A World

Poor Christmas for a Superdry weighed down by old stock
Superdry said that the old clothes left over by its former management team are to blame as it was forced to downgrade profits after a poor Christmas showing.
Details
Category: A World

Write comment (95 Comments)

Explainer: Missile system suspected of bringing down airliner in Iran: short range, fast and deadly
Canada said on Thursday that a surface-to-air missile brought down a Ukrainian airliner in Tehran, while the Ukrainian government said it was investigating reports of debris from a Russian-made Tor-M1 missile.
Details
Category: A World

Write comment (98 Comments)

The Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said al Said, has died aged 79, according to the country's state media.

The sultan died on Friday evening after "a wise and triumphant march rich with generosity that embraced Oman and extended to the Arab, Muslim and entire world and achieved a balanced policy that the whole world respected", the state-run Oman News

Details
Category: A World

Write comment (100 Comments)

Neil Peart - the drummer for Canadian prog-rock group Rush - has died at the age of 67, according to a statement from the band.

In a tweet, the band said he died on Tuesday after an "incredibly brave" battle with brain cancer.

Often credited with being one of the best drummers of all-time, Peart was known for performing on massive and elaborate drum

Details
Category: A World

Write comment (94 Comments)

Home Secretary Priti Patel has formally sent an extradition notice to the US Justice Department for Anne Sacoolas over a fatal accident in which a British teenager was killed.

Mrs Sacoolas left the UK after the car she was driving hit motorcyclist Harry Dunn, 19, outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire in August.

In December, she was charged by

Details
Category: A World

Write comment (99 Comments)

Donald Trump is "making the world a very dangerous place" by escalating tensions with Iran, a leading Chinese diplomat has warned.

Chen Wen, who deputises for Beijing's UK ambassador Liu Xiaoming in his absence, told Sky News that the growing hostilities between Washington and Tehran were of great concern and needed to be resolved peacefully.

She

Details
Category: A World

Write comment (97 Comments)
  1. Briton, 29, becomes youngest woman to ski solo to South Pole
  2. Pilot's widow 'urged husband not to fly' before Iran plane crash
  3. Thai police hunt jewellery robber who shot dead toddler
  4. Iran plane crash: What new video shows and why it seems genuine
  5. Climate protests in Australia amid bushfire evacuations

Archived