Lee Anderson’s future in the Conservative Party is uncertain after he was suspended in an Islamophobia row. The outspoken Ashfield MP was stripped of the Tory whip over the weekend after he refused to apologise for claiming “Islamists” had “got control” of
It would be the most significant step towards restoring his reputation and finding a way back to public life, which he desperately wants. All but the most flint-hearted would applaud a formal renewal of their close relationship, that didn’t end in 1996
The famous Sycamore Gap tree could live on thanks to salvaged seeds and cuttings, officials revealed yesterday. There was a national outcry in September when the much-loved, 200-year-old Northumberland tree was cut down in an apparent act of vandalism. The National Trust,
Nigeria experienced a nationwide power outage for about 10 hours Thursday after the country’s electrical grid collapsed due to a fire, authorities and the nation’s electricity distribution companies reported. The grid has collapsed multiple times in recent years, and the latest outage
Nearly one month ago, democratically elected Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum was ousted by mutinous soldiers, who have also ignored international demands to reinstate the deposed leader. Until constitutional order is restored in Niger, the African Union has suspended the country from all activities organized
A train derailed in southern Pakistan on Aug. 6, 2023, killing at least 30 people, and injuring dozens of others. Funerals began on Aug. 7, 2023, as dozens of injured people remain hospitalized from the disaster. Rail services in the southern part
A lad has had his faith in humanity restored by the ‘soundest girl in world’ – who he never actually met – after a holiday mishap in Magaluf. The girl in question is a mystery good samaritan called Kirsty. Kind-hearted Kirsty helped
Royals: Sophie Wessex plants a rose for Prince Philip Prince Edward is the new Duke of Edinburgh, Buckingham Palace has announced. In celebration of his 59th birthday, King Charles III granted his younger brother the title their late father held for more
A cargo ship carrying corn that went aground early on Monday in the Suez Canal was refloated and traffic through the crucial waterway was restored, Egyptian authorities said. Adm. Ossama Rabei, head of the Suez Canal Authority, said the Marshall Islands-flagged MV