Month: December 2022

Read More Its water level is dropping. Big sinkholes are swallowing up whole tracts of land around it. Here is why a disaster is unfolding at the Middle East’s iconic salt lake. (Image credit: Ofir Berman for NPR) Its water level is dropping. Big sinkholes are swallowing up whole tracts of land around it. Here…

Read More Its water level is dropping. Big sinkholes are swallowing up whole tracts of land around it. Here is why a disaster is unfolding at the Middle East’s iconic salt lake. (Image credit: Ofir Berman for NPR) Its water level is dropping. Big sinkholes are swallowing up whole tracts of land around it. Here…

Read More Eighty years after Anthony Eden revealed the extent of the Nazi genocide, the chamber will observe a moment of silence again It was the moment when parliament first formally recognised the appalling fate of the Jewish people at the hands of the Nazis – and MPs rose from their seats in solemn silence.…

Read More Eighty years after Anthony Eden revealed the extent of the Nazi genocide, the chamber will observe a moment of silence again It was the moment when parliament first formally recognised the appalling fate of the Jewish people at the hands of the Nazis – and MPs rose from their seats in solemn silence.…

Read More Grey wolves from Oregon may now be thriving in California, after vanishing more than a century ago In a year of environmental ups and downs, a hopeful story of recovery is afoot in California. A grey wolf pack gave birth to eight pups this spring, it was recently confirmed, offering signs of a…

Read More Grey wolves from Oregon may now be thriving in California, after vanishing more than a century ago In a year of environmental ups and downs, a hopeful story of recovery is afoot in California. A grey wolf pack gave birth to eight pups this spring, it was recently confirmed, offering signs of a…

Read MoreSouthgate has been England’s most successful coach in decade, but his side crashed out to France on Saturday.Southgate has been England’s most successful coach in decade, but his side crashed out to France on Saturday.

Read More The Ukraine conflict should not stand in the way of resolving the issue, Warsaw’s ambassador in Berlin has said Poland has no plans to put the matter of Germany’s WWII reparations to rest, Dariusz Pawlos, the nation’s new envoy in Berlin, stated on Saturday. Earlier this autumn, Warsaw presented its neighbor with a…

Read MoreChinese envoy ‘had a visit’ as Tehran expressed ‘strong dissatisfaction’ over China’s joint statement with GCC nations.Chinese envoy ‘had a visit’ as Tehran expressed ‘strong dissatisfaction’ over China’s joint statement with GCC nations.

Read More Government rebuffs union offer to suspend action in return for talks, saying it can’t depart from review body’s recommendation Ministers have rebuffed an offer by nursing unions to suspend planned strikes in return for negotiations on pay, arguing that it was not possible for the government to amend awards decided by the independent…

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Read More In the health, rail and the postal services, low pay, safety concerns and fear of losing rights have pushed staff to industrial action Carmel O’Boyle has worked in the NHS for more than a quarter of a century, first as a healthcare assistant and then as a nurse at a walk-in centre in…

Read More I Camisa has been battered by the pandemic and rising costs and is threatened with doom after almost a century of trading For decades, the I Camisa deli has been at the heart of the community in London’s West End. Opened in 1929 by the Italian brothers Ennio and Isidoro Camisa, the Soho…

Read More UK teenager is first person in the world to receive ‘base-edited’ cells that could transform cancer medicine Scientists in the UK have used a revolutionary new type of gene therapy to treat a young patient with relapsed T-cell leukaemia. The administration of the technique – a world first – has raised hopes it…

Read MoreA group of Russian diplomats prevented from visiting graves of Soviet soldiers who died in WWII, state media report.A group of Russian diplomats prevented from visiting graves of Soviet soldiers who died in WWII, state media report.

Read More The former chancellor’s statement on the Minsk accords is a “lesson” for Belgrade, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s recent comments on the 2014-15 Minsk agreements have cast the Ukraine conflict in a new light, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday. Merkel stated that Kiev used the ceasefire…

Read More The PCS union has told the home secretary that the £63m France deal was ‘doomed to fail’, and that a safe passage visa was needed Home Office staff are rebelling against the government’s attempts to tackle small boats crossing the Channel, demanding its recent deal with the French be scrapped because it is…

Read More Move by Task Force Rusich raises fears of rogue paramilitary attacks on Baltic nations of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia A neo-Nazi paramilitary group linked to the Kremlin has asked its members to submit intelligence on border and military activity in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, raising concerns over whether far-right Russian groups are planning…

Read More Poll ratings in Ireland dip for Mary Lou McDonald despite her distancing herself from former protege and councillor, Jonathan Dowdall It has been called Ireland’s gangland trial of the century but weeks of testimony in courtroom 11 of the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin have morphed into something else: a political test…

Read MoreAs the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 291st day, we take a look at the main developments.As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 291st day, we take a look at the main developments.

Read More Europeans are bearing the brunt of the crisis, while Moscow’s economy is doing fine, Heinz-Christian Strache has said Western sanctions imposed on Moscow have failed to make a dent in Russia’s economy and ultimately only hurt Europeans, former Austrian Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache said on Saturday. He also accused European policymakers of turning a…

Read More Russian barracks hit in strategically important city and German chancellor Olaf Scholz says Vladimir Putin is determined to conquer parts of Ukraine The UK’s Ministry of Defence says Russia’s Federal Draft Budget, signed by Vladimir Putin in 2022, stating that more than 9 trillion rubles (US $143bn) will be allocated across “defence, security…

Read More Authorities revise alert to yellow to denote an unstable volcano Authorities revise alert to yellow to denote an unstable volcano

Read More Private members bill paves way for law to end a minority of providers limiting access to relatives, two and a half years after first lockdown People would be given a legal right to visit their relatives in care homes and stop providers threatening those who complain with eviction under new legislation proposed last…

Read More Strikes mean the company cannot guarantee deliveries before 25 December, forcing businesses to meet deadline of this Friday Small businesses that rely on Royal Mail to deliver their products to customers before Christmas are being forced to take their last orders for gifts as early as this weekend because of the postal backlog…

Read More Fishing gear used by Maine lobstermen is killing right whales. Will boosting a $1bn industry trump protecting an endangered species? President Macron of France may not have realised it, but he walked into another fishing war earlier this month when he and 200 other guests were treated at the White House to butter-poached…

Read More ‘Red wall credentials’ suspected at Westminster as real reason for approval by Michael Gove Senior steel industry figures have rejected claims that their demand for coal has driven the government’s divisive decision to sanction the first new UK coalmine for 30 years. Levelling up secretary Michael Gove’s decision to approve the mine at…

Read More Low rate of vaccination of elderly and a lack of natural immunity mean country may be in for a bumpy ride Beijing’s abrupt dismantling of zero-Covid controls has been welcomed by economists, even as the country braces itself for the human impact of letting the disease spread through a vulnerable population. The leadership’s…

Read More‘I am psychologically destroyed,’ the Brazilian forward wrote on his Instagram account, which has received 18.8m likes.’I am psychologically destroyed,’ the Brazilian forward wrote on his Instagram account, which has received 18.8m likes.

Read More Internal communications reveal how executives were bending the rules to justify banning Trump permanently The overwhelmingly left-leaning executives at Twitter were virtually unanimous in their belief that then-President Donald Trump must be banned from the platform permanently – their only concern was finding a pretext, the latest installment of the ‘Twitter Files’ has…

Read More Internal communications reveal how executives were bending the rules to justify banning Trump permanently The overwhelmingly left-leaning executives at Twitter were virtually unanimous in their belief that then-President Donald Trump must be banned from the platform permanently – their only concern was finding a pretext, the latest installment of the ‘Twitter Files’ has…

Read MoreOrion’s test flight included a lunar flyby and a journey further into space than any previous habitable spacecraft.Orion’s test flight included a lunar flyby and a journey further into space than any previous habitable spacecraft.

Read MoreOrion’s test flight included a lunar flyby and a journey further into space than any previous habitable spacecraft.Orion’s test flight included a lunar flyby and a journey further into space than any previous habitable spacecraft.

Read More Peter Hain says Labour leader must have plans ready to limit the damage caused by leaving the EU if he becomes PM Keir Starmer must urgently develop a series of practical policies to address the economic “disaster” of Brexit and prevent it from driving Scotland towards independence, a former Labour Europe minister has…

Read More Peter Hain says Labour leader must have plans ready to limit the damage caused by leaving the EU if he becomes PM Keir Starmer must urgently develop a series of practical policies to address the economic “disaster” of Brexit and prevent it from driving Scotland towards independence, a former Labour Europe minister has…