UK’s M&S plans to open 20 new stores in Britain
British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) (MKS.L) plans to open 20 new stores creating 3,400 jobs throughout Britain, The Times reported on Monday.
The 138-year old clothing and food ...
Britain’s Sainsbury’s partners with Just Eat for home delivery
Sainsbury’s (SBRY.L), Britain’s second biggest supermarket group, has linked up with online meal ordering and delivery firm Just Eat Takeaway (TKWY.AS), to add faster home delivery ...
British government to block Scottish gender reform law
The British government will block a bill passed by the Scottish parliament that makes it easier for people to change their legal gender, its Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said on ...
Nurses in England plan third wave of strikes next month over pay
Tens of thousands of nurses in England will strike in February for the third time in as many months, adding further pressure on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over crippling ...
London police officer pleads guilty to 24 counts of rape
A serving London police officer has admitted carrying out 24 counts of rape in a near two decade-long campaign of abuse against women, making him one of Britain’s most prolific ...
London court allows appeal over UK’s Rwanda migrant plan
London’s High Court on Monday granted permission to a group of asylum seekers to appeal against a ruling that Britain’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda is lawful.
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EU assembly starts review of immunity of two MEPs over graft scandal
The European Parliament began a month-long procedure on Monday to waive the immunity from prosecution of two lawmakers who Belgian investigators want to question over a cash-for-influence corruption scandal.
Parliament ...
Boris Johnson to write memoir about his time in Downing Street
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has struck a deal with publisher Harper Collins to write a memoir that will cover his role at the centre of one of the ...
WHO recommends that China monitor excess Covid-19 mortality
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday it recommended that China monitor excess mortality from COVID-19 to gain a fuller picture of the impact of the surge in cases ...
UK’s Clarkson apologises to Harry and Meghan over ‘naked’ column
British TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson said he had emailed an apology to Prince Harry and Meghan after he wrote in a national newspaper column that he hoped the Duchess of ...
Death toll from strike on Ukraine apartment block rises to 40
The death toll from a Russian missile strike in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 40 on Monday, with dozens more missing, making it the deadliest civilian incident of Moscow’...
UK teachers announce strike, adding to wave of industrial action
Teachers in England and Wales on Monday announced they would take strike action, joining nurses, rail workers and others in staging industrial action in a further headache for Prime Minister ...
Sweden, Finland must send up to 130 ‘terrorists’ to Turkey for NATO bid
Sweden and Finland must deport or extradite up to 130 “terrorists” to Turkey before the Turkish parliament will approve their bids to join NATO, President Tayyip Erdogan said.
The two Nordic ...
Davos 2023: Europe, NATO to build Ukraine unity in Russian no-go zone
As fears of a new Russian offensive from Belarus mount in Ukraine, Kyiv’s allies are seeking to forge greater unity and to ramp up support at the Davos meeting ...
Europe’s royals, in Athens, bid farewell to Greece’s last king
European royalty gathered in Athens on Monday for the funeral of former King Constantine of Greece, who ruled for just three years in the 1960s before being forced into exile, ...
New York Mayor says ‘no room’ in his city for migrants
The mayor of New York traveled to the Mexican border city of El Paso on Sunday and declared that “there is no room in New York” for busloads of migrants ...
Italy arrests top mafia boss Messina Denaro at Sicilian hospital (updated)
Italy’s most wanted mafia boss, Matteo Messina Denaro, was arrested by armed police at a private hospital in Sicily on Monday, where the man who has been on the ...
Europe rushes to stock up on diesel ahead of Russian ban
Europe is set to ban imports of Russian oil products on Feb. 5 in a move that is already causing massive shifts in global diesel trading.
Buyers are rushing to fill ...
EU’s record recovery fund at risk as countries struggle to meet deadline
724 billion euro package agreed less than 2 years ago
Extending disbursement beyond 2026 would need unanimity
Countries already behind in commissioning projects
Recipients blame rising costs of raw materials
Member states already ...
Household wealth optimism collapses, global survey shows
Barely two in five people believe their families will be better off in the future, according to a regular global survey that also identified growing levels of distrust in institutions ...
Russia’s McDonald’s successor applies for trademark in Kazakhstan
Vkusno & tochka, the Russian successor brand to McDonald’s (MCD.N), has applied to have its trademarks registered in neighbouring Kazakhstan following the US company’s exit from its ...
Chinese city-dwellers head to hometowns as holidays raise Covid stakes
Passengers laden with luggage flocked to rail stations and airports in China’s megacities on Monday, heading to their hometowns for Lunar New Year holidays that health experts fear could ...
Search resumes for four people missing in Nepal after deadly air crash
Rescuers resumed searching on Monday in Nepal for four people still missing after the Himalayan nation’s deadliest plane crash in 30 years, officials said.
Rescuers had recovered 68 bodies out of ...
Russia-Belarus to conduct ‘defensive’ air drills, sparking fear in Kyiv of new offensive in Ukraine
Russia and Belarus will begin joint air force drills on Monday, which have triggered fears in Kyiv and the West that Moscow could use its ally to launch a new ...