A former Tory councillor has appeared in court charged with drugging and raping his former wife over a period of 13 years. Philip Young, 49, and five other men have been accused of more than 60 rapes and sexual offences against Joanne Young, 48. She can be named as the alleged victim because she has waived her right to anonymity, ...

The secretary for local government has written to all councils to warn that adopting a four-day week for staff puts them at risk of being declared a failing authority, according to reports. Twenty-five councils have discussed a four-day week policy and one, South Cambridgeshire district council, has already moved to the pattern. While councils are free to set their own ...

Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk announced Monday the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved its popular GLP-1 anti-obesity drug Wegovy to be administered in pill form for weight loss. “With today’s approval of the Wegovy pill, patients will have a convenient, once-daily pill that can help them lose as much weight as the original Wegovy injection,” Mike Doustdar, ...

A coach bus slammed into a barrier on an Indonesian highway early Monday, flipping over in an accident that killed at least 16 people, a rescue worker said. The bus, which was headed from the capital Jakarta to Yogyakarta, was travelling at a “fairly high” speed when it reached a turn at a highway interchange, local search and rescue agency ...

Undefeated Bayern Munich cruised past hosts Heidenheim 4-0 on Sunday to go into the winter break with a nine-point advantage at the top of the Bundesliga standings. The Bavarians, who have gone through 2025 without an away league loss, are on 41 points, with Borussia Dortmund second on 32 following Friday’s 2-0 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach. Struggling Heidenheim are in ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-9) recovered nine airguns during a patrol and special operation in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar district early Sunday. According to sources, a team of RAB official conducted a drive in the Purba Jalalpur area under Adampur union at around 12:15 AM and recovered nine pieces of airguns wrapped in jute sacks and hidden inside bushes beside an ...

Holding saffron flags and shouting slogans against the lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, hundreds of supporters of the VHP and the Bajrang Dal broke barricades and clashed with police near the fortified Bangladesh High Commission inNew Delhion Tuesday. Protesters forced several barricades down as police struggled to contain the surge, according to PTI report. Earlier, security was beefed ...

Zaima Rahman, daughter of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and granddaughter of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, on Tuesday said she hopes to contribute to rebuilding Bangladesh and understand the country better by connecting directly with people. She made the remarks in a personal Facebook post in which she shared reflections on her family, roots and journey ahead of her ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Tuesday. According to diplomatic sources, Pranay Verma was summoned in light of the emerging security situation surrounding Bangladesh missions located in various parts of India, including New Delhi and Kolkata. Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam summoned Pranay Verma at 10AM. He was requested to ...

Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said the government has attached utmost priority to bringing the perpetrators involved in the murder of Inqilab Moncho Spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi to justice. “The current interim government, including the Ministry of Home Affairs, is giving utmost importance to the trial of those involved in the murder of Sharif Osman ...