As a collective, it's clear that we Britons are obsessed with coffee - collectively sipping an estimated 98 million cups of coffee a day. tia.

The Met Office has revealed that a 'blocked pattern' in the jet stream is to blame for the particularly soggy spell.

Experts at Action on Salt & Sugar, based at Queen Mary University of London, have revealed the popular soups that contain dangerous amounts of salt.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged with students nationwide in the 9th Pariksha Pe Charcha, offering guidance on exams, personal growth, and nation-building. He emphasized the importance of dreams, action, balance in life, and the equal significance of life and professional skills, urging students to avoid treating education as a burden and focus on holistic development.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union government for denying facts surrounding former Army chief General MM Naravane’s memoir. Kharge accused the government of evading questions on national security and China, leading to an Opposition walkout from Rajya Sabha.

Unnikrishnan Potti, the key accused in the Sabarimala gold-theft case, has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate. This follows his statutory bail granted a day earlier, along with three others, due to the Crime Branch's failure to submit a final report within the stipulated time. Potti is accused of misappropriating gold from various parts of the temple.

Labour's stuttering growth ambitions suffered a fresh blow yesterday as the Bank of England slashed its UK GDP forecast and warned of rising job losses.

Vladimir Alekseev, a senior GRU officer, has been shot outside his residence in Moscow, officials have said Read Full Article at RT.com

A strike on a suspected drug boat in the eastern Pacific has killed two people, the US Southern Command has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has accused the previous government of undermining national defense with Ukraine aid Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has accused the West of covering up global child trafficking linked to Jeffrey Epstein Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia has accused Ukraine of providing assistance to militants behind violence in Africa Read Full Article at RT.com

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) is one of the EU’s seven institutions. It consists of two courts of law: the Court of Justice proper and the General Court. It is the judicial authority of the EU. The courts ensure the correct interpretation and application of primary and secondary EU law in the EU. They review the legality of acts of the EU institutions and decide whether Member States have fulfilled their obligations under primary and secondary law. The Court of Justice also provides interpretations of EU law when so requested by national judges. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

European company law is partially codified in Directive (EU) 2017/1132, while Member States continue to maintain their own national company laws, which are amended from time to time to comply with EU directives and regulations. Ongoing efforts to develop a modern and efficient company law and corporate governance framework for European undertakings, investors and employees aim to enhance the business environment in the EU. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Individual citizens’ rights and European citizenship are enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (EUCFR), the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and Article 9 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). They are essential factors in the formation of a European identity. In the event of a serious breach of basic values of the Union, a Member State can be sanctioned. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

In areas in which the European Union does not have exclusive competence, the principle of subsidiarity, laid down in the Treaty on European Union, defines the circumstances in which it is preferable for action to be taken by the Union, rather than the Member States. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

The Treaties attach great importance to the creation of an area of freedom, security and justice. In 2009, several important new features were introduced: a more efficient and democratic decision-making procedure that comes in response to the abolition of the old pillar structure; increased powers for the Court of Justice of the EU; and a new role for national parliaments. Basic rights are strengthened by the legally binding Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

On the benches of the High Court and Supreme Court sit some of Malawi’s finest jurists. Many have served with distinction for years, penning judgments that have advanced the law and occasionally pushed the country forward. But let us be crystal clear: wigs do not make them holy, nor infallible. They are human, subject to […] The post OPINION | Wigs Don’t Make Them Holy: Time to Call Out Judicial Failures appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Mzimba Central legislator Vitumbiko Mumba has publicly slammed the National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF) over claims that it has been providing loans to Members of Parliament and Cabinet ministers—loans meant, according to NEEF’s own mandate, for ordinary and undeserving Malawians. Mumba questioned the integrity of the fund during a parliamentary session, pointing out a glaring […] The post MP Mumba Slams NEEF Over Loans to Politicians, Calls Name Changes Political Stunt appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Independence Schools Association of Malawi (ISAMA) President, Bishop Wycliff Chimwendo, has urged private school owners to uphold professionalism in the management of their institutions. He made the call on Friday in Blantyre during an ISAMA divisional meeting that brought together private school owners, directors and principals. Chimwendo emphasized the need to recruit qualified and professional […] The post ISAMA President Calls for Professionalism in Private School Management appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Yesterday, it emerged that the 26-year-old has inked over another sentimental tattoo dedicated to his father. The design in question - a large anchor on his upper right arm - has been partially covered.

After a decade at the top of the Canadian political pyramid, former prime minister Stephen Harper largely retreated from public life after his election loss in 2015. Now, the country's 22nd prime minister is speaking out and Canadians are giving his legacy a second look.

One city in bloom, and another freezing under a blanket of snow. Canada's extreme winters bring all kinds of surprises along the country's vast and varied landscape, and this year those contrasts are especially sharp between two of its biggest cities, Vancouver and Toronto.

Almost 300 houses were built on a former oil refinery site in Llandarcy, near Neath, South Wales under plans to turn industrial land into a thriving new village.

Protesters say the waterway in Hampshire is being 'ripped up' and used as a 'fun splash route' by drivers who take their off-road vehicles for a spin.

Francis Hodibert, 62, (pictured left) says he was told he had failed a compulsory eye test for HGV drivers at Specsavers in 2022.

Pulling up in a McLaren supercar to a crowd of hundreds of shrieking fans - each of whom had paid £38 to be there - you'd be forgiven for thinking the guest of honour was a Hollywood A-lister.

People's Park Centre in Chinatown has raised their weekday daytime parking fees by 75 per cent as a Chinese New Year surcharge. Parking rates have risen to $4.20 per hour on weekdays — from 7am to 4.59pm — reported Shin Min Daily News. Evening per-entry fees — from 5pm to 6.59am the next day — have also risen to $5.80 on weekdays, and $6.80 on Fridays and weekends. Normally, it would cost $2.40 per hour from Monday to Saturday, and $3 per entry on Sundays and public holidays. Wilson Parking, the car park's management company, said that the new fees were imposed on Jan 22 and will be in effect till Feb 23, reported the Chinese evening daily.  An elderly man, who wished to beknown as Terry, told Mothership that he had incurred a $10 parking fee for a 30-minute period. He had parked his car at People's Park Centre from 4.48pm to 5.18pm last Monday (Jan 26), thus incurring a fee of $4.20 for the period before 5pm, and and $5.80 per entry after 5pm. Many businesses at People's Park Centre were unaware of the updated carpark rates, reported Shin Min. 

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Lord Mandelson outlined plans to use a £1.68million bank loan to buy the property via a company in Panama to the paedophile financier, documents released by the US DoJ suggest.