Month: October 2022

Read More Rising costs are also forcing local councils to ration energy use, raising fears for the safety of vulnerable people Liz Truss has ignored the government’s own climate advisers in opposing an energy-saving campaign this winter, it has emerged, amid mounting frustration over her resistance to the plan. The advisory body the Climate Change…

Read More Simple measures to cut gas and electricity costs, from hooded blankets to chimney balloons Hot sellers: onesies are back as Britons try to save on energy bills The prospect of huge home energy bills this winter means Britons are desperately casting around for ways to reduce how much gas and electricity they use.…

Read More (To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.) Attention, food shoppers! The recent steep surge in U.S. food prices will end soon, predicts Kevin Hourican, chief executive of Sysco, a food-distribution giant. “I expect food inflation to decrease over the next year at both the…

Read MoreThe killing of Israeli soldier in a shooting in East Jerusalem comes after 4 Palestinians were killed in last 24 hours.The killing of Israeli soldier in a shooting in East Jerusalem comes after 4 Palestinians were killed in last 24 hours.

Read MoreForest fires ignited by Russian shelling have devastated Ukraine’s Drevlyansky reserve.Forest fires ignited by Russian shelling have devastated Ukraine’s Drevlyansky reserve.

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Read More Scottish first minister accuses Labour leader of failing to offer ‘radical alternative’ to Conservatives Nicola Sturgeon has said she would prefer a Labour government in London to the Tories but accused Keir Starmer of failing to offer a truly radical alternative. The first minister said Labour would clearly do a better job at…

Read More Philippine police killed three detained militants linked to Islamic State after they staged a Manila jail rampage that saw a police officer stabbed and a former opposition senator held hostage. (Image credit: Gerard Carreon/AP) Philippine police killed three detained militants linked to Islamic State after they staged a Manila jail rampage that saw…

Read MoreArsenal enter Sunday’s match 11 points clear of Liverpool, knowing that a win will take them back to the top.Arsenal enter Sunday’s match 11 points clear of Liverpool, knowing that a win will take them back to the top.

Read More Writers at annual book event in Ukrainian city say storytelling and art have helped many endure violence In a time of violence, warfare and bloodshed, what is the use of literature? This was a question addressed at the Lviv BookForum, a three-day literary festival in the Ukrainian city, staged despite – and in…

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Read MorePresident Van der Bellen, who campaigned on a slogan of ‘clarity’, is widely tipped to grab a second mandate.President Van der Bellen, who campaigned on a slogan of ‘clarity’, is widely tipped to grab a second mandate.

Read More Dozens of people including children were hospitalised after their homes were shelled Dozens of people including children were hospitalised after their homes were shelled

Read More The influence can be traced back to the 1800s when opera companies and their star singers traveled from Italy to perform across the country. (Image credit: Lawrence K. Ho) The influence can be traced back to the 1800s when opera companies and their star singers traveled from Italy to perform across the country.

Read More Crackdown follows a rise in disorder and pitch invasions at football matches More than 1,300 “violent and abusive” football fans in England and Wales will be banned from travelling to the World Cup in Qatar next month following a season disfigured by a dramatic surge in disorder at matches. Measures will come into…

Read More Government launches ‘every mind matters’ mental health campaign to help sufferers deal with stress and sleeplessness The “Sunday Scaries” regularly affect more than two-thirds of Britons who report work stresses, lack of sleep and looming to-do lists as the primary causes of anxiety before the start of the working week. The worst affected…

Read More The body gave an award for unionising workers to the IWGB, which it now refuses to recognise It was once home to some of the world’s most celebrated radicals and changemakers including Karl Marx, Charles Dickens and Nelson Mandela, but now the Royal Society of Arts has become the centre of a bitter…

Read More The former US president says nothing will be left on the planet unless the Russia-Ukraine conflict is settled Former US President Donald Trump has warned that World War III could break out unless the conflict between Russia and Ukraine quickly ends with a peace settlement. He made the remarks while criticizing President Joe…

Read MoreThe city is controlled by Ukrainian forces, but is in a region illegally annexed by Russia.The city is controlled by Ukrainian forces, but is in a region illegally annexed by Russia.

Read MorePeople march across cities in the US demanding abortion rights ahead of next month’s key midterm elections.People march across cities in the US demanding abortion rights ahead of next month’s key midterm elections.

Read More Footage also shows photos of women who have died in Iran in a month and features a protest hymn Footage also shows photos of women who have died in Iran in a month and features a protest hymn

Read More Citizen scientists find high phosphorous levels in the soil could be polluting the river in Herefordshire Campaigners have revealed the results of farmland testing which provides new evidence of the potential link between intensive poultry units and the decline of the River Wye. Citizen scientists sampled farmland along public footpaths near a tributary…

Read More Author’s method acting approach to writing terrified local people in Aberdeenshire as he perched on the rocks like a bat In August 1894, at the end of a month-long stay to research his embryonic novel, Bram Stoker wrote in the visitors’ book at the Kilmarnock Arms on the Aberdeenshire coast that he had…

Read More Roslin Institute engineered a flock to help research into the genetics of Batten disease A flock of gene-edited sheep has been used by scientists to pinpoint a promising treatment for a lethal inherited brain disease that afflicts young children. The researchers, based in the UK and US, say their work could lead to…

Read More Unnecessary policies and overpayments for services are draining the accounts of vulnerable customers Elderly and vulnerable customers are being routinely overcharged by utility and insurance firms in a hidden scandal highlighted today by one of the country’s senior financial services executives. Unfair practices are putting them at risk of being unable to afford…

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Read More A Russian barrage pounded apartment buildings and other targets in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens, officials said Sunday. (Image credit: AP) A Russian barrage pounded apartment buildings and other targets in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens, officials…

Read MoreThe Kerch Bridge, a key supply route for Russian forces, was hit by a blast on Saturday, killing three people.The Kerch Bridge, a key supply route for Russian forces, was hit by a blast on Saturday, killing three people.

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Read More Dozens of people including children were hospitalised after their homes were shelled Dozens of people including children were hospitalised after their homes were shelled

Read More Two people were arrested and later released without charge over the protest at the National Gallery of Victoria Two Extinction Rebellion activists glued themselves to a prized Pablo Picasso painting at the National Gallery of Victoria to draw attention to environmental causes ahead of the state election next month. The protesters – who…

Read More The PM and chancellor will try to stop panic spreading through the party after their high-risk economic plan threatens a ‘death spiral’ The prime minister, Liz Truss, and the chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, will face the wrath of Tory MPs at a succession of crisis meetings in parliament this week as their high-risk economic…

Read More The longest-tenured US senator joins a growing chorus of conservative lawmakers opposed to such a restriction The longest-tenured Republican in the US Senate has pledged to vote against a national ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy which a prominent fellow party member and chamber colleague proposed last month, joining a growing…

Read More Liberal Democrats write to cabinet secretary to demand examination of meeting with financiers after chancellor’s mini-budget The head of the civil service is facing calls to order an investigation into whether Kwasi Kwarteng breached the ministerial code when he attended a champagne reception with hedge fund managers after his mini-budget. The chancellor has…

Read More NSW SES commissioner Carlene York says it is ‘very dangerous out there’ and the rivers are still rising Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Communities across large parts of New South Wales were on flood alert on Sunday afternoon, with a saturated landscape and swollen rivers in…