Biographer says government departments give contradictory refusals to requests and accuses them of ‘cover up’ Researchers have called for greater transparency from the Foreign Office over the files it holds on the Duke of York. Officials responding to freedom of information requests have given a variety of reasons why the files cannot be released. Andrew…
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Court found 51 men guilty including Dominique Pelicot, who was given a 20-year prison sentence At least 15 of the men found guilty of raping or sexually abusing Gisèle Pelicot have appealed against their convictions and will be given a second trial. All 51 men, including her husband, Dominique Pelicot, were convicted and given prison…
The Desertas Island land snails have been set free to roam on the uninhabited island of Bugio, near Madeira More than 1,300 tiny, critically endangered snails have been set free to roam on an island off the coast of Morocco after a breeding programme rescued two obscure species from the brink of extinction. The Desertas…
Unpredictable change will sweep through America, while old problems, from war to inflation, are likely to afflict other countries The global economy is entering the new year with rising geopolitical tensions looming over its prospects, as the world’s leading central banks attempt to cut interest rates after the worst inflation shock in decades. Donald Trump’s…
A number of marketplaces have sprung up seeking to make use of anti-establishment fervor – are they here to stay? Among the many odd things to come out of Donald Trump’s political movement – see ear bandages, doomed boat rallies and rubbish dancing – one that could be here to stay is more prosaic: the…
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Steered by an entrepreneurial chief, Membertou First Nation in Nova Scotia led the largest investment by Indigenous people in Canada’s seafood industry.
Human rights organizations and residents describe the situation in the enclave as getting more desperate. Here is a closer look.
The danger and hardship gets worse by the day for civilians in eastern Ukraine. Still, they resist leaving the places that have become their homes.
