Lecturers, librarians and technicians at 74 UK institutions will walk out over pay and conditions on Thursday in what is the third strike in less than two years. Via: Fury as two-week university lecturer strike hits students with fears will harm graduation prospects
Rightmove said there had been a spike in buyer demand in recent months, with its website hitting a record of more than 152 million visitors in January. They said new price records are likely. Via: House sellers reap the 'Boris bounce' as property prices near all-time high at more than Read more
So far South Korea has 29 confirmed cases of Covid-19, which to date has killed more then 1,600 people worldwide. The all have their travels and whereabouts logged by government officials. Via: South Korea tracks coronavirus patients' locations using phone data and publishes it online
Global death toll reaches 1,770 with first case in Taiwan, as Canada prepares to airlift its citizens from Japan cruise ship. Follow live news and latest updates 1.38am GMT The daily national figures for China have been announced. It says the total number of confirmed cases have by 2,048 to Read more
In an interview on Channel Ten’s The Project, Parker said he had been told to leave RFS leading to the hashtag #IStandWithPaulParker trending in Australia A volunteer firefighter who told the prime minister to “get fucked from Nelligen” in a viral news clip says he was sacked from the New Read more
Authorities found tonnes of cocaine stashed inside a shipping container of decorative canopy plants Police in Costa Rica seized more than five tonnes of cocaine bound for the Dutch port of Rotterdam in the country’s largest ever drugs bust, officials said.Authorities on Saturday found the cocaine in Costa Rica’s Caribbean Read more
Lisa Keightley’s side are genuine contenders for the trophy despite the holders’ status as clear favouritesThe latest edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup gets under way in Australia on Friday and England, under their new coach, Lisa Keightley, will certainly consider themselves contenders even after a disappointing Women’s Ashes Read more
Rise driven by strong market performances in North America and emerging economies Companies paid out a record $1.43tn (£1.10tn) in dividends to shareholders around the world last year.The record-breaking annual dividend payout from listed companies was driven by strong performances in stock markets in North America and emerging economies, including Read more
Follow the day’s developments as they happened Via: Storm Dennis: One dead and four major incidents declared amid severe flooding
Record number of flood warnings as more than a month’s worth of rain falls in 48 hours Via: Storm Dennis: Hundreds evacuated and over a thousand homes flooded as heavy rain and wind batter UK