Cambridge University seeks deal with Saudi defence ministry despite rights concerns
Senior academics describe the Judge business school’s proposal to provide services and training as ‘horrifying’Cambridge University’s business school ...
Saudi Aramco profits jump despite conflict in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s state oil company hit £26.9bn profit – a 26% rise – in the first three months of the yearBusiness live – latest updatesSaudi Arabia’s s...
Phillipson: challenge to Starmer would be wrong despite election ‘kicking’
Education secretary says voters feel let down but do not want Labour to ‘spend more time talking amongst ourselves’UK politics live – latest updatesLa...
Badenoch claims Tories ‘coming back’ despite widespread losses in local elections
Badenoch’s statement came after the Conservatives won back Westminster and Wandsworth councils in LondonElections 2026 live: latest news updatesFull r...
Airline emissions in Europe top pre-Covid levels despite pledge to decarbonise
Promises to cut emissions and use more fuel-efficient planes fail to stop rise, with Ryanair’s carbon footprint 50% up on 2019Emissions from flying in...
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Insists Cease-Fire Holds Despite Exchange of Fire
The United States said it had attacked Iranian military targets in response to strikes on American ships. Washington and Tehran are debating a peace p...
Starmer vows to fight on as PM despite heavy local election losses for Labour
Leader defiant in face of calls from some of his MPs to quit but admits ‘results are tough, and there’s no sugarcoating it’Election 2026 live: latest ...
‘Being human helps’: despite rise of AI is there still hope for Europe’s translators?
A booming tech sector has disrupted translation jobs in publishing – but they could be needed for a while longer yetIn February 2022, while he was plu...
U.S. Says Cease-Fire With Iran Is Holding, Despite Attacks
The American effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping is still on course, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, even as Iran’s stat...
Why Blue Ivy, Sunday Rose Attended Met Gala Despite Age Limit
The 2026 Met Gala was a family affair.
After all, co-chairs Beyoncé and Nicole Kidman both brought along their daughters: by Queen Bey’s side was 14-y...
Australia’s property investor borrowing rises at fastest rate in a decade - despite interest rate rises
Owner-occupier mortgage growth slowed under growing costs while investor loans grew by $42bn in the year to March, a 9.6% increaseGet our breaking new...
Shipping firms question safety in strait of Hormuz despite Trump plan
President says US navy will ‘guide’ stranded ships out of waterway but report says warship was hit by IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe world’s...
Merz ‘not giving up on working with Trump’ despite Iran war spat
German chancellor downplays US military drawbacks and president’s barbs in TV interviewThe German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has said he will not giv...
Trump administration rejects need for Iran war Congressional approval despite deadline – US politics live
Pete Hegseth argued that a ceasefire agreement with Iran more than three weeks ago ‘means the 60 day clock pauses, or stops’Sign up for the Breaking N...
