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Richard Branson has criticised companies still operating in Russia accusing them of sustaining Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.  The Virgin founder told Sky News “too many companies continue to profit from doing business with or in Russia, whilst fuelling Putin’s war machine”. Money blog: Second-class deliveries to be drastically cut in Royal Mail plan The

Former Red Bull F1 driver Sebastian Vettel has called for “more transparency” in the sport after his former team principal Christian Horner was investigated over claims of inappropriate behaviour. Vettel won four consecutive world championships with Red Bull between 2010 and 2013 – with Horner having led the team since 2005. In February this year,

A rare macaque has been stolen during a raid on a zoo in Germany. Leipzig Zoo says the female lion-tailed macaque – named Ruma – was stolen from its cage during a “violent” overnight break-in. Police in Germany have launched an investigation. “We do not know what motive is behind the theft, but we are

Hundreds of police officers have reportedly been deployed to a remote hamlet in the French Alps where the remains of a two-year-old boy were discovered on Saturday, as forensic experts analyse soil from the area where his bones were found. French authorities are trying to determine how the boy, known only as Emile, died after

A British volunteer is among five aid workers who have died after an airstrike in the Gaza Strip, according to a Hamas-run government office. Nationals from Poland and Australia were also killed, as well as one Palestinian. They were employees for World Central Kitchen, a charity which provides food for displaced Palestinians. Ismail al Thawabta,

An alleged leader of a “doomsday” cult is to go on trial today charged with murdering his wife’s two children in a killing that transfixed America. Sci-fi author Chad Daybell is rumoured to have gathered followers through his Mormon-inspired books about the apocalypse – including his wife Lori Vallow. He is accused of murdering two

The remains of a two-year-old boy, who went missing in the French Alps in July, have been found near where he disappeared, according to local media reports. Bones, including a skull, were discovered by a walker near Le Vernet in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence on Saturday. Forensic tests showed they belonged to the boy, known only as

Truce talks between Israel and Hamas will resume in Cairo on Sunday, an Egyptian state-run TV station has reported, citing security sources. The warring sides had recently stepped up negotiations, mediated by Qatar and Egypt, on a six-week suspension of Israel’s offensive in return for the proposed release of 40 of the 130 hostages still

The Pope has presided over the Saturday-night Easter Vigil service at the Vatican a day after skipping the Good Friday procession at the Colosseum as a health precaution. Pope Francis entered St Peter’s Basilica in his wheelchair, took his place in a chair and offered up the opening prayer. Sounding congested and out of breath

Several people are being held hostage in a cafe in the Netherlands, according to local media reports. Around 150 nearby homes have been evacuated in the town of Ede while authorities deal with “a hostage situation involving several people,” police said on X. Heavily armed police have cordoned off part of the town and urged people

Pope Francis did not take part in the Good Friday Way of the Cross procession at the Colosseum in Rome to “conserve his health” ahead of Easter, the Vatican has said. The Pope, 87, was expected to preside over the event but it was announced before it started that he was following the procession from

The head of one of Haiti’s most powerful gangs, and the de-facto head of a consortium of gangs that have brought Port-au-Prince to a standstill has told Sky News he would consider a ceasefire and talks on the political future of the country if they were included. But Jimmy Cherizier, known universally as “Barbecue”, has

In a unanimous decision, the International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to take “all the necessary and effective action” to prevent a further deterioration of the “catastrophic living conditions of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip”. Piling even more pressure on the government of Benjamin Netanyahu, the justices observed that “Palestinians in Gaza are

A picnic area at a tourist attraction in Arizona has been closed to visitors because of the presence of a pungent plant called stinknet – which smells as lovely as it sounds. Officials at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument announced on Wednesday the area will be shut until 30 April due to the density of

The melting of polar ice due to human-driven climate change has slightly slowed the Earth’s rotation – and it could affect how we measure time, according to a study. Although the disappearance of the ice has reduced the speed of the planet’s rotation, the Earth is still spinning a bit faster than it used to.

Audio has emerged of a first responder call as officials halted traffic on both sides of the Francis Scott Key Bridge moments before it collapsed. The cargo ship had issued a mayday call to alert authorities it had lost power before it collided with the Baltimore bridge on Tuesday morning. Following the call, Maryland Transportation