Only around one in five trains across the UK will operate today, as tens of thousands of workers go on strike again in the latest round of industrial action to hit the rail network. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) union and the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) will both strike once
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Troubled by the number of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients showing up at his hospital, the French doctor logged on to Facebook and uploaded a video urging people to get vaccinated. He was soon swarmed by dozens, then hundreds, then more than 1,000 hateful messages from an anti-vaccine extremist group known as V_V. The group, active in France
Michael Gove has backed Rishi Sunak to be the next Conservative leader and prime minister, as he accused Liz Truss of taking a “holiday from reality”. The former cabinet minister, who was sacked by Boris Johnson after telling the PM he should quit last month, said slashing taxes was not the answer to the cost
As the severity, intensity and frequency of climate disasters increase, preparation is becoming more crucial than ever to protect lives, as well as infrastructure, businesses and local economies. One high-tech forecasting company is now stepping up, offering hyper-detailed weather prediction and pre-storm strategy plans, right down to a city block. Boston-based Tomorrow.io already boasts clients
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has been banned from Facebook and Instagram for violating its policies around dangerous individuals, their parent company Meta has said. Mr Tate’s official accounts have been removed from the social media platforms, and he will not be allowed to create new ones, Meta added. The kick-boxer rose to fame in 2016
El Shafee Elsheikh, known to his victims as “Ringo”, grew up in White City, west London, after his family arrived from Sudan in 1993 when he was five. His father was a communist and part-time poet who worked as a translator and opposed the Islamist dictatorship of Omar al-Bashir in his home country. The couple
In this article BTC.CM= Bitcoin on Friday fell to its lowest level in more than three weeks, dipping below $22,000 amid a sudden crypto sell-off in early European trading. Bitcoin plunged from $22,738 to below $21,427.59 at 10:20 a.m. ET, according to CoinDesk data. Earlier in the morning, the cryptocurrency fluctuated between $21,500 and $22,000.
Michael Fanone, a former DC Metropolitan Police officer who was attacked by rioters on January 6th, talks to CNN’s Jim Acosta about what he expects will happen to former President Donald Trump after the January 6th committee presents all their evidence. #CNN #News
Volkswagen has revealed that it has received more than 10,000 orders for the ID Buzz electric van, which means that it has almost sold out for the year. After years of anticipation, VW finally unveiled the production version of the VW ID.BUZZ in March; it’s a new version of the iconic VW minibus relaunched as a more
A high street decorated with British Union Jack bunting in Penistone, UK. The End Fuel Poverty Coalition has warned “a tsunami of fuel poverty will hit the country this winter.” Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Facing soaring energy bills, rising costs and rapidly declining consumer purchasing power, small businesses across the U.K.
British TV actress Josephine Tewson has died at the age of 91, her agent has said. Tewson was best-known for her roles as Elizabeth in Keeping Up Appearances and Miss Davenport in Last Of The Summer Wine. She died on Thursday night at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors in Northwood, northeast London. Paying
Aug 19, 2022 Like every good summer binge watch, the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship hasn’t been short on drama. Its biggest plot twist so far? The ouster of defending gold medal champion Team USA, which fell 4-2 to Czechia in Wednesday’s quarterfinal matchup. The United States had been unbeaten through preliminary tournament action, and
The government is to take further control of Liverpool away from the city council following a damning report into the operation of the authority which found a budget gap of close to £100m over four years. Levelling Up Secretary Greg Clark is set to appoint a steering committee including Liverpool Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram, former
Cineworld, the world’s second-largest cinema chain, is preparing to file for bankruptcy within weeks, the Wall Street Journal reports, after struggling to rebuild attendance following the COVID pandemic. The UK-based group, which operates in 10 countries with 751 sites and more than 9,000 screens, has engaged lawyers from Kirkland & Ellis LLP and consultants from
A member of the so-called IS “Beatles” has been jailed for life after being convicted over his role in the murder of four American hostages in Syria. Former British citizen El Shafee Elsheikh, 34, who grew up in London, was found guilty in the US in April of four counts of hostage-taking and four counts
Soaring inflation has seen interest payments on government debt leap by 63% over the past year, official data reveals. Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) also showed the UK borrowed more than expected in July as public spending outstripped taxes and other income. Government borrowing hit £4.9bn in July, according to the
One of the bombmakers in the Bali terror attack that killed 202 people could be freed on parole this month after his sentence was reduced. Umar Patek was jailed for 20 years in 2012 after being found guilty of helping mix the bombs used to inflict mass murder at two tourist bars on the island
A man who killed his wife on their wedding night and stuffed her body into a suitcase has been jailed for at least 21 years. The body of grandmother Dawn Walker, 52, was found four days after she married Thomas Nutt on 27 October last year. Nutt, 46, was convicted of murder earlier this month
At least two people were killed when two planes collided while trying to land at an airport in California. The planes, a twin-engine Cessna 340 and a single-engine Cessna 152, crashed into one another shortly before 3pm on Thursday above Watsonville Municipal Airport. Two people were aboard the Cessna 340 and only the pilot was
A provincial capital in southwest China has dimmed outdoor advertisements, subway lighting and building signs to save energy, official announcements said, as the area battles a power crunch triggered by record-high temperatures. The mercury has soared beyond 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in Sichuan province this week, fuelling massive demand for air conditioning and drying