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  • FTSE 100 LIVE: Stocks rise as UK inflation unexpectedly falls to 2.5% in December

    A deep dive into what's moving markets across the global economy.

  • Comoros ruling party wins parliamentary elections, opposition rejects results

    The ruling party in the Comoros won decisively in parliamentary elections this week, the electoral commission said, but opposition parties either boycotted the vote or rejected the results, claiming fraud. The Independent National Election Commission (CENI) announced late on Tuesday that the ruling party had secured 28 out of 33 parliamentary seats in Sunday's election. The ruling party held 22 of the 24 seats in the outgoing parliament, which was expanded by a 2023 change in the law.

  • The Bangladeshi scandal that brought down Tulip Siddiq

    How would Sir Keir Starmer have reacted in opposition, had a Conservative government appointed as its anti-graft minister someone whose ties to a corrupt and brutal overseas regime were subject to intense scrutiny? Presumably, with righteous indignation.

  • India women's team makes national-record 435-5 in ODI cricket match against Ireland

    India's women's team set a national record by making 435-5 after winning the toss and electing to bat first against Ireland in a one-day cricket international on Wednesday. It is India's highest score in ODIs by either its men's or women's team. Two of those came against Ireland, including a women's world-record 491-4 in Dublin in 2018.

  • Oil gains capped by uncertainty over sanctions impact

    (Reuters) -Oil prices crept higher on Wednesday as the market focused on potential supply disruptions from sanctions on Russian tankers, though gains were tempered by a lack of clarity on their impact. The latest round of U.S. sanctions on Russian oil could disrupt Russian oil supply and distribution significantly, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its monthly oil market report on Wednesday, adding that "the full impact on the oil market and on access to Russian supply is uncertain". The key question remains how much Russian supply will be lost in the global market and whether alternative measures can offset the shortfall, said IG market strategist Yeap Jun Rong.

  • Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal accelerate Vlahovic move after Zubimendi signs; fresh Mainoo to Chelsea update

    Gunners strike huge deal to kick off January transfer window

  • UK inflation unexpectedly dips to 2.5% in December

    The slower rate eases pressure on chancellor Rachel Reeves, but is still above the Bank of England's 2% target.

  • Currys to outsource staff to India after Reeves’s tax raid

    Currys will be forced to outsource more British staff to India as a result of Rachel Reeves’s “tax on jobs”, the chief executive of the electricals retailer said.

  • S Korea impeached president arrested after investigators scale walls

    They cut through barbed wires and braved freezing temperatures to reach Yoon, ending a weeks-long standoff.

  • Australian Open LIVE: Draper vs Kokkinakis and Fearnley vs Cazaux score as Gauff beats Burrage

    Six British players have reached the second round of the Australian Open for the first time as Fearnley and Draper look to go further

  • Sri Lanka seeks to navigate China-India rivalry and emerge from its economic crisis

    BEIJING (AP) — Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, a month after visiting India on his first overseas trip since winning election in September.

  • PMQs LIVE: Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch face Commons clash in wake of Tulip Siddiq's resignation

    PM faces questions over Tulip Siddiq’s resignation as Treasury minister

  • How mega-polluters take advantage of billions in green loans

    Shell got one. So did the pipeline company Enbridge. And last summer, energy giant Drax got its biggest one to date, worth more than half a billion dollars.

  • Last chance to bag a bargain in Debenhams up to 70% off January sale

    From waterproof jackets to dehumidifiers, there's huge savings to snap up in Debenhams January sale.

  • German economy contracts for second consecutive year in 2024

    Germany's economy shrank by 0.2% over the full year - in line with economists' forecasts - and by 0.1% in the final quarter, the Federal Statistics Office said on Wednesday, suggesting little sign of an imminent reprieve. "Cyclical and structural burdens stood in the way of better economic development in 2024," Ruth Brand, president of the statistics office, said at a press conference to present the data. Increasing competition from abroad, high energy costs, still elevated interest rates and uncertain economic prospects all took a toll, Brand said.

  • UK inflation drop gives relief to Reeves after market selloff

    LONDON (Reuters) -British inflation slowed unexpectedly last month and core measures of price growth - tracked by the Bank of England - fell more sharply, according to official data that will be welcomed by Finance Minister Rachel Reeves after a market selloff. The annual rate of inflation edged down to 2.5% in December from 2.6% in November, the Office for National Statistics said, in contrast to economists' expectations in a Reuters poll for it to remain unchanged. Inflation is expected to rise again due to higher energy prices, continued fast wage growth and temporary stimulus in October's budget, and many analysts forecast it will top 3% in early 2025.

  • 'Chill' Dog Shows Off Wakeboarding Skills

    An adventurous dog was seen trying its paw at wakeboarding at South Stradbroke Island, Queensland, recently.This footage was captured by Kristie Trudgett, who said that she saw the dog after a day spent fishing.“I heard a boat and looked up and a saw a dog wakeboarding! I love how chill the dog is,” Trudgett said. Credit: Kristie Trudgett via Storyful

  • UK inflation unexpectedly drops in December, easing pressure in bond markets

    LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. unexpectedly fell in December, a move that has bolstered expectations that the Bank of England will cut interest rates again next month and relieved some pressure on the U.K. government following the recent turbulence in financial markets.

  • Italy protests to Venezuela over arrest of NGO worker

    Italy summoned Venezuela's chief diplomat in Rome on Wednesday to protest over a lack of information on the fate of an Italian national arrested in the Latin American country two months ago, the foreign ministry said. NGO worker Alberto Trentini, 45, was arrested in Venezuela in November but no formal charges have been pressed against him, his family has said, urging Rome's government to maximise efforts for his release. "This morning I summoned Venezuela's charge d'affaires to strongly protest against the lack of information on the detention of Italian citizen Alberto Trentini and to challenge the expulsion of three of our diplomats," Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani wrote on X.

  • Margaret Qualley’s skin took a year to recover after making The Substance

    ‘They couldn’t shoot my face anymore,’ said ‘Once Upon in Time in Hollywood’ actor