Exclusive: Reversal comes after backlash from students and writers including Booker winner Bernadine EvaristoGoldsmiths University in London will keep its Black British literature course open after a backlash from students and writers including the Booker prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo.The decision is a reversal after the announcement in April that...

Sources say Singapore-based online fashion retailer founded in China prefers a float in New York but faces tougher scrutiny than expectedThe fast-fashion company Shein is stepping up preparations for a London listing after its attempt to float in New York faced regulatory hurdles and pushback from US lawmakers, sources have told Reuters.The online clothing...

People who have already been repeatedly displaced by war describe their plight as they seek safety elsewhere in GazaUnder a blazing summer sun, tens of thousands of Palestinians fled Israeli bombardment and clashes with Hamas militants in Rafah on Friday, choking roads with donkey carts, bicycles, pickup trucks and wheelchairs.More than 150,000 people...

General assembly resolution is most highly anticipated UN vote for Australia since it supported an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza in DecemberFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia has supported a UN vote on Palestinian membership after the draft...

Rippy the terrier was missing for three days when workers and passersby heard barks coming from a rock quarryIt was the barking that saved Rippy, a mutt that fell deep into a working rock quarry.After passersby and even a drone failed to locate the lost dog, rescue workers drawn to his barks rappelled down the pit’s walls and lifted him out three days...

Large sunspot cluster has produced several moderate to strong solar flares since Wednesday morning, Noaa saysA ferocious solar storm powerful enough to knock out or disrupt satellite and communications systems, the power grid and radio signals was raging on Friday, space weather researchers warned.The severity of the geomagnetic storm that has propelled...