British-Egyptian writer, software developer and activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been named this year’s PEN writer of courage. The 42-year-old is still in prison in Egypt, despite having completed his five-year sentence for allegedly “spreading false news”. “Let’s remember that this is an innocent man who has committed no crime, but even so, he will…
A Ukrainian journalist who was captured by Moscow while reporting from occupied east Ukraine has died in Russian detention, according to Ukrainian officials. Victoria Roshchyna, who would have turned 28 this month, disappeared in August last year after travelling to Russian-held east Ukraine for a report. She remained missing until April 2024, when her father…
Labour’s general election manifesto said the government would introduce its workers’ rights package within its first 100 days. On Thursday, on day 97, it fulfilled that promise. Parliament will debate the newly published employment rights bill on Monday week. Even so, this is only one stage in a longer workplace reform journey taking more than one…
Eighteen theatregoers at Stuttgart’s state opera required medical treatment for severe nausea over the weekend after watching a performance that included live piercing, unsimulated sexual intercourse and copious amounts of fake and real blood. “On Saturday we had eight and on Sunday we had 10 people who had to be looked after by our visitor…
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New Israeli strikes reported in central Beirut Strikes have been reported in central Beirut, outside the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs where Israeli strikes have normally targeted, according to multiple reports. An Israeli strike hit an area in central Beirut that had not been previously hit, a Lebanese security source told Reuters. ITV News’s Emma Murphy…
The answer to the question of what to do on HS2 (Nils Pratley on finance, 7 October) depends on the opportunity cost. Everything that can be done is affordable, but if the Treasury insists that the price of more for HS2 is child poverty, cold pensioners, unbuilt hospitals and more obstacles to compensation for victims…
Sue Gray will not attend the inaugural meeting of the prime minister’s council of nations and regions, Downing Street has indicated. The prime minister’s former chief of staff was sidelined last weekend after an internal power struggle, and moved to a No 10 envoy role with responsibility for the nations and regions. However, Gray will…
A woman uses an umbrella to protect herself from the sun as she passes past the Colosseum during an intensely hot day in Rome, Italy, on July 11, 2024. Riccardo De Luca | Anadolu | Getty Images Summer trips to Europe are getting too hot for thousands of tourists. Delta Air Lines president Glen Hauenstein…
Ikea has said price cutting “remains a priority” after sales at its UK business fell last year as hard-pressed shoppers cut spending on furniture and home improvement. The Swedish group said UK sales fell nearly 7% to £2.3bn in the year to August as the number of items sold slipped back and it lowered prices.…
