Plan risks catastrophic failure of cooling systems, says head of Ukraine’s atomic energy company A detailed plan has been drawn up by Russia to disconnect Europe’s largest nuclear plant from Ukraine’s power grid, risking a catastrophic failure of its cooling systems, the Guardian has been told. World leaders have called […]
Month: August 2022
Former Newsnight presenter says former No 10 communications chief Sir Robbie Gibb on board acting as ‘arbiter of impartiality’ Emily Maitlis has said a BBC board member is an “active agent of the Conservative party” who is shaping the broadcaster’s news output by acting “as the arbiter of BBC impartiality”. […]
Millions of vulnerable people will be harmed without radical policies to ease cost of living crisis, say experts Physical and financial harm will be caused to millions of vulnerable families unless the government takes action to avert a winter catastrophe by cutting energy bills, leading economists have warned. In the […]
Pete Arredondo defended the police response to the massacre in a 17-page letter that also lashed out at state officials The Uvalde school district fired police chief Pete Arrendondo on Wednesday, making him the first officer to lose his job over the hesitant and fumbled response by law enforcement at […]
Vyshgorod district just north of capital hit by explosions, says governor; US president expected to discuss arms shipments with Ukrainian counterpart Revealed: Russian plan to disconnect nuclear plant from grid At a glance: what we know on day 183 of the invasion Continue reading…
Liverpool’s chief constable says death of girl at home ‘crosses every boundary’ and pledges major response to catch anyone involved An attempted public murder of a senior gang member caused a nine-year-old girl to be mistakenly shot dead while being shielded by her mother inside her Liverpool home, the Guardian […]
Ukraine marks its independence from Soviet rule and six months of war with Russia; Volodymyr Zelenskiy warns of ‘hideous Russian provocations and brutal strikes’ Zelenskiy warns Russia of strong response to independence day attacks At a glance: what we know on day 182 of the invasion Zelenskiy has vowed to […]
Energy prices have soared above prediction and subsidies will require significant further spending Ministers could face an additional £23bn price tag for covering extra household energy costs of £900 this autumn, rising to £90bn next year, a new paper by the Institute for Government has found. The paper, looking at […]
Tory leadership hopeful says there is no need for independent body as she has ‘always acted with integrity’ Liz Truss has refused to commit to appointing an ethics adviser if she became prime minister, saying she has “always acted with integrity”. At the Conservative leadership hustings in Birmingham on Tuesday […]
Duchess of Sussex talks of criticism she faced when beginning relationship with Prince Harry, in podcast Archetypes The Duchess of Sussex has revealed she was criticised for her ambition when she began her relationship with Prince Harry, saying it was seen as a “terrible, terrible thing”. She added that she […]