Exclusive: Rick Haythornthwaite was paid £200,000 a year by Saudi company, PetroSaudi, involved in 1MDB scandal Read more: The NatWest boss, the missing Malaysian millions and the damning email The new chairman of NatWest is facing scrutiny over his former role with international oil group PetroSaudi, which is embroiled in one of the world’s biggest […]
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England v Argentina: Rugby World Cup 2023 – live
Pool D match kicks off at 8pm (BST)Tom Curry to start opener as England aim to fix leaky defenceGet in touch! Email Luke or tweet him Abject performances, embarrassing results, disciplinary headaches, injuries, disappointing attendances, a domestic game in crisis, and an inexperienced head coach who has had relatively little time to prepare: apart from […]
G20: EU and US back trade corridor linking Europe, Middle East and India
Joe Biden describes ambitious rail and sea plan to counter China’s Belt and Road project as a ‘really big deal’ The US and the EU have backed an ambitious plan to build an economic corridor linking Europe with the Middle East and India via rail and sea, a project the US president, Joe Biden, described […]
UK mother accused of alienating children from father wins appeal over psychological assessment
Senior judge overturns previous ruling, saying matter is for the court to decide amid concern over use of unregulated psychologists A mother accused of alienating her children from their father has won an appeal to overturn a decision by a district judge to instruct a psychological expert in her case. The lower court had been […]
African Union made permanent member of G20 at Delhi summit
Continent’s leaders welcome the move, which give the AU the same status as the European Union The African Union has been made a permanent member of the G20. In his opening remarks to the group’s summit in Delhi on Saturday, the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, invited the continental body,, represented by its chair, Azali […]
Sara Sharif: relatives of dead girl’s father detained in Pakistan, say police
Father, brother and cousins of Urfan Sharif, father of 10-year-old found dead in August in Surrey, held for questioning Extended family members of Sara Sharif are being questioned by police in Pakistan over the 10-year-old’s death, as her father and his partner remain in hiding. Sara’s father, Urfan Sharif, 41, and his partner Beinash Batool, […]