Private equity group that bought company for £1 faces questions over financing

Ian Lavery says public are being misled by avoiding saying second referendum

Many companies speak fine words about climate change but now need to take action

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Extra protections for workers could get “sensible” Labour MPs on board with Brexit, a minister says.

Go back in time a decade, and you’d have a tough time convincing anyone that they would be “employed” through an app on their phone.

And yet, as Visual Capitalist’s Jeff Desjardins explains, in a short period of time, the emergence of the smartphone h…

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Socialists want socialism for everyone else, but capitalism for themselves, while capitalists want capitalism for everyone else, but socialism for themselves.

Neither Ted Kennedy nor Jane Fond…

The Labour MP rejects the Cold War claims and says he did not have access to such sensitive material.

The contest’s highlights – from singing in the shower and bendy poles to the Netherlands’ triumph.

Duncan Laurence wins the contest with his song Arcade, but the UK’s Michael Rice comes bottom.

Cody tried to replant a San Diego forest destroyed by wildfire but climate change is making it hard.

Eduardo Kobra is a Brazilian street artist known for colourful historical figures and places.

Activists and the film crew of Que Sea Ley documentary wore green and chanted “solidarity” in a pro-choice protest.

The environment is a hot topic in Europe now – so can Green parties turn that into more votes?

Two scientists were killed by a mob in Ethiopia, who believed they went to a school to poison children.

Ex-leader was expected to run for president but says former aide will run in her place

Victims should receive anonymity and laws need to include threats to share images, a victims group says.

Voting takes place in the prime minister’s seat at the end of a long, bruising election.

Footage posted on social media shows clashes between supporters and counter-demonstrators in Oldham.

Ultra-orthodox Jews in Jerusalem are angry that the contest was scheduled on the Jewish Sabbath.

Supporters rally in Milan as hard right hopes for gains in European Parliament

Disclosure is latest blow to reputation of aircraft manufacturer after fatal crashes

Far-right leader Strache says ‘Russian oligarch’ video footage was an illegal trap

The actor says he will not press charges after being attacked at a public event in South Africa.

Many had expected Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to stand for president in elections this year.

McDonald’s staff in Edinburgh were told not to sell milkshakes or ice cream following a spate of throwing incidents.

Sebastian Kurz calls for an early election after his deputy resigns over a corruption scandal.

Amid growing concerns over US tensions, the foreign minister insists Iran does not want a conflict.

Labour MP Chris Bryant’s constituency office in Tonypandy was targeted by vandals on Friday evening.

Amar was brought to the UK following a napalm attack – for three decades he thought his mother was dead.

Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer says Mrs May should agree to another referendum to “break the impasse”.

The findings of an investigation by the university says the doctor abused athletes from 1979-1997.

Kevin Mallory, 62, is sentenced to 20 years in prison for disclosing military secrets.

Australian’s cast their vote around the country today in the Federal Election

Victims of an abusive sect founded by a former Nazi soldier in southern Chile will be compensated.

Deal struck with Canada and Mexico and delays to EU and Japan levies

KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): For 52-year-old Amir Hamzah Azizan, it is an interesting time to be president and group CEO of national utility firm Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB).
The power sector operating landscape is undergoing reforms, from the opening up of th…

The governing coalition in Australia wins a surprise victory in a close-fought election.

How the grocer’s daughter confounded her Conservative colleagues and worked her way to the top.

Huawei is facing opposition to its 5G expansion from the US – but which other countries allow it to operate?

A Kiev prosecutor revives allegations that Ukraine worked with Democrats to damage the Trump campaign.

Canada is not Google’s lab rat, say those protesting plans to build a smart city in Toronto.

Many of the US states passing abortion bans have male-majority legislatures – does that matter?

The voting age could be lowered – but a polling expert is sceptical about its advantages.

The priest boarded military buses with 360 people at the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war – they were never seen again.

Racehorse owner plans legal action after request to appeal against the disqualification of Maximum Security as Kentucky Derby winner is rejected.

MPs in German parliament say the BDS movement uses methods reminiscent to those used by the Nazis.

Mexico is also expected to see levies lifted, paving the way for a new North American trade agreement.

Dina says Alabama’s ban on abortion even in cases of rape and incest treats women as “an incubator”.

Climate-conscious adults are allowing children to cast their ballots at the 2019 European election.

The ride-hailing firm is giving its customers the option to silence chatty drivers.

The now-leader of the Brexit Party received £450,000 from Arron Banks in the year after the referendum.

Hers was the feline face that launched a thousand memes, but Grumpy Cat is no more.

When Kurtis Kaser’s leg got trapped he did not have a phone to call for help – but he did have a knife.

The Change UK politician answers questions sent in by BBC News viewers ahead of the European Parliamentary elections.

Based on corporate announcements and news flow today, stocks in focus for Tuesday (May 21) may include the following: Pansar Bhd, Matrix Concepts Bhd, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd, EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd, Sarawak Plantation Bhd, Securemetric Bhd, …

A union says it would boost recruitment but authorities say they won’t hire officers from abroad.

Jeremy Corbyn says discussions “have gone as far as they can”, while Theresa May calls them “difficult”.

A dog that lost the use of one of its legs digs out a baby buried alive in a field in Thailand.

Earlier this month, the High Court recorded a consent judgment between the Securities Commission Malaysia and businessman Datuk Ishak Ismail, requiring him to pay a fine just shy of RM20 million to the market regulator.

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Solar is one of the most forms of clean energy we have, in a time that emissions-free energy is more important than ever. If the global community has any hope of keeping with the ambitious goals set by the Paris Agreement, in “keeping a global temperat…

Another problem has been added to Venezuela’s growing list of woes: gasoline import shortages that have caused lines at gas stations, Reuters reports, adding that local production has slumped too as the second-largest refinery in the country stopped op…

The Russian president says plans for a church on green space in Yekaterinburg should be put to a public vote.

Labour MP Stella Creasy has told the BBC’s Nick Robinson on his Political Thinking podcast that Brexit is like “the Monty Python foot”.

A Green MEP candidate for the Yorkshire and Humber region, Magid Magid, has told the BBC that the Greens are the “only solid remain party that is anti-austerity” in the elections.

An F-16 jet slams to the ground near a base outside Los Angeles after the pilot ejects.

Evidence in the trial of the alleged masterminds of the 2013 penny stocks crash on Friday showed that an employee of Quah Su-Ling, the second accused, had made cash payments for the implicated accounts held in brokerage firm Phillip Securities (PSPL).
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The SNP leader says voting for her party in the European elections is a chance to “make Scotland’s voice heard”.

Disappointed voters and small parties – some with extremist views – could disrupt the Queensland poll.

The FBM KLCI closed 6.17 points or 0.39% higher today at 1,605.36 on buying support from local funds and after Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) announced on Thursday its market liquidity and accessibility enhancement initiatives.
Today, analysts said the KLC…

Brexitcast hosts Laura Kuenssberg and Katya Adler can’t stop laughing when they discuss where a Danish politician is advertising his election campaign online.

TOKYO (May 17): The price of bitcoin abruptly sank more than 20% on Friday, a move that didn’t appear to have a particular trigger and came after a strong recovery in the crypto-currency since early April that took it to 10-month highs.
Bitcoin fell to…

Karen Bradley writes to NI party leaders over “fundamental questions” on historical abuse redress.

Israel Folau, Super Rugby’s all-time leading tryscorer, had ample freedom to practise and preach as he liked. Then he crossed the line. Twice.

The higher court on Friday allowed his appeal, quashed the conviction and ordered a retrial, partly on the grounds of rib fracture evidence that was heard at trial.

This masthead’s reviewers look at a handful of movies released this week. So which ones are worth the cost of a ticket?

Australia united behind the principle of needs-based funding for school students, but a huge failure lies in the inability to implement it.

While Jho Low’s mother Goh Gaik Ewe has yet to receive the cause papers in relation to the government’s move to recover assets belonging to her, former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak, his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and 15 other parties, she has appo…

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has released a new property crowdfunding framework, following revisions made to its Guidelines on Recognised Markets here today.
This is in relation to an initiative announced in Budget 2019 to provide an alterna…

(May 17): Rap star Pras Michel declared he is “totally innocent” of the illegal U.S. campaign finance charges leveled against him last week — and he has a distinctive way of broadcasting that.
Michel told reporters after a court appearance in Washingt…

The latest tragedies takes the road toll for the week to nine, and that of the year so far to 125.

Former Olympic cyclist Jack Bobridge has been found guilty of supplying MDMA pills which were later sold in Perth’s nightlife districts.

The final full day of the campaign was inevitably overshadowed by the death of Labor’s longest-serving prime minister.

Melbourne return to the scene of the crime. The crime happened in daylight during last year’s preliminary finals when they were destroyed by the Eagles at Optus Stadium.

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah wants to organise a discourse involving state muftis, directors of Islamic religious departments and Syarie chief judges to strengthen the administration of Islamic religious …

Malaysia’s automotive sales volume climbed 6.2% to 49,964 units in April 2019 from 47,047 a year earlier, led by growth in the passenger vehicle segment, according to the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) today.

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