“We are approaching this with full commitment, and I hope that we can finally reach an agreement,” says Anton Kári Halldórsson, municipal manager of Rangárþing eystra.

For decades it's been known as a the home of Alan Partridge - but now Norwich has a new claim to fame... it's the most depressed city in the UK.

The legendary star was in hospital when he passed away last week, surrounded by family and friends.

Nancy Pelosi has rebuked Democrats over supporting a vote to hold the Clintons in contempt over refusal to testify on the Epstein probe Read Full Article at RT.com

Arizona’s top prosecutor claims that state law could justify lethal force against masked ICE agents Read Full Article at RT.com

Anna Podedworna, 40, killed Izabela Zablocka, 30, out of 'sexual jealousy' before covering it up with a series of 'deliberate, calculated, gruesome, and time-consuming acts', jurors were told.

The Met Office has issued a 31-hour yellow weather warning for wind and rain for South West England and South Wales running from 2am today until 9am tomorrow.

Adel Kerari, 27, of Lisgar Terrace in Hammersmith and Fulham, was jailed at Inner London Crown Court for two years and eight months in prison.

Jewellery has always been a powerful symbol of royal authority, part of a historical and cultural narrative, that helps situate its individual members into the arc of history.

The US president was accused of taking a cheap shot at his country's allies when he told Fox Newson Thursday that he was 'not sure' NATO would be there for America 'if we ever needed them'.

A 30-year-old man was arrested on Thursday (Jan 22) for allegedly stealing a car parked at a multi-storey carpark along Woodlands Street 83.The incident took place sometime between Jan 18 and 19.Police said the driver had parked his rental car at the said carpark on Jan 18, and based on preliminary investigations, he left the key unattended overnight on one of the tyres. After being alerted to the incident at about 11.45pm on Jan 19, officers from Woodlands Police Division established the identity of the suspect through ground enquiries and with the aid of images from police cameras.The 30-year-old was arrested on Thursday and will be charged in court on Saturday (Jan 24). If found guilty of theft of motor vehicle, he may be jailed for up to seven years and fined.[[nid:728304]]editor@asiaone.com 

A 27-year-old Singaporean woman riding pillion and a 38-year-old Malaysian motorcyclist died on the spot after being run over by a trailer truck on a Johor Bahru expressway on Wednesday (Jan 21). The two were travelling to the JB city centre along the North-South Expressway when the incident involving a lorry, motorcycle and trailer truck took place, reported China Press. In a statement on Thursday (Jan 22), Johor Bahru Southern District police chief Raub Selamat said that the male motorcyclist was trying to overtake a lorry when he lost control and crashed into the left rear end of the vehicle.  Both victims then tumbled to the right most lane and were subsequently run over by the trailer truck, he added. Their bodies were taken to hospital for post-mortem examination.Police investigations are ongoing. 

The police are investigating after a man was spotted verbally abusing SMRT staff at Choa Chu Kang LRT station on Wednesday (Jan 21).In a video uploaded to Instagram page sgfollowsall, he can be seen shouting at four station staff members.At one point, he could be heard yelling, «You are nothing but a prostitute,» while one staff member covered her ears. Another video of the incident, shared on TikTok, shows him sitting on the floor as security personnel pat his shoulders in an attempt to calm him.Under the comments section, several netizens suggested that he could be mentally unwell and in need of help.«That's a special needs person. Something or someone must have triggered him,» said one user.Another added: «If he has special needs, unfortunately he does not know better. He has been triggered, (which) explains the reaction.»

The Acting Prime Minister (PM) and Minister of Finance and Economic Management, Johnny Koanapo, received the Chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC), Mr. Meto Nganga, and the Acting Secretary of the Commission, Mr. Jean-Yves Bibi, at his office yesterday…

The Vanuatu Financial Services Commission (VFSC) will not approve the registration of a scheme operated by French national Apitone Tokotuu, known as Api La Savate, as a business entity in Vanuatu, amid allegations that it is a scam.

A French national individual alleged to be behind a large-scale pyramid scheme in Vanuatu is expected to voluntarily leave the country this Saturday, following mounting public complaints and government action.

Jailed former Speaker of Parliament and former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Epi Constituency, Seoule Simeon, has formally sought reconciliation at the National Nakamal, apologising to the President of the Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs and the people of Vanuatu…

A specialist physician at the Vanuatu National Hospital (VNH), Dr Sale Vurobaravu, told Vanuatu Government-sponsored students during yesterday’s pre-departure briefing that they should aim to be assets to the country, not liabilities.

The Home Office said 27 'illegal migrants' were taken into Crowborough Army Camp in the East Sussex town - with the first arriving under police escort at 3.30am yesterday.

The mother of schoolboy Noah Donohoe has described the six days between her son's disappearance and his body being discovered in Belfast in June 2020 as a 'living nightmare'.

The US president was accused of taking a cheap shot at his country's allies when he told Fox Newson Thursday that he was 'not sure' NATO would be there for America 'if we ever needed them'.

The 60-year-old DJ performed at Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz's wedding party in 2022, and he publicly backed Brooklyn as he branded the dance 'really awkward'.

Danny Cahalane, 38, was doused in acid at his home in Plymouth, Devon, last year and died in hospital 10 days later, a court heard.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has clarified the agenda of trilateral talks with the US and Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com

There can be no winners in these sagas of curdled love and twisted family dynamics, no one to emerge triumphant from these toxic situations amplified by fame, wealth and power.

If Keir Starmer and other Western leaders think the Presidential change of heart over Greenland heralds 'peace in our time', then they need their heads examined.

Father Damian Howard, who was appointed at the Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy in 2023, has left the organisation after the student alleged inappropriate sexual behaviour.

Labour MPs and union leaders went on the warpath amid claims Starmer loyalists are plotting to block the Greater Manchester mayor from standing in a by-election in his home city.

The US president was accused of taking a cheap shot at his country's allies when he told Fox Newson Thursday that he was 'not sure' NATO would be there for America 'if we ever needed them'.

Trump has offered to mediate a dispute over a dam on the Nile River, claiming he “just about settled” it before losing the 2020 election Read Full Article at RT.com