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May 24, 2026 - World

Announcement comes after former minister Alan Milburn says Britain has neglected a generation of young peopleMinisters are expanding youth work-experience and training schemes, after Alan Milburn warned Britain is spending £25 keeping young people on benefits for every £1 spent helping them into work.Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary, will announce plans for 300,000 extra work experience placements over the next three years as the government attempts to tackle what the minister described as a “quiet crisis” in youth employment. Continue reading...

May 24, 2026 - World

Marco Rubio India Visit Live Updates: The top US diplomat is scheduled to hold talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and attend a meeting of the Quad foreign ministers.

May 24, 2026 - World

Highest temperatures of 2026 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as Kew Gardens in London reaches 32.3C England, Wales and Northern Ireland recorded their highest temperatures of 2026 on Sunday, which was also the UK’s hottest May day for at least 79 years.Kew Gardens in west London recorded 32.3C (90.1F), Cardiff 27.4C and Armagh 23.4C. Continue reading...

May 24, 2026 - World

The United States has imposed a blockade of Iranian ports since April 13 after Tehran virtually halted traffic through the economically vital Strait of Hormuz.

May 24, 2026 - World

A local hospital official says that angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients at the heart of an outbreak in eastern Congo, demanding the bodies of their relatives