Kersti Kaljulaid criticised by far-right minister for leaving swearing-in ceremony of minister accused of domestic violenceEstonia’s new interior minister has called the country’s first female president, Kersti Kaljulaid, an “emotionally heated woman” for walking out during the swearing-in of a cabinet minister accused of domestic violence.Mart Helme made the sexist Read more
Locations could include Middle East, Pakistan, and western Pacific to protect Belt and Road Initiative, report saysThe US Defense Department expects China to add military bases around the world to protect its investments in it ambitious One Belt One Road global infrastructure program, according to an official report released on Read more
Commission president also said Britain had ‘reviled’ the EU from start in a lighthearted analysisJean-Claude Juncker has warned the danger for the EU is that Europeans have “lost their collective libido” for each other, but added that in Britain the “bride” – the EU – had been “systematically reviled” from Read more
Early results indicate the Lib Dems and Greens could benefit from voter dissatisfaction with the two biggest parties Via: Local elections: Tories and Labour suffer Brexit fallout as voters turn elsewhere
Mark Hamill and William Shatner among those paying tribute to Star Wars star: ‘A big man with a bigger heart’The family of Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in the original Star Wars franchise, has announced his death on Twitter on Thursday. He was 74.Mayhew died on 30 April in his Read more
Ministry of Justice spending £467m extra public money to change contracts Via: Chris Grayling's 'disastrous' probation privatisation worsened supervision of criminals, MPs say
‘National recruitment crisis’ makes being available to do out-of-hours GP work even less likely, says Dr Simon Abrams Via: GP crisis left a million patients without doctor on call over weekends and evenings in 2018
The ex-defence secretary had high ambitions for military cooperation with America Via: Gavin Williamson tours top secret nuclear base hours before being sacked for leak from classified meeting
‘Our enquiries strongly indicate that McCann is being hidden by someone who knows him’ Via: Joseph McCann: Suspected serial rapist could be hiding with loved one, police say
Bingo players at Darfield Community Centre in Barnsley say they are being plagued by a mystery singer with a ‘rotten’ voice who keeps interrupting their PA system. Via: Elderly bingo players say a 'rotten' mystery singer is ruining their nights out