China grants UK and Canada visa-free entry, raising total to 79 countries
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Cuban drivers face monthslong wait for gasoline in an app designed to reduce lines
HAVANA, Cuba — Drivers in Cuba are facing the prospects of waiting several months to refuel their cars, as fuel shortages caused by a U.S. oil siege intensify. To avoid…
How the rich pass on their wealth. And how you can too
NEW YORK — Death and taxes may be inevitable. A big bill for your heirs is not. The rich have made an art of avoiding taxes and making sure their…
Presidents Day 2026: Here’s what’s open and closed on the holiday
Government offices, the stock market and schools are closed Monday in observance of Presidents Day, but most big retailers are open ByThe Associated Press February 16, 2026, 7:40 AM Government…
Roommate of second Brown University shooting victim mourns ‘ball of joy’ neuroscience major killed in gunfire
The second Brown University victim killed in Saturday’s mass shooting has been remembered by his roommate as an aspiring neurosurgeon and a ‘ball of joy’. Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, of Virginia,…
Labour accused of ‘shocking’ lack of understanding of business, by CBI boss
By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS, DEPUTY BUSINESS EDITOR Updated: 09:13 EST, 15 December 2025 The head of the CBI has accused Labour of a ‘shocking’ lack of understanding of business. Rupert…
Rob Reiner’s assistant seen breaking down in tears as relative is questioned in murder investigation: Live updates
By MELISSA KOENIG, US REPORTER and RACHEL BOWMAN, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Updated: 20:09 EST, 16 December 2025 Nick Reiner was formally charged by officials with two counts of first degree…
Rhode Islanders plunged into terror with Brown gunman STILL on the loose as cops go back to square one
Rhode Island has been plunged into terror after police revealed that the Brown University mass shooting suspect is still on the loose. FBI agents and cops detained a ‘person of…
Poet, 71, who ‘worshipped the sun’ fell to his death from cliff after being diagnosed with skin condition that meant he could no longer sunbathe, inquest hears
A poet who ‘worshipped the sun’ fell to his death after being diagnosed with a skin condition that meant he could no longer sunbathe, an inquest has been told. Scott…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,453
These are the key developments from day 1,453 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Ukrainian Emergency Services firefighters struggle to extinguish a fire after a Russian drone strike in Odesa [Handout…


Airport worker, 28, dies after being crushed in freak towing accident
Syrian monster Bashar al Assad’s uncle dubbed ‘The Butcher of Hama’ for overseeing bloodbath crackdown dies aged 88 after fleeing to Dubai
‘She hasn’t got a clue!’ Backlash at luvvie Emma Thompson for criticism of ‘unhealthy school dinners’
Furious residents ‘refuse to pay their water bills’ after sewage pours onto their streets ‘every time it rains’
Start of the race to succeed Keir Starmer: Shamed MP ‘opens door’ for Andy Burnham’s leadership challenge… if he can win bitter by-election against Nigel Farage
Trump declares US gets ‘TOTAL ACCESS’ to Greenland as he reveals latest plan
Viral campaign sends Victoria Beckham to No1 in charts for first time ever as Britain sides with her after dance humiliation by son Brooklyn


































































































