5 years after Portland’s deadly heat dome, is the city ready for the next one? – OregonLive.com

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  1. 5 years after Portland’s deadly heat dome, is the city ready for the next one?  OregonLive.com
  2. Seattleites experienced three days of record heat 5 years ago  KING5.com
  3. Inside the Forecast: Five years since the 'Pacific Northwest Heat Dome'  KATU
  4. Today is the 5-year anniversary of the historic 2021 PNW heat dome, could it happen again?  MyNorthwest.com
  5. It has been 5 years since B.C.’s deadly heat dome when more than 600 died  Global News
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Now we know how much tax King Charles pays, and it is very little

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The monarch’s declaration does not tell us much, except that his bill is lower than for people with much smaller fortunes

The veil of secrecy that surrounds the royal finances was nudged aside a little on Thursday to allow the release of a new piece of information. We learned for the first time how much the king’s annual tax bill comes to.

This was not a full tax return. It was a two-sentence declaration, stating his tax payable amounted to £12.9m in 2024-25, and a slightly smaller sum the year before. His total tax payable since accession comes to £30m.

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Andy Burnham says he will give 15% of his MP’s pay to local causes

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New member for Makerfield and expected next prime minister joins other MPs who donate some or all of their pay

Andy Burnham has said he will be donating 15% of his MP’s salary to local causes in his constituency of Makerfield.

An MP’s salary currently stands at £98,599 and a number of MPs donate all or part of their salary to charities and causes in the areas they represent.

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State functions, offices and tourists: plans for revamped Buckingham Palace

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Despite £369m upgrade, King Charles will never live in palace but aides stress it will remain ‘buzzing hive’ of activity

Not all modern British monarchs have viewed the prospect of moving into Buckingham Palace with unalloyed joy. So in announcing he will never live there, after the completion of its £369m upgrade next year, King Charles has at least grasped that nettle.

Queen Victoria was initially dismayed by the damp, dingy and disorganised building that greeted her and her husband, Prince Albert, in 1837. It was Albert who refashioned it into “Monarchy HQ”. After his death in 1861, Victoria retreated mainly to Windsor, Balmoral and Osborne House on the Isle of Wight.

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Without Crimea, Russia will lose the war – and Putin’s grip on it is slipping – The Telegraph

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  1. Without Crimea, Russia will lose the war – and Putin’s grip on it is slipping  The Telegraph
  2. Ukrainian Attacks Spur State of Emergency Declaration in Crimea  The New York Times
  3. Crimea placed under state of emergency as Ukraine steps up pressure on Putin  CNN
  4. Russian-installed authorities declare economic emergency in Crimea  Reuters
  5. Ukrainian Strikes Turn Crimea From Prize Asset to Liability for Putin  WSJ
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham comes with defense and national security implications – Breaking Defense

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  1. Prime Minister Andy Burnham comes with defense and national security implications  Breaking Defense
  2. Andy Burnham will need a Moscow test as well as Makerfield test, says ex-military chief  BBC
  3. Burnham’s Rise Revives Talk of War Bonds to Fund the UK Military  Bloomberg.com
  4. My advice to Andy Burnham as a former head of the armed forces  The Times
  5. Admiral warns Burnham not to let UK look ‘like a soft touch’  The Telegraph
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Yes, Europe’s heat waves are deadlier than American gun violence – Fortune

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  1. Yes, Europe’s heat waves are deadlier than American gun violence  Fortune
  2. ‘A sad inevitability’: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?  The Guardian
  3. Europe’s Come-to-AC Moment  The Atlantic
  4. European summers are getting brutally hot. So why is air conditioning so rare?  CNN
  5. Why keeping Europe cool need not be a luxury  Financial Times
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Canada Throws A Curveball As It Signals Interest In Joining GCAP Sixth-Gen Fighter Program – TWZ

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  1. Canada Throws A Curveball As It Signals Interest In Joining GCAP Sixth-Gen Fighter Program  TWZ
  2. Canada, Japan consider critical minerals joint stockpiling in hunt for China alternatives  Reuters
  3. In Japan, Canadian defense minister expresses interest in GCAP sixth-gen fighter project  Breaking Defense
  4. Canada to Send Warships to Indo-Pacific, Defense Minister Says  Bloomberg.com
  5. Canada sends trade mission to Japan in diversification effort  The Japan Times
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Britain’s next leader faces a big call on North Sea drilling. Donald Trump is watching. – politico.eu

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  1. Britain’s next leader faces a big call on North Sea drilling. Donald Trump is watching.  politico.eu
  2. Polanski and unions warn Burnham against backsliding on climate action  The Guardian
  3. Breakingviews - UK’s back-to-front net zero plan requires a revamp  Reuters
  4. What happened to Keir Starmer’s ‘clean energy superpower’ plan?  Financial Times
  5. ‘Visionary’ Miliband and onshore wind: What a 2022 podcast tells us about Andy Burnham's green views  ENDS Report
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Carney announces contest to revamp uninhabitable Canadian PM residence

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Various issues – including a rodent infestation and mould – have left the historic, sprawling Ottawa estate empty

10 Downing Street has two things: mice and a chief mouser. For more than a decade, an officially recognized feline has kept rodent infestation in the British prime minister’s residence to a minimum.

Over a similar period, the official residence of Canada’s prime minister has seen an unchecked explosion of rodents.

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