The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said it had received reports of several merchant vessels in the northern Gulf and the Gulf of Oman being “subject to disabling fire as part of ongoing military activity in the region”. It also reported that one vessel 24 nautical miles (45km) north-west of Port Rashid, in the United…
Primark has said it plans to launch a home delivery service in Britain, four years after it made its first foray into e-commerce. The retailer did not say when it expects to launch the service, but it has bought a warehouse in Sheffield from to enable it to ship products to homes. The company said…
People will be able to go to their local chemist in England this autumn and get on-the-spot treatment for 12 common conditions without going to their GP first. Pharmacists can already prescribe medication for seven conditions – sore throat, earache, sinusitis, shingles, impetigo, infected bites and urinary tract infections. Five more – migraines, acne, scabies,…
Dr Faye Bate, a trained medical doctor and women’s health expert, is also wary of advice suggesting all women should train differently according to their menstrual phase. “A one-size-fits-all model of ‘you should be exercising this way in this phase and a different way in a different phase’ shouldn’t be advice that applies to all…
Spivey last saw her daughter alive on 26 July, when Fortune had travelled from Mississippi, where she had lived for roughly the last decade, to Kentucky, where Spivey lives, for a family reunion. The next time she saw her daughter – in a funeral home, days before her burial – she could barely look at…
Two people died when Russian drones hit a border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The Starokozache crossing was shut after the overnight attack. Images from the scene show several burnt-out cars amid the debris. In the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, a woman was killed and 14 people, including two children,…
Tributes have been paid to King Harald V after his funeral in Norway’s capital Oslo, with the Prince of Wales and other European royals among attendees. Flags were raised from half-mast to mark the conclusion of a private ceremony at Akershus Fortress, where the king was laid to rest in the crypt of the Palace…
Dozens of European royals and heads of state, including the Prince of Wales and three Nordic kings, have paid their last respects to King Harald V in Oslo. Thousands of people lined the route during a funeral procession from the royal palace to Oslo Cathedral on Wednesday afternoon, nearly two weeks after the king died…
Learner drivers have to wait an average 20 weeks before booking a practical test, according to new figures, despite attempts to reduce delays. The data from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) for August is only a marginal improvement from an 20.2 weeks in July. The average wait time between booking and sitting a…
Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orbán says 10 Russian diplomats have been ordered to leave Budapest for taking part in “unacceptable” activities. “This decision protects Hungary’s security and sovereignty,” she wrote on social media, without giving details. Hungary was viewed as Russia’s closest ally in the European Union under Viktor Orbán for years, but since his…
