Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced an extra £75m to tackle people-smuggling gangs. The cash boost takes funding for the UK’s new Border Security Command (BSC) to a total of £150m for new tech hubs, as well as extra enforcement, intelligence and prosecution staff. In a speech to the Interpol general assembly in Glasgow, Sir Keir called on global ...

New Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has started making the first appointments to her top team, ahead of her new shadow cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Badenoch has given former Chief Secretary to the Treasury Laura Trott the job of shadow education secretary, with Neil O’Brien appointed shadow education minister, the BBC understands. Both will appear in their new roles in the ...

Sainsbury’s has said it will match the price of up to 200 Aldi products in its smaller stores as it battles rivals to get more customers in its convenience stores. Shopping locally for groceries may be handy but people who rely on convenience stores can end up paying far more. Campaigners have criticised retailers for not doing enough to close ...

A new campaign by the NHS in England is encouraging people who experience the first sign of a stroke not to delay calling 999, after analysis of calls made in the last year showed the average time to do so was nearly an hour and a half. England’s most senior doctor says stroke symptoms might not appear obvious or dramatic, ...

Dhaka Regency Hotel & Resort is all set to welcome thrill-seekers and party enthusiasts to an electrifying Halloween Night Party, happening at the iconic Grill on the Skyline and Grandiose Restaurant on 31 October and 01 November scheduled to begin at 5:30 PM to 10:30 PM.. Guests are invited to indulge in a night of eerie fun, delicious cuisine, and ...

A man allegedly killed 45-year-old village doctor (kabiraj), whom the accused suspected of causing his father’s death, at Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj district. However, RAB arrested the accused Deepak Bhaumij along with the murder weapon, a sharp machete and took into custody following his confession. Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Md. Azizur Rahman Sarkar confirmed the details at a press ...

US Vice President Kamala Harris wrapped a day on the campaign trail Saturday with a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” mocking her presidential election rival Donald Trump on the sketch show. Appearing in the long-running series’s “cold open” — the sketch before the opening titles — Harris appeared as her own reflection in a dressing room mirror, joining in ...

Kemi Badenoch has won the race to become the new leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, pledging to return it to its founding principles and win back voters after its disastrous election defeat in July. Badenoch, 44, came out on top in the two-horse race with former Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick, winning 57 percent of the votes of party members. She ...

In response to recent reports suggesting a payment deadline for Bangladesh, Adani Group clarified on Sunday that it has not demanded full payment of outstanding dues within a seven-day period. Instead, the group emphasized its ongoing cooperation with the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to address and resolve any issues related to payments, according to a statement from its PR ...

Six individuals were sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of murdering in Balaganj upazila in Sylhet on 2006. The verdict was delivered by Judge Shayla Sharmin of Sylhet Additional District and Sessions Judge Court-4 on Sunday. Additionally, one accused received a one-year sentence, while five others were acquitted due to lack of evidence. The six who received life sentences were ...