- At least 44 people dead after torrential rains in Mexico Reuters
- Heavy rain in Mexico sets off floods and landslides, killing at least 37 ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Death toll from Mexico flooding rises to 44, dozens more missing Al Jazeera
- Mexico floods leave at least 27 dead and more missing BBC
- Floods, landslides in Mexico leave at least 41 dead Fox News
Shamans openly using psychedelic drugs for treatment in South Africa
Business for unregulated healers appears to be thriving in Cape Town, but there are dangers.
Generational shift as millennials make up half of new buy-to-let investors in England and Wales
Surprise finding by Hamptons shows age group comprises 50% of all new shareholders in firms set up this year
Millennials now account for half of new buy-to-let investors in England and Wales, signalling a generational shift in landlords, while rents have dipped, according to a report.
It is a surprise finding, as many millennials – people born between 1981 and 1996 – have struggled to afford a housing purchase, which means they are less likely than older generations to own their home. Even so, some have clearly fared better, and millennials are leading the charge in buy-to-let investment, according to analysis of Companies House data by the estate agent Hamptons.
Continue reading...Post-ministerial jobs watchdog closes as part of UK government ethics shake-up
Exclusive: Acoba’s functions split between two regulators and new Ethics and Integrity Commission to oversee others
The much-criticised watchdog that scrutinises the jobs UK ministers can take after leaving office will be formally scrapped on Monday as part of a wider shake-up of the ethics structure in government.
The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba), described by critics as fundamentally toothless, has been closed, a Cabinet Office announcement said, with its functions taken over by two existing regulators.
Continue reading...Energy firms complete UK’s first ‘hydrogen blending’ trial to power grid
A 2% blend of low-carbon gas injected into gas grid to fuel Brigg power station in North Lincolnshire is a UK first
Energy companies have injected green hydrogen into Britain’s gas grid and used the low-carbon gas to generate electricity, in a landmark development for the UK’s climate ambitions.
For the first time in the UK, a 2% blend of green hydrogen was injected into the gas grid and blended with traditional gas to fuel the Brigg power station in North Lincolnshire which generated electricity for the power system.
Continue reading...Woman, 53, becomes UK’s longest survivor of heart and lung transplant
Katie Mitchell had procedure at 15 after being diagnosed with Eisenmenger syndrome, a rare congenital disease
At the age of 15, medics feared Katie Mitchell was coming to the end of her life after suffering irreversible lung damage and heart failure from a rare congenital disease.
But she defied the odds thanks to a heart and lung transplant, and at the age of 53 she has become the UK’s longest-surviving recipient of such a procedure.
Continue reading...Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns
The earth has reached its first catastrophic tipping point linked to greenhouse gas emissions, with warm water coral reefs now facing a long-term decline and risking the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people, according to a new report.
The report from scientists and conservationists warns the world is also “on the brink” of reaching other tipping points, including the dieback of the Amazon, the collapse of major ocean currents and the loss of ice sheets.
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Continue reading...Trump says ‘war is over’ in Gaza as Israel awaits release of hostages
US president says Middle East will ‘normalize’ before he boarded flight to Israel for world leaders’ peace summit
The war in Gaza has ended and the Middle East is going to “normalize”, Donald Trump said on Sunday as he flew to Israel, which was waiting for Hamas to release Israeli hostages as world leaders were gathering to discuss the next steps toward peace.
“The war is over, you understand that,” Trump told reporters onboard Air Force One as he began a flight from Washington DC to Israel.
Continue reading...Jonathan Powell had no role in dropping of China spy case, senior minister says
Bridget Phillipson says national security adviser was not involved in discussions before CPS abandoned its prosecution
The government’s national security adviser had no involvement in the prosecution being dropped against two British men accused of spying for China, a senior cabinet minister has said.
Jonathan Powell had no connection to discussions about the “substance or the evidence” of the case, Bridget Phillipson said on Sunday, adding that Keir Starmer had full confidence in him.
Continue reading...France’s Macron unveils new government ahead of budget deadline
The new government, led by Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, must present a 2026 draft budget on Monday.
Trump Travels to Middle East as Hostages Set to Be Released – Bloomberg.com
- Trump Travels to Middle East as Hostages Set to Be Released Bloomberg.com
- Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s focus on reaching the Gaza peace deal PBS
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- Kelly says Trump ‘should get a lot of credit’ for Israel-Hamas deal The Hill
- A decolonised alternative to Trump’s Gaza peace plan Al Jazeera
Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader
Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since Zack Polanski took over last month
The Greens in England and Wales have more than 100,000 members for the first time, the party has announced, a near-50% rise since Zack Polanski took over as leader last month.
It puts them on a potential course to overtake the Conservatives and comes little more than a week after the Greens announced they had moved past the Liberal Democrats in membership numbers, getting to 83,500.
Continue reading...Badenoch demands PM address ‘unanswered’ China spy case questions – BBC
- Badenoch demands PM address 'unanswered' China spy case questions BBC
- The spy case shows how weak Britain has become. Starmer’s China appeasement must end The Telegraph
- UK Ministers Criticize Starmer’s China Policy Amid Spying Row Bloomberg.com
- Jonathan Powell had no role in dropping of China spy case, senior minister says The Guardian
- US will be ‘perplexed’ by UK decision to drop China spy case, says ex-MI6 boss Financial Times
Palestinian journalist Saleh Aljafarawi shot dead in Gaza City clashes
Sources say the 28-year-old was killed by members of Israel-linked 'militia' fighting Hamas in the Sabra neighbourhood.
Russia targets Ukraine’s power grid as Moscow expresses ‘extreme concern’ over long-range U.S. weapons – PBS
- Russia targets Ukraine's power grid as Moscow expresses 'extreme concern' over long-range U.S. weapons PBS
- Russia attacks Ukraine’s power grid as Moscow worries over US Tomahawk missiles AP News
- Major Russian strikes cut power in Kyiv and across Ukraine BBC
- As Winter Nears, Russian Strikes on Ukraine’s Energy Grid Cause Blackouts The New York Times
- Zelenskiy says Russia waited for bad weather for attack on energy sites Reuters
Israel accused of altering prisoner lists ahead of Gaza – The Jerusalem Post
- Israel accused of altering prisoner lists ahead of Gaza The Jerusalem Post
- US Jewish community leader lobbied for prominent Palestinian prisoner Barghouti’s release The Times of Israel
- Israel rejects freeing from prison the most popular Palestinian leader AP News
- Hamas presses Israel to free prominent prisoners as part of Gaza deal BBC
- ‘Over the Clouds’: Families of Palestinian Prisoners Await Their Release The New York Times
Death toll from Mexico flooding rises to 44, dozens more missing
Two tropical storms have damaged more than 16,000 homes and caused widespread electricity cuts.
Why does Israel arrest thousands of Palestinians?
Israel has agreed to release many Palestinian prisoners as the ceasefire holds.
Tony Blair wins nod from Palestinian Authority for role in postwar Gaza
Senior PA leader confirms readiness to work with former UK PM on post-ceasefire recovery
The former UK prime minister Tony Blair appears to have won the endorsement of the Palestinian Authority to be involved in the reconstruction of Gaza, after an exploratory meeting in Jordan.
Blair met Hussein al-Sheikh, the deputy president of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and head of the Palestine Liberation Organisation executive committee, in Amman, Jordan, on Sunday. It was the first such meeting since Donald Trump announced Blair’s role in his 20-point plan.
Continue reading...Clashes erupt between Hamas forces and armed clan members in Gaza City
At least 27 people have been killed in one of the most violent internal confrontations since Israeli troops withdrew.