The second tranche of documents relating to Lord Mandelson’s appointment as the UK’s ambassador to the US will be published on Monday, three sources involved in the process have told the BBC. While Number 10 has refused to confirm the publication date, a government spokesperson said the latest batch “will be among the largest publications ever laid in Parliament”. Lord ...

The UK will not have to pay Rwanda millions of pounds over the collapsed asylum agreement that was cancelled by Keir Starmer shortly after he took office, an international court has ruled. The Rwandan government had sought to sue the UK for more than £100m, saying it had breached the terms of the deal. Signed by the previous Conservative government, ...

Nvidia has announced a new chip for PCs as it moves into the consumer market for devices integrated with AI technology. “This reinvention of the computer is as big of a deal as the reinvention of the phone into what we now know as the smartphone,” Nvidia’s chief executive Jensen Huang said as he unveiled the RTX Spark chip. Huang ...

Plans for a single patient record for the NHS in England will be debated for the first time by MPs on Monday. The aim is to combine GP, hospital and social care data so patients don’t have to keep repeating their medical history unnecessarily at appointments. A&E clinicians, who often cannot access GP patient records, will be able to quickly ...

Bangladesh women’s cricket team captain Nigar Sultana Joty expressed excitement at the opportunity to lead out her country in yet another global International Cricket Council (ICC) event. Ahead of the upcoming all-important ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England and Wales, the Bangladesh skipper also mentioned that it is an absolute privilege for her captaining the Tigresses for the third ...

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit has said that the government increased fuel prices to align domestic rates with the international market. Speaking to reporters on Monday afternoon, the state minister said the government had no alternative but to take the unpopular decision. He also noted that the fuel price adjustment would have no impact ...

Veteran politician and Awami League advisory council member Tofail Ahmed passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on Monday afternoon. He was 82. Tofail, one of the organisers of the 1969 Mass Uprising and the Great Liberation War, breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Square Hospital around 3:30pm, family sources confirmed. He is survived by his daughter and numerous ...

Spokesperson of the Prime Minister’s Office and Prime Minister’s Adviser Mahdi Amin has said that a series of people-oriented initiatives undertaken during Eid-ul-Azha ensured greater accountability, improved public services, and reflected the expectations of citizens. Speaking at a press conference held at the PMO on Monday, Mahdi said the government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman had completed its first ...

A mild heatwave is continuing over 34 districts of the country and may persist, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said in its latest 24-hour weather forecast issued from 9:00am on Monday. According to the forecast, there is no significant change expected in daytime and nighttime temperatures across the country. The BMD said a mild heatwave is currently sweeping over parts ...

An all-female crew at London’s Air Ambulance has taken to the skies for the first time in the charity’s history. The team onboard HeliMed 27 on Thursday included two female pilots alongside women working across the emergency medical crew, in what the charity hopes will encourage more girls and young women into aviation and emergency medicine careers. Captain Adele Dobler ...