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  • FTSE 100 LIVE: Stocks push higher as ECB expected to cut interest rates

    It is widely expected the ECB will deliver another 25bp cut, taking the deposit rate down to 2.75%.

  • Policing chief drops diversity guide telling officers not to say ‘black sheep’

    A policing chief has torn up a diversity guide that told officers not to use the term “black sheep” saying the public want crime solved not “virtue signalling”.

  • Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC

    An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River. Three soldiers were onboard the helicopter, an Army official said. There was no immediate word on the cause of the collision, but all takeoffs and landings from the airport were halted as dive teams scoured the site and helicopters from law enforcement agencies across the region flew over the scene in a methodical search for bodies.

  • Russian banks reap record profits in 2024, helped by high rates and loan growth

    Russian banks made record annual profits of 4 trillion roubles ($40.7 billion) in 2024, the central bank said on Thursday, as Russia's financial sector continued to rebound from sanctions, riding a wave of high interest rates and solid loan growth. The central bank's high key rate, now at 21%, has boosted banks' net interest margins, but lending growth is starting to slow as soaring borrowing costs deter some companies from seeking financing for development projects, preferring to hold funds on deposit instead. The central bank has already warned that banks' profits will slip in 2025 as credit risks grow and margins are squeezed.

  • Johnny Herbert dropped as F1 steward by FIA just weeks before 2025 season

    The former F1 driver was in line to be a steward at the season-opening race in Australia but was criticised by Jos Verstappen last year for his dual role as steward and pundit

  • Troops 'vigorously' countering M23 push, says DRC president Tshisekedi

    DR Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi said on Thursday that his troops were mounting a military response as Rwanda-backed M23 fighters advanced in the east of the country. In his first remarks since vast swathes of the eastern DRC fell to the militants, Tshisekedi said: " A vigorous and coordinated response against these terrorists and their sponsors is underway."He also criticised the international community for failing to act. "Your silence and inaction ... are an affront to the DRC," he said

  • Moves to tackle water scarcity aim to drive forward ‘Europe’s Silicon Valley’

    The EA has lifted objections to new housing in Cambridge, while a new reservoir will provide long-term supplies to the water-stressed region.

  • American Air slides 3% after fatal midair collision near Reagan National Airport

    Investing.com-- A massive search operation is currently in progress following a midair collision between a passenger aircraft and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport, located outside of Washington, DC, an accident confirmed by defense and aviation officials.

  • Washington DC plane crash: What we know so far about the mid-air collision near Reagan Airport

    Questions remain over the mid-air collision between a jet, which was carrying 64 passengers, and a military helicopter, which was carrying three soldiers

  • Hong Kong keeps base rate steady at 4.75% as monetary policy takes a breather after 3 cuts

    Hong Kong's monetary authority kept its key interest rate unchanged in lockstep with the US Federal Reserve, taking a breather after last year's three cuts, in the first monetary policy decision of 2025. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) maintained its base rate at 4.75 per cent on Thursday, in line with market expectations. Hours earlier, the Fed left its target rate in the range of 4.25 to 4.5 per cent, following the first Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting of the year. The HKM

  • Trump's halt to foreign aid rattles humanitarian groups across Asia and their US partners

    Conflict tracking in Myanmar. Investigations of Chinese human trafficking. Refugee healthcare in Thailand. Strengthening independent media in Mongolia. Environmental conservation in Tibet. These are just a few of the Asia-focused programmes operating with US government funds that risk permanent closure after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week suspending all foreign aid, pending review. Activists and aid workers across Asia and their American partners are reeling, descr

  • Asian investors can benefit from early mover advantage in nature investments: fund manager

    Asian investors should view nature investments favourably despite volatility in returns and longer investment horizons, as they offer diversification benefits and tackle climate change, according to an asset manager. There is an "early mover advantage" for investors in nature assets before it becomes mainstream, said Ben O'Donnell, chief investment officer of Climate Asset Management (CAM). The London-based fund manager is a joint venture formed in 2020 between HSBC Asset Management and climate

  • Woman Spends $700 and Hours Creating Over-the-Top Toilet Decor: 'Your Poo Process Deserves Attention' (Exclusive)

    "You can relax anywhere — even in the bathroom," Sarah Velush tells PEOPLE

  • A$AP Rocky victim claims life has been 'living hell' since alleged shooting

    A$AP Relli is a former friend of Rocky, and he claims the Am I Dreaming rapper shot him in Hollywood in 2021. Rocky was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport in May 2022 over the alleged shooting and was released on bail soon after. A trial is now underway in California with Rocky, who has denied the charges against him, pleading not guilty. Relli took to the stand on Wednesday to testify, recounting the moment his former friend allegedly threatened him with a gun. The singer was asked how his life has been affected…

  • Passenger plane and helicopter crash into river after mid-air collision in DC

    A search and rescue operation is under way after a passenger plane and a military helicopter crashed over a major river in Washington DC.

  • Corner Brook mill reliving 2018 U.S. tariffs, but in better position to weather the storm

    After Kruger was hit by U.S. tariffs in 2018, it began to look for other buyers of its newsprint made at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper. (Colleen Connors/CBC)In the face of the continuous threat of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods, a paper mill on Newfoundland's west coast is looking at a redux from seven years ago when tariffs were slapped on its newsprint.However, advocates say the situation will be different this time around.This isn't the first time the Kruger-owned Corner Brook Pulp & Paper has

  • The riding is huge, and it's up for grabs. Here's what's at stake in Bonavista-Burin-Trinity

    Liberal MP Churence Rogers is retiring from federal politics. He's served Bonavista—Burin—Trinity since 2017. (CBC)In most corners, it's loosely populated, wedged between the bulk of the Avalon Peninsula and the massive wilderness of central Newfoundland.The federal riding of Bonavista-Burin-Trinity, now known as Terra Nova-The Peninsulas, is as diverse as it is disconnected.The boundaries of the riding changed, along with the name, after the 2022 federal electoral redistribution when it added t

  • Satellites could end UK phone 'not spots', Vodafone says

    It follows the firm carrying out what it says is the UK's first satellite-enabled smart phone video call.

  • Reeves hails opportunity of net zero but faces criticism from green campaigners

    Backing for a third runway at Heathrow and pledges to reform environmental regulation have prompted criticism from climate and nature groups.

  • Futures higher; tech earnings in focus; Fed decision - what's moving markets

    Investing.com - U.S. stock futures climb following fresh quarterly reports from a slew of Big Tech companies, including Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META). Executives at these firms back a spike in artificial intelligence spending despite worries over the strategy in the wake of the emergence of a cut-price Chinese AI model earlier this week. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) aims to reduce costs and roll out a new, cheaper electric vehicle this year to combat flagging demand, while the