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Thursday 22^nd Jun 2017

posted by Morning Star in Sport

St Helens’ topsy turvy season continued on Friday night, as they recovered from last week’s loss at Castleford to defeat local rivals Widnes Vikings.

During the loss in West Yorkshire they showed signs of improvement under new head coach Justin Holbrook, and back on...

Thursday 22^nd Jun 2017

posted by Morning Star in Sport

SECURITY in Brussels was further tightened yesterday after a failed bomb attack on the Belgian capital’s central railway station on Tuesday evening.

A man was shot dead by soldiers guarding the station after he set off a small explosion, which was intended to detonate a larger...

Thursday 22^nd Jun 2017

posted by Morning Star in World

EGYPT made a surprise delivery of diesel to the Israeli-besieged Gaza Strip yesterday to alleviate the Palestinian territory’s energy crisis.

Eleven tanker lorries, between them carrying 220,000 gallons of fuel, entered Gaza through the normally closed Rafah border crossing in...

Thursday 22^nd Jun 2017

posted by Morning Star in World

THE South African Communist Party (SACP) accused the national ombudswoman of "overreach” yesterday after she called for reform of the Reserve Bank (SARB).

The SACP initially welcomed Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s report on Monday that the Absa bank should repay a...

Thursday 22^nd Jun 2017

posted by Morning Star in World

New crown prince has directed Riyadh’s brutal military campaign in Yemen

Thursday 22^nd Jun 2017

posted by Morning Star in World

FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron was forced into a major reshuffle of his month-old cabinet yesterday after two more ministers quit.

A planned minor game of musical chairs escalated after three members of a coalition partner resigned amid a corruption probe.

Most embarrassing...

Thursday 22^nd Jun 2017

posted by Morning Star in World

DONALD TRUMP’S state visit to Britain was left out of the Queen’s Speech yesterday, leading many to hope that it has been scrapped.

The address usually mentions planned state visits, but this year’s speech only referred to welcoming King Felipe and Queen Letizia of...

Thursday 22^nd Jun 2017

posted by Morning Star in Britain

DENNIS SKINNER mocked the Queen’s attendance at Royal Ascot by joking that MPs and Black Rod should get their “skates on” so she could be there for the first race.

As Black Rod informed MPs in the Commons that the Queen requested their attendance in the Lords, the...

Thursday 22^nd Jun 2017

posted by Morning Star in Britain

SUPERMARKET chain Tesco announced plans yesterday to ditch 1,200 jobs at a call centre in Wales.
Shop workers’ union Usdaw said the decision was “devastating.”

Tesco, which last year announced profits of £162 million, said it would offer some staff at the...

Thursday 22^nd Jun 2017

posted by Morning Star in Britain