Olise was one of the stars of Patrick Vieira’s first season in charge of the Eagles following his arrival from Championship side Reading 12 months ago. However, he has not featured during pre-season due to a foot injury he picked up on international duty with France Under-21s at the end of last season. Vieira will …
Workers at the UK’s biggest container port will go on strike for more than a week later this month in a dispute over pay. More than 1,900 members of the Unite union in Felixstowe will go on strike for eight days from Sunday 21 August to Monday 29 August. The union said employer Felixstowe Dock …
Missiles fired from Chinese coast amid Taiwan tensions China said it will suspend all cooperation with the United States on climate change as well as halt high-level military dialogue as part of a series of responses to Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. Earlier, the country had announced the imposition of sanctions on Ms. Pelosi and …
Although house prices have finally turned negative, they are still much higher than a year ago. In addition, the Halifax figures show the disparity in price growth across the UK. Wales has returned to the top of the table for annual house price inflation, up 14.7%, with an average property price of £222,639. It is …
Russia could undermine security of captured nuclear plant, British intelligence says In its daily intelligence briefing, the UK Ministry of Defense focuses on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which has been under Russian control since March. He says that while Russia’s intentions for the plant are unclear, “the actions they have taken at the facility …
Missiles fired from Chinese coast amid Taiwan tensions Nancy Pelosi, who arrived in Japan last night for the last leg of her Asia tour, said the trip to the region was “not about changing the status quo in Taiwan.” His diplomatic support for Taipei infuriated China, leading it to conduct live-fire military drills in Taiwanese …
Friday’s papers are united in gloom, front and center with the Bank of England’s forecast of a long recession and inflation rising to its highest level since 1980. The Financial Times goes big with a “red alert” chart showing GDP and inflation alongside a picture of Bank Governor Andrew Bailey, under the headline: “BoE warns …
US watches China’s military exercises ‘very closely’ The United States has been watching Chinese military exercises near Japan “very, very closely,” said John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator for the US National Security Council. In an interview with MSNBC on Thursday, Kirby said, “We’ve been watching this very, very closely. It’s concerning. It’s not only concerning …
Brittney Griner: American basketball star sentenced to nine years in prison on drug charges BBC US basketball star Brittney Griner sentenced to nine years in prison by Russian court – BBC News BBC News Reactions to Brittney Griner’s 9-year sentence The Independent Russian court sentences US basketball player Brittney Griner to nine years on drug …
Kay Burley asks Rishi Sunak about the Brits facing months of hardship and as chancellor for the past two years, “why on earth should they trust you?” Sunak recalls the “tremendous amount of anxiety” about what would happen to jobs and livelihoods during the pandemic, “but I stepped up in that moment to act boldly …