The UK is to start processing Syrian asylum claims again, more than seven months after decisions were paused following the fall of the Assad regime. Asylum minister Dame Angela Eagle said the Home Office had “worked to lift the pause as soon as there was sufficient information to make accurate and well-evidenced determinations”. She said claims could now be processed, ...

A government minister has said he could send in his own appointees to take over decision-making at an east London council. Local government minister Jim McMahon said he welcomed “early progress” at Tower Hamlets Council after he sent in a group of overseers in to drive improvements. But he said if more improvements aren’t made, he could still choose to ...

Mitchell Starc delivered the fastest five-wicket haul in test history on Monday as Australia crushed the West Indies by 176 runs in the third Test in Kingston, Jamaica to complete a 3-0 series sweep. In his 100th test, Starc took 15 balls to wreck the West Indies top order and leave the home side’s run chase in tatters, before returning ...

Ali Riaz, National Consensus Commission’s vice chair, said that the commission is not an independent entity. If it fails, its liability will lie all involved. ”There is no room for failure. The responsibility that has been entrusted to us, is your responsibility as a political party, we have only become partners. The commission has become a partner in your efforts, ...

Johannes Zutt, the newly appointed World Bank Vice President for South Asia, has expressed strong support for Bangladesh’s inclusive growth and appreciated Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus for the Interim Government’s reform agenda in the economic sector. Zutt, accompanied by World Bank’s new Division Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan Jean Pesme, called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the ...

Strawberry season has arrived early to Britain this year thanks to a “near perfect” spring blend of warm days, cool nights and high sunshine levels, growers said. The favourable conditions have meant sweeter, larger and more shapely strawberries arriving earlier on supermarket shelves this year and lower prices for shoppers. James Miller, the commercial director of Maidstone, southeast England-based WB ...

A man has been accused of pouring petrol onto the body of his nine-month pregnant wife and lighting her on fire over a “domestic row” in Sylhet’s Kanaighat Upazila. The baby was stillborn while the housewife received treatment at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital on Sunday. The husband was detained from Choripara village in the Upazila’s Satbank Union on ...

The latest Superman film has rocketed to the top of the North American box office in its opening weekend, raking in an estimated $122 million, according to industry figures released Sunday. The high-budget action movie from Warner Bros. and DC Studios marks a new chapter for the iconic superhero, with James Gunn at the helm as director. David Corenswet takes ...

A rapidly growing wildfire at the Grand Canyon’s North Rim has destroyed at least 50 structures, including the iconic Grand Canyon Lodge, according to U.S. authorities on Monday. The fire, dubbed the Dragon Bravo blaze, has forced the evacuation of more than 500 tourists and park personnel since it ignited on July 4, likely from a lightning strike. Strong winds ...

US President Donald Trump on Monday told Russia to resolve its Ukraine war within 50 days or face massive new economic sanctions as he laid out plans for new infusions of weaponry for Kyiv. “We’re very, very unhappy” with Russia, Trump told reporters as he met with NATO chief Mark Rutte in the White House. “We’re going to be doing ...