A man and woman have reportedly been fired from their jobs at the Vatican bank because they flouted a ban on marriage between employees. The young couple, nicknamed “Romeo and Juliet” by the Italian media, got married in August, believing they might be spared as the draconian rule had not begun to be enforced until…
At least 166 people have died from Hurricane Helene, many are still missing and more than 1 million people remained without power as rescue and recovery efforts continued from the devastating storm. Hundreds of people were missing in Buncombe county, home to Asheville, earlier this week, and 85 people were missing in Tennessee, CNN reported.…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Humana – Shares plunged more than 22% after the healthcare company announced dire preliminary Medicare Advantage data for 2025. The company said in an 8-K filing that 25% of its members are currently enrolled in plans rated 4 stars and above for next year, which is…
A long-serving former Harrods executive has stepped back from plans to become boss of department store Fenwick chain this month amid controversy about the activities of the late owner of the Knightsbridge department store. Nigel Blow worked at Harrods for more than 14 years from 1992 to 2007 when the retailer was owned by Al…
A US bomb from the second world war that had been buried at a Japanese airport has exploded, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights but no injuries, Japanese officials said. Land and transport ministry officials said there were no aircraft nearby when the bomb exploded at…
Conservative leadership candidates from left, Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat after their speeches at the Tory party conference on Wednesday. Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP Conservative leadership candidates from left, Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat after their speeches at the Tory party conference on Wednesday. Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP Show…
The Western Australian Labor government has been accused of shelving plans to introduce climate change laws before a state election next March after it left the bill off a list of legislation it hopes to pass. The absence of the climate bill – from the list of 14 legislative priorities circulated with the Liberal party…
Skynesher | E+ | Getty Images Mortgage rates moved ever so slightly higher last week, but it was enough to take a little heat out of what had been a briefly red-hot refinance market. That caused total mortgage application volume to fall 1.3% for the week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index.…
The chair of the Metropolitan Black Police Association is facing possible dismissal from the force after allegedly sending and receiving “misogynistic, racist and violent” messages. Insp Charles Ehikioya is accused over “inappropriate” WhatsApp messages between 2017 and 2020, the Met said in a statement. He will face a five-day public misconduct hearing on 6 January,…
The Metropolitan police believe a mechanical failure, rather than a gunshot, shattered the window of a taxi carrying the Private Eye editor, Ian Hislop. On Tuesday morning police were called after a black-cab driver told detectives he had come to a standstill in traffic in Soho, central London, just after 10am. He heard what he…
