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A Labour shadow minister has been suspended from the party pending a formal investigation into a complaint against him.Bambos Charalambous said he was aware of an allegation about him and it was right and proper for the party to investigate it.The shadow foreign office minister was reported under Labour's independent complaints process, the Guardian reported.

The hazy plume from the Canadian wildfires has given people in the northeastern United States a sense of what it is like in parts of the world where a struggle with the quality of their air is more routine.On Wednesday, New York City briefly became one of the cities with the worst air on the planet, eclipsing some of the poorest nations that have suffered from pollution for decades.

It appears Charles was on the lookout for something to fill a patch in his garden at Highgrove, his Gloucestershire home, after the animals took a liking to some of his plants.When he stopped at designer Jane Porter's garden Choose Love, a lavender sage plant salvia lavandulifolia with delicate purple flowers caught his eye.

The Chelsea Flower Show was the perfect place for the King to find replacement plants for his garden after they were eaten by rabbits.It appears Charles was on the lookout for something to fill a patch in his garden at Highgrove, his Gloucestershire home, after the animals took a liking to some of his plants.

UK police officers are to be tasked with breaking up people-smuggling gangs alongside security forces in North African countries, it has been reported.The Times newspaper has been told National Crime Agency (NCA) officers would join nations in the region in their efforts to stop the people traffickers.

Two stories dominate the bank holiday front pages the continued fallout from Phillip Schofield's departure from This Morning and reaction to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plans to cap prices on basic goods.Schofield's former co-host Holly Willoughby features on the front of the Daily Mirror as she pledged to remain with the show if it is not axed by ITV.

UK police officers are to be tasked with breaking up people-smuggling gangs alongside security forces in North African countries, it has been reported.The Times newspaper has been told National Crime Agency (NCA) officers would join nations in the region in their efforts to stop the people traffickers.

On this much, at least, everyone can agree: Cleopatra was a formidable queen of ancient Egypt, the last of the Macedonian Greek dynasty founded by Alexander the Great, who went on to even greater posthumous fame as a seductress, immortalized by Shakespeare and Hollywood.Beyond that, many of the details are fuzzy which is how one of the world's dominant streaming services ended up in an imbroglio with modern-day Egypt recently, called out by online commenters and even the Egyptian government for casting a Black actress to play Cleopatra in the Netflix docudrama series African Queens, which airs on Wednesday.

Members of the Italian Coast Guard carry the body of a dead migrant in a bag at the port of Isola di Capo Rizzuto in the southern Calabria region on February 27, 2023.Alessandro Serrano, AFP Italy's foreign minister cancelled a trip to Paris Thursday after a French minister criticised Rome's migration policy, in a fresh spat over the contentious issue between the two nations.

Russia was the world's largest gas exporter until February 24, when Moscow invaded Ukraine, shaking global energy markets and forcing Europe to end its dependence on Russian fossil fuels.Europe imposed sanctions on Russia, which Turkey has refused to apply.Since the war began, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sought to play a mediating role in the conflict, supplying weapons to Kyiv while maintaining close relations with President Vladimir Putin.

The exceptional early heatwave involved local temperatures up to 20 degrees hotter than normal and April records being broken by up to 6 degrees, said the report by the World Weather Attribution (WWA), whose scientists study the link between extreme weather events and climate change.A mass of hot, dry warm air from North Africa reached the Iberia peninsula early last week, driving temperatures to record highs for April, with the mercury hitting 38.8 degrees Celsius (101.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in southern Spain and 36.9C in central Portugal.

Crime Prosecutors allege Stash's Pizza owner Stavros "Steve" Papantoniadis physically abused and threatened at least seven of his employees.A federal grand jury has indicted Boston pizzeria owner Stavros "Steve" Papantoniadis on additional charges stemming from his alleged exploitation and abuse of immigrant employees, prosecutors announced Wednesday.

Tate Britain has announced it will open a complete rehang of its national collection of British art for the first time in a decade.The new displays opening on May 23 will feature more than 800 works by over 350 artists, from much-loved favourites to recent discoveries and brand new commissions.The rehang will see female artists better represented, making up half of the contemporary artists on display.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Potatoes can now be stored in the fridge, food experts have said as they U-turn from years of warning about the dangers of chilling the humble spud.It was previously believed that storing potatoes in the fridge had harmful effects on health due to the production of acrylamide, a chemical that is thought to increase the risk of cancer.

FILE - A French officer speaks to a Senegalese French Colonial soldier who has joined the Allies in North Africa under Gen. Henri Giraub on Dec. 28, 1942.Some of the last survivors in France from a colonial-era infantry corps that recruited tens of thousands of African soldiers to fight in French wars around the world will be able to live out their final days with family members back in Africa after a French government U-turn on their pension rights.

01:44 General view as France fans celebrate on the Champs-Elysees after the France v Morocco match in Paris, France on December 14, 2022.Gonzalo Fuentes, Reuters Supporters poured into Paris's freezing Champs-Elysees boulevard on Wednesday after a World Cup semi-final between France and Morocco which for millions tugged at the heartstrings, as "Les Bleus" won 2-0 to reach the final for a second time in a row.

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We're passed the halfway stage in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign, with some of the continent's best on the brink of securing their places in the Ivory Coast... and others nervously watching over their shoulder.

A new French-Lebanese restaurant will showcase its ambitious young chef's unique culinary approach, honed through his extensive travels.Beity, the first venture from 25-year-old Ryan Fakih, spotlights the nuances of Lebanese cuisine which the chef says is a genre often lumped in with little fanfare under a banner of Middle Eastern or Mediterranean food.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Supermarkets have started to drop customer limits on buying some fresh fruit and vegetables as supply issues that led to widespread shortages begin to ease.

Guide infantry, tanks, and other military units in Company of Heroes 3. Sega Something happened in the late 90s into the 2000s.Maybe it was the success of blockbuster movies like Saving Private Ryan and The Thin Red Line, or maybe it was just the right amount of distance away from one of the worst conflicts in history, but you couldn't throw a rock in a video game store without hitting a new World War II-based title.

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Supermarket food rationing has been blamed on a lack of government support on energy bills and Brexit by a former Sainsbury's boss.Morrison's and Asda this week announced they are limiting customers to only three items each on a number of products including salad bags, lettuce and raspberries.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Tesco, Aldi, Asda and Morrisons are limiting sales of some fruit and vegetables to handle a shortage of supplies from Europe and Africa.Which fruit and vegetables are affected by the shortages?

It can be difficult, if not impossible, to come up with rousing breakfast options when you've just been, well, roused from sleep.And while buttered toast, yogurt with an artfully arranged serving of berries or cereal haphazardly poured into a bowl can get you out the door, they're not exactly the most exciting fare.

A lush new courtyard hideaway is coming to Santa Monica this spring, and it's brought to the city by some very familiar names.Pacific Coast Hospitality Group - the folks behind Canary in Santa Monica as well as a number of European restaurants - will open Mon Ami in late March or early April in the former 41 Ocean space, pulling together a green and pastel-hued Mediterranean restaurant that is sure to be the vibe of the summer.

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Tory cabinet minister Therese Coffey was booed by farmers after she refused to accept that the Britain's supply chain hit by widespread food shortages had seen market failure.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The shortage of some fruit and vegetables in UK supermarkets could be the tip of the iceberg, a farming union has warned.Tom Bradshaw, deputy president of the National Farmers' Union (NFU), said a reliance on imports has left the UK vulnerable to shock weather events.

Tesco has joined other supermarkets in limiting sales of certain fruit and vegetables as shortages have left shelves stripped bare.Britain's biggest supermarket has introduced a cap of three items per customer on tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.Aldi, Asda and Morrisons have already started restricting the totals each customer is allowed after extreme weather hit harvests abroad.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Food minister Mark Spencer has summoned supermarket chiefs to explain what they are doing to get shelves stocked again amid shortages of fresh fruit and vegetables.

FILE - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, holds a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 6, 2022.Egypt's foreign minister has urged world leaders and negotiators to deliver on previously made pledges to battle climate change ahead of this month's U.N. summit.Sameh Shoukry is president of the COP27 climate change conference to be held in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on Nov. 6-18.

MADRID - More investment and polices regulating immigration are needed for countries on the southern Mediterranean basin that have been hit hard by the food and energy crisis brought on by Russia's war in Ukraine, the European Union's foreign policy chief said Thursday.Are you on Telegram?Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia's war in Ukraine.

Issued on: 15/11/2022 - 16:31 French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on November 15, 2022 said 44 of the 234 migrants rescued by the Ocean Viking NGO ship will be deported.Thomas Coex, AFP France has rejected asylum applications from 44 of the 234 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean by the Ocean Viking NGO ship, who will be returned to their country of origin, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Tuesday.

A modern Mediterranean bistro style of cooking has made Marseille one of the most exciting places to eat in Europe right now.Borrowing from the kitchens of all of the countries that surround the storied sea, the city's talented young chefs are inventing bright, original, flavorful dishes.France's second-largest city, which grew up around one of the great natural harbors of the Mediterranean, has always been a stewpot of a place.

A team of University College London researchers, led by Bartlett professor Priti Parikh, has developed an open-source calculator that allows those travelling from the UK to Egypt for COP27 to assess, reduce and offset the carbon footprint of their journey.Designed to be free and easy to access, the calculator comes in the form of a spreadsheet that determines the emissions associated with different routes and forms of transport to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, so travellers can make an informed choice.