Trafficking victim turned survivor starts nonprofit to help other victims
Once a trafficking victim, Rachel Socorro started a nonprofit to help other victims become survivors.
Once a trafficking victim, Rachel Socorro started a nonprofit to help other victims become survivors.
A woman found murdered at a flat in Ayr has been named by police. Susan Turner, 41, was pronounced dead at the scene after officers were called to the property in Nursery Hall, South Ayrshire, at around 10.15am on Monday. Police Scotland's Major Investigation Team launched a murder probe following Ms Turner's post-mortem examination on Tuesday.
Former President Jair Bolsonaro arrived back in Brazil on Thursday after a three-month stay in Florida, seeking a new role on the political scene as authorities in the capital braced for the far-right populist’s return. Bolsonaro left Brazil just before the end of his presidential term. In so doing, he broke with tradition by declining to hand the presidential sash to his successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who won the October election with the narrowest finish since Brazil’s return to democracy over three decades earlier.
Regulator Ofwat said its proposals will ensure firms link bonus payouts for executives to customer services and environmental standards.
The Ruppell’s griffon vulture is a critically endangered species.
STORY: The status of the crew members was not immediately known, the U.S. Army's Fort Campbell said in a statement to Reuters, without providing the number of people who were on board. "We’ve got some tough news out of Fort Campbell, with early reports of a helicopter crash, and fatalities are expected," governor Andy Beshear said in a post on Twitter, adding that local authorities and emergency services were responding to the accident.Crew members were flying two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, operated by the 101st Airborne Division, which crashed at around 10:00 p.m. ET (0200 GMT Thursday) in Kentucky's Trigg County, Fort Campbell's public affairs office said. "The command is currently focused on caring for the service members and their families," the statement said, adding that the cause of the crash was under investigation.
London’s FTSE 100 got off to a steady start into a session likely to be defined by numbers for the US economy, with the final reading for GDP data expected to be revised higher. Energy provider SSE upped its profit forecasts. Seaweed farming business Ocean Harvest Technology announced that it will list on the AIM with an IPO that would value the business at £20.1 million.
Heroes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Man United and more nominated for fan vote
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will continue to give the U.S. advance notice about its missile tests despite suspending the last remaining nuclear arms treaty between the two countries, a top Russian diplomat said Thursday. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov's statement reversed one he made Wednesday, when he said Moscow had halted all information exchanges with Washington envisioned under the 2011 New START nuclear pact, including missile test warnings. But Russia intends to stick by its pledge last
The government drew up a new plan after the old one was not detailed enough on how to meet climate targets.
In the long term, the UK has reduced emissions within its borders by 48% since 1990, largely due to the phase out of coal for energy production.
A new e-sports academy will train the e-sports stars of the future
Global Advanced Recycling Technologies Market Global Advanced Recycling Technologies Market Dublin, March 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Advanced Recycling Technologies Market - A Global and Regional Analysis: Focus on End User, Technology, Product Type, and Region - Analysis and Forecast, 2022-2031" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global advanced recycling technologies market is projected to reach $9,339.7 million by 2031 from $270.5 million in 2022, growing a
Duration might be an abstract concept for most investors, but it became very real earlier this month when Silicon Valley Bank, part of SVB Financial, collapsed, becoming the second-biggest bank failure in U.S. history. The bank received a windfall of new deposits during the early stages of the pandemic, and it took that money and invested it in long-duration fixed-income assets like Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities. The problem with that strategy was that the price of those bonds plunged as interest rates spiked over the past year.
Government unveils sweeping series of announcements aimed at reducing energy bills and making households greener
“We are at a perilous crossroads," J. Michael Luttig told conservative commentator Charlie Sykes.
Landlords are missing out on thousands of pounds in pension income thanks to a little-known tax rule over two decades old. Buy-to-let investors can only save £3,600 of their rental income into their pension each year tax-free, thanks to a limit introduced in 2001. If this cap had risen in line with inflation, it would be worth more than £6,000 today – almost twice as much.
The cooking enthusiast got honest with fans about his professional title
The Joint Council for Qualifications has published guidance for teachers on ‘protecting the integrity’ of qualifications in the context of AI use.
King condemns ‘unimaginable suffering’ in historic address to German parliament
When the Queen Consort is crowned at May’s Coronation, it will be a moment that symbolises her taking on the biggest job of her life, at 75. So it seems fitting that the man who is dressing her will be a fellow septuagenarian, putting the cherry on the cake of an illustrious career as one of British society’s most beloved designers.