Ingredients: The Base * 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil * 1 onion, finely chopped * 1 leek, sliced (white & light green part) * 2 carrots, diced * 2 celery stalks, diced * 2 garlic cloves, minced Like Vegetables * 1 potato, diced * 1 small piece pumpkin or butternut squash, diced * 1 zucchini, diced * 1 cup savoy ...

Flooding and travel disruption from Storm Chandra has continued, after the third named storm of the year lashed the country with heavy wind and rain on Tuesday. More than 100 flood warnings are in place across the UK, with yellow warnings for ice in force across much of the country during the morning rush hour. People have been told to ...

The Rwandan government is claiming it is owed £100m by the UK over payments due under an asylum agreement cancelled by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Rwanda has filed an international arbitration case, arguing the UK has breached the terms of the deal to send some asylum seekers to the east African nation. Under the deal, which was signed by ...

Sir Keir Starmer has arrived in China on the first visit by a British Prime Minister in eight years. The PM was handed a bouquet of flowers as he stepped off a chartered British Airways plane in Beijing. A delegation of almost 60 representatives of British businesses and cultural institutions is accompanying the Prime Minister as he continues his efforts ...

Vulnerable people are missing out on benefits because they are being directed to online calculators they cannot use, a charity has said. Many are entitled to financial support but rarely have access to face-to-face advisers to help them claim, according to the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, leaving an estimated £24bn in support unclaimed each year. One woman has ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said that the July movement fighters will one day lead the world. ”Just as the July movement opened new possibilities in the country’s politics, the Digital Devices and Innovation Expo will reveal new opportunities in the information technology sector,” the Chief Adviser said after inaugurating the Digital Device and Innovation Expo-2026.Politics He added, the ...

A court in Dhaka on Wednesday ordered that journalist Anis Alamgir be placed under arrest in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over allegations of acquiring assets beyond known sources of income. The order was issued by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Fayez following an application by the ACC. Anis Alamgir’s lawyer Naznin Nahar confirmed the ...

A mobile court on Tuesday sentenced a man to one month of imprisonment for illegally using irrigation to dry up a wetland and catch fish at Dharmapasha upazila in Sunamganj district on Tuesday. The verdict was delivered around 10:00 AM by Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate Sonjoy Ghosh. The convicted person has been identified as Islam Uddin, 27, son ...

United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen said the United States will not take sides in the country’s upcoming 13th parliamentary election. He made the remarks on Wednesday afternoon after meeting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin at the Election Commission building on Wednesday (28 January). “The outcome of the election is for the Bangladeshi people and only ...

Novak Djokovic’s quest for a record Grand Slam title continued in dramatic circumstances after fifth seed Lorenzo Musetti quit their Australian Open quarter-final match with an injury after taking a two-set lead at Melbourne Park on Wednesday. Musetti’s retirement when leading 6-4 6-3 1-3 meant Djokovic pulled off a great escape at his most successful hunting ground, with the 10-times ...