Hollywood legend Robert De Niro said he was “proud to be part of Manchester” as work began on the city’s tallest skyscraper.The Godfather, Taxi Driver and Goodfellas star is a major investor behind Nobu Manchester, a 76-storey tower set to include luxury apartments, a fine dining restaurant, and a 160-room hotel. Developed by Salboy and…
In late September, the Dutch government invoked a Cold War-era emergency law to seize control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chip manufacturer operating in the Netherlands.The extraordinary move sent shockwaves through the global car industry, already reeling from U.S. tariffs and China’s export curbs on rare earth elements. The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs justified the…
The labour market weakens, fuelling speculation of a December rate cut. The UK’s unemployment rate has climbed to 5% in the three months to September — the highest since early 2021 — according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The increase, higher than analysts’ forecast of 4.9%, has sparked expectations that the…
Between ruins and uncertainty, the dream of peace in Gaza hangs by a thread. Efforts to extend Gaza’s fragile ceasefire have hit another wall as dozens of Hamas fighters remain trapped in tunnels beneath Rafah, refusing to surrender. Israel has denied their request for safe passage, while U.S. envoy Jared Kushner returned to Israel seeking…
President Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to review a $5 million civil verdict in favor of writer E Jean Carroll, who accused him of defamation and sexual assault. Trump claims that Judge Lewis Kaplan improperly allowed evidence that affected the jury’s view of him. A federal appeals court rejected this challenge last…
Abdu-Rabbu Ahmed, a lab technician at the Saudi Hospital in el-Fasher, has lost his colleagues and much of his family after paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of the city in late October. Speaking from a displaced persons camp in Tawila, Ahmed described fleeing under drone strikes and heavy artillery, while civilians and soldiers…
Catherine Connolly has been officially inaugurated as the 10th President of the Republic of Ireland at Dublin Castle, marking the beginning of a new era for the nation. In her inaugural address, Connolly pledged to “nurture and hear all voices”, describing Ireland as a country undergoing “seismic changes” since the end of the Cold War.…
A Chinese woman, Qian Zhimin, has been sentenced in the UK to 11 years and 8 months in prison for laundering billions of pounds stolen from over 100,000 Chinese investors. After fleeing China on a fake passport in 2017, Qian settled into a luxury Hampstead mansion in London, paying more than £17,000 a month in…
With over 30 years of experience studying sharks, Hoyos was diving off the coast of Costa Rica when the 3-meter female attacked as he tried to tag her for research.The bite tore his mask and air hose, leaving him bleeding and nearly out of oxygen, but he managed to reach the surface and survive.Within weeks,…
The Princess of Wales and Queen Camilla joined commemorations across the UK marking Armistice Day, as remembrance events took place around the world. Catherine attended the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, where the sound of the Last Post marked the start of the national two-minute silence at 11:00 GMT, remembering the end of the First…