Three Bulgarian nationals accused of spying for Russia have been found guilty of espionage charges in a trial that heard how they were involved in a string of plots around Europe directed by a fugitive based in Moscow. After more than 32 hours of deliberations, a jury at the Old Bailey reached unanimous verdicts on…
Authorities are set to reveal more information about an investigation into the deaths of the actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, whose partially mummified bodies were discovered last month at their home in New Mexico. The Santa Fe county sheriff’s office has said it does not suspect foul play, and tests for carbon…
Police in Glasgow have launched a murder inquiry after a 15-year-old Eritrean refugee was found dying after a suspected stabbing. Amen Teklay was discovered seriously injured on Clarendon Street in the St George’s Cross area of the city late on Wednesday night and pronounced dead at the scene by emergency services. Police Scotland said that…
Job growth was weaker than expected in February though still stable despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to slash the federal workforce. Nonfarm payrolls increased by a seasonally adjusted 151,000 on the month, better than the downwardly revised 125,000 in January but less than the 170,000 consensus forecast from Dow Jones, the Labor Department’s Bureau of…
The US labor market continued to grow in February even as threats of mass layoffs in the federal government and uncertainty around Donald Trump’s tariff policies rattle the US economy. In February, 151,000 jobs were added to the economy, up from an adjusted 125,000 jobs gained in January. The unemployment rate was 4.1%, little changed…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends at an Economic Club of New York event in New York City, U.S., March 6, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday acknowledged some signs of weakness in the U.S. economy. “Could we be seeing that this economy that we inherited starting to roll a…
Police are investigating “serious allegations” at the University of Greater Manchester, including of financial misconduct, racism and bullying, MPs have been told. Lucy Powell, the leader of the House of Commons, confirmed that police had joined the Office for Students, the higher education regulator for England, in looking into the allegations at the university, which…
European stock markets have slumped after Donald Trump’s second reversal on tariffs caused deep uncertainty among investors, while the euro was on track for its biggest weekly rise since the financial crisis. Germany’s Dax index dropped by 1.6%, as weak factory data added to the signs of difficult economic conditions. France’s Cac 40 fell by…
SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft has exploded after lifting off from Texas, dooming an attempt to deploy mock satellites in the second consecutive failure this year for Elon Musk’s Mars rocket programme. Videos posted on social media show debris streaking through the skies near south Florida and the Bahamas. The rocket exploded after it began to spin…
A total of 12 people, including the former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson, have been charged with offences related to bribery and misconduct over the awarding of contracts from Liverpool city council between 2010 and 2020. Anderson, who stood down in 2021 after he was arrested, is charged with one count of bribery, one count of…
