Megan Innocent, who has lived with fibromyalgia since childhood, will hike the 96-mile West Highland Way to raise money for two charities she says “saved” her Bethany Lodge Senior Reporter 05:00, 19 Jun 2026 Megan Innocent will walk 96 miles for charity, despite living with chronic pain(Image: Megan Innocent – Submitted) A Grimsby author is…
By Elizabeth Piper and Yoruk Bahceli MANCHESTER, England, June 19 (Reuters) – When Labour’s Andy Burnham fought a Conservative government that wanted to impose stringent COVID restrictions on Greater Manchester with insufficient compensation in 2020, the mayor not only won hearts in England’s north but also revived his national standing. After winning a seat in…
By Tim Kelly, John Geddie and Ben Blanchard TOKYO/TAIPEI, June 19 (Reuters) – The CEO of UFORCE, a Ukrainian producer of attack drones, flew to Tokyo in April with a pitch for Japanese officials and defense contractors: build thousands of our drones to defend yourself and allies. Days earlier, U.S. troops had used waterborne UFORCE…
In most elections, interest rests on a simple question: who won? However, when it comes to Makerfield, the results have been trumped for many onlookers by something else: what happens next? For the first time in a long time — perhaps ever — Britain’s political spotlight has been trained on this constituency of metro-fringe communities…
new video loaded: Moscow Oil Refinery Slammed by Ukrainian Drones 1:09 Social media footage showed several sites, including an oil refinery, in Moscow being struck by Ukrainian drones on Thursday. By James McManagan June 18, 2026 0 A Small Election Could Change British Politics 1:09 Hot Mics at G7 Summit Offer Glimpse Into Leaders’ Conversations…
But the brief document signed by U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is vague on some of the major questions left by the three-month regional conflict that jolted the world economy. The U.S. says some outstanding issues will be worked out over the 60 days. Here are some of the main questions,…
new video loaded: Moscow Oil Refinery Slammed by Ukrainian Drones 1:09 Social media footage showed several sites, including an oil refinery, in Moscow being struck by Ukrainian drones on Thursday. By James McManagan June 18, 2026 0 A Small Election Could Change British Politics 1:09 Hot Mics at G7 Summit Offer Glimpse Into Leaders’ Conversations…
With the United States and Iran arriving at a “memorandum of understanding” to end hostilities, President Donald Trump seems to think petroleum prices will come down immediately. “Let the oil flow!” he wrote on social media. But while average gas prices did fall just below $4 per gallon after the deal was signed, economists say…
WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department announced visa restrictions targeting people it said were undermining peace in Ethiopia on Thursday, focused on hardliners in the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and their immediate family members. “Rising tensions between Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) hardliners and the Ethiopian government have threatened to reignite the…
The contrasting weather with rainfall in the northwest and sunshine in the southeast continues today. High-pressure ridge from the south is forecast to bring plenty of sunshine to the south during the weekend, where temperatures are likely to rise to 32 °C. Should we prepare for another heatwave? ANN LIYA 18/06/2026 12:04 3 min Thursday…