All news for 2024-05-09

Business

09 May 2024 504

Brussels accuses Britain of being overly environmentally conscious in Brexit eel dispute

Snakey fish fight is center stage as U.K.’s new environmental measures rub the EU the wrong way.

News

09 May 2024 517

UK to not emulate US in ceasing arms supply to Israel if it invades Rafah

Britain, unlike the US, is not a ‘massive state supplier for weapons to Israel,’ says Foreign Secretary David Cameron.

Business

09 May 2024 369

Bank of England leaves key interest rate at 5.25 percent

Governor Andrew Bailey opens the door to a first rate cut in June, but warns it’s “not a fait accompli”.

News

09 May 2024 382

Five infants succumb to whooping cough-related deaths this year

Five babies in England have died after being diagnosed with whooping cough, also known as the ‘100-day cough’, so far this year.

09 May 2024 594

Revelations emerge about the hidden aspects of the £400 billion megacity, The Line, under construction in the desert

A Saudi Arabian senior security official – who fled to London – has lifted the lid on the sinister side of the kingdom’s £400 billion megacity called Neom.

World

09 May 2024 624

Boeing 737 plane skids off runway at Senegal’s main airport with 10 people injured

The Boeing 737 was carrying 85 people and was heading for Bamako

Crime

09 May 2024 405

‘Eunuch maker’ ringleader who had freezer filled with body parts jailed for life

Marius Gustavson ran ‘lucrative’ extreme body modification website sharing gruesome footage of castrations and amputations alongside six other men

Tech

09 May 2024 498

OpenAI considers allowing users to create AI-generated pornography

Critics say ChatGPT creator’s proposal to allow erotica, slurs and other adult content undermines its mission statement

World

09 May 2024 448

Former Maltese Prime Minister indicted on corruption charges related to hospital scandal

Joseph Muscat, the central bank governor, and deputy PM accused over allegations once investigated by murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

News

09 May 2024 755

Students across Europe hold Gaza war protests in run-up to UN vote on Palestinian statehood

Police arrested dozens of people in Amsterdam, with university occupations continuing in Netherlands, Belgium and Spain

News

09 May 2024 533

Gatwick Airport terminal evacuated with fears of ‘inevitable’ flight delays

London Gatwick’s South Terminal has been evacuated causing travel chaos for passengers departing from the airport.

News

09 May 2024 541

Dozens instructed to evacuate immediately following large fire near retail park

A huge fire has broken at a warehouse in Staffordshire today with nearby residents ordered to immediately evacuate. Footage shows plumes of smoke rising into the sky close to Kingswood Lakeside in Cannock, near Orbital Islands retail park. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire started at a distribution warehouse called Super smart Services, which ‘contains a variety of different materials for delivery’. In a post uploaded to X: ‘We have a very large scale incident close to the orbital islands in Cannock.

News

09 May 2024 388

Three men apprehended on suspicion of terrorism offenses following police raids

A group of three men has been arrested on suspicion of ‘commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism’ after four police raids in the north of England.

Politics

09 May 2024 356

Labour strategizes additional Tory defections as recent recruit Natalie Elphicke criticizes Sunak’s leadership failures

Keir Starmer’s team has already started speaking with other MPs who could make the jump to Labour after former Tory MP Natalie Elphicke switched sides during Prime Minister’s Questions

World

09 May 2024 342

Barron Trump selected for prominent political role, following father Donald’s footsteps, just days before high school graduation

Former President Donald Trump and Melania Trump’s son Barron - his youngest - has been chosen for a key role as the 18-year-old High School senior steps into politics days before his graduation, as he is chosen to serve as a Florida delegate to the Republican National Convention

Breaking news

27.06.2024, 14:19 • Investigation