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RSPCA calls for horse safety reforms as racing chiefs defend Grand N...

The animal charity is calling for the race to involve fewer horses and for jockeys to lose their whips.

Truecaller Launches SMS Fraud Protection; Powerful Update that Warns...

Truecaller has been warning users about potential fraudulent phone calls for over a decade. We have been relying on community-driven feedback to tack...

Blackford rejects calls for Sturgeon to be suspended from the SNP

A spokeswoman for the former first minister said she would stay away from Holyrood this week as her successor is due to set out his priorities.

Russian opposition activist jailed for 25 years

Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr, who twice survived poisonings he blamed on the Kremlin, rejected the charges against him as political.

Education Secretary backs Ofsted’s one-word ratings despite outcry f...

Gillian Keegan said single-word ratings are ‘clear’ and ‘easy for parents to navigate’.

Airbus and Air France awaiting verdict over 2009 Rio-Paris plane cra...

The A330-200 aircraft disappeared from the radar in a storm over the Atlantic on June 1 2009, with 216 passengers and 12 crew members on board.

Good Friday institutions need to be worked to secure their future –...

A number of political leaders, past and present, are gathering in Belfast for a conference to mark 25 years since the peace agreement.

Firefighters tackle France’s first major forest blaze of 2023

The fire has ripped through swathes of woods and scrubland straddling the country’s southern border with Spain.

US and allies carry out more drills in face of North Korean threat

Last week, North Korea flight-tested for the first time an intercontinental ballistic missile powered by solid propellants.

Indian Entrepreneurs in Germany gets Euro 5 Million to Pave Way for...

Tvarit, a Frankfurt-based startup, is on a journey to enable zero-waste manufacturing. Tvarit has closed its funding round, led by Momenta and Futury...

Civilian death toll reaches 97 as Sudan battles intensify on third d...

The clashes are part of a power struggle between armed forces General Abdel-Fattah Burhan and Rapid Support Forces General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo.

G7 diplomats reject Chinese, North Korean and Russian aggression

Russia’s war in Ukraine will consume much of the agenda on Monday as the envoys gather in the Japanese resort of Karuizawa for a second day.

Ex-chancellor Angela Merkel to be given Germany’s highest honour

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier plans to bestow the Order of Merit for special achievement on the four-term leader.

Big Bang Boom Solutions Sets up Naval Research and Development Cente...

India's fastest growing startup in the defence sector, Big Bang Boom Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (BBBS), today inaugurated the Naval Research and Development...

Judge delays trial over Fox News and 2020 election lies

The trial, which has drawn international interest, had been scheduled to start on Monday morning with jury selection and opening statements.

Joshua Wong sentenced in another Hong Kong activism case

He had been convicted of contempt of court after flouting a ban on disclosing personal information about a police officer.

Calls to ‘strip’ Home Office of Windrush compensation administration

A report from a humans rights organisation said the administration of the compensation scheme should be handed to an independent body.

Clintons to join Blair and Ahern at Good Friday Agreement conference

The three-day event in Belfast will mark the 25th anniversary of the historic peace accord.

Judgment due in Gerry Hutch murder trial

Hutch is accused of the murder of David Byrne, 33, at a crowded boxing weigh-in event on February 5 2016.

What the papers say – April 17

A wide variety of stories lead the British front pages.