Simon Furness

The impact of higher interest rates in the US will cascade through the global economy.
BBC News – US & Canada

All that remains of Congo’s murdered leader Patrice Lumumba is being handed to his family in Brussels.
BBC News – Africa

Treasury minister Simon Clarke warns bosses to be “very careful” in setting wage increases.
BBC News – Business

Israel says they opened fire on troops during an Israeli operation in the West Bank.
BBC News – Middle East

UK journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira went missing in the Amazon on 5 June.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The Russian president says the economic restrictions are “more harmful” to those who imposed them.
BBC News – Europe

Action on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday is expected to cause disruption across Britain.
BBC News – UK

Former US embassy employee Marc Fogel was detained in mid-August at Sheremetyevo airport.
BBC News – US & Canada

Laurent Mbanda disagrees with senior Church of England clerics who have called the policy “immoral”.
BBC News – Africa

An overtime goal from Andre Burakovsky was enough to give the Colorado Avalanche game one in the 2022 Stanley Cup Final. They looked to be cruising to an easy win when Artturi Lehkonen put them 3-1 up with a […]

The Golden State Warriors are champions again thanks to a comfortable game six win over the Boston Celtics. This is their 4th title in 8 years and Their Seventh overall. This is some result given that just two […]

The Dow Jones share index closed below 30,000 at its lowest level in more than a year.
BBC News – Business

Troops were dropped by helicopters and left minutes later with the man, reports say.
BBC News – Middle East

A suspect has confessed to burying the bodies of journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Russia’s foreign minister tells the BBC that the West is pressing UN officials to amplify fake news.
BBC News – Europe

The airport says it will lead to a more reliable service, after a wave of cancellations and delays.
BBC News – UK

“We’re about run out of our rope here,” a frustrated Senator John Cornyn said as he left Washington.
BBC News – US & Canada

Carbon-rich peatlands are under threat from development, posing a risk for future climate change.
BBC News – Africa

When the Isle of Man (IOM) was granted postal authority in 1973, they celebrated by issuing a classic set of Definitive Stamps depicting local landmarks. Prior to this, the closest they had come to having their […]