Belfast-based Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey won landmark victory that PSNI’s surveillance was unlawful Two investigative journalists who a tribunal ruled were unlawfully spied on by police have said that they are in “no doubt” reporters continue to be targeted in the UK. In a landmark judgment, the investigatory powers tribunal (IPT) found last week…
In a matter of days, Syria’s capital — once the stronghold of Bashar al-Assad’s government — became the epicenter of a new chapter in the country’s history after opposition forces overran the city. Christina Goldbaum, a New York Times correspondent, traveled to Damascus to find out how residents were reacting to the sudden breakthrough in…
The president faces an accusation of insurrection and, in a first for a sitting leader, the possibility of arrest. Here’s what to know about his political future.
Dozens of underperforming schools have been forced to wait more than a year to reopen under new management Dozens of schools rated inadequate by Ofsted have faced waits of more than a year before reopening, amid accusations from Labour that they were “left to fester” by the former Conservative government. The state of schools and…
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil was in the hospital recovering from the procedure. Doctors said the bleeding appeared to be linked to a fall in October.
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after victim was stabbed walking home from school A 12-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed while walking home from school in Birmingham has been named as Leo Ross. A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder, with police confirming he is also being…
Labor analysis claims Queensland will be $1tn worse off by 2050 with Coalition reactors. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Nationals leader David Littleproud says “the firing gun has started” for this year’s federal election, which he predicts will be in March or April. Speaking to…
Facilities giant called ‘uncaring’ by low-paid cleaners, who believed they were covered by a fair-pay pledge Low-paid cleaners have accused the Living Wage Foundation of giving accreditation to an “uncaring” outsourcing company paying less than the living wage. Facilities services giant OCS is accredited under a bespoke scheme for outsourcing firms. But the company has…
The pace of peace talks has picked up, pushed by multiple factors, including wars in Lebanon and Syria that have seriously weakened Hamas’s allies, and election victory of Donald J. Trump.
The visit by Prime Minister Najib Mikati was the first official trip by the Lebanese leader to meet with the new government of Syria.
