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Two traders jailed for rigging benchmark interest rates have had their convictions overturned by the Supreme Court. Tom Hayes, 45, was handed a 14-year jail sentence - cut to 11 years on appeal - in 2015, which was one of the toughest ever to be imposed for white-collar crime in UK history. The former Citigroup and UBS trader, along with Carlo Palombo, 46, who was jailed for four years in […]
šListen to The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim on your podcast appš On this week's episode, Yalda and Richard talk about the growing international condemnation of Israel's war in Gaza, including from a usually staunch ally - the evangelical right wing of America. But what has made them voice a rare criticism?The two also talk about the shaky ceasefire that is currently in place in the southern Syrian […]
Black Sabbath have paid tribute to their former frontman Ozzy Osbourne after the megastar died at the age of 76.Osbourne's death on Tuesday morning was announced in a statement, which said he died surrounded by his family. His death came just weeks after he reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates - Tony Iommi, Terence "Geezer" Butler and Bill Ward - and performed a huge farewell concert for fans.The band paid […]
England have reached the Euro 2025 final after a dramatic extra-time goal againt Italy in Geneva.Michelle Agyemang rescued the Lionesses in the dying seconds of the 90 minutes to take the tie into extra time. Then, with seconds remaining until full-time, a Chloe Kelly goal secured the win for England, after she rebounded her saved penalty in to fire the Lionesses into the final. Italy took the lead just past […]
A record number of Britons are ditching the TV licence as 300,000 more households stopped paying in the last year, according to the latest annual report from the BBC. The total number of TV licence fee payers plunged from 24.1 million to 23.8 million last year. The fee evasion rate ā the estimated percentage of households that should be paying for a TV licence but are not ā has increased […]
Princess Cruises has revealed big changes to its Premier and Plus holiday packages, with fare adjustments and new benefits taking effect for 2026 sailings. The cruise line launched sales for these updated packages today, featuring increased daily rates alongside enhanced offerings. The Premier package will cost around Ā£100 per person daily, up from Ā£90, whilst the Plus option increases to around Ā£65 from Ā£60. Travellers booking on the new Sphere-class […]
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: We turn now to plans by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, to nearly double ICEās detention capacity to 100,000 people. ICE is reportedly racing to build more than āĀ more detention tent camps, after Congress allocated an unprecedented $45 billion in new funding over the next four years to lock up immigrants, as part of Trumpās massive […]
Martin Solveig, the acclaimed French producer, singer, and songwriter, has announced his official retirement from the world of DJing. Solveig shared the news with fans at Franceās Les Vieilles Charrues music festival on Saturday (July 19) ā his one and only performance of 2025, and first live appearance since November. āItās a special moment,ā Solveig told the crowd of 70,000, France 24 reported. āAll my life, each time I came […]
On July 16, the Kremlin reaffirmed its nuclear doctrine, emphasizing its continued validity. This comes amid speculation that the U.S. might supply Ukraine with longer-range weapons capable of striking deeper into Russian territory. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a revision of the doctrine last year, expanding the scope of countries and military alliances subject to nuclear deterrence. The doctrine now considers any attack by a non-nuclear state, backed by a nuclear […]
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