How teenager gave a street concert and was caught up in Russia’s repressive past
Diana Loginova sang songs critical of the Kremlin. The 18-year-old and her bandmate are now in court.
How teenager gave a street concert and was caught up in Russia’s repressive past
Diana Loginova sang songs critical of the Kremlin. The 18-year-old and her bandmate are now in court.
The US bet big with Argentina bailout – is it paying off?
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called the Argentine peso "undervalued". But not many people agree.
Nearly 150,000 aged 90 and above wait 12 hours in England’s A&Es each year
Older people left in their own excrement and wet beds for hours and forced to watch others die, Age UK report finds
Almost 150,000 people aged 90 and over in England are forced to wait longer than 12 hours in A&E every year, with some experiencing “truly shocking” waits of several days stuck in corridors, a report warns.
Older people are also being left in their own excrement and wet beds for hours, denied pain relief and forced to watch and hear other patients die next to them because they end up waiting so long for care, according to Age UK.
Continue reading...Jamaica’s ‘ground zero’ – Assessing hurricane damage in Black River
The southwest of the island bore the full force Hurricane Melissa's 185 mph (295km/h) winds on Tuesday.
Jamaica’s ‘ground zero’ – Assessing hurricane damage in Black River
The southwest of the island bore the full force Hurricane Melissa's 185 mph (295km/h) winds on Tuesday.
Lettings agency takes blame in Rachel Reeves licence row
Agency says staff member offered to apply for licence to allow chancellor to rent out family home, but failed to do so
Keir Starmer appears to have escaped the huge political damage of potentially losing his chancellor weeks before the budget, after 24 hours of intense scrutiny over whether Rachel Reeves broke the law when she rented out her family home.
The Conservatives said Reeves must be sacked if she committed an offence by not obtaining a council licence before letting out her four-bedroom house in south London when the family moved into 11 Downing Street. No 10 was initially unable to explain why Starmer believed an apology from the chancellor was sufficient.
Continue reading...Paint me cool: scientists reveal roof coating that can reduce surface temperatures up to 6C on hot days
Sydney researchers commercialising a product they say can cool indoor spaces and will cost little more than standard premium paints
Australian scientists have developed roof coatings that can passively cool surfaces up to 6C below ambient temperature, as well as extract water from the atmosphere, which they say could reduce indoor temperatures during extreme heat events.
Heatwaves are becoming more intense, more frequent and more deadly due to human-caused global heating.
Continue reading...Trump administration sets rules to bar groups it opposes from loan relief
Advocates say new rules let Education Department to politically punish groups working on immigration, transgender care.
‘Trees in Hot Tubs’: Riding Out Hurricane Melissa at a Beach Resort – The New York Times
- ‘Trees in Hot Tubs’: Riding Out Hurricane Melissa at a Beach Resort The New York Times
- Hurricane Melissa leaves a trail of devastation after tearing through the Caribbean CNN
- King Charles and Queen Camilla Share 'Deeply Concerned and Profoundly Saddened' Message Yahoo
- Jamaica Prepared a Financial Fortress for Disaster. Hurricane Melissa Will Test It. The New York Times
- Vermont family left stranded in Jamaica during Hurricane Melissa WCAX
Hamas hands over bodies of two Israeli hostages amid fragile Gaza truce
Remains of Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch returned to Israel for burial after identification process, Israeli military said
Hamas handed over two bodies of deceased Israeli hostages on Thursday, a day after the tenuous Gaza ceasefire was shaken by deadly Israeli strikes across the strip.
The bodies of the hostages Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch were returned to Israel for burial after an identification process was completed, the Israeli military said late on Thursday.
Continue reading...Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to maintain truce for another week: Turkiye
Pakistan has accused Afghanistan of harbouring the Pakistan Taliban, a charge Kabul denies.
Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Stage ‘March of the Million’ Against Military Draft – The New York Times
- Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Stage ‘March of the Million’ Against Military Draft The New York Times
- Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews protest Israeli military draft in Jerusalem PBS
- Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jews rally in Jerusalem against military service Al Jazeera
- Man dies falling from unfinished high-rise amid ultra-Orthodox protest in Jerusalem The Times of Israel
- Teenager dies during ultra-Orthodox protest in Jerusalem Reuters
Trump ally Stephen Miller at heart of FBI agent purge, new book reveals
Miller urged firings of those who had investigated president to satisfy Trump’s desire for revenge, Injustice authors write
Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, was the driving force behind a purge of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents who had investigated Donald Trump, a new book reveals.
Miller trampled the independence of the FBI by demanding firings that would satisfy the US president’s desire for retribution, journalists Carol Leonnig and Aaron Davis write in Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America’s Justice Department.
Continue reading...Egypt unveils new billion-dollar museum to lure in more tourists
After more than 20 years under construction, the Grand Egyptian Museum will finally open this weekend.
Apple claims ‘tremendous’ global uptake of latest iPhones
Apple's thinnest iPhone, the Air, plus the latest 17 models helped boost sales in September.
Prince Andrew to be stripped of titles and forced to leave Windsor home
King’s brother will become known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, Buckingham Palace says, in latest fallout from Epstein scandal
Prince Andrew is to be stripped of his royal titles and will move out of his home at the Royal Lodge in Windsor, Buckingham Palace has announced.
King Charles has initiated a “formal process to remove the style, titles and honours of Prince Andrew”, who will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the palace said.
Continue reading...Not in this together: King Charles cuts Andrew loose to save royal family’s repute
Jettisoning of ex-prince became unavoidable when king’s loyalty to his brother collided with task of keeping public on side
To strip his brother of his titles and to evict him from his home is the most consequential action King Charles has taken since he ascended the throne in 2022.
The defenestration of Prince Andrew, now to be known only as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, and the removal of his cherished privilege of royal status is an act of utmost ruthlessness by a king. Ascending the throne at 73, Charles always knew he would play a caretaker role for the monarchy and so could not allow rot to set into an institution that lives and dies by public consent.
Continue reading...‘We saw people murdered in front of us’ – Sudan siege survivors speak to the BBC
Harrowing accounts from people who have escaped an RSF assault on the besieged city of el-Fasher.
‘We saw people murdered in front of us’ – Sudan siege survivors speak to the BBC
Harrowing accounts from people who have escaped an RSF assault on the besieged city of el-Fasher.