Nicky Harley

Nicky Harley

Journalist


Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has held talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on tackling irregular migration. EPA
Starmer eyeing Italy's migration tactics amid UK boat crisis

British Prime Minister considers Giorgia Meloni's approach as Channel crossings surge and asylum policy scrutinised

September 16, 2024, 2:15 PM
British Muslim communities are increasingly anxious after a rise in hate attacks. Getty Images
Hate crimes against Muslims go unreported despite surge in cases after UK riots

Report highlights impact of this summer's unrest on Muslims and calls for government action

September 12, 2024, 5:51 AM
Queen Rania of Jordan speaks at the Ambrosetti Forum in Cernobbio, Italy. AP
Jordan’s Queen Rania criticises West's 'double standards' over Gaza war

Queen describes difference between treatment of people in Ukraine and Gaza as 'dehumanising'

September 08, 2024, 3:01 PM
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the Cabinet Room inside 10 Downing Street. Mr Starmer will visit the US next week to meet President Joe Biden and discuss the Middle East crisis. AFP
Starmer refutes claim US is angry over UK's Israel arms decision ahead of talks

Middle East crisis will be high on US trip agenda when the Prime Minister meets President Joe Biden

September 08, 2024, 11:36 AM
A Palestinian farmer collects wheat stalks during the annual harvest in Khuza'a, east of Khan Yunis. Getty Images
Can the Middle East’s ancient wheat save the world’s crops from climate change?

Legacy of century-old wheat collection is at heart of research creating future food security

September 06, 2024, 6:00 PM
Scientists have discovered a way to make skin transparent using yellow food dye. Photo: US National Science Foundation
Common food dye can make skin 'invisible' in groundbreaking technique

Skin and muscle can be made temporarily transparent, leading to hope for improved cancer treatments

September 05, 2024, 6:00 PM
A Muslim woman waits for Friday prayers in Liverpool, one of the cities where race riots broke out this month. Reuters
British Muslim women living in fear as hate surges after riots

Females are scared to wear the hijab or even leave their homes after widespread UK unrest

August 30, 2024, 6:00 PM
The burning of a Quran in Sweden in 2022 led to widespread protests in Muslim nations. AFP
Sweden charges three men with hate crimes over burning of Quran

Right-wing protester Rasmus Paludan and two others face up to two years in prison if convicted

August 28, 2024, 12:21 PM
A group of people, one of them in a wheelchair, are brought ashore in Dover, Kent, from a Border Force vessel. PA Wire
Child given a wheelchair as Channel migrants arrive in UK

They are the first arrivals since more than 200 people made the journey on one day last week

August 27, 2024, 4:22 PM
Pavel Durov faces allegations of links to organised crime. Getty Images
Russia blasts French probe into Telegram boss Pavel Durov

President Emmanuel Macron has pushed back against Russian accusations that Paris wants to limit free speech

August 27, 2024, 11:11 AM
Police are investigating an explosion outside a synagogue in La Grande-Motte, in the south of France. AFP
French police officer hurt in suspected arson attack at synagogue

A blazing car exploded in the car park of Beth Yaacov synagogue in the coastal town of La Grande-Motte

August 24, 2024, 10:53 AM
Rescuers are continuing to investigate the sinking of a luxury yacht off Porticello, near the Sicilian city of Palermo, Italy.  Reuters
Manslaughter investigation launched over Mike Lynch luxury yacht sinking

The British technology magnate and six other people were killed when the yacht sank off Sicily

August 24, 2024, 10:15 AM
Members of a special police unit escort a man suspected to be responsible for the Solingen knife attack from a helicopter to the office of the Federal Prosecutor in Karlsruhe, southern Germany. Reuters
Man surrenders and confesses to Germany knife attack

Police say a 26-year-old Syrian has admitted to the mass stabbing in the western German city of Solingen that killed three people and injured eight

August 24, 2024, 5:21 AM
A protest by Oxfam against Britain supplying weapons to Israel, in London in July. Getty Images
Foreign Office whistleblowing policy under fire on Israel arms sales

Lawyers demand more protection for informants after diplomat resigns in protest at approach to Gaza-Israel war

August 21, 2024, 3:12 PM
Study visa applications are down by almost 40 per cent this year, the Home Office says. PA
UK government urged to lift restrictions on student visas

All options must be on the table, says higher education watchdog

August 18, 2024, 1:28 PM