Lauren Pinhorne was confronted by investigators who came to her door claiming she had tossed a plastic bag containing the flowers and an old diary down at the side of a road in Andover, Hampshire. Via: Mother-of-two hauled to court after council accused her of fly-tipping
A trial is starting in August which will see customers leave their car in a drop-off zone before summoning a robot through a designated app. It will be at Gatwick’s South Terminal long-stay car park. Via: Travellers at Gatwick airport will have their cars parked by ROBOTS
Venezuela’s crisis quickly escalated Wednesday as opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president in a direct challenge to embattled socialist Nicolas Maduro. Via: Trump recognizes Venezuelan opposition leader as 'interim president'
Juan Guaidó also recognised by Canada, Brazil and ArgentinaDefiant Maduro urges supporters to ‘resist at all costs’Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaidó has declared himself the interim president, in a dramatic escalation of efforts to force out Nicolás Maduro, who has overseen the country’s slide into authoritarianism and economic ruin.Guaidó was Read more
With high temperatures also forecast for Victoria and NSW, there are warnings about potential power outages and blackouts, as well as total fire bans amid worsening weather. Follow developments live 1.39am GMT Royce Kurmelovs:In Adelaide, South Australia’s deputy premier, Vickie Chapman, and the human services minister, Michelle Lensing, have just Read more
Call for Australia to be ‘very, very firm’ with Beijing over detention of popular blogger and writerA friend of the Australian writer Yang Hengjun, who has been detained in China, has accused Beijing of behaving like terrorists.Australia’s foreign affairs department received confirmation on Wednesday that the novelist and influential online Read more
Marzieh Hashemi was held for 10 days as witness in unspecified criminal case, sparking anger in US and IranAn American newscaster for the Iranian government’s Press TV was released late Wednesday after her 10-day long detention in federal custody provoked outrage in the US and Iran.FBI agents arrested Marzieh Hashemi, Read more
Health secretary Matt Hancock set to announce plans at World Economic Forum in DavosThe government is set to incentivise pharmaceutical companies to develop “urgently needed” drugs to fight antimicrobial resistant (AMR) superbugs, with the health secretary set to warn “we are on the cusp of a world where a simple Read more
Philip Hammond and Amber Rudd are reportedly among five cabinet ministers who have attended the secret meetings Via: Brexit: Almost 20 government ministers 'meeting in secret' to discuss plans to avoid no deal, reports say
Inspectors warn of potential risk to public safety and say work to stop reoffending is ‘poor’ Via: Sex offenders being released from prison into budget hotels, watchdog finds