EXCLUSIVE Chevron looks to sell Texas’ Eagle Ford Basin assets – document
Sept 3 (Reuters) – Chevron Corp (CVX.N) is looking to sell its oil and gas assets in the Eagle Ford Basin in south Texas, according to sources…
Blinken to discuss Afghan evacuees at meetings in Qatar and Germany
WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday he would travel to Qatar on Sunday to meet with the country’s leaders…
U.S. defense secretary to travel to Gulf countries next week
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin discusses the end of the military mission in Afghanistan during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., September 1, 2021….
Early Canada election call backfires on Trudeau, who now trails in polls
Canada’s Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes an announcement inside the Sunwing Airlines hangar during his election campaign tour in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos…
U.S. sanctions Iranians over alleged plot to kidnap NY-based journalist
WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – The United States has sanctioned four Iranian intelligence operatives behind a failed plot to kidnap a U.S. journalist and human rights activist,…
Police in New Zealand kill “extremist” who stabbed six in supermarket
WELLINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – New Zealand police on Friday shot and killed a knife-wielding “extremist” who was known to authorities, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, after…
Church of England bishop who opposed women priests defects to Roman Catholicism
A Church of England bishop who opposed women priests has defected to the Roman Catholic church amid speculation it was not “spiritual” or “orthodox” enough for him. …
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods delaying paramedics, warns former London ambulance chief
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods are dangerously delaying paramedics because they do not show on SatNavs, a former London ambulance chief has warned. Garrett Emmerson, who stood down as chairman…
BBC drawn into investigation into undercover reporter’s sexual assault claims
The BBC faces being dragged into an investigation by French police into claims by one of its former reporters that she was sexually assaulted while working undercover…
Crispr mini: new genetic editing technology could cure hereditary diseases including Parkinsons
A genetic “Swiss army knife” has been created which could treat incurable hereditary diseases such as cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anaemia and Parkinson’s. The technology is an…
Major travel test firm faces investigation for allegedly failing to provide holidaymaker refunds
One of Britain’s biggest travel test firms is being investigated for a breach of the law after allegedly failing to provide results or refunds to holidaymakers. Expert…
National Trust could be stopped from making volunteers wear political badges
All this comes after an investigation by The Telegraph found that Hilary McGrady, director-general of the Trust, is one of the highest paid charity bosses in the…
Lord Young’s daughter dies 16 hours after complaining of headache as hospital launches investigation
Journalist Toby Young, Gaia’s half-brother, told The Telegraph: “It’s an unspeakable tragedy for which there’s no apparent explanation. Gaia ate healthily, exercised regularly, did not take drugs…
FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings into racist abuse suffered by England players in Hungary
FIFA has announced it will open disciplinary proceedings after England players were racially abused during their 4-0 win over Hungary in Budapest. The Football Association had called…
How Princess Diana’s separation-era style has been reimagined for the new Spencer film
Last week, the film’s trailer was released and the tension created by Charles and Diana’s separation is palpable, from the claustrophobic rigour of life in the…
Spencer, review: Kristen Stewart is masterful as Diana in this thrillingly gutsy, seductive film
Cert tbc, 111 min. Dir: Pablo Larraín “They take a lot of photographs of you, don’t they?” the Queen (Stella Gonet) says to Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart)…
Afghanistan: UK needs to engage with Taliban given ‘new reality’, says Dominic Raab
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has highlighted the importance of engaging with the Taliban as he acknowledged the need “to face up to the new reality in Afghanistan”….
The Power of the Dog, review: a sly, blistering, career-best performance from Benedict Cumberbatch
Cert tbc, 128 min. Dir: Jane Campion Out on the sun-bleached plains of rural Montana sits a large, glowering homestead whose unlit, wood-panelled rooms seem built to…
‘Little blast of summer’ to send temperatures to 28C after grey August
A “little blast of summer” is finally on the way, with temperatures set to reach 28C next week, the Met Office has said. Parts of England will…
Dune, review: science-fiction at its most majestic, unsettling and enveloping
Cert tbc, 155 min. Dir: Denis Villeneuve An adult human body is 60 per cent water. But the audience leaving Friday morning’s Venice Film Festival screening of…
COVID-19: Delta surge puts US economic recovery on ice as jobs growth slows
The US added far fewer new jobs this past month than anticipated, as a resurgent COVID-19 fuelled by the more transmissible Delta variant strikes hard across less…
COVID-19: UK records 121 more coronavirus-related deaths and 42,076 new cases
The UK has reported 121 more coronavirus-related deaths and 42,076 cases in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data. It compares with 178 deaths and 38,154…
How ABBA’s heart of darkness had all their critics fooled
If you’re looking for a clue as to just how cheap ABBA could be in everything but their music, the video for the song Fernando is a…
How ABBA’s heart of darkness had all their critics fooled
If you’re looking for a clue as to just how cheap ABBA could be in everything but their music, the video for the song Fernando is a…
Thailand: British man rescued after getting lost in forest for three days
A British man has been rescued after getting lost in a Thailand forest for three days. Barry Weller, who went missing on Tuesday, was found on a…