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- UK and France pledge drive to tackle people smuggling in Channel
- New Year's Eve 2018: celebrations around the world - live
- Record number of Britons seeking Irish passports ahead of Brexit
- Russia detains American in Moscow suspected of spying
- Almost 200 die in three days on Thailand's roads as holiday carnage returns
- Two dead after tower block collapses in Russian city of Magnitogorsk
- New Horizons heads for flyby of space rock 4bn miles from Earth
- Devastating storm Usman leaves 68 dead in the Philippines
- Bosnian Serb protests grow amid anger over mysterious death of student
- Cane toads snake a ride on python to escape storm in northern Australia
- A new start: the best photographs to usher in 2019
- Thirty-nine arrested after stabbing in west London
- 'This is the only way now’: desperate Iranians attempt Channel crossing
- Democrat-controlled House faces question: what not to investigate?
- Brazil moving its embassy to Jerusalem a matter of 'when, not if' – Netanyahu
- Sydney New Year's Eve celebrations hit by huge storm, torrential rain
- 2019: the events to watch out for in world politics, sport and arts
- India: world's biggest election has suddenly become competitive
- From abuse to abortion laws: the world's 12 hot topics in 2018 | Liz Ford and Sneha Lala
- The world in 2018: how much do you know? – quiz
- Seeking asylum, finding resilience: Alfred Mupenzi on what his PhD taught him – video
- 'Nothing works': floods and broken voting machines mar Congolese elections – video
| UK and France pledge drive to tackle people smuggling in Channel Posted: 30 Dec 2018 08:27 PM PST Labour accuse government of whipping up migration issue ahead of Brexit vote The home secretary, Sajid Javid, and his French counterpart have pledged to step up joint efforts to tackle cross-Channel people smuggling, as Labour accused the Tories of whipping up concern about the issue. Related: We should be ashamed of our response to this refugee 'crisis' | Kevin McKenna Continue reading... |
| New Year's Eve 2018: celebrations around the world - live Posted: 31 Dec 2018 02:25 AM PST Follow all the celebrations as the clock strikes midnight and countries see out 2018 to welcome in 2019
So they've just said hello to 2019 in the Pacific. Next up is New Zealand in less than an hour's time, before they crack open the champagne in Australia (or just pull the duvet a bit tighter over the head.. depending on your style) It's been a fairly soggy run-up in Sydney however, where thousands of people waiting to watch the New Year's Eve fireworks around the harbour were battered by torrential rain as a thunderstorm swept in. Continue reading... |
| Record number of Britons seeking Irish passports ahead of Brexit Posted: 30 Dec 2018 07:02 PM PST The number of British citizens applying for Irish passports has doubled since vote to leave European Union The number of British citizens applying for Irish passports rose by 22% in 2018, Ireland's foreign office said on Monday, more than doubling the total of annual applications since Britain voted to leave the European Union. Almost 100,000 eligible Britons sought to hang onto their EU citizenship via a passport from their nearest neighbour this year, up from 81,000 last year and 46,000 in 2015, the year before the Brexit vote led to a sharp rise in applications. Continue reading... |
| Russia detains American in Moscow suspected of spying Posted: 31 Dec 2018 01:32 AM PST Criminal case opened against US citizen for 'carrying out act of espionage' Russia has detained a US citizen in Moscow accused of spying, according to the FSB security service. It said in a statement the American was detained on Friday "while carrying out an act of espionage" and that a criminal case had been opened. Continue reading... |
| Almost 200 die in three days on Thailand's roads as holiday carnage returns Posted: 30 Dec 2018 11:03 PM PST Fatalities have occurred in the first three days of the country's 'Seven Dangerous Days' Authorities in Thailand are braced for a record number of road deaths over the holiday period as the country's highways lived up to their official status as the most lethal in south-east Asia. The annual spike in dangerous, often alcohol-fuelled driving, saw 182 deaths reported between Thursday and Saturday last week, up from last year's count of 167. Continue reading... |
| Two dead after tower block collapses in Russian city of Magnitogorsk Posted: 30 Dec 2018 10:31 PM PST Scramble to find survivors after suspected gas blast at apartment building in southern central city Rescue teams are scrambling to find survivors after a suspected gas blast caused the partial collapse of a high-rise apartment building in the Russian city of Magnitogorsk, killing at least two people, news agencies reported. News outlets in the city, which is 1,700 km (1,050 miles) east of Moscow in the southern Urals, said it was unclear how many people were trapped in the debris, but cries for help could be heard from beneath the rubble. Continue reading... |
| New Horizons heads for flyby of space rock 4bn miles from Earth Posted: 31 Dec 2018 12:00 AM PST Probe could get as close as 2,200 miles from Ultima Thule before beaming back images A Nasa probe will perform the most distant flyby in history in the early hours of New Year's Day when it barrels past a space rock called Ultima Thule on the outer edge of the solar system. Unless gremlins intervene, the New Horizons spacecraft will zoom by the cosmic body at 5.33am GMT and snap thousands of photographs of the dark, icy body as it speeds on into the void. Continue reading... |
| Devastating storm Usman leaves 68 dead in the Philippines Posted: 30 Dec 2018 10:49 PM PST The storm struck the Philippines shortly after Christmas, with the number of fatalities expected to rise The death toll from a storm that struck the Philippines shortly after Christmas rose to 68 with the number of fatalities expected to climb even higher, civil defence officials said Monday. Fifty-seven people died in the mountainous Bicol region, southeast of Manila, while 11 were killed in the central island of Samar, mostly due to landslides and drownings, the officials said. Continue reading... |
| Bosnian Serb protests grow amid anger over mysterious death of student Posted: 30 Dec 2018 05:19 PM PST Case of David Dragicevic, who was found dead in March, has focused frustration at corruption and weak rule of law Special police forces have dispersed protesters demanding the resignation of Bosnian Serb interior minister Dragan Lukac over a student's death, detaining several people in the north-western town of Banja Luka. Thousands of protesters gathered on Sunday to accuse Lukac and police officials of covering up the truth behind the death of 21-year-old David Dragicevic. Continue reading... |
| Cane toads snake a ride on python to escape storm in northern Australia Posted: 30 Dec 2018 09:50 PM PST Amphibian expert says toads were trying to mate with python, as thousands of the invasive pest are flushed out by rising waters in Kununurra A huge storm in Australia's north on Sunday flushed out a sight which either fascinated or horrified those who saw it – 10 cane toads riding the back of a 3.5m python. Paul and Anne Mock were at home with their daughters in the remote West Australian town of Kununurra, when a large storm dumped almost 70mm of rain into their dam. Continue reading... |
| A new start: the best photographs to usher in 2019 Posted: 31 Dec 2018 12:00 AM PST Tomorrow is a new year, but fresh starts don't obey the calendar. Here, six photographers reflect on a time when life shifted on its axis Continue reading... |
| Thirty-nine arrested after stabbing in west London Posted: 31 Dec 2018 02:21 AM PST Incident on Fulham Palace Road in Hammersmith leaves man in his 30s seriously injured Nearly 40 people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing in west London. A man in his 30s was seriously injured in the incident on Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, in the early hours of Monday morning. Continue reading... |
| 'This is the only way now’: desperate Iranians attempt Channel crossing Posted: 30 Dec 2018 09:00 PM PST No one in the Calais region is sure what has prompted the rise in crossing attempts or whether it will last Wahid has tried twice so far. Both times, the small inflatable boat that he and about a dozen others were riding in was intercepted by a French coastguard vessel maybe an hour, perhaps two, after it pushed off from the beach. He is a bit vague on the details, for which he apologises. "It was cold, very cold. The sea was calm, flat, but it was frightening. A dark night and, of course, no lights. Dangerous. We all knew it was dangerous. We could die. Instead, we're back here." Continue reading... |
| Democrat-controlled House faces question: what not to investigate? Posted: 30 Dec 2018 10:00 PM PST After two years of a compliant Congress, Trump can expect scrutiny into alleged collusion, obstruction and corruption When Democrats formally assume the US House majority in January for the first time in eight years, they will contend with a president long dubbed by most members of their party as unfit and unqualified to serve. Continue reading... |
| Brazil moving its embassy to Jerusalem a matter of 'when, not if' – Netanyahu Posted: 30 Dec 2018 04:27 PM PST The Israeli prime minister said Jair Bolsonaro, who takes office on Tuesday, told him the move was inevitable Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Brazil's president-elect Jair Bolsonaro told him that it was a matter of "when, not if" he moves his country's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. The far-right Bolsonaro, who takes office on Tuesday and is hosting Netanyahu and the leaders of other countries for his inauguration, has said he would like to follow the lead of US president Donald Trump and move the embassy. Continue reading... |
| Sydney New Year's Eve celebrations hit by huge storm, torrential rain Posted: 31 Dec 2018 12:51 AM PST Thousands waiting for New Year's Eve fireworks were drenched as a huge downpour swept Sydney harbour, accompanied by thunder and lightning New Year's Eve 2018: celebrations around the world - live Thousands of people waiting to watch the New Year's Eve fireworks around Sydney harbour were battered by torrential rain as a thunderstorm swept the city hours before midnight. On Monday morning the Bureau of Meteorology had predicted the "chance of a light shower/thunderstorm" in the evening, most likely in the west of the city. Otherwise, it said, "a warm, partly cloudy night" was expected. But by mid-afternoon thunderstorm warnings for inland areas had been extended to Sydney, the Hunter and the Illawarra, and the city was hit with a succession of huge downpours from about 5pm. Continue reading... |
| 2019: the events to watch out for in world politics, sport and arts Posted: 31 Dec 2018 01:00 AM PST A look ahead to the new year's elections, anniversaries, awards, contests – and Brexit Abortion in Ireland |
| India: world's biggest election has suddenly become competitive Posted: 30 Dec 2018 09:00 PM PST PM Narenda Modi weakened after Rahul Gandhi's Congress ends 2018 with string of regional victories The world's largest exercise in democracy looms in 2019. In the beachside towns of Kerala state, the mountain villages of the Himalayas and across the dusty cities of the Gangetic plain, an estimated 850 million people will cast their votes in India's national election sometime between March and May. And the race just got competitive. A few months ago the prime minister, Narendra Modi, looked invincible. His party had followed its thumping national election win in 2014 with a run of victories in India's largest states. The Congress party, which ushered India into independence 70 years ago and had been its default ruler since, was reduced to a rump, with leaders from Modi's Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) boasting the country would soon be "Congress-mukt" (Congress-free). Continue reading... |
| From abuse to abortion laws: the world's 12 hot topics in 2018 | Liz Ford and Sneha Lala Posted: 31 Dec 2018 01:00 AM PST We cast a look back at the issues that dominated the headlines in the past year, from the devastation in Yemen to the trauma of Rohingya refugees The year was dominated by allegations of sexual abuse and harassment in the aid sector, and anger at the failure of those in power to believe and support those making them. Continue reading... |
| The world in 2018: how much do you know? – quiz Posted: 30 Dec 2018 11:00 PM PST The year began with the Oxfam scandal and ended with a withering verdict on the food we eat. What do you remember? Allegations of harassment at aid agencies and charities were frequent in 2018. Which organisation was branded 'a boys' club' by one employee? UN Women UNAids Oxfam GB ActionAid Students in Cape Town scored a world first by creating a bio-brick from which substance? Human saliva Cow's milk Horse manure Human urine Which singer came out in support of a Brexit-beleaguered Theresa May, suggesting the PM's gender made her a target for unfair criticism? Lady Gaga Paloma Faith Kate Bush Rae Morris In a report condemning the 'diabolical state' of our diets, nutritionists found that more than four in 10 children worldwide consume what daily? Chocolate Cake Crisps Sugary drinks Researchers at Harvard University believe it may be possible to protect countries in the global south from climate change using what? A gigantic sunshade in the sky Blanket distribution of sunscreen A gigantic heat-absorbing sponge Tibetan prayer beads Which of the following food staples is threatened by a virulent fungus that could wipe it out of existence? Wheat Potatoes Bananas Chocolate chip cookies Scientists working in Tanzania have developed an innovative method of diagnosing tuberculosis – involving the use of what? Giant pandas Giant armadillos Giant frogs Giant rats In a speech on equality at the UN, which actor said she was tired of 'being undervalued, undermined and disrespected, because of my gender'? Sienna Miller Nicole Kidman Gal Gadot Emma Watson Ethiopian girl band Yegna made headlines after losing UK aid funding. To which British girl band have they been compared? Girls Aloud The Spice Girls The Saturdays Sugababes To which of the following did the Trump administration NOT make aid funding cuts in 2018? Abortion services Palestinians Polio Pakistan 10 and above. Take a bow, you're a bonafide newshound! 7 and above. My, my, now that was impressive – you really didn't miss much in 2018, did you? 4 and above. A solid effort. Let no one say you ignored the headlines in 2018 0 and above. Oops. It would seem the world passed you by somewhat in 2018. Was it all that talk of Brexit and Trump? Continue reading... |
| Seeking asylum, finding resilience: Alfred Mupenzi on what his PhD taught him – video Posted: 30 Dec 2018 04:12 PM PST Alfred Mupenzi's journey from asylum seeker to PhD makes him uniquely qualified to discuss the challenges facing refugees as they attempt to start new lives in Australia. He has spent the past four years studying the resilience of refugee students in higher education. Mupenzi grew up in refugee camps in Uganda and lost both his parents before turning 12. He is seeking asylum in Australia after facing persecution by the Rwandan government. Mupenzi argues against blind sympathy for newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers, but rather to empathise and engage with them as human beings who have much to contribute to Australian society Continue reading... |
| 'Nothing works': floods and broken voting machines mar Congolese elections – video Posted: 30 Dec 2018 08:04 AM PST Problems in the run-up to the Congolese presidential elections have included torrential rain, broken voting machines, missing voter lists and complaints of harassment. Authorities cancelled the vote in three opposition strongholds, citing health risks from an ongoing Ebola outbreak and ethnic violence Continue reading... |
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