Greater support for local media is needed to hold mayors and councils to account under Andy Burnham’s plans for devolution, which would involve a massive transfer of power into local government, publishers have said. A range of figures involved with local news broadly welcomed new plans unveiled by the prime minister, but said that monetising…
Less than three months ago, Wiganers gave an overwhelming thumbs down to Labour. Voters gave the party a famous ‘kicking’, with Reform UK winning 24 out of 25 available seats. The borough council has been dominated by Labour since it was formed in the 1970s. Yet voters shunned the ruling party in their droves on…
Renowned Nepali-British climber Nirmal Purja died in an avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak, an expedition company co-owned by him said in a statement. A government confirmation is still awaited. Nirmal Purja during a news conference after climbing six mountains including Mt. Everest in Kathmandu, Nepal May 28, 2019. (REUTERS) Purja was part of an expedition…
Rescuers have reportedly found dead bodies of four climbers after 10 went missing in an avalanche at Pakistan’s Broad Peak on Friday as harsh weather hampered search and rescue operations. Rescue operations are on to rescue the remaining missing climbers, including Nirmal Purja (in picture) (REUTERS) Of the four dead bodies found, three have been…
By Ahmed Tolba, Nafisa Eltahir and Yasmine Ghania CAIRO/DUBAI, July 31 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Friday after Iran said it had stopped two vessels seeking to exit the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring concerns over global energy supplies following a drone attack on ships in a Mediterranean Egyptian port this week. Iran said four…
The campaign would be one of the harshest yet against Iranian energy infrastructure, the report claimed. The US and Israel are planning a bombing campaign against energy infrastructure targets in Iran, with strikes possible throughout the weekend, CBS News reported on Friday, citing sources. US President Donald Trump has yet to give the final go-ahead…
Iran has effectively maintained control over navigation through Hormuz Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Friday that they had struck two tankers attempting to pass though the strategic Strait of Hormuz under the “air escort” of the US military. The IRGC said the “non-compliant oil tankers… were struck and brought to a halt, while four other oil…
KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — The death toll climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney and flattened homes, the Kumamoto prefectural government said Friday. Officials said 34 deaths had been confirmed as related to the disaster, with one more death still…
A major earthquake that hit Kumamoto in southwestern Japan on Tuesday has a death toll of 34 now, and has left at least 86 civilians injured, as thousands of survivors across the region are left with no electricity or water supply in the rising heat. A man helps clean the damaged gate of Jofukuji Buddhist…
LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — France gave the go-ahead on Thursday for 84,000 evacuees forced out by a major wildfire to return to home, the strongest sign yet that firefighters are turning a corner in a grueling battle against the flames that have burned an area four times the size of Paris. Europe is sweltering…