Parliament is to debate whether all suicides in cases involving victims of domestic abuse should be investigated as homicide. The Liberal Democrats have tabled an amendment to the crime and policing bill saying that if “there is reasonable suspicion that a death by suicide has been preceded by a history of domestic abuse committed against the person by another person, ...

Heathrow and Gatwick flights are slowly resuming from Middle East with four set to bring stranded Brits back to the UK today (Tuesday, March 3) but the vast majority of departures remain cancelled. The conflict between Iran and the US and its allies has caused widespread airspace closures in the Middle East, sparking major disruption to flights. About half a ...

Spending plans approved at Newham Council mark a “turning point” for the borough, Labour Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz has said, though the authority is grappling with huge pressures including its temporary accommodation costs. During a debate last week, however, opponents from the Newham Independents group branded the council’s budget “austerity by another name”. On Thursday (February 26) councillors debated and voted ...

Award-winning rapper Ghetts has been jailed for 12 years for killing a student in a hit and run while speeding and over the drink-drive limit. The grime artist, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, failed to stop after his BMW hit Nepalese national Yubin Tamang, 20, in north-east London. The 41-year-old defendant admitted causing death by dangerous driving and dangerous ...

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Paul Kapur has arrived in Dhaka on a two-day visit aimed at strengthening the strategic partnership between the United States and Bangladesh. Kapur landed in Dhaka on Tuesday evening, traveling via New Delhi. Officials from the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry and the US Embassy in Dhaka received him at the ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will inaugurate the government’s Family Card distribution program on March 10 from the Korail slum area in the capital, Social Welfare Minister Dr. AB M Zahid Hossain confirmed on Tuesday. The launch venue was shifted from the originally planned location of Bogura after the Prime Minister’s visit to the northern district was postponed due to an ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman, Mohammad Abdul Momen, along with two commissioners have resigned from their positions. The three officials visited the Cabinet Division at the Secretariat on Tuesday (March 3), to submit their resignation letters. Chairman Momen was accompanied by commissioners Mia Muhammad Ali Akbar Azizi and Brigadier General (Retired) Hafiz Ahsan Farid. They were seen entering the Cabinet ...

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) chairman Md Rezanur Rahman has said that currently the country has 1,36,000 metric tons of fuel oil in reserve. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday at the BPC Bhaban in Karwan Bazar, Rahman said the authorities are considering alternative fuel markets in light of the ongoing war situation. However, he assured that there is no possibility of ...

Donald Trump escalated his criticism of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in a fresh indication of how strained the two allies’ relationship has become over the US president’s efforts to enlist the UK’s help in its strikes against Iran. Starmer — who declined a US request to use British bases for offensive operations against the Islamic republic — has “not been ...

An attack by two drones early Tuesday on the US embassy in Riyadh sparked a small fire, a Saudi defence ministry spokesman said in a statement, while Iran pressed on with retaliatory strikes across the Gulf. “The US Embassy in Riyadh was attacked by two drones, according to initial assessments. The attack resulted in a limited fire and minor material ...