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Fire on passenger ferry in Philippines kills at least 5, many more missing
10/09/2026

Fire on passenger ferry in Philippines kills at least 5, many more missing

A FIRE burned overnight on a passenger ferry off the western Philippines, leaving dozens of people missing today and killing at least five.So far, 43 people have been rescued, coast guard spokeswoman Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said. The ferry MV June Aster was afloat but listing after the fire,....

Police probe Reform UK donations
10/09/2026

Police probe Reform UK donations

POLICE have announced a criminal probe into Reform UK’s funding after undercover reporters appeared to capture leading figures in the party allegedly discussing breaking the law on election donations.The Metropolitan Police said: “Detectives have assessed the information provided and determined ...

Polanski ‘proud’ to face Green rival in bid for Starmer seat
10/09/2026

Polanski ‘proud’ to face Green rival in bid for Starmer seat

ZACK POLANSKI said yesterday that he was “proud” to be facing a rival Green to become his party’s candidate in the by-election triggered by Keir Starmer’s exit from Parliament.The party leader is being challenged by Camden councillor Hamza Chowdhury, who has put himself forward for the Green...

Slash energy bills, the Scottish National Party told Andy Burnham yesterday
10/09/2026

Slash energy bills, the Scottish National Party told Andy Burnham yesterday

SLASH energy bills, the Scottish National Party told Andy Burnham yesterday.The party’s Westminster leader Dave Doogan warned the Prime Minister that he needed to act before winter sent fuel bills soaring.Mr Burnham told him that his government had already removed VAT from electricity bills but ac...

More than 300 workers at Tunnock’s factory in Uddingston have secured a 9.6 per cent pay boost after threatening
10/09/2026

More than 300 workers at Tunnock’s factory in Uddingston have secured a 9.6 per cent pay boost after threatening

MORE than 300 workers at Tunnock’s factory in Uddingston have secured a 9.6 per cent pay boost after threatening strike action.In a deal negotiated by their union, Unite, basic pay at the site — best known for producing Tea Cakes and Caramel Logs — will go from £13 to £13.61 an hour, backdat...

90-metre sand mural on Yorkshire beach demands new gas projects be ruled out in the Coral Triangle
10/09/2026

90-metre sand mural on Yorkshire beach demands new gas projects be ruled out in the Coral Triangle

INSURANCE firms must rule out bankrolling new liquid natural gas (LNG) expansion in the Coral Triangle, campaigners warned yesterday.Activists in North Yorkshire created a 90-metre sand mural showing a sea turtle dripping in oil, demanding insurers not underwrite fossil fuel projects in the area in....

Albanian police clamp down on protests against Trump-linked luxury development
10/09/2026

Albanian police clamp down on protests against Trump-linked luxury development

POLICE in Albania blocked protesters from reaching parliament on Tuesday as the latest rally against a luxury development linked to United States President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, turned violent.The march was staged as parliament resumed from a summer recess and after the demonst...

Nicaragua urges International Court of Justice to reject German bid to throw out genocide case
10/09/2026

Nicaragua urges International Court of Justice to reject German bid to throw out genocide case

NICARAGUA urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday to allow its case against Germany to continue.Nicaragua is arguing that Germany’s arms exports to Israel violate the 1948 Genocide Convention and humanitarian law as they were used in the genocidal war on Gaza.The appeal came as p...

TUC general secretary urges PM to build an ‘economy that works for working people’ and to turn around the stark and stru...
10/09/2026

TUC general secretary urges PM to build an ‘economy that works for working people’ and to turn around the stark and structural economic problems faced by Britain

ANDY BURNHAM must “go further and faster” in the coming months to turn around the stark and structural economic problems faced by Britain, the general secretary of the TUC warned today.Paul Nowak acknowledged the Prime Minister started his time in Westminster with positive steps such as the bus ...

High streets across Wales could be losing £126 million per year due to outsourced care workers
10/09/2026

High streets across Wales could be losing £126 million per year due to outsourced care workers

HIGH streets across Wales could be losing £126 million per year due to outsourced care workers being paid less than council staff doing the same job, researchers will reveal today.Around three-quarters (75 per cent) of the Welsh social care workforce is employed by independent providers on worse pa...

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