Month: March 2023

Read More Demonstration fuelled by six-fold rise in bills after Russia reduces gas supplies to country with ambitions to join EU Thousands of people have gathered in the Moldovan capital Chișinău at a protest organised by a pro-Russia party, with demonstrators criticising the pro-European government for a steep rise in the cost of living. As…

Read More Demonstration fuelled by six-fold rise in bills after Russia reduces gas supplies to country with ambitions to join EU Thousands of people have gathered in the Moldovan capital Chișinău at a protest organised by a pro-Russia party, with demonstrators criticising the pro-European government for a steep rise in the cost of living. As…

Read More SVB specialised in high-growth startups, solving problems other lenders would not touch UK working on cash lifeline for tech firms hit by SVB collapseYellen says SVB won’t receive bailout after collapse Silicon Valley Bank’s name isn’t just hollow branding. Founded in Santa Clara in the 1980s, in the heart of the Bay Area’s…

Read More SVB specialised in high-growth startups, solving problems other lenders would not touch UK working on cash lifeline for tech firms hit by SVB collapseYellen says SVB won’t receive bailout after collapse Silicon Valley Bank’s name isn’t just hollow branding. Founded in Santa Clara in the 1980s, in the heart of the Bay Area’s…

Read More Tower Hamlets council’s failure to stop overcrowding has sparked allegations of ‘negligence’ by residents’ association Residents repeatedly warned a council landlord about a dangerously overcrowded flat but the problem was not solved before a fatal fire left one man dead, the Guardian has learned. At least 18 men, mostly students and delivery couriers…

Read More Tower Hamlets council’s failure to stop overcrowding has sparked allegations of ‘negligence’ by residents’ association Residents repeatedly warned a council landlord about a dangerously overcrowded flat but the problem was not solved before a fatal fire left one man dead, the Guardian has learned. At least 18 men, mostly students and delivery couriers…

Read More SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Eight people were killed when two suspected smuggling boats overturned off the coast San Diego, and crews are searching Sunday for seven additional victims, authorities said. San Diego Fire-Rescue said lifeguards responding late Saturday at Blacks Beach pulled eight bodies from the water but that thick fog hampered search…

Read More SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Eight people were killed when two suspected smuggling boats overturned off the coast San Diego, and crews are searching Sunday for seven additional victims, authorities said. San Diego Fire-Rescue said lifeguards responding late Saturday at Blacks Beach pulled eight bodies from the water but that thick fog hampered search…

Read MoreTwo boats, possibly used for people smuggling, overturned near Black’s Beach on Saturday night.Two boats, possibly used for people smuggling, overturned near Black’s Beach on Saturday night.

Read MoreTwo boats, possibly used for people smuggling, overturned near Black’s Beach on Saturday night.Two boats, possibly used for people smuggling, overturned near Black’s Beach on Saturday night.

Read MoreThe following is a transcript of an interview with cybersecurity expert and analyst Christopher Krebs that aired on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, March 12, 2023.The following is a transcript of an interview with cybersecurity expert and analyst Christopher Krebs that aired on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

Read MoreIran’s claims that an exchange was imminent would cause “heartache” for relatives, the US says.Iran’s claims that an exchange was imminent would cause “heartache” for relatives, the US says.

Read More Unprecedented move comes after 100 asylum seekers removed from Greenwich hotel against their will Two-thirds of London’s councils have signed a letter to the home secretary calling for a major shake-up of the government’s hotels policy for asylum seekers. The unprecedented joint action follows the removal of 100 asylum seekers from a hotel…

Read More Stephanie Grisham recalled being dressed down after Fox News personalities complained that she was not doing her job fast enough Stephanie Grisham recalled being dressed down after Fox News personalities complained that she was not doing her job fast enough

Read More Exclusive: BBC asked department to remove footage from tweet of video explainer of legislation Home Office officials altered a Twitter post about the illegal migration bill to remove an image of the newsreader Huw Edwards after complaints from the BBC. The tweet, which contains a video explainer for the divisive legislation, was posted…

Read MoreThe following is a transcript of an interview with Rep. Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas, that aired on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, March 12, 2023.The following is a transcript of an interview with Rep. Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas, that aired on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

Read MoreThe following is a transcript of an interview with Rep. Ro Khanna, Democrat of California, that aired on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, March 12, 2023.The following is a transcript of an interview with Rep. Ro Khanna, Democrat of California, that aired on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

Read MoreThe following is a transcript of an interview with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that aired on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, March 12, 2023.The following is a transcript of an interview with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that aired on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

Read MoreAfter a year when petrol prices soared, the Saudi firm announces a best-ever set of figures.After a year when petrol prices soared, the Saudi firm announces a best-ever set of figures.

Read More Rishi Sunak has reportedly spent thousands of pounds to boost his connection to the electricity grid British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has upgraded a local electricity network just to power a large heated swimming pool at his private country home, The Guardian reported on Sunday. The move comes as dozens of public pools…

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Read MoreNearly 2,000 years ago, the erupting Mt. Vesuvius covered the bustling Roman metropolis of Pompeii in volcanic ash. Archaeologists are still uncovering buried portions of the city, piecing together a tantalizing puzzle about life before the disaster. Correspondent Seth Doane reports.Nearly 2,000 years ago, the erupting Mt. Vesuvius covered the bustling Roman metropolis of…

Read MoreIranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran believes everything is ready for an exchange.Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran believes everything is ready for an exchange.

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Read More Robert Buckland voices concerns that illegal migration bill would in effect reverse ban introduced under Cameron government A former cabinet minister has piled on more pressure for the government to rethink plans to allow the detention of families with children as part of the illegal migration bill. The former justice secretary Robert Buckland…

Read More “We can all learn from” Beijing when it comes to the environment, the US energy secretary has said US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Friday that the US can “learn from what China is doing” to combat climate change. Granholm’s praise stands in contrast to the Biden administration’s recent rhetoric towards Beijing.…

Read More The world’s biggest oil company has announced it made $161 billion in profits in 2022, a whopping figure for the corporation and its main shareholder, the Saudi government. (Image credit: Amr Nabil/AP) The world’s biggest oil company has announced it made $161 billion in profits in 2022, a whopping figure for the corporation…

Read More Boss of packaging firm DS Smith calls for clarity on government’s long-term plans to decarbonise energy The UK should “level up” its investment in green technologies to match the US and the EU, according to the chief executive of FTSE 100 packaging company DS Smith. Speaking just days before the chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s…

Read More Russia’s elite ‘left relatively unscathed’ by mass casualties, UK intelligence suggests Russia’s elite ‘left relatively unscathed’ by mass casualties, UK intelligence suggests

Read More From Nottingham to the Isle of Wight, people lament losing sense of community as well as facilities England has lost almost 400 swimming pools since 2010 Alice, an artist on the Isle of Wight, was hopeful that her son would be a confident swimmer by the summer. Her six-year-old had been making good…

Read More Dave Williams backs Trump voter fraud lie and tried to insert ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ anti-Biden meme into his name on ballot The Colorado Republican party on Saturday selected as its new chair a former state representative and committed election denier who promised to be a “wartime” leader. Several other state Republican parties have…

Read MoreWhat the normalisation between two regional powers means and does not mean.What the normalisation between two regional powers means and does not mean.

Read MoreThe deaths Sunday bring to 80 the number of Palestinians killed since the start of the year, as Israel has stepped up arrest raids in the West Bank.The deaths Sunday bring to 80 the number of Palestinians killed since the start of the year, as Israel has stepped up arrest raids in the West…

Read More Analysis shows parts of country with greatest health-related deprivation have lost out the most ‘A huge loss’: readers on UK leisure centre closures England has lost almost 400 swimming pools since 2010, with parts of the country that have the greatest health needs losing out the most. The national body for swimming said…

Read More Nepal is due to graduate from its current status, as one of the world’s least developed countries, in 2026. Subhash Nepali, an economist in the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Nepal, has seen the economic progress made in the country, where he was born and raised. Read the full story, “First Person: ‘Nepal…