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Tens of thousands gathered in Istanbul with unrest likely to continue over treatment of presidential challenger to ErdoğanAt least ten journalists were detained in Istanbul and Izmir following large-scale protests in Turkey over the arrest of Istanbul’s embattled mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main political rival of president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.In a post on X, Turkish NGO Media and Law Studies Association said its legal unit was assisting the journalists. It said more than 20 journalists had been physically assaulted by police in the last four days of demonstrations. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/24/turkey-protests-istanbul-erdogan-imamoglu-greenland-germanwings-europe-news-live Author : Hayden Vernon Publish date

PM appearing on Radio 5 Live to promote pothole initiative but questions likely to focus on spending plansEdwards asks masculinity, the Gareth Southgate lecture and the TV show Adolescence.Starmer says he is “worried” about this.I do think this is something that we have to take seriously. We have to address. We can’t shrug our shoulders at it. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/mar/24/keir-starmer-spring-statement-radio-5-live-potholes-uk-politics-news Author : Andrew Sparrow Publish date : 2025-03-24 08:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Washington expresses optimism with latest round of negotiations beginning in Saudi Arabia a day after Kyiv said it had ‘constructive’ US talksSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageThe Russian-US talks in Saudi Arabia have started, according to Tass, the Russian state news agency. You can read our curtain raiser on the negotiations, and the gap between expectations on the two sides, here:Welcome to our live coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war – here’s a snapshot of the latest. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/24/us-russia-ceasefire-talks-saudi-arabia-ukraine-zelenskyy-trump-putin-war-live Author : Adam Fulton Publish date : 2025-03-24 07:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Talks to take place with operators about the scheme, announced in 2020, which has failed to make any grantsMinisters are considering diverting money from a £950m scheme to install rapid chargers for electric cars on the UK’s motorways, announced five years ago, after it failed to make a single grant.Much of the cash allocated to the rapid charging fund (RCF) could be redirected to investments in other charging schemes, or to support the transition to electric vehicles more broadly, although decisions have yet to be made, according to a person close to discussions in government. Continue reading... Source link :