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ICRC says search underway for over 240,000 people missing due to Ukraine conflict
The organization has been able to provide 17,000 families with information on their missing relatives
Swapan Sadhan Bose, former Mohun Bagan president and Rajya Sabha MP, dies at 79 in Kolkata
Swapan Sadhan Bose, a prominent Indian football administrator and former member of parliament, has died in Kolkata at the age of 79 following a cardiac arrest.Widely known as 'Tutu Babu,' Mr Bose passed away late on Tuesday at a private hospital where he had been undergoing treatment for multiple health complications.Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.A towering figure in Kolkata’s sporting landscape, he served for decades in various capacities at...
Other countries can learn from the UK’s successful shift to fortnightly bin collections
Maulana Noriandita/ShutterstockThe government has recently introduced simpler rules on recycling in England, planning to end the confusion of different types of waste being collected in different postcodes. Scotland and Northern Ireland already operate (or are updating) their own devolved recycling laws that are equivalent to England’s simpler recycling system. This should also mean the widespread introduction of weekly food waste collections across England and more separation of waste overall...
Pensioner, 75, claims she acted in 'self defence' as she appears in court to deny 'maliciously' poisoning neighbour with ant killer
Pensioner, 75, claims she acted in 'self defence' as she appears in court to deny 'maliciously' poisoning neighbour with ant killerBy ANDY DOLAN, GENERAL REPORTER Published: 12:15, 13 May 2026 | Updated: 12:17, 13 May 2026 e-mail
Horrified neighbours say they'll be left looking at a 'prison wall' when developers go ahead with plan to bulldoze bungalow and throw up two-storey houses instead
Horrified neighbours say they'll be left looking at a 'prison wall' when developers go ahead with plan to bulldoze bungalow and throw up two–storey houses insteadBy NOOR QURASHI, NEWS REPORTER Published: 12:09, 13 May 2026 | Updated: 12:09, 13 May 2026 e-mail View comments
Live Updates: Kerala Chief Minister Announcement Likely Today After Big Congress Meet
Kerala Chief Minister Live Updates: A formal announcement is expected today, once Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge returns to Delhi and holds further talks with senior figures, including Sonia Gandhi.
Official marking of land for Brazil’s uncontacted Kawahiva people begins after 27-year wait
Demarcation of 410,000 hectares of territory is intended to protect the Amazonian community from farming, illegal mining and loggingMore than 25 years after the existence of one of the Amazon’s most vulnerable nomadic hunter-gatherer communities was confirmed, the Brazilian government has begun demarcating the Pardo River Kawahiva Indigenous territory, giving greater protection to the uncontacted people.The demarcation of the 410,000-hectare (1m-acre) territorylocated between the states of Mato...
Cops hunt man after woman ‘sexually assaulted by passenger who followed her'
Cops have said they want to speak with a man in connection to an incident where a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted after being followed through a train between Doncaster and Wakefield
Moment police bust east London drugs gang dealing in children's parks
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Meet the Gen Z couple running a pub... but neither of them drink
Kyle Blair, 23, and Lara Friday, 22, took over the lease at The Three Crutches in Kent less than two weeks ago, signing a five-year deal with Heineken, who own the pub.
Historic ‘belly button of world football’ site given protected status
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London colder than Helsinki as hailstorm sweeps capital...but a mini-heatwave is coming next week
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GB News Daily Reflection — Monday 27th April 2026
In today's GB News Daily Reflection, we remember John 3:16 presenting Jesus Christ as the "good shepherd" whose leadership is rooted in love, sacrifice and personal care, guiding believers not through force or control but towards hope, purpose and eternal life."A shepherd leads not by force, but by care, by presence, and by commitment to the flock. The verse continues, he gave his only begotten son. "This is not a distant provision, but a personal one. The shepherd is not removed from the sheep,...
Husband of Miss Switzerland finalist put body parts in blender after killing her in rage
Marc Rieben, 42, was found guilty of the brutal murder of Kristina Joksimovic, 38, after he flew into a rage as they argued over a divorce on February 13, 2024, a court heard
Paedophile faked major illness and took to wheelchair in bid to dodge justice
Paedophile John Siddell, 41, faked an illness with the help of his brother in a desperate attempt to evade justice that was later branded an 'insult' to his child victims
Some Minneapolis donors have moved on. The immigrants waiting for help haven't
During Operation Metro Surge, mutual aid efforts in Minneapolis raised millions of dollars. But with most agents gone, and with increasing fatigue from community members, funds are drying up and people are moving on. Immigrants are not.(Image credit: Tim Evans for NPR)
'Normal service' due to resume on CalMac routes after weeks of disruption
'Normal service' due to resume on CalMac routes after weeks of disruptionJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleGetty ImagesMV Hebrides is due to return to service later on WednesdayCalMac expects "normal service" to be restored on multiple routes after weeks of disruption on its west coast network as one of its major ferries returns from repairs. MV Hebrides is due back in service later on the Little Minch after engineers fixed a leak in its bow visor, the front section of the boat that can...
Boy, 11, who vanished for six years in different country, contacts mum for first time since being found by French delivery driver
An 11-year-old boy who vanished for six years in a different country has contacted his mother for the first time since being found by a French delivery driver. Alex Batty, who is now 20, went missing back in 2017 after he went on holiday with his mother Melanie Batty and his grandfather David Batty. The trio embarked on an "alternative" nomadic lifestyle around Spain and France with the adults being meant to return the youngster to his grandmother a week later.After they never returned, a full i...
The Spin | ‘We have a hoot on the field’: Oswestry CC boasts 10 mother-daughter pairs
Women and Girls section has built strong family dynamic since launching in 2018 – and embraced Wags monikerThe acronym Wags first entered popular consciousness in 2006 during England’s football World Cup adventures in Baden-Baden. Victoria Beckham, Cheryl Tweedy and the gang became a sneering tabloid obsession, their matching outfits, nightclub antics and hair extensions gleefully picked apart.Twenty years later, a very different set of Wags are causing a stir at Oswestry Cricket Club on the nor...
Saudi Arabia moves to expand workplace nurseries to support working parents
Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers has directed government authorities to work on expanding childcare nurseries at government and private sector workplaces with large numbers of employees, as part of efforts to boost women’s participation in the labour market under Vision 2030.The Cabinet instructed the Ministry of Education, in coordination with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development and other authorities, to develop regulations and procedures governing the establishment of wor...