- Explosion Reported on Crude Tanker Off the Coast of Libya The Maritime Executive
- Tanker carrying million barrels of oil suffers explosion after calling at Russian port – Bloomberg Українська правда
- Oil Tanker Suffers Unexplained Blast Weeks After Russia Call Bloomberg.com
- No injuries or pollution after explosion at oil tanker off Libya, says operator Reuters
- Explosion hits George Economou-controlled tanker in latest limpet mine attack Tradewinds News
Starmer’s disability benefit concessions are not enough, says rebel Labour whip
Exclusive: Vicky Foxcroft, who resigned as whip over welfare bill, urges ministers to work with affected people on changes
The Labour whip who resigned in protest against disability benefit cuts has said Keir Starmer’s concessions do not yet go far enough to win her over, as No 10 launched a fresh attempt to stem the revolt against its welfare bill.
Vicky Foxcroft, who quit her frontbench role over the welfare bill a little more than a week ago, urged the government to work jointly on the changes with disabled people and to publish the review of the system before bringing in cuts.
Continue reading...Lifetime Isas ‘could lead to savers making poor investment choices’, MPs say
Committee says products may not be best use of public money and may have been mis-sold to people on certain benefits
Lifetime Isas could lead to savers making poor investment decisions and may not be the best use of public money, a cross-party committee of MPs has said.
In a report published on Monday, the Treasury select committee described rules which penalise benefit claimants as “nonsensical” and concluded that lifetime Isas, known as Lisas, may have been mis-sold to savers eligible for universal credit or housing benefit.
Continue reading...About 200 new nurseries to open at schools in England in September
Sites will accommodate 4,000 children as part of ministers’ plan to improve childcare, Bridget Phillipson to announce
About 200 school-based nurseries will open in England this September as part of the government’s plan to improve access to childcare for working parents.
The milestone will be announced on Monday by Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, who will say that the sites will accommodate 4,000 children under school age.
Continue reading...NHS will use AI in warning system to catch potential safety scandals early
Patient safety measure is part of 10-year plan to tackle poor standards in mental health and maternity services
The NHS is to become the first health system in the world to use AI to analyse hospital databases and catch potential safety scandals early, the government has said.
The Department of Health and Social Care said the technology will provide an early warning system which could detect patterns or trends and trigger urgent inspections. The scheme is part of the 10-year plan for the NHS that is due to be published by Wes Streeting this week.
Continue reading...Extra cost of being disabled in UK to rise by almost 12% in five years, says Scope report
Estimate by disability charity published on eve of MPs’ vote on restricting welfare payments for new claimants
The extra cost of being disabled is on course to rise by almost 12% to £14,688 in five years, according to a new estimate published on the eve of a controversial vote to restrict welfare payments for new claimants.
A threatened rebellion by more than 120 Labour MPs forced the government into a last-minute climbdown on its welfare bill, by exempting claimants to planned cuts in personal independence payments (Pip), England’s main disability payment.
Continue reading...Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner was deemed the ‘safest’ of planes. The whistleblowers were always less sure
Long before the Air India tragedy, the cause of which is still to be determined, people who had worked on the 787 had raised concerns about the production standards
‘Every word has come back to haunt me’: China cracks down on women who write gay erotica
At least 30 writers have been arrested across the country since February, a lawyer tells the BBC.
US must rule out more strikes before new talks, Iranian minister tells BBC
Majid Takht-Ravanchi said the Trump administration has "not made their position clear" on further attacks.
Eleven killed in Sudan gold mine collapse as civil war rages
Seven workers were injured in the collapse, which occurred in an area controlled by the Sudanese Armed Forces.
Nearly 12 million estimated to lose health coverage under Trump budget bill
The spending plan could also add nearly $3.3tn (£2.4tn) in debt, according to non-partisan analysis.
@nascarcasm: Fake texts to EchoPark summer winner Chase Elliott – NASCAR.com
- @nascarcasm: Fake texts to EchoPark summer winner Chase Elliott NASCAR.com
- On Camera, 5-Storey House Collapses In Shimla Day After Evacuation Amid Heavy Rain NDTV
- Five-storeyed building collapses in Shimla, cloudburst in Rampur Hindustan Times
- 3 dead and a dozen missing as torrential rains cause flash flood in north India AP News
- Multi-storey building collapses like a pack of cards in Shimla; locals blame four-lane NH work The Indian Express
PM: Iran war opened broad regional possibilities, ‘first we need to free the hostages’ – The Times of Israel
- PM: Iran war opened broad regional possibilities, ‘first we need to free the hostages’ The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu says ‘opportunities have opened up’ to free hostages, as Trump demands Gaza ‘deal’ CNN
- Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran war creates ‘new opportunities’ to free Gaza hostages Financial Times
- Netanyahu sees Iran outcome opening door to Gaza hostage return Reuters
- Israeli military plans bigger Gaza op., waits for Hamas hostage response The Jerusalem Post
Crowds celebrate Pride in New York City, India, Mexico and more
Crowds have gathered at Pride celebrations around the world, including the Pride Parade NYC.
Turkish police arrest more than 50 people before banned Istanbul Pride parade
City’s bar association says people ‘deprived of their liberty through arbitrary, unjust, and illegal detention’
Police arrested more than 50 people in Istanbul on Sunday ahead of a banned LGBTQ+ Pride march, the city’s bar association said.
“Before today’s Istanbul Pride march, four of our colleagues, including members of our Human Rights Centre, along with more than 50 people, were deprived of their liberty through arbitrary, unjust, and illegal detention,” the Istanbul Bar’s Human Rights Centre posted on X.
Continue reading...Bolsonaro rallies supporters in Brazil amid Supreme Court coup plot trial
Legal woes hang over the ex-president, who has called for several demonstrations in support of himself in recent months.
‘Mariupol is diseased’: Residents deny Russian claims occupied city returning to normal
Russian shattered Mariupol with a months-long siege in 2022. Now, it says it's rebuilding it.
‘Mariupol is diseased’: Residents deny Russia’s stories about occupied city
Russian shattered Mariupol with a months-long siege in 2022. Now, it says it's rebuilding it.
Over a third of people on sinking Tuvalu seek Australia’s climate visas – Reuters
- Over a third of people on sinking Tuvalu seek Australia's climate visas Reuters
- A Special ‘Climate’ Visa? People in Tuvalu Are Applying Fast. The New York Times
- More than a third of this country’s population has applied to relocate CNN
- Tuvalu: One in three citizens apply for climate change visa BBC
- What You Need to Know About Australia's World-First Climate Visa Earth.Org
Iran’s nuclear enrichment ‘will never stop’, nation’s UN ambassador says
Amir-Saeid Iravani says Tehran is ready for negotiations but Trump’s ‘unconditional surrender is not negotiation’
Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, said on Sunday that the Islamic republic’s nuclear enrichment “will never stop” because it is permitted for “peaceful energy” purposes under the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.
“The enrichment is our right, an inalienable right, and we want to implement this right,” Iravani told CBS News, adding that Iran was ready for negotiations but “unconditional surrender is not negotiation. It is dictating the policy toward us.”
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