Spice Girl Mel B pleaded for more for funding for domestic abuse charities in an impassioned speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, 22 January. The Leeds-born singer, 49, is a patron of Women's Aid,

Ms Brown was appointed MBE in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to charitable causes and vulnerable women. The following year, while sitting alongside Sir Keir Starmer at a Women's Aid panel, she urged the Labour leader to make tackling domestic violence one of his "national missions".

Mel B, who is a patron of Women's Aid, called for action over talking as she urged for more funding from the Government for domestic abuse charities. The star, 49, explained how PM Sir Keir ...

Even when Donald Trump wasn't in the room or even the main theme, the US president kept coming up again Wednesday at the gabfest of global elites in the Swiss

SPICE Girl Melanie Brown has called for action instead of words on domestic abuse. The singer, a patron of the charity Women’s Aid — whose campaign is supported by The Sun — spoke out at the World

The 55 th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum opened this week with a powerful message and all-encompassing themes. Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, global leaders, leaving no doubt about his message: the undeniable need for, in Schwab’s words, Collaboration for the Intelligent Age.

Leading business and political figures attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, have discussed and debated topics such as technology, tariffs, climate change, Ukraine, Gaza and the global economy this week.

As The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland unfolded over the last week, each day marked an important stride in the global business and political landscape.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has served as a platform to address global challenges, yet 83% of its original delegates were men.

Thursday night brought a big change to Davos — and not just because it snowed for the first time all week. At just past 5 p.m., U.S. President Donald Trump presented his “America First” priorities virtually, telling the crowd: “Three days ago I took the oath of office, and we began the Golden Age of America.”

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