Image source, Getty Images By Tom Bateman, state department correspondent Travelling with the US secretary of state A security guard thrust open the door of Antony Blinken’s armoured car and the US secretary of state strode out down a line of yellow barricades. “We’re working to get them home,” he declared, gripping the hands of…
The number of people leaving the workforce due to long term sickness is at its highest since the 1990s, a report suggests. Adults economically inactive due to ill-health rose from 2.1m in July 2019 to a peak of 2.8m in October 2023, said the Resolution Foundation. It is the “longest sustained rise” since 1994-1998, when…
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Image source, Rob Watkins/Alamy Stock Photo Image caption, Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher had the rock star swagger from the early days By Ian Youngs Entertainment & arts reporter Exactly 30 years ago, a little-known band called Oasis set out on their first headline tour, playing to small crowds in tiny venues. Many of those venues…
Image caption, Zwy Aldouby (left) interviewing IRA member Rita O’Hare A Nazi hunter with ties to Israeli intelligence was given access to some of the IRA’s most sensitive secrets just when the group believed it was about to drive Britain out of Northern Ireland. An upcoming BBC documentary follows the story of Zwy Aldouby. Right…
1 of 4 | Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi (L) during a meeting with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev during the inauguration ceremony of Qiz Qalasi, the third dam jointly built by Iran and Azerbaijan on the Aras River, on Sunday. Photo by Office of the President of Azerbaijan/UPI | License Photo May 19 (UPI) — A…
Ryan Reynolds (R) and John Krasinski arrive on the red carpet for Paramount’s “If” New York premiere at SVA Theater on May 13. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo May 19 (UPI) — Family adventure If is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $35 million in receipts, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday. Coming in…
1 of 8 | Xander Schauffele holds up the championship trophy after winning the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Course on Sunday in Louisville, Ky. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI | License Photo May 19 (UPI) — Xander Schauffele rimmed in a 6-foot putt to win his first major title in walk-off fashion, edging…
Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket lifts off from Texas. The company owned by Jeff Bezos on Sunday completed its first successful mission after a failed launch in 2022. On board the flight was former Air Force pilot Ed Dwight, who at age 90 finally flew to space after being turned down by NASA in the…
1 of 2 | Lead author Dr. Shawn Aaron, a senior scientist and lung specialist at The Ottawa Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, described the research as “the world’s first study to find people with undiagnosed asthma or COPD in their homes,” Photo courtesy of The Ottawa Hospital NEW YORK, May 19 (UPI) — Finding…