Bono praises capitalism for rescuing people from poverty – but warns those it has ‘chewed up’ are driving politics ‘towards populism’ U2 frontman was speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Bono described capitalism as a ‘wild beast’ that is ‘amoral’ rather than immoral  Said it had succeeded in taking more people out of poverty than ‘any other […]

From Abba to Zappa: Music legends such as Bjorn Ulvaeus, Frank Zappa and David Bowie are captured in their prime by Dutch photographer Gijsbert ‘Gilbert’ Hanekroot is a Dutch photographer who worked for music magazines during the 1970s He was one of the world’s hottest rock photographers, and captured some of the biggest stars in their prime  John Lennon and […]

Female pedestrian, 21, is mowed down and killed by police car on 999 call in east London Marked patrol car hit woman as she walked next to a main road in East London  Police car stopped at scene in Walthamstow and officers gave woman first aid  London Ambulance Service and Air Ambulance paramedics could not save her  Scotland Yard officers […]

Britain’s DEEP freeze! Travel chaos ahead as experts warn of ICY deathtrap roads with rain and sleet on the way after overnight snow reached as far south as Kent with lows plunging to face-numbing -10C Temperatures are widely below freezing this morning in what is expected to be the coldest day of the week Yellow severe weather warning is in […]

Is no deal now OFF the table? Labour tees up crunch Commons showdown by backing Remainer plot to delay Brexit – as George Osborne warns crashing out would be like playing ‘Russian roulette’ with UK economy Theresa May is struggling to find a way through Commons deadlock on Brexit Remainer MPs trying to force through legislation to extend Article 50 […]

PISANG BATU RIVER, Indonesia (Reuters) – Boys played and chatted on a rickety wooden ramp under a baking sun in West Java, while just below their feet flowed one of Indonesia’s most horribly polluted rivers, clogged with hundreds of tonnes of smelly trash. Authorities in the nation of 260 million are battling a lack of recycling culture or environmental awareness […]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Three men and a high school student were charged with plotting to attack a rural upstate New York Muslim community named Islamberg with explosives, authorities said Tuesday. The Rochester-area residents are accused of plotting to attack the small Muslim enclave west of the Catskills, according to court papers. The timing of the attack was unknown. At the […]

The current and former directors of collapsed budget flight booking company Bestjet have been referred to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission over possible breaches of the Corporations Act. The company’s administrators, Pilot Partners, believe Robert McVicker, Rachel James, and her husband, Michael James, “may have breached their obligations to act in good faith and in the best interests of […]

If there was any doubt that hiking was Gigi Wu's passion, a visit to her social media accounts would have put that to rest. Her Facebook page was a veritable tour of Taiwan's tallest peaks and most scenic mountain ranges. Sometimes, Wu picked up trash along the trails. On other hikes, she admired the scenery and wildlife. Tragic death: Gigi […]

Despite being in an economic downturn, renters in Calgary can expect to be handing more money over to their landlords this year. According to a new report from Rentals.ca, the average rent in Calgary is set to increase by four per cent in 2019. “You’d think there’d be a correlation — if home prices are declining, that we’d see maybe the […]