Michael Howie

London

Sun forecast for London on Good Friday before rainy Easter weekend

Weather likely to be unsettled on Saturday after prolonged dry spell

17 Apr 2025
President Trump Delivers Remarks, Announces Infrastructure Plan At White House
US Politics

Donald Trump tries to negotiate sale of TikTok on live TV

The US president tried to negotiate the sale of the Chinese-owned video app with American businessman Larry Ellison during a press briefing

22 Jan 2025
World

At least 66 dead as fire rips through Turkish ski resort hotel

Some victims died after jumping out of the building in the resort of Kartalkaya as they tried to flee the blaze

21 Jan 2025
World

Spain's PM says he wants to ban non-EU citizens from buying property

‘We will propose to ban these non-EU foreigners who are not residents, and their relatives, from buying houses in our country since they only do so to speculate,’ says Spanish PM

21 Jan 2025
London

Jeremy Corbyn announces death of his beloved cat El Gato

Mr Corbyn wrote: ‘Life will not be the same without El Gato’s company and friendship. We will miss him dearly’

21 Jan 2025
US Politics

TikTok restores US service after Trump says ‘we have to save it’

‘Frankly, we have no choice. We have to save it,’ Trump said at a rally ahead of his inauguration

20 Jan 2025
Supporters and family members of hostages protest ahead of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv
World

Gaza ceasefire to begin on Sunday as Israel approves deal

Ceasefire set to start on Sunday when first hostages are expected to be released

18 Jan 2025
Showbiz

Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright dies age 95

Dame Joan won two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award in an illustrious career spanning more than six decades

17 Jan 2025
Showbiz

'My heart is broken': Naomi Watts leads tributes to David Lynch

The filmmaker, writer and artist was Oscar-nominated for his films Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man and Mulholland Drive

17 Jan 2025
FILE PHOTO: Supporters of jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan attend a rally in Swabi
World

Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in prison in land corruption case

Verdict delivered by anti-graft court in prison in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, where Imran Khan has been jailed since August 2023

17 Jan 2025
World

TikTok ban in US won't be enforced by Joe Biden, says official

TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance is legally required to divest the company by Sunday, January 19, a day before the US presidential inauguration

17 Jan 2025
Israelis protest a ceasefire deal, in Jerusalem
World

Israeli vote on Gaza ceasefire deal paused amid 'last-minute crisis'

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 48 people over the past day

16 Jan 2025
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Visits Ukraine
Politics

Starmer travels to Ukraine to sign deal lasting ‘for generations’

Sir Keir Starmer said the 100 Year Partnership would cement the friendship between the two countries for the next century

16 Jan 2025
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World

Biden issues ultra-rich 'oligarchy' warning in last Oval Office speech

President Biden sounds alarm over accumulation of power and wealth among small few as he prepares to hand over to Donald Trump

16 Jan 2025
Showbiz

Linda Nolan dies aged 65 following battle with cancer

The TV personality and singer passed away peacefully, with her loving siblings by her bedside

16 Jan 2025
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World

Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan stabbed by intruder at his Mumbai home

Saif Ali Khan was rushed to a nearby hospital at around 3.30am with six stab injuries received in a scuffle with an intruder

16 Jan 2025
UK

Linda Nolan: Star whose life spanned decades of dancing and showbiz

The singer rose to fame with her sisters in the 1970s

15 Jan 2025
UK

Two-year-old boy dies after 'medical episode' at nursery

The child was taken from the Early Learners Day Nursery in Bootle to hospital where he was sadly pronounced dead

15 Jan 2025
World

South Korea's president arrested after dramatic hours-long standoff

Yoon Suk Yeol was brought into custody about three hours after hundreds of law enforcement officers entered the residential compound

15 Jan 2025
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World

Los Angeles braces for 'explosive' fire growth as death toll rises

Firefighters brace for high winds with gusts that could fuel the two monstrous wildfires that have leveled entire neighbourhoods

14 Jan 2025
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World

Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal 'could be hours away'

Israeli official says negotiations are in ’advanced stages’ - with a deal possible in ‘hours, days or more’

14 Jan 2025