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 […]
Year: 2022
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]