The Labour Party leader succeeds Jeremy Hunt of the Conservatives as the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

The Labour Party leader succeeds Jeremy Hunt of the Conservatives as the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Labour Party leader Rachel Reeves created history on Friday after she was appointed by Sir Keir Starmer, the UK's new Prime Minister, as his Chancellor of the Exchequer (equivalent to a finance minister), making Reeves the first woman to hold the coveted post.

A Romanian court on Friday eased travel restrictions on controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother, allowing them to travel within the European Union.

A Romanian court on Friday eased travel restrictions on controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother, allowing them to travel within the European Union while awaiting trial over human trafficking and rape charges.

US-born Briton Tate and his brother Tristan, who say they are innocent, are accused of having formed an organised criminal network in early 2021 in Romania and in Britain.

The former professional kickboxer and his brother face charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal group to sexually exploit women.

The Bucharest court on Friday said it "orders the replacement of the obligation of the (two) defendants... not to leave the territory of Romania with the obligation of the defendants not to leave the territorial limit of the European Union".

They can leave the EU zone only "with the prior authorisation of the judge of the preliminary chamber or the court," it said.

The brothers would still be subject to judicial supervision, which requires them to appear before authorities regularly. reed more...