Egypt is one of many popular tourist countries with strict laws. (Image: Getty) It was a holiday romance that should have provided fuzzy memories for months. Instead, British teenager Marcus Fakana has been sentenced to a year in a Dubai jail for having consensual sex with a 17-year-old British girl while the pair were both…
By LIVE COMMENTARY Updated: 08:22 GMT, 19 December 2024 The Bank of England will later today reveal its Monetary Policy Committee’s decision on the direction of interest rates. Base rate is expected to be held at its current level of 4.75 per cent, amid fears of an inflationary resurgence. The FTSE 100 is down 1.2…
Water bills are set to rise by an average of £31 per year over five years from April, the industry regulator has said. Ofwat said the increase was enough for water companies in England and Wales to pay for upgrades and reduce sewage discharges. The increase is higher than the £19 per year Ofwat previously…
PETALING JAYA: A multiyear tax calendar, combined with stronger enforcement measures, could strike a better balance between curbing smoking and addressing the growing illicit tobacco trade. University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) public health medicine specialist Professor Dr Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh said the absence of a tobacco tax increase in Malaysia’s 2025 Budget has sparked debate…
👉Listen to Politics At Jack And Sam’s on your podcast app👈 Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. As parliament winds down for recess, Jack and Sam have also reached the final day of the term. They…
Browne family Rebecca Browne from Derry had been on a night out in Donegal on the night she died The family of a woman, who was killed after being hit by a Garda (Irish police) patrol car, have said trying to find out exactly what happened has become “complete and utter torture”. Rebecca Browne, 21,…
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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I am going to say something mainstream or even old-school, but people in the business world consider portfolio stability the most important factor in investing. Is that the right move? If you are a rational investor with a long-term vision, the answer is most likely yes. But…
The Ministry of Defence is considering the possibility of sending British troops to Ukraine to help train its armed forces. Defence Secretary John Healey has been in the capital Kyiv to discuss plans to provide more support to Ukraine in the coming year. He declined to give details of those plans, but defence sources say…
El Salvador has struck a $1.4bn (£1.1bn) loan deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after agreeing to scale back its controversial bitcoin policies. The the global lender said risks related to the adoption of the world’s largest cryptocurrency had eased now that businesses will be allowed to decide whether or not to accept bitcoin….
