Member of gang behind UK’s biggest cash robbery approved for release from jail

[ad_1] A member of the Securitas heist gang that stole £53m in Britain’s biggest-ever cash robbery should be released from prison, the Parole Board says. Lea Rusha – disguised with prosthetics and a fake ginger beard – was one of two men who posed as police officers to kidnap Colin Dixon, the manager of the […]

Why Iran is attacking Gulf energy infrastructure

[ad_1] Iran targeted energy facilities across the Middle East on March 18, including the world’s largest liquefied natural gas hub in Qatar, in retaliation for Israeli strikes on an Iranian gas field hours earlier. Iran has gone on to attack other energy facilities across the Gulf. This has included hitting a Saudi refinery on the […]

Drivers urged to avoid major road after lorry crash

[ad_1] The lorry is blocking the fast lane Drivers have been told to avoid the A14 after a car and lorry crash (stock image)(Image: Google) Drivers have been told to avoid a major road in Cambridgeshire after a lorry crash. Cambridgeshire Police were called to the A14 westbound at Spaldwick just before 3pm on Thursday […]

Trump cracks Pearl Harbor joke when pressed on lack of warning over Iran attack

[ad_1] Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women […]

Government bonds face ‘perfect storm’ as Iran war rattles Europe’s central banks

[ad_1] Europe’s sovereign bonds are facing “a perfect storm” after new inflation fears sparked by the Iran conflict forced the region’s central banks to signal a new course for interest rates on Thursday, sending yields soaring. The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged at 3.75% on Thursday, with the European Central Bank also holding […]

Canada orders thousands of rifles with initial order worth $307M from Ontario factory

[ad_1] 48 minutes ago News Duration 1:43 The federal government is placing an initial order of 30,000 assault rifles over three years worth $307 million from the Colt Canada factory in Kitchener, Ont., Stephen Fuhr, the secretary of state for defence procurement, announced Thursday. The government then has the option to order another 35,402 rifles […]