Time for a change: British Columbia decides to keep daylight saving time permanently
Most residents of Canadian province wanted change for years – Trump’s unneighbourly rhetoric helped seal the deal
Since 1918, the clocks in Creston, a town in eastern British Columbia, ran an hour ahead of nearby communities for half the year. For the other six months, they slipped back into sync. Not because the town changed them but because its neighbours changed back and forth from daylight saving time.
Creston was an outlier: a community that effectively created its own time zone. But when residents in most parts of the province shift their clocks forward on Sunday, they will be doing it for the last time – and permanently joining Creston for the first time in nearly 70 years.
Continue reading...BrewDog sold Highland estate for knockdown price after abandoning its reforestation plans
Self-styled ‘punk’ beer company bought land in 2020, pledging to plant Scotland’s ‘biggest ever forest’
The self-styled “punk” beer company BrewDog sold its Highland estate for a knockdown price after abandoning its efforts to plant Scotland’s “biggest ever forest” there.
BrewDog’s co-founder James Watt claimed its Lost Forest project at Kinrara in the Cairngorms national park would cover a “staggering area” and capture tens of millions of tonnes of CO2 during its lifetime.
Continue reading...“Cuba will fall very soon,” says Trump as Shield of the Americas alliance created – Euronews.com
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War fuels debate in Cyprus over UK military bases
“British Bases Out” is the slogan of Cypriot protesters after a drone strike targeted the RAF Akrotiri airbase.
War fuels debate in Cyprus over UK military bases
“British Bases Out” is the slogan of Cypriot protesters after a drone strike targeted the RAF Akrotiri airbase.
Trump says Starmer seeking to join Iran war ‘after we’ve already won’ – politico.eu
- Trump says Starmer seeking to join Iran war ‘after we’ve already won’ politico.eu
- Starmer and Trump speak for first time since president's Iran criticism BBC
- War in the Middle East: Britain’s involvement so far, from sea to sky The Guardian
- Trump rejects UK’s offer to send aircraft carriers to Middle East: ‘We will remember’ Yahoo
- Trump tells Britain he does not need its help to win Iran war Reuters
Caffè Nero says growth is ‘steady’ but coffee prices are likely to rise
Founder of family-owned firm says it will pause acquisitions after takeover of 15 Compass Coffee stores in US
Caffè Nero will continue opening new shops in the UK and overseas, but has warned coffee prices are likely to keep rising as the war in Iran and higher staffing costs feed through.
The family-owned business, which has just bought the 15-store Compass Coffee based in Washington DC to convert to its main brand, is aiming to open as many as 30 UK stores and between 50 and 70 more this year across the 10 other countries it operates in.
Continue reading...Iranian drone damages desalination plant in Bahrain – ABC News
- Iranian drone damages desalination plant in Bahrain ABC News
- Attacks on Desalination Drag Water Supplies Into the War With Iran WSJ
- Bahrain Says Iran Hit a Desalination Plant, Stoking Fears of Attacks on Civilian Sites Military.com
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- Middle East conflicts largely avoided energy facilities in the past. Not in this war NPR
Two Kuwaiti interior ministry officers killed ‘while performing duties’ – Reuters
- Two Kuwaiti interior ministry officers killed 'while performing duties' Reuters
- Firefighters killed in Kuwait amid Iranian strikes The Jerusalem Post
- Kuwait says one of its naval soldiers killed in military ‘operation’ The Times of Israel
- Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior Announces Martyrdom of Two Personnel fananews.com
- Top headlines: Last two service men killed in Kuwait are announced; House to vote on war powers KETV
‘This is a moment of grave peril’ – UN humanitarian chief
UN Humanitarian Affairs Lead Tom Fletcher speaks to the BBC about the conflict in the Middle East.
Huge fire engulfs Kuwait City tower as Trump accuses Starmer of seeking to ‘join wars after we’ve already won’ – BBC
- Huge fire engulfs Kuwait City tower as Trump accuses Starmer of seeking to 'join wars after we've already won' BBC
- Iranian clerics close to naming new leader as smoke chokes Tehran after oil depot strikes BBC
- Live. Ukrainian drone experts will be 'on site' in Middle East next week, Zelenskyy says Euronews.com
- Iran War Live: UAE denies striking desalination facility in Iran, says report Moneycontrol.com
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Survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes start to have benefits cut in UK after accepting compensation
Exclusive: Campaigners urge Keir Starmer to back ‘Philomena’s Law’ to protect payments for up to 13,000 survivors living in Britain
Survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes have started to have benefits cut in Britain because they accepted compensation from the Irish government.
The cuts to the means-tested benefits of survivors in Britain come as campaigners including the actors Siobhán McSweeney and Steve Coogan called on Keir Starmer to back a bill known as Philomena’s Law, which would ringfence survivors’ benefits.
Continue reading...German grandmaster’s vast collection of chess memorabilia to be sold in London
Artefacts include souvenirs from 1972 ‘Match of the Century’ between Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer
A vast collection of chess memorabilia, including souvenirs from the 1972 “Match of the Century” and considered to be the largest and most important of its kind in private hands, is to be auctioned at Sotheby’s in London next month.
The collection belonged to the German grandmaster Lothar Schmid, whose passion for the sport extended way beyond the board.
Continue reading...‘We will rave on Putin’s grave’: After 4 years of war, dancing has become resistance for some Ukrainians – CNN
Rapper-politician Balendra Shah unseats Nepal’s ex-PM as he heads for victory
Thursday's general election was the first since violent youth-led protests toppled the government in September.
China warns ‘flames of war’ spreading and calls on US to help manage differences ahead of Xi-Trump meeting – Yahoo News UK
Three teenagers charged with murder after man stabbed while trying to intervene in Melbourne train station fight
Police arrest 16-year-old, 17-year-old and 18-year-old over ‘savage’ attack on 22-year-old man
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Three teenagers have been charged with murder after a man who tried to intervene and help a 14-year-old schoolboy was killed in a “savage” stabbing attack.
Emergency crews were called to the Mernda train station in Melbourne’s north-east on Friday evening after reports of a fight among teenagers.
Continue reading...Weight-loss treatments boom as Kenyan attitudes to beauty change
Kenyan celebrities are driving a surge in weight‑loss and cosmetic procedures, sparking criticism and concerns.
Watch: Huge flames in Tehran after air strikes on oil depots
Social media footage shows flames leaping into the air and plumes of smoke above the city's skyline.