Germany Searches for Motives in Christmas Market Attack
The authorities said they were struggling to understand the motives for the attack with a car in the eastern city of Magdeburg, in which a 9-year-old boy was among the five victims.
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German Christmas market attack: suspect faces murder charges
Thousands attend far-right rally after the anti-Islam activist Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, 50, is remanded in custody Police in Germany have said a man suspected of killing at least five people and injuring hundreds more after he drove a car at speed through a crowded Christmas market faces charges of murder and attempted murder. In the central…
Market attack suspect appears in court as anger grows over security
Suspect appears in court after attack on German Christmas market that killed five and injured more than 200.
Removing Carbon From the Sky Could Be the Next Climate Gold Rush
Investors are betting that they can make a dent in global warming, and healthy profits, with companies that alter the atmosphere.
Ramones family row puts the skids on US punk pioneers’ biopic
Removal of director from band’s parent company threatens to derail Netflix adaptation of divisive memoir A movie based on New York band the Ramones could be coming apart after a legal battle that in many ways mirrors the trajectory of the dysfunctional punk pioneers. After years of legal turmoil over the Ramones estate, co-owned by…
Middle East crisis: Israeli strikes kill 28 Palestinians in Gaza – live updates
The strikes came a day after Pope Francis condemned the bombing of children in Gaza as ‘cruelty’ Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli airstrikes overnight and early this morning have killed at least 28 Palestinian people. Civil agency spokesperson Mahmud Bassal said at least 13 people were killed in an airstrike on a house in…
Who is the suspect? What we know so far about Magdeburg market attack
The attack killed five people, including a nine-year-old child, and left more than 200 injured.
‘Inferior port, bad salads and hangovers’: newly discovered 1935 diary offers invaluable view of England’s festive past
A diary bought at auction reveals the antics of two intrepid gourmands in search of the perfect English Christmas On 23 December 1935, a woman called “Mouse” set off from her home in Earl’s Court in search of Christmas in England. “In some remote corner of this island there must be a shining blazing hearth,…
German police probe market attack security and warnings
Officers say they evaluated if the suspected perpetrator could be a potential threat a year ago.
‘Heartless’ multinationals exploiting pensions loophole for UK workers
Hewlett Packard, American Express and Pfizer among firms to have frozen increases in payouts despite inflation Some of the world’s richest companies are accused of exploiting a loophole in pension law to freeze increases in payouts for many former UK employees, despite the cost of living crisis. The companies, which include Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE),…