Pubs in England and Wales will now be allowed to stay open until 05:00 on Monday, allowing football fans to watch the Three Lions’ World Cup clash with Mexico to the final whistle. The round-of-16 match in Mexico City kicks off at 01:00 UK time. The government had initially said it would not relax licensing laws further than they already have been for the World Cup. But in a U-turn later on Thursday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said pubs could stay open until the final whistle. Monday’s match is not expected to finish until after 03:00. Sir Keir said…
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Three people have been sentenced to life in prison by a South African court for the kidnapping, robbing and murder of a British couple in February 2018. Rachel Saunders, 64, and her husband Rodney, 73, were kidnapped while in the Ngoye Forest, 150km (93 miles) north of the port city of Durban. The British botanists had been collecting indigenous plants and seeds, before their bodies were found days later in a river. Saffydeen Aslam del Vecchio, 46, his wife Fatima Patel, 35, and Malawian national Ahmad Mussa were convicted of the murders last month and were each sentenced to two…
The Vatican has excommunicated followers of a conservative Catholic splinter sect, the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), a day after it consecrated four new bishops in Geneva against Pope Leo XIV’s direct instruction. In a decree, it said the Society’s total of six bishops were excommunicated – and, in a highly unusual move, it added that any lay members who “formally adhere” to the group “are to be considered schismatic and excommunicated”. But those who left the SSPX would be welcomed back “with sincere affection”. The Vatican later clarified that not all members would be excommunicated automatically, but those…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki assured the country that the government is laying down adequate measures in anticipation of El Nino rains expected in Kenya later in the year. He said the administration is proactively engaged with all the respective actors to make sure the country is not caught by surprise after latest weather forecasts pointed to the strong likelihood of the heavy rains between October and December. “We assure the country that there is no need to panic. We are engaging all the ministries, departments, agencies and all state organs to ensure that in the event of the rains, the…
The State has urged the High Court to dismiss a habeas corpus application seeking the production of missing businessman Abdiaziz Duba Molu alias Zizou arguing that investigations indicate unknown individuals abducted him and is not being held by the police. Appearing for the Inspector General of Police, lawyer Thande Kuria told the court that detectives had found no evidence linking any police unit to Abdiaziz’s disappearance and asked the court to allow investigations to continue. “The witnesses stated that Zizou was singled out, forced into the other vehicle and driven away to an unknown destination,” Kuria submitted. According to the…
A diplomatic row has erupted between South Africa and Ghana, over claims that a Ghanaian man was killed during anti-migrant protests, which South African officials deny. Ghana’s Foreign Affairs ministry said it had received with “profound shock” reports that Bashiru Isak, 40, had been shot dead on Tuesday in Cape Town’s Khayelitsha’s township. It said it had sent a formal protest note and filed a complaint with the police. South Africa’s justice minister responded by expressing concern “that Ghanaian authorities continue to communicate false information about South Africa regarding developments on irregular migration”. The police said they had “no record…
Separatist rebels say they have shot dead a US pilot and set his plane on fire in Indonesia’s Papua region. The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) say they killed Nicholas F Gosselin after he landed in the Highland Papua province on Thursday. The separatists claim civilian pilots have been ferrying Indonesian troops into the region, and said Gosselin’s death sent “a message”. Indonesian officials confirmed that Gosselin’s plane had been found burnt, but said it was unclear what happened to him or his seven passengers on board. The killing comes after years of conflict between the Indonesian government and…
Nine Buddhist monks were killed and several others in their procession injured when they were hit by an 11-year-old boy driving his parents’ pickup truck in north-east Thailand, police said. The group of 35 monks and five lay followers were walking along a road in Mukdahan province during a pilgrimage when the incident occurred. Footage posted online shows saffron robes and belongings scattered by the roadside, and a wrecked vehicle. Five of the monks died at the scene and four others later in hospital, according to police. They said the boy took the pickup without permission before losing control and…
A man was rescued alive after being trapped for eight days in the rubble of a building that collapsed after twin earthquakes in Venezuela. Emergency workers managed to free Hernán Gil more than 100 hours after they had first located him under 140 tonnes of rubble. A Chilean firefighter had earlier described the rescue operation as “without doubt the most complex and technically difficult which I’ve had to tackle”. Almost 2,300 people are confirmed to have died in the quakes which hit Venezuela on 24 June, and tens of thousands are still missing. Hundreds of rescuers had been working against…
Kenya and Italy Thursday signed a Letter of Intent aimed at strengthening cooperation in preventing and combating crime, marking another milestone in the growing security partnership between the two countries. The Letter of Intent, signed between Kenya’s Ministry of Interior and National Administration and Italy’s Ministry of the Interior, establishes a framework for enhanced collaboration between the two ministries and their respective police agencies in addressing crime, including transnational organised crime. Speaking during the signing ceremony, Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said Kenya welcomes Italy’s integrated approach that recognizes the close relationship between development, migration management and security. Under the arrangement,…
European automakers called Wednesday for British vehicles and car parts to fall under the definition of “made in Europe” set out by new rules aiming to bolster the bloc’s industries. Britain currently risks being shut out of the scope of plans unveiled by Brussels in March tying companies’ access to public money to minimum thresholds for EU-made parts in their products. “The European automotive industry operates a deeply integrated value chain with the UK, even post-Brexit,” European car lobby ACEA said. “Vehicles, components and batteries made in the UK should therefore hold the same status as those made in the…
US President Donald Trump hailed the progress on Wednesday of indirect talks between the United States and Iran in Qatar, as the sides aimed to push forward negotiations and quell tensions following exchanges of fire. The US leader said there had been “very good meetings” in Doha after an early dispute over the format threatened to overshadow discussions. Iran insisted there would be no direct negotiations between the sides in the Qatari capital on the two parties’ memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the Middle East war, which broke out with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February. “As far…
A Swedish market court on Wednesday ordered Google to pay some 14.3 billion kronor ($1.46 billion) in damages, plus interest, to price comparison site Pricerunner for promoting its own shopping comparisons in search results. The Patent and Market Court in Stockholm said “Pricerunner is deemed to have suffered damage as a result of Google having, for many years, unlawfully favoured its own price comparison service.” The case concerns Sweden, Denmark and the UK and the court said it had ordered Google to pay “just over” 1 billion Swedish kronor, 675 million Danish kroner ($103 million) and £950 million ($1.26 billion)…
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Writer E Jean Carroll has asked a judge to order Donald Trump to pay the $5m (£3.7m) in damages awarded by a jury that found the president liable for sexually abusing and defaming her in a civil case three years ago. The request comes a day after the US Supreme Court declined Trump’s request to review the case. In May 2023, a New York jury awarded Carroll the damages over her civil claim that Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s, and then branded the incident a hoax on social media. Trump denied the allegations. Lawyers for Carroll said the…