- 1930s Redux? Trump Raises Spectre Of Return To Dark Days Barron's
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UK economy shrinks unexpectedly in blow to Rachel Reeves
ONS data showing 0.1% fall in GDP in January comes less than two weeks before chancellor’s spring statement
- Analysis: Shrinking economy an unhelpful backdrop for Reeves’s growth push
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The UK economy contracted by 0.1% in January, dealing a blow to Rachel Reeves before the spring statement later this month.
In a surprise to City economists, who expected 0.1% growth in January, the Office for National Statistics data showed the services sector failed to offset a decline in the industrial sector and maintain growth from the previous month.
Continue reading...Richest farmers in England may lose sustainability funding in Defra review
Exclusive: Officials explore restricting incentive to allocate greater funds to farms with less money and more nature
The richest farmers will not be able to apply for post-Brexit nature funding under plans for England being considered by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Farming groups and climate experts have warned that such a plan would “leave farmers in the cold” and make it more difficult for the UK to reach net zero by 2050.
Continue reading...Passengers evacuate after American Airlines plane catches fire in Denver
Twelve passengers treated for minor injuries after airliner's engine catches fire on landing.
Iran, Russia, China discuss Tehran’s nuclear programme at Beijing meeting
Meeting between top diplomats signals Tehran may be ready for renewed negotiations on its nuclear programme.
Newspaper headlines: ‘Starmer’s shock NHS takeover’ and Putin’s ceasefire terms – BBC.com
- Newspaper headlines: 'Starmer's shock NHS takeover' and Putin's ceasefire terms BBC.com
- Keir Starmer Wants to Abolish N.H.S. England: What to Know About His Plan The New York Times
- Wes Streeting’s ‘high-stakes’ abolition of NHS England will cut 10,000 jobs The Guardian
- British PM Starmer announces NHS England to be abolished DW (English)
- What next for the NHS after Wes Streeting’s shake-up? Financial Times
Jonathan Powell: the veteran negotiator being lauded over US-Ukraine detente
Insiders say UK national security adviser avoids limelight, but it found the ‘calm operator’ this week
In the topsy-turvy world in which Keir Starmer and his aides operate, the US putting the onus on Russia to agree to a truce with Ukraine marked a significant victory.
The proposed 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine is the culmination of two weeks of high-wire negotiations involving Ukraine, the US, UK, France and Germany.
Continue reading...Ed Davey calls on Keir Starmer to back Canada against Trump attacks
Lib Dem leader says PM should make public show of support for ally against ‘shocking attacks’ on its sovereignty
The leader of the UK’s Liberal Democrats has called on the prime minister to publicly support Canada and oppose the “shocking attacks” on Canadian sovereignty, as the Trump administration further escalates its global trade war against longstanding allies.
Ed Davey, who leads the third largest political party in the UK, has called on Keir Starmer to travel to Canada in a show of support to the nation’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, as the commonwealth nation faces a generational crisis under Trump’s tariff war and suggestions that the country might become the 51st US state.
Continue reading...‘All the birds returned’: How a Chinese project led the way in water and soil conservation
The Loess plateau was the most eroded place on Earth until China took action and reversed decades of damage from grazing and farming
It was one of China’s most ambitious environmental endeavours ever.
The Loess plateau, an area spanning more than 245,000 sq miles (640,000 sq km) across three provinces and parts of four others, supports about 100 million people. By the end of the 20th century, however, this land, once fertile and productive, was considered the most eroded place on Earth, according to a documentary by the ecologist John D Liu.
Continue reading...Mexicans searching for missing relatives uncover possible mass killing site – NPR
- Mexicans searching for missing relatives uncover possible mass killing site NPR
- Inside a Mexican cartel ‘extermination’ camp: Ovens, shoes and teeth The Washington Post
- Search group in Mexico discovers possible cartel mass killing site Euronews
- Mexico's attorney general promises full investigation into mass grave Reuters.com
- Mexico to Investigate Site of Human Remains at Jalisco Ranch Bloomberg
Is Trump trying to pull Putin away from China – and can it work?
Observers say Trump wants to pull off a 'reverse Nixon' by deepening ties with Russia, but is that even possible?
Arab leaders discussion with US envoy on Gaza,“late [but] important”
Talks in Doha between Arab leaders and US envoy
Columbia University punishes pro-Palestine students who occupied building
An unknown number of student protesters were suspended from campus, expelled or had their degrees revoked.
Pentagon considering military options for Panama Canal access: Report
Officials say US military's Southern Command exploring multiple options, from working with Panama to military action.
National Trust creates living gene bank of endangered native black poplar
Cuttings of tree captured by John Constable being planted on restored Devon floodplain
Captured by John Constable in one of his most celebrated paintings, the black poplar tree was once as common as oak and beech in Britain.
Now the rarest and most threatened native species in the country, the National Trust is creating a living gene bank of the black poplar to ensure Constable’s The Hay Wain does not become a tribute to an extinct breed.
Continue reading...EU parliament rocked by corruption investigation linked to China’s Huawei
Belgian authorities announce arrests of several people in connection with alleged bribery within the parliament.
Taiwan’s president labels China a ‘foreign hostile force’ and ramps up security measures citing ‘infiltration’
Lai Ching-te’s speech – which included a proposal to set up military courts – prompted an angry reaction from Beijing, which called him a ‘creator of crisis’
Taiwan’s new president has formally labelled China a “foreign hostile force” and ramped up national security measures in the face of growing threats and a string of spying cases.
The new measures announced on Thursday include a controversial proposal to restore a military court system in Taiwan, which was under martial law until the late 1980s.
Continue reading...Passengers evacuate on to wing of burning American Airlines jet
Footage shows passengers huddled on the wing of the commercial airliner, which was on the tarmac, as flames burn under the aircraft.
Europe’s military personnel shortfalls exposed as Trump warns US security priorities lie elsewhere – The Associated Press
‘Unexpected’ rate of sea level rise in 2024: NASA
Earth's oceans rose faster than expected last year as the world experienced its hottest year on record, NASA says.