Keir Starmer has arrived in Saudi Arabia to meet leaders in the Gulf region to discuss diplomatic efforts to support the ceasefire agreed between the US and Iran. The UK prime minister’s visit on Wednesday comes hours after a two-week ceasefire was agreed on Tuesday evening, cancelling a self-imposed deadline by the US president, Donald Trump, for Iran to surrender ...

Sadiq Khan has said he can understand why some former Labour voters are “flirting” with other parties in the run-up to May’s elections, but said that they may regret seeing a Green or Reform-led council in their areas. Speaking to the Guardian at a youth centre, where he was announcing new funding for facilities for young people, the London mayor ...

UK house prices fell in March, as the housing market lost momentum amid uncertainty over the conflict in the Middle East and the impact on the economy and interest rates. Figures from Halifax, which is part of Lloyds – Britain’s biggest mortgage lender – showed property prices dipped by 0.5% in March compared with a month earlier. As a result, ...

When Gen Blades set out to hike South Korea’s Namsan Dulle-gil trail, she didn’t expect to be slipping her boots off halfway along the track. An outdoor education lecturer and researcher based in Castlemaine, Victoria, Blades was tackling the 147km trail in Seoul when the terrain abruptly changed. Ahead lay a damp stretch of clay – known as “hwangto” – ...

The business of modern perfumery can stink. While I accept that the cost of everything is now troubling, large sections of the niche fragrance sector seemingly pluck their prices from the sky. It’s not unusual for a bottle costing £300-odd to launch without any accompanying explanation as to why. An unknown name, a needlessly quirky bottle, an egregious price tag ...

Two siblings drowned in a pond at Maijer Mohalla area under Baniachang upazila of the district today. The victims were identified as Sadia Akhter, 6, daughter of Liton Mia, and her younger brother Jubael Mia, 4. Local sources said the children were playing near a pond adjacent to their home. At some point, they accidentally fell into the water and ...

Bayern Munich’s veteran keeper Manuel Neuer delivered a five-star performance in Tuesday’s 2-1 Champions League quarter-final first leg win at Real Madrid, reigniting a discussion about his potential return to the national team ahead of the World Cup starting in June. The 40-year-old World Cup winner, who retired from international duty ‌in 2024, has been on many German fans’ minds ...

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman met his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar in New Delhi on Wednesday afternoon. In a message shared on his verified X handle, S Jaishankar said the two sides discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties across different areas. “We also exchanged views on regional and global developments, and agreed to remain in close touch,” he added. Prime ...

A Dhaka court on Wednesday fixed 19 April for the hearing on charge framing against Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and former RAJUK assistant legal adviser Sardar Mosharraf Hossain in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged flat fraud in the capital’s Gulshan-2 area. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz fixed the new date and transferred the ...

Thirteen western countries on Wednesday jointly issued guidelines for Bangladeshi citizens urging them to follow official procedures and avoid non-authorised channels when seeking visa and other consular services. Use of fraud documents, unlicensed agents and offices could lead to delays in visa processing, financial loss, refusal at border entry points and serious legal consequences, the countries warned in the guidelines. ...