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Iran anti-government student protests spread to more universities
37+ min ago (793+ words) A fresh wave of anti-government protests staged by students at several Iranian universities that began on Saturday has spread to more campuses, footage confirmed by BBC Verify and BBC Persian shows. They are the first large-scale demonstrations in the country…...
Carney heading to India, Australia and Japan as Canada seeks to reduce its reliance on US
53+ min ago (594+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to India, Australia and Japan this week in his latest effort to cultivate trade ties as he seeks to wean Canada off its economic dependency on the US. Carney will begin the trip in…...
PSNI: Sinn Féin calls for 50:50 police recruitment policy to return
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (573+ words) A 50-50 approach to police recruitment - with one Catholic applicant accepted for every applicant from a Protestant or other background - should be reintroduced, Sinn F'in has said. It comes after the latest Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officer recruitment campaign…...
Kash Patel defends Winter Olympics celebration with USA hockey team
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (498+ words) FBI Director Kash Patel has defended his trip to the Winter Olympics in Italy after footage of him celebrating with the USA hockey team drew online criticism. In a post on X, Patel told "very concerned media" he was "extremely…...
Fermanagh: Swah campaigners take their fight to Stormont
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (623+ words) Campaigners have held a protest outside Stormont to demand the restoration of services at the South West Acute Hospital in County Fermanagh. Emergency general surgery was temporarily suspended at the South West Acute Hospital (Swah) in December 2022, with some patients…...
Queen tells Gisèle Pelicot her new memoir left her 'speechless"
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (556+ words) Queen Camilla has told French rape survivor Gis'le Pelicot that she was left speechless by her new memoir, which she says she finished reading in just two days. The Queen invited Pelicot to her official residence in London, where the…...
Retirement homes plan for Kingswinford youth centre revived
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (272+ words) A planning inspector has given the go-ahead for 49 new retirement flats on the site of a disused youth centre, despite council opposition. Dudley Council had blocked the proposal in Kingswinford on the grounds of its "excessive scale", loss of play…...
Reform promises agency to ensure illegal migrant removals
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (693+ words) An agency to coordinate the deportation of illegal migrants would be launched as a "burning" priority by a Reform UK government, Zia Yusuf has said. In his first speech as the party's home affairs spokesman, Yusuf said a UK Deportation…...
When is the Spring Statement and what might be in it?
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (825+ words) Chancellor Rachel Reeves will give an update on her plans for the UK economy, when she delivers the Spring Statement on 3 March. The latest estimates for growth, inflation, unemployment, government spending and tax income over the next few years will…...
Staffordshire councillors to debate proposed police reforms
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (311+ words) A councillor has raised concerns that Staffordshire Police could be merged with a larger force under government plans. Councillor Joe Porter has submitted a motion to debate the matter at Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, in which he urged the authority…...