Reform UK leader Nigel Farage reacts in front of Reform UK members outside Havering Town Hall a day after local elections in east London on May 8, 2026.

Starmer says he won’t quit after local election losses

Nigel Farage's Reform UK wins hundreds of local council seats in working-class areas

UK’s Labour suffers early losses in crunch local polls

Big losses could amplify calls for Starmer to resign or face leadership challenge

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and wife Victoria arrive at a polling station in central London, Thursday, May 7, 2026 to cast their votes in the local elections.

Why Italy wants Filipino nurses: Major hiring push

Rome offers extended permits, formal hiring path for Filipino health workers

Germany has recruited up to 6,000 Filipino nurses in recent years. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock recently visited Manila to express interest in hiring other skilled Filipino workers.

UAE pavilion at SAHA 2026 draws 4,000 visitors

Pavilion promotes future IDEX, NAVDEX events while boosting strategic partnerships

UAE pavilion at SAHA 2026 attracts around 4,000 visitors, showcases AI, advanced defence tech

How new Schengen Entry/Exit System can affect your trip

Schengen airports ease biometric checks as EES queues disrupt European travel

A person as their passport scanned whilst using an Automated European Union Entry/Exit System (EES) kiosk during a press preview on the rollout of the EU's new Entry-Exit System (EES) at Eurotunnel, south east England on September 23, 2025.

Hantavirus on cruise ship triggers global alert

WHO says wider public risk remains low despite deaths and international tracing

The MV Hondius cruise ship departs the port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026.

KLM flight attendant tested for hantavirus

Attendant had come into contact with a woman who was taken off a KLM plane

This photograph shows airplanes of Dutch airline KLM on the tarmac at Amsterdam Schiphol airport on January 7, 2026.

Pair back in UK from virus ship told to 'self-isolate'

Close contacts monitored and supported as UK tracks potential hantavirus spread

This handout picture released by Argentina's Health Ministry shows a scientist from the Malbran Institute handling containers used to diagnose the Andes hantavirus, which contain RNA from the Andes virus as part of the detection process, in Buenos Aires on May 6, 2026.

Human-to-human hantavirus strain confirmed on ship

Authorities trace nearly 90 contacts after rare Andes strain linked to cruise ship deaths

Health workers get off the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, a cruise ship carrying nearly 150 people as it remains off Cape Verde on Monday, May 4, 2026 after three passengers died and several others fell seriously ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak.

Human-to-human transmission? Hantavirus ship update

Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship bound for Spain for checks and repatriation

An aerial view of an ambulance boat carrying crew members wearing hazmat suits as they approach the pilot door on the starboard side of the cruise ship MV Hondius, while stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 5, 2026.

Why Schengen checks may be paused at European airports

System applies at first point of entry into Schengen area, designed to track overstays

Schengen biometric checks may be paused at airport queues: What UAE travellers must know

How Zaldy Co, fugitive Filipino solon, slipped to Paris

Cancelled passports, no Interpol Red Notice, EU rules let Zaldy Co slip to Europe

Former Filipino congressman Zaldy Co, who has fled the Philippines, is in the eye of the corruption storm that has caused disquiet among the country's young people demanding jail for the corrupt. In a video statement on X, he said: “For every Filipino, I know that your anger toward me is full right now… I have been silent for a long time because there was a direct order to me not to return to the Philippines anymore and just stay quiet,” he said in a video statement in November.

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