Significant failings in the UK’s asylum system have been highlighted by the UN’s refugee agency, including torture victims being detained and laws not being “complied with”. In a scathing report, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees noted “numerous risks to the welfare of asylum-seekers” after its investigation between 2021 and 2022. It warned that
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The deadline for the government to hand over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages has been delayed by the COVID inquiry. The inquiry had ordered the government to hand over the messages – alongside diary entries and notes – by 4pm on Tuesday 30 May. The deadline has now set been 4pm on Thursday 1 June. The
At the start of Mel B’s new drag talent show, she says she is looking for a new member of the Spice Girls to go on tour with. But perhaps that won’t be necessary as the star has told Sky News it won’t be long until the five original members get back together. “We are
Asda’s chairman has said supermarkets are owed a “debt of gratitude” as he dismissed talk of capping prices as “rather backward looking”. Stuart Rose’s comments come after reports that supermarkets will be encouraged to introduce voluntary price caps on essentials such as milk and bread to help customers cope with the cost of living. Lord
One-third of the planets orbiting the most common stars across the Milky Way galaxy may hold onto liquid water and possibly harbour life, according to a study based on latest telescope data. The most common stars in our galaxy are considerably smaller and cooler, sporting just half the mass of the Sun at most. Billions
Russia has blamed Ukraine for a drone attack on Moscow that it said caused minor damage to buildings and injured two people. The defence ministry said Kyiv was behind the “terrorist attack”, but Ukraine denied the claim. “Eight aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were involved in the attack. All enemy drones are hit,” said the ministry.
A nun whose body has barely decayed since her death has unintentionally attracted hundreds to the site of her burial in a small US town. People from all over the US travelled to Gower, Missouri, to witness the body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster – unexpectedly found intact after being exhumed in April by nuns of
The first US-built offshore wind substation is complete and headed to South Fork Wind – a major milestone for the US offshore wind industry. Offshore substations collect and stabilize power that the wind turbines generate, preparing it for transmission to shore. South Fork Wind’s 1,500-ton, 60-foot-tall substation was designed and engineered in Kansas, and built
Even as Ukrainian fighters remain in Bakhmut, for all intents and purposes the city is now effectively controlled by Russia. It has taken months of fighting, huge amounts of military resources and the lives of tens of thousands of its soldiers for the self-proclaimed world’s second-most powerful army to take a small coal mining town
Brian Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students, refused to enter a plea during his arraignment. The judge entered not guilty pleas on his behalf. #bryankohberger #idaho #universityofidaho #idahostudents #cnn #news
Scientists have developed a simple, low-cost clip that uses a smartphone’s camera and flash to monitor blood pressure at the user’s fingertip. The clip developed by researchers at the University of California (UC) San Diego, US, works with a custom smartphone app and currently costs about 80 cents (Rs. 5.6) to make. The researchers estimate
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – 2023/05/29: Nvidia president and CEO Jensen Huang speaks at a keynote presentation while holding the Grace Hopper superchip at COMPUTEX. The COMPUTEX 2023 runs from 30 May to 02 June 2023 and gathers over 1,000 exhibitors from 26 different countries with 3000 booths to display their latest products and to sign orders
Food inflation in the UK has slowed from April’s record-breaking rise – but is still up more than 15% on the year, new retail figures show. Research by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen shows a 15.4% rise in food inflation in the year to May. It is the second-fastest annual increase that the
Nine people have been injured in a shooting near a Hollywood Beach, Florida. One person has been arrested and police have said they are looking for one more suspect. Early reports said there was an altercation between two groups. Police said there would be a heavy presence of officers as the investigation continues. Advertisement
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are preparing to launch a legal battle over COVID secrets, just hours before a deadline for handing over sensitive material to the official pandemic inquiry. Mr Johnson, prime minister during the pandemic, is battling to prevent the Cabinet Office releasing all his unedited WhatsApp messages and diaries to the inquiry’s
Eamonn Holmes has claimed there was a “total cover-up” over Phillip Schofield’s affair with a younger male colleague on This Morning while he was married. Holmes, 63, who also presented on the show, has accused Schofield of “toxicity” amid the furore over the culture on the ITV daytime programme. Host Schofield, 61, admitted last Friday
Harry Styles has broken the record for the highest-selling stadium show in Scotland as more than 65,000 fans flocked to see him perform, according to the gig venue. The former One Direction star sang his biggest hits including As It Was to crowds on Friday and Saturday at the BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. Promoter
Less than two months after debuting its fifth production EV called the G6, XPeng Motors’ CEO He Xiaopeng shared that the Chinese automaker is already busy on a sixth model called the X9. This will be XPeng’s first attempt at a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) that it looks to utilize in targeting a certain demographic overseas.
Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 29, 2023, 12:17 PM ET Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. BOSTON — Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is confident
The latest search for Madeleine McCann has ended in Portugal, as tents were taken down and heavy machinery was removed from the site. Officers have spent three days combing a reservoir and surrounding scrubland after receiving “certain tip-offs”. It’s not yet known if anything significant was found. Read more on the story here: https://news.sky.com/topic/madeleine-mccann-6236 #portugalpolice
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