Australian medal hope calls snap press conference Hurdler struggling to overcome Achilles injuryOne of Australia’s brightest gold medal hopes at these Commonwealth Games, Sally Pearson, is set to pull out of contention after failing to overcome her Achilles injury.Pearson, who carried the Queen’s baton on its final leg at Wednesday’s Read more…
Challenger Bio wins run-off vote, decades after being part of military force that seized power in 1992 coupSierra Leone’s opposition challenger, Julius Maada Bio, has secured his first term in office as a civilian after being declared the winner of a controversial presidential run-off.Bio, a former soldier who briefly led Read more…
Earlier death of a man outside a bookmakers, also in Hackney, adds two more victims to capital’s bloody totalA man in his 20s has died after being stabbed in Hackney, east London, on Wednesday night, police have said, bringing the number of killings in London to 50 this year.The Metropolitan Read more…
„Vision 2030“ nennt sich das große Modernisierungsprojekt des saudischen Prinzen Mohammed bin Salman, das unter anderem Frauen demnächst das Auto fahren erlaubt. Nun wurde die erste Kinolizenz seit 35 Jahren vergeben. Via: Saudi-Arabien bekommt erstes Kino seit 35 Jahren
• Kompany and De Bruyne say missiles and fireworks had no effect• Policemen injured and Liverpool apologise to Guardiola and CityManchester City players denied an attack on their coach before the Champions League quarter-final first leg at Liverpool was a factor in a stunning 3-0 loss to Jürgen Klopp’s side.City Read more…
Experts say success of strategy needs to be replicated with other plastic items such as coffee cups and bottles Via: Decline in plastic bags on seabed suggests measures to tackle waste are working
Rollout of universal credit 'will create a substantial number of losers' among families whose children receive free school meals, warns the Institute for Fiscal Studies Via: Up to 100,000 children to miss out on free school meals because of government threshold, study finds
As many as 1,000 'life-saving' Sure Start centres for young children and families have closed across UK since 2009 – twice as many as the government has reported, warn academics Via: Government 'understating' extent of Sure Start children's centre closures as thousands of families lose 'vital' support
Public Accounts Committee says money for charitable causes such as sport and art fell by 15 per cent in the last financial year Via: National Lottery provider Camelot increases profit by £39m as returns for good causes decline
Auf Twitter versprach der Investor 10 000 Euro für den fiesesten Tweet zu seiner Sendung.Foto: SAT.1/Claudius Pflug Via: „Start Up!“ – Maschmeyer zahlt 10 000 Euro für fiesesten Tweet