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Woman suffering an asthma attack was locked inside urgent care as staff all left for the day‘I knew that they were slammed at the end of the day so I was trying to give them some grace,’ the woman say...
Heavy rain and flooding in Istanbul forces closure of schoolsThe Istanbul governor’s office has declared schools closed and placed some public sector workers on leave after heavy rainfalls caused floo...
Independent at 40PM: We need The Independent more than everMarking the milestone in a letter celebrating four decades of The Independent, Andy Burnham praised how it always seeks ‘different points of ...
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Community outraged after single dairy farm kills 11,000 fishMaryland has already sued the farm over alleged repeated discharges of manure and other pollutants into Basin RunBookmarkCommentsGo to comme...
A gang rape allegation at Cornell highlights how Title IX guides campus sex assault casesCornell University’s handling of an alleged fraternity house gang rape is raising questions about how a decades...
US-China relationsChinaDiplomacyBank of America fined US$1.21 billion as US flags suspected Chinese money launderingSecond-largest US bank failed to report hundreds of millions of dollars...
Netflix layoffs to cut 1,000 jobs as CEOs tell employees ‘business is strong and growing’The streaming pioneer had approximately 16,000 staff members at the end of last yearBookmarkCommentsGo to comme...
PETA joins push by parents to reinstate bus driver fired for letting student rescue a kittenAn online petition calling for the longtime bus driver’s reinstatement has garnered more than 10,200 signatu...
Hackers stole records dating back almost 50 years in legal aid cyber attackData taken may include ‘basic personal details such as names, addresses and dates of birth, as well as information relating t...
Middle EastWorldMiddle EastYemen government says it raised Houthis’ alleged use of Chinese tech with BeijingA report says the group is trying to produce advanced missiles, and shipping do...
Fox News is now predicting Democrats will take control of the House in November midtermsThe Senate, where the GOP holds 53 seats, remains a toss-up, the conservative outlet saysBookmarkCommentsGo to c...
“Once public lands are permanently altered, fragmented, or developed, there’s no going back," warns Mary Beth Laughton, CEO of REI Co-op.
FTSE 100 closes higher despite hot US inflationIn London, the FTSE 100 Index ended up 74.53 points, 0.7%, at 10,724.86.BookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popoverThe FTSE 100 Index end...
London police introduce new punishment for cyclists who run red lightsPolice have issued 1,315 fixed penalty notices to cyclists during 2025-2026 for offences including going through red lightsBookmar...
Andrew Bailey calls for clampdown on ‘downright criminal’ social media scamsAndrew Bailey, head of the British central bank, told an audience in Bangkok that there has been ‘no real liability’ for som...
Mexico President Sheinbaum orders tech giants to protect kids and teens from harmful online contentSheinbaum added that if technology companies fail to abide by the mandate, her administration will su...
London Mayor’s office resolves legal dispute with AI giant Palantir over £50m contractSadiq Khan in May blocked a deal commissioning US tech giant Palantir to supply the Metropolitan Police with AI te...
Midwives struck off after bleeding pregnant woman left waiting nearly 40 minutes and lost her babyAn inquest in July 2024 found that midwives’ neglect had contributed to his deathBookmarkBookmark popo...
The first new sunscreen type in 25 years has arrived on US store shelvesAmericans have a new sunscreen option for the first time in over 25 yearsBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose pop...
China-EU relationsChinaEU leaders to ‘urgently’ call for new trade weapons to tackle China shockBrussels plans new measures to tackle trade imbalances even after a surprise deal with Beij...