Getty Images Energy prices rose for millions of households on Saturday, but the increase has been cushioned by a government cap on the cost per unit. It stepped in after an 80% increase in domestic gas and electricity bills was earmarked for the first half of winter. A typical annual bill has gone up from
Month: September 2022
Getty Images Post-Tropical Cyclone Ian is lashing South Carolina in its second US landfall after carving a swathe of deadly destruction across Florida. Ian returned as a category one hurricane near Georgetown at 14:05 local time (18:05 GMT) on Friday before losing some power as it marched inland. But the danger is not over. Flooding
Getty Images Messages between Elon Musk and Twitter boss Parag Agrawal have been published in a court filing. They reveal how the pair’s relationship, after a good start, went dramatically south. In late March, it became clear that Elon Musk was interested in purchasing shares in Twitter – and potentially sitting on Twitter’s board. On
Reuters Prime Minister Liz Truss is resisting calls to bring forward publication of the independent fiscal watchdog’s assessment of her tax plans. The PM said she was “committed” to publishing the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast on 23 November, the same day the chancellor is due to set out further economic plans. Some Conservative MPs
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Russia has formally annexed four occupied regions of Ukraine, in a move sparking international condemnation. President Vladimir Putin signed “accession treaties” with the regions’ Moscow-installed leaders at a ceremony in the Kremlin’s opulent St George’s Hall on
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This week, one Russian newspaper, Moskovsky Komsomolets, concluded: “Vladimir Putin has nowhere to retreat. So, he’ll continue to attack.” Cue St George’s Hall of the Kremlin Palace and the controversial signing ceremony in front of MPs, senators
Russell family Unsafe online content contributed “in a more than minimal way” to the death of a girl who took her own life, an inquest has found. Senior coroner Andrew Walker said material viewed by 14-year-old Molly Russell on social media “shouldn’t have been available for a child to see”. Molly, from Harrow, viewed thousands
Getty Images The damage left behind in Hurricane Ian’s wake is obvious: the boats piled up in the streets in Fort Myers, the pier ripped in half in Naples. What authorities in Florida don’t know yet is how many people died. US President Joe Biden has warned that Ian – which hit on Wednesday as
Reuters At least 23 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a Russian missile strike on a humanitarian convoy in south Ukraine, local officials say. A huge crater next to a row of vehicles in the city of Zaporizhzhia testifies to the violence of the attack. Windows and windscreens have been smashed in.
At the Sunseekers mobile home park in North Fort Meyers, residents have had almost no outside help so far, a day after the devastating direct hit from Hurricane Ian. But in the close-knit community, neighbours are banding together to help each other. Still reeling from the trauma of the storm, the first day has been
Getty Images The US will “never, never, never” recognise Russia’s attempt to annex territory in Ukraine, President Joe Biden has said. He was speaking ahead of a speech on Friday from Vladimir Putin, who is expected to declare that four Ukrainian regions are joining Russia. The Kremlin says Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson voted to
Adidas Morocco’s culture ministry has accused Adidas of appropriating Moroccan culture in its new jerseys for Algeria’s football team. Adidas said the design was inspired by the Mechouar Palace in Algeria. However the geometric blue, teal and yellow design is a pattern called zellige, which is common in Moroccan mosaics, the ministry’s lawyer said. The
Fort Myers was in the direct path of the hurricane as it came ashore and, less than 24 hours later, I’m standing with Pastor James Macon from the city’s River Church, surveying the damage. In the marina, boats are stacked on top of each other, bits of the floating harbour have been driven inland and
Prime Minister Liz Truss has agreed to meet other European leaders at a new political “club of nations” next week. The inaugural summit of the European Political Community (EPC), proposed by French president Emmanuel Macron, will meet in Prague next Thursday. Although the UK voted in 2016 to leave the EU, is among more than
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has said his mini-budget was needed to stop a collapse in consumer spending, despite it sparking days of market turmoil. He told his party’s MPs that cutting taxes and limiting energy bills had protected
Reuters The prime minister will meet the head of Britain’s independent forecaster on Friday after days of market turmoil. In an unusual move, Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will meet the chairman of the Office of Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) to discuss the fallout after Friday’s mini-budget. The watchdog offered to prepare a draft forecast
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