Former PM calls for energy price cap to be scrapped and new lower prices renegotiated by government Energy companies that cannot offer lower bills should be temporarily brought into public ownership, Gordon Brown has said, in a stark challenge to political leaders on the day Liz Truss signalled a climbdown […]
Month: August 2022
Police arrest 39-year-old man after series of incidents being treated as linked in west Scotland A man has died on Skye and three others were injured after a series of incidents, some involving a firearm, on Skye and in Wester Ross in west Scotland. Police Scotland said they had arrested […]
Davis was held at Luton airport following his release from prison in Ankara after seven-and-a-half-years A man accused of being part of an Islamic State cell nicknamed the Beatles has been arrested on terror charges in the UK. Aine Davis flew into Luton airport after his release from a jail […]
Data from Australia’s square kilometre array radio telescope was processed by a new supercomputer called Setonix – named after WA’s quokka Within 24 hours of accessing the first stage of Australia’s newest supercomputing system, researchers have processed a series of radio telescope observations, including a highly detailed image of a […]
Ex-president pleads the fifth two days after the FBI raided his Florida home seeking classified documents Donald Trump declined to answer questions under oath on Wednesday in New York state’s civil investigation into his business dealings, pleading the fifth two days after the FBI raided his Florida home in a […]
PM makes unexpected intervention as Rishi Sunak criticises Liz Truss for refusal to commit to more handouts Boris Johnson has waded into the Tory leadership row over energy costs by declaring he is “absolutely certain” his successor will offer further help to households, as annual bills were forecast to top […]
Trump is believed to be pursuing a presidential run in 2024, and many calculate the Mar-a-Lago raid would benefit him politically Shockwaves spread across America in response to the news that the FBI had searched the private Florida residence of Donald Trump, a dramatic and unprecedented move that prompted threats […]
Show of force by China has eased off, but observers say it will strike ‘fear and a sense of inevitability in Taiwanese hearts and minds’ China’s military drills targeting Taiwan have set a new normal, and are likely to “regularise” similar armed exercises off the coast or even more aggressive […]
Mississippi grand jury declines to indict Carolyn Bryant Donham over death of Black teenager nearly 70 years ago A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, despite revelations about an unserved […]
Winner of 23 grand slam titles cites family reasons for decision American suggests the US Open will be her final tournament Serena Williams, one of the greatest athletes of all time and a 23-time grand slam singles champion, has announced that she is retiring from professional tennis, indicating she could […]