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• Richard Adam, Zafar Khan en drie anderen zijn ook beboet door de Financial Reporting Council • Vijf voormalige bestuurders van de ingestorte overheidscontractant Carillion zijn verboden door de Britse accountancy-toezichthouder, wat effectief een einde maakt aan de carrière van de voormalige financieel directeur, nadat zij "roekeloos hebben gehandeld". • Voordat Carillion in januari 2018 in een verplichte liquidatie ging – een van de grootste bedrijfsfaillissementen in de Britse geschiedenis – was het een grote multinationale onderneming in de bouw en facilitair management met 43.000 werknemers wereldwijd.

• Antwoorden op informatieverzoeken (FoI), verzameld door een verzekeraar, tonen aan dat brandweerkorpsen in 2025 1.760 batterijgerelateerde branden hebben bestreden, een stijging van 147% in drie jaar. • Brandweerkorpsen in het hele Verenigd Koninkrijk bestrijden lithium-ionbatterijbranden in een tempo van één per vijf uur, volgens cijfers waarbij brandweerchefs waarschuwen dat het publieke bewustzijn en overheidsregulering niet zijn meegegaan met de alomtegenwoordigheid van dit nieuwe gevaar. • Lithium-ionbatterijen voeden de meeste oplaadbare apparaten, waaronder mobiele telefoons, elektrische tandenborstels, speelgoed en vapes, evenals e-bikes, e-steps en elektrische voertuigen. Lees verder...

One man critically injured following incident in Arnold and suspect is being held on suspicion of attempted murderA man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after five people were struck by a car in a town centre in Nottinghamshire, police have said.One man suffered life-threatening injuries and remains critically ill in hospital while four other men sustained less serious injuries after the incident in Arnold shortly before 1.10am on Saturday. Continue reading...

Organizers, including Selma foot soliders, say ruling is latest chapter in long battle over Black disenfranchisement in USThe supreme court’s recent decision to gut the Voting Rights Act is an affront to everyone who marched, bled and died to make that law possible, civil rights activists said.“When we look at the supreme court’s action against the Voting Rights Act, it’s really a kneecap – a way to discriminate, to silence voters who fought so hard for this right,” said Sheyann Webb-Christburg, who, at eight years old, marched with civil rights leaders in Selma, Alabama, in 1965. Continue reading...

• Southeast Asian nations are warming to the idea of easing Myanmar's international isolation following the 2021 military coup, with diplomats signaling a potential diplomatic opening to reintegrate the crisis-affected nation. • Regional sentiment has shifted as some countries explore conditions for Myanmar's return to normal diplomatic relations and potential participation in regional forums. • The thaw reflects changing geopolitical calculations in Southeast Asia and could affect ASEAN's cohesion and approach to Myanmar's political crisis.

While Labour losses and Reform gains are obvious, the nature of how people actually voted is much more nuancedElections 2026 – live updatesFull results from England, Scotland and WalesEnglish local election results require careful interpretation. Not all places have them at the same time, a relatively small proportion complete their counts overnight and the early headlines may not reflect outcomes later in the day.But the headline number on Friday morning – that Labour has lost more than 250 councillors - will only grow as the day progresses. While Labour will want to stress that these “mid-term” elections often go badly for the incumbent Westminster government, they rarely go quite as badly as this. Continue reading...

Crowds were invited to stand in silent solidarity with the family of the Warlpiri girl who was allegedly murdered in Alice Springs last weekWarning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe national body representing First Nations children has called for an end to the politicisation of the death of Kumanjayi Little Baby, as hundreds of people gathered around the country to mourn her passing.Community vigils were held across Australia on Thursday to honour the five-year-old Warlpiri girl, whose body was found one week ago after a frantic five-day search. Continue reading...