French and Italian police say they have broken up an international fraud ring that was passing poor quality bottles of wine off as vintages worth up to €15,000 (£12,500) each. Six people – including a Russian national who is the suspected ringleader – have been arrested in Paris, Turin and Milan. They are alleged to […]
Getty Images Burning household rubbish in giant incinerators to make electricity is now the dirtiest way the UK generates power, BBC analysis has found. Nearly half of the rubbish produced in UK homes, including increasing amounts of plastic, is now being incinerated. Scientists warn it is a “disaster for the climate” – and some are […]
Getty Images Sir Keir Starmer and his health secretary have been lauding the potential of the new generation of weight-loss drugs. Given as regular injections, the treatments – Wegovy and Mounjaro – mimic a hormone that makes people less hungry. Not only could they help reduce waistlines, the prime minister and Wes Streeting said, they […]
Getty Images Businesses have hit out over a potential rise in National Insurance paid by employers, arguing it will make hiring staff and creating jobs harder. Leading business groups in the UK raised concerns over the potential tax rise – something Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer failed to rule out in an interview with the […]
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Today, Vice President Harris is set to announce initiatives aimed at winning over Black voters, particularly men. She has pledged to legalize […]
AFP Indian PM Narendra Modi (right) shakes hand with Canada’s Justin Trudeau ahead of the G20 summit in September 2023 India and Canada have expelled their top diplomats amid escalating tensions over the assassination of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil, marking a new low in a historically cordial relationship. While past disagreements have strained […]
I always like to start my NBA previews at the bottom and work my way up. And when it comes to bottoming out, nobody does it better than the lottery teams in the Eastern Conference. Last season, four East squads lost at least 57 games, and overall, the conference had seven of the league’s 11 […]
Cardiff woman quits drinking over fear she would die by Christmas After an 18-hour bender that finished at 9am, the “beer fear and anxiety” got too much, and Jessie Hallett knew she had to quit drinking. For more than a decade, weeks would go by without a day of sobriety – but now the 29-year-old […]
New weight-loss jabs could be given to unemployed people to help them get back into work, Wes Streeting has suggested. The health secretary said “widening waistbands” were placing a burden on the NHS. The latest generation of weight-loss medicine, such as Ozempic or Mounjaro, could be administered to people in order to get them back […]
PA Media Sophie heard harrowing first-hand experiences from women during her visit to Chad The Duchess of Edinburgh has described distressing scenes of sexual exploitation, after meeting refugees from Sudan’s civil war who had fled to neighbouring Chad. “People are having to exchange food and water for sex, for rape. That is violence that is […]