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US to resume federal executions for first time since 2003

The US federal government is to resume executing death row inmates for the first time since 2003, ending an informal moratorium even as the...

BBC licence fee plans are slow-motion car crash, charity warns

Pensioners will struggle with the process of buying a TV licence, a charity has warned, as it criticised the BBC’s plans for home visits. The...

Glaciers melting below water line ‘faster than feared’

Glaciers could be melting underwater at a faster rate than previously thought, new research suggests. Scientists have developed a method to directly measure the submarine...

Bill Cosby’s insurer settles Janice Dickinson lawsuit

Bill Cosby’s spokesman said an insurance company has settled a defamation suit filed by model Janice Dickinson. Dickinson and lawyer Lisa Bloom have scheduled a...

North Korean missiles fired into the sea believed to be new weapons

North Korea fired a new type of short-range ballistic missile in two launches into the sea, South Korean officials have said. They were North Korea’s...

Nissan to axe 12,500 jobs in bid to cut costs

Nissan is slashing 12,500 jobs, or about 9% of its global workforce, in an effort to cut costs and achieve a turnaround amid tumbling...

Iran’s president suggests deal possible over seized British-flagged oil tanker

Iran’s president has signalled a deal could be possible regarding the British-flagged tanker seized in the Strait of Hormuz. President Hassan Rouhani suggested on Wednesday that...

US judge temporarily blocks new Arkansas anti-abortion laws

A US federal judge has blocked three new abortion restrictions from taking effect in Arkansas, including a measure that opponents say would likely force...

British vessel transits strait where Iran seized tanker

A large British-flagged vessel has transited the Strait of Hormuz in the first such passage made by a UK ship since Iran seized the...

Swedish prosecutors: ASAP Rocky arrest not racially-motivated

Swedish prosecutors have denied any racist agenda in the detention of rapper ASAP Rocky. He has been held by the authorities following an alleged fight...

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