2022

GBNEWS24DESK// Fewer than half of people in England and Wales identify as Christian, according to census data released today, underlining a landmark shift towards secularism in multicultural Britain. The findings from the 10-yearly…

GBNEWS24DESK// American far-right Oath Keepers militia leader Stewart Rhodes was found guilty on Tuesday of "seditious conspiracy" along with one lieutenant, Kelly Meggs, for their roles in the US Capitol riot on January 6 of last year.…

GBNEWS24DESK// Indian Border Security Force yesterday handed over the body of a farmer 17 days after they allegedly picked him up from his cropland along the border at Parshuram upazila in Feni. Md Mejbahar, 47, was picked up by BSF…

GBNEWS24DESK// Britain on Tuesday summoned the Chinese ambassador in London for a rebuke after the arrest and alleged assault of a BBC journalist covering Covid protests. Zheng Zeguang was called in to the foreign office after the…

GBNEWS24DESK// "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery", the first movie from Netflix to appear in the largest theatre chains in North America before it is available on streaming, brought in US$13.3 million (S$18.3 million) over five days in…

GBNEWS24DESK// Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes said a goal awarded to him - the first of his two in a 2-0 win over Uruguay on Monday - might in fact have been scored by Cristiano Ronaldo, but what mattered was securing Portugal's…

GBNEWS24DESK// Normally, it would be horrible news to football fans anywhere that their team's star player was injured. But even as they endured an anguished wait for a Neymar-less Brazil to score in their 1-0 win over Switzerland…

GBNEWS24DESK// US President Joe Biden is monitoring unrest in China by protesters demanding an end to Covid lockdowns and greater political freedoms, the White House said on Monday, as smaller rallies popped up in the United States.…

GBNEWS24DESK// British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday that the so-called "golden era" of relations with China was over, saying Beijing's systemic challenge to Britain's interests and values was growing more acute. In his…

GBNEWS24DESK// Five of the Western world's leading newspapers yesterday issued a joint call for the United States to drop its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The Australian publisher remains in custody in Britain pending…