Afghanistan: New Taliban regime faces drought, conflict and mass unemployment September 3, 2021 Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders are battling a devastating drought, a sinking economy and ongoing conflict with rebel fighters, as the country’s new rulers worked to form a government. Watch the full report.
Not going anywhere: Virgin Galactic flights grounded pending mishap probe September 3, 2021 The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has barred Virgin Galactic from flying its SpaceShipTwo until the agency approves its final mishap investigation report from its July flight. Watch the full report.
Simply the best: Oxford named best-performing university in the world September 3, 2021 The University of Oxford has been named the best-performing university globally, ahead of California Institute of Technology and Harvard University in the United States, which both took second place. Oxford has become the first institution to retain top place in an international league table for the sixth year in a row. A number of UK [...]
55m people worldwide but dementia cases set to jump 40 per cent by 2030 September 3, 2021 More than 55m people worldwide are living with dementia, a neurological disorder that robs them of their memory and costs the world $1.3trn a year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said last night. Watch the full report.
Part of the IS ‘Beatles’: Londoner who beheaded Western journalists pleads guilty September 3, 2021 A British man accused of beheading Western hostages for the so-called Islamic State has pleaded guilty to multiple charges in a US federal court. Alexanda Amon Kotey, 37, was one of the gang of four IS militants nicknamed “the Beatles” by their captives due to their British accents. The cell – said to be made [...]
Berkeley on track with profit guidance despite ‘challenging’ market conditions September 3, 2021 Housebuilder Berkeley Group has said it is on track with its profit guidance for the current year after “resilient market conditions” continued over the past four months. The company said reservations are currently in line with those seen two years prior to the pandemic, after seeing a “gradual firming” of the London market in recent [...]
New Zealand terror attack: Violent extremist gunned down by police September 3, 2021 A violent extremist stabbed and injured six people in an Auckland supermarket has been shot dead by police, authorities in New Zealand said. The attack took place at about 2.40pm local time at a Countdown store in the New Lynn area of the city on Friday. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the incident as a [...]
Watch: Yes, we need to engage with the Taliban, says Dominic Raab September 2, 2021 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said today there is a need to engage with the Taliban on Afghanistan, even though the UK has no immediate plans to recognise their government. Watch the full report.
Govt’s Covid scientists receive suspicious packages for making ‘bad decisions’ September 2, 2021 A number of suspicious packages were sent to scientists who advised the Government during the coronavirus pandemic by people who feel they are “making bad decisions”, one expert revealed today. Professor Calum Semple, who sits on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), said he had been on the receiving end of a “particularly nasty” [...]
Probe: Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic space flight ‘deviated’ September 2, 2021 US regulators have launched a probe into Sir Richard Branson’s flight to the edge of space after the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo vehicle deviated on return to Earth. The billionaire businessman became the first owner-astronaut to take part in a mission when taking off in July, which he hailed as an “experience of a lifetime”. But [...]
