BBC Union members have protested for several years over the claims Thousands of women are set to have their equal pay claims settled with a council after several years. The agreement between Birmingham City Council, Unison and the GMB union will see 6,000 staff with the authority receive settlement payouts. The equal pay issue was…
Security alerts as Syria emerges from Assad regime and a woman mauled by her pet make the papers. Source link
Thousands of people in Wales are still without power three days after Storm Darrragh battered large parts of the UK. Engineers are continuing to try to restore power to customers after the storm brought winds of up to 93mph (150km/h), causing widespread damage to the electricity network. Fallen trees caused difficulties accessing sites and had…
Anoushka Kale, a 20-year-old British Indian student Anoushka Kale, a 20-year-old British Indian student, has made history by being elected the next president of the University of Cambridge’s prestigious Cambridge Union Society, one of the world’s oldest and most renowned debating societies. Kale, who serves as the society’s Debates Officer, won 126 votes in a…
Watch: Luigi Mangione arrives at Pennsylvania courthouse A 26-year-old man has been charged with murder over last week’s fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. Luigi Mangione was taken into custody at a McDonald’s in the town of Altoona, Pennsylvania, about 280 miles (450km) west of New York City on Monday…
New Zealand has announced plans to ban greyhound racing, citing an “unacceptably high” rate of injuries. The sport has long faced criticism in the country, with some breeders accused of mistreating or doping the animals. The government plans to wind down the industry over the next 20 months, to allow time for the rehoming of…
Watch: Explosions at Syrian army base near Qamishli Syrian media reports say Israeli warplanes have carried out dozens of attacks across the country, including in the capital, Damascus. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said there were more than 100 strikes on military targets. A research centre with suspected links to chemical weapon…
Reuters Billionaire Gautam Adani, who founded the Adani Group, was charged with fraud in the US last month Bribery charges by a US court against the Adani Group are unlikely to significantly upset India’s clean energy goals, industry leaders have told the BBC. Delhi has pledged to source half of its energy needs or 500…
EPA A number of European countries, including the UK, have suspended the processing of asylum applications for Syrians, after the downfall of former president Bashar al-Assad. Austria’s caretaker government has stopped all asylum claims from Syrians and says it is making plans to repatriate or deport people back to their homeland, arguing that the situation…
AFP Supporters of John Mahama have taken to the streets across the country to celebrate his victory Official results from Saturday’s presidential election in Ghana have confirmed the victory of opposition candidate, former President John Mahama. Mahama won with 56.6% against 41.6% for Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia. It is the biggest margin of victory in the…
