President Joe Biden is welcoming Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to the White House for wide-ranging talks
Ex Russian Governor Gets 22 Years In Jail Over Murder Charges
A former Russian governor, whose arrest sparked massive protests in the far-eastern city of Khabarovsk in 2020, was jailed on Friday for 22 years for allegedly organising two murders.
Amsterdam to outlaw cannabis-smoking in red-light district streets
‘Historic’ clampdown on tourist excesses aims to make life more bearable for local residentsSmoking cannabis on the street in Amsterdam’s red light district will soon be illegal, the city council has announced, as part of a range of bylaws designed to …
Hunt disappointed UK ‘lost out this time’ to Dublin on €340m AstraZeneca factory
The drugs giant has switched plans to build its new manufacturing facility from north-west England to Dublin
Fifth of ICS Bugs Have No Patch Available
Some industrial systems have been exposed for three years
With criminals in the ranks, trust in London’s police force sinks
A slew of scandals has eroded confidence in the UK’s biggest police force. Can it recover?
Russia says it will cut oil production over Western price caps
The G7 nations have imposed a $60 per barrel price cap on Russian oil shipped to non-Western countries
UK energy suppliers to end prepayment meter installation in vulnerable homes
BEIS also asks firms how many warrants to forcefully enter people’s homes they have applied forStab vests, huge dogs and escape routes: the secret diary of a prepay meter fitterAll energy suppliers in the UK have pledged to end the installation of prep…
StubHub says Super Bowl ticket prices are heating up
If you want to go to the Super Bowl this year, it’s gonna cost you a little more says StubHub spokesman Adam Budelli. Entry level tickets are going for $3,200 and the average price is $6800. (Feb. 10)
UK narrowly avoided recession as the economy flatlined at the end of 2022
The UK’s economy flatlined in the last three months of 2022, helping it to avoid a recession by the thinnest of margins, new data shows.