Rushdie is in surgery after he was stabbed in the neck as he prepared to give speech in Chautauqua, in upstate New York Salman Rushdie attacked onstage at New York event Writers and celebrities horrified by Salman Rushdie attack Here are more reactions on Rushdie’s stabbing from those in the […]
Month: August 2022
Details contained in explosive search warrant show US officials investigating whether three criminal statutes violated Donald Trump is under criminal investigation for potential violations of the Espionage Act and additional statutes relating to obstruction of justice and destroying federal government records, according to the search warrant executed by FBI agents […]
Leaked documents predict crop failure rates of up to 50% as water companies resist calls to prioritise food production Experts have warned of widespread crop failures across England, as charities and farmers criticised water companies for dithering over hosepipe bans despite drought being declared across much of the country. On […]
Teachers say ‘Covid generation’ students will feel they got ‘unfair deal’ if they miss out on university Tens of thousands of A-level pupils may miss out on first choice university Final-year pupils awaiting their A-level results next week will feel they have got an “unfair deal” if they miss out […]
The 53-year-old star of films including Donnie Brasco, Catfight and the remake of Psycho, did not regain consciousness after a car crash on 5 August Peter Bradshaw on Heche: a little too smart for Hollywood Gallery: a life in pictures The US actor Anne Heche has died, a week after […]
Experts warn of current and future impact of drought as ministers are expected to make official declaration England is likely to be declared officially in drought on Friday, a move that will allow water companies to impose tough restrictions on water use as temperatures remain high across swathes of the […]
TUC calls for October energy price cap rise to be cancelled as chancellor tells firms to invest ‘extraordinary profits’ Ministers have been warned that energy bills will cost more than two month’s wages next year unless new help is given to households, as the chancellor, Nadhim Zahawi, told firms they […]
Suspected presence of such documents could explain why US attorney general took step of ordering FBI agents into a former president’s house FBI agents were looking for secret documents about nuclear weapons among other classified material when they searched Donald Trump’s home on Monday, it has been reported. The Washington […]
Spectacular country walk through Lake District and Yorkshire Dales will be made more accessible Alfred Wainwright’s coast-to-coast walk, which meanders through the often spectacular countryside of three of England’s national parks, is to be made a National Trail. The 197-mile route from St Bees in Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay […]
Attack being investigated for potential data theft as experts warn criminals could use stolen details as leverage Patient data could have been stolen in a cyber-attack on an NHS software supplier, experts have warned, as an internal memo reveals the incident has badly disrupted the functioning of several key health […]