Category: United Kingdom

The oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible sells for $38 million at auction The oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible has been bought at Sotheby’s New York for $38.1 million (£30.6 million), making it the most valuable manuscript ever sold at auction. Codex Sassoon is believed to have been written about 1,100 years ago. It...

G7 leaders to discuss proposal for peace summit in Ukraine G7 leaders will discuss a proposal for a peace summit in Ukraine during their three-day meeting in Hiroshima this week, in an effort to promote Kiev’s proposal to end Russia’s war against the country instead of plans rivals proposed by China. The G7 talks on...

Putin’s Wagner Group ‘private army’ chief criticizes regular Russian troops for withdrawing around Bakhmut The head of Vladimir Putin’s Wagner Group “private army” on Thursday criticized regular Russian troops for withdrawing around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Yevgeny Prigozhin accused regular Russian army units of falling back 570 meters north of the city, exposing...

Australian Police ‘Taser’ 95-Year-Old Dementia Patient at Nursing Home Australian police allegedly used a taser to subdue a 95-year-old woman with dementia after being called to a nursing home on Thursday. The woman, identified as Clare Nowland, a great-grandmother, was reportedly carrying a knife when officers were called to a nursing home in Cooma, in...

Baby among four children found alive in Amazon 17 days after surviving plane crash Four Colombian children have been found alive in the Amazon more than two weeks after the plane they were traveling in crashed into dense jungle. On May 1, a Cessna 206 aircraft carrying seven people on a route between Araracuara in...

‘Pro-Russian neutrality’: how Ukraine sees China’s emerging role Kyiv, Ukraine – Volodymyr, an emaciated 44-year-old man, recently returned from the Eastern Front in Ukraine and now needs psychological help for his post-traumatic stress disorder. A concussion causes him to stutter slightly. He voraciously reads the news on the broken screen of his mobile phone and...

The gag-inducing footage shows the insects circling and falling to the ground. The unidentified critters were seen carpeting the path as locals looked on. The road is covered by a “thick layer” of insects This is the unpleasant moment when thousands of white worms fell from the sky, covering the road with a thick layer...

Carole Cadwalladr ordered to pay £2m in legal costs from banks – Guido Fawkes The Court of Appeal has ordered that Carole Cadwalladr must pay 60% of Arron Banks’ legal fees in the amount of £1,242,634 £2m* Having apologized and paid out £35,000 in damages, the court ruled today that it must now find another...

London’s economic growth outpaces all other UK regions London’s economy is the UK’s best-performing economy, registering the fastest expansion and the least impact from the coronavirus, according to data emphasizing the government’s challenge to “level up” the country. Output in the UK capital rose 0.9 percent between the second and third quarters of last year,...

Nurse Lucy Letby accused hospital bosses of a “conspiracy” against her to cover up deficiencies in the neonatal ward where she is accused of murder. The 33-year-old is accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 others at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016. She told her trial that a...