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Being gay or a woman isn’t reason enough to claim asylum, says Suella Braverman

Home Secretary Suella Braverman will question whether the foundation of modern asylum law is still relevant in a speech in the US today. Ms...

Politics

What does the UN 1951 Refugee Convention say – and can you change it?

The home secretary has suggested the United Nations 1951 Refugee Convention needs updating to stop “simply being gay or a woman” being a reason...

Politics

Suella Braverman has leadership ambitions – but her rhetoric risks backfiring

Poised to scatter morsels of red meat to the right of the Tory party, Suella Braverman will today tell a centre-right thinktank that it’s...

Politics

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt reviewing how HS2 costs ‘can be controlled’

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are looking at how costs of HS2 “can be controlled” and no decision has been taken on whether to...

Environment

Bitcoin miners beef up Texas operations ahead of extinction-level event, exclusive data shows

Foundry’s Kevin Zhang with Jihan Wu, the founder and chairman of Bitdeer and a co-founder of Bitmain. Kevin Zhang Crypto winters don’t scare Kevin...

Environment

Saudi Arabia announces crucial step forward in its nascent nuclear power plans

Saudi Arabias Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) takes part in a working session with the US president (not pictured) at the Al Salam...

World

Death row inmate fights being ‘test subject’ for new execution method

A death row prisoner in Alabama is fighting plans for him to be the first person to be executed using nitrogen gas. The new...

Business

Ofwat to return customer money as water firms underperformed

Customers will receive £114m off their water bills next year as the regulator has said water companies fell short of standards. The majority of...

World

Canadian parliament’s standing ovation for former Nazi soldier was ‘deeply embarrassing’, Trudeau says

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has said it is “deeply embarrassing” members of his parliament gave two standing ovations to a man who fought...

Business

Workplace absences ‘at 10-year high’ with stress the major cause of long-term sickness

Workplace absences have hit their highest level in over a decade, according to a report which is urging employers to take health more seriously...

Sports

Padres push back amid reports of dysfunction

Associated Press Sep 25, 2023, 08:26 AM ET SAN DIEGO — Less than a year after a stirring run to the National League Championship...

Sports

Boone’s ‘focus’ is being with Yankees next season

ESPN News Services Sep 25, 2023, 03:44 PM ET Despite a contract that runs through 2024, with a club option for 2025, New York...

Sports

What we’re watching the final week of the MLB season: playoff races, MVP battle and young sluggers

Sep 25, 2023, 07:00 AM ET With one week left to go in the 2023 regular season, there are a number of storylines to...

Technology

Carousell says it’s ‘on track’ to profitability, plans to reduce losses this year

Secondhand goods marketplace Carousell expects to “healthily” reduce its losses this year, putting it on track to profitability, the firm’s CEO told CNBC. “This...

Number of NYC fire department first responders to die of 9/11-related illnesses reaches 343 – matching amount killed on day of attacks

The number of first responders from the New York City Fire Department to have died from illnesses related to 9/11 has reached 343 –...

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Being gay or a woman isn’t reason enough to claim asylum, says Suella Braverman

What does the UN 1951 Refugee Convention say – and can you change it?

Suella Braverman has leadership ambitions – but her rhetoric risks backfiring

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt reviewing how HS2 costs ‘can be controlled’

Bitcoin miners beef up Texas operations ahead of extinction-level event, exclusive data shows

Saudi Arabia announces crucial step forward in its nascent nuclear power plans

Death row inmate fights being ‘test subject’ for new execution method

Ofwat to return customer money as water firms underperformed

Canadian parliament’s standing ovation for former Nazi soldier was ‘deeply embarrassing’, Trudeau says

Workplace absences ‘at 10-year high’ with stress the major cause of long-term sickness

Padres push back amid reports of dysfunction

Boone’s ‘focus’ is being with Yankees next season

What we’re watching the final week of the MLB season: playoff races, MVP battle and young sluggers

Carousell says it’s ‘on track’ to profitability, plans to reduce losses this year

Number of NYC fire department first responders to die of 9/11-related illnesses reaches 343 – matching amount killed on day of attacks

Bob Menendez: Democrat senator accused of bribery says $480,000 in cash found at home was from his personal savings

Car buyers beware – online scams are soaring with the average victim losing £1,000

‘Cash-flow’ podcaster made off with millions in Ponzi scheme, SEC alleges

Lib Dem conference: Sir Ed Davey to underline health pledges as he promises to ‘fix our economy with care’

Long COVID risks are ‘distorted by flawed research’, study finds