pornography charges defected and joined the Russian army in its war against Ukraine, the Rhode Island attorney general’s office alleges. Wilmer Puello-Mota, 28, a former security forces technical sergeant with the Massachusetts Air National Guard,
Senior doctors in England have accepted a pay offer from the government, ending a yearlong dispute marked by strikes. 83 percent of senior doctors approved the offer, which includes a pay increase for consultants with four to seven years of experience. Junior
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted many countries in Europe to reconsider their stance towards national service. On Tuesday the Norwegian government announced plans to increase the number of conscripted soldiers from the present 9,000 to 13,500 by 2036. Defence Minister Bjørn
Amid a renewed surge of violence in Haiti this week, armed gangs were reported to have looted the country’s national library in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. The library’s director, Dangelo Neard, told AFP that Haiti’s “documentary collection are in danger.” “We
BANGKOK (AP) — A deputy chief of Thailand’s national police force involved in many high-profile cases turned himself in to fellow officers on Tuesday after a court issued a warrant for his arrest on money laundering charges. Police Gen. Surachate Hakparn had
The National Trust has been blasted for “secretly woke” by visitors over scones sold in their tearooms. The bizarre backlash came after the organisation, which sells three million scones a year in its tearooms, introduced a vegan recipe. The National Trust prides
Older voters overwhelmingly want the Conservative Party to ditch long-term plans to abolish National Insurance over fears it will hit pensions. The influential campaign group Silver Voices says 99% of its members oppose the “ambition” which was announced by Jeremy Hunt during
A Nigerian court on Tuesday sentenced a Chinese national to death after finding him guilty of killing his girlfriend, a government official told The Associated Press, vowing to recommend execution if he unsuccessfully appeals the ruling. Frank Geng-Quangrong was convicted by a
Hong Kong prisoners convicted of serious national security crimes are unlikely to be granted early release under the new national security law. Inmates previously could have their sentences reduced by up to one-third for good conduct, but this provision has been altered