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 Vice President Harris will focus on grocery store prices and housing costs in the first major policy speech of her campaign later […]
Jacobs family Hannah Jacobs was at the dentist when she sipped her drink The mother of a girl who died after having a severe reaction to a Costa hot chocolate has accused the food industry of treating allergen safety training like a “tick-box exercise”, after a coroner concluded she died because of a “failure to […]
But they hit very strong Ukrainian resistance almost everywhere and faced serious logistical problems with poorly motivated Russian troops suffering shortages of food, water and ammunition. Ukrainian forces were also quick to deploy Western supplied arms such as the Nlaw anti-tank system, which proved highly effective against the Russian advance. By October 2022, the picture […]
Aug 16, 2024, 05:04 AM ET Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has said that a lack of signings during the summer transfer window is not a sign of weakness for the club, and emphasised the strength of his existing squad. Slot hosted his first prematch news conference ahead of Liverpool’s opening game against Ipswich Town […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. The retail Forex deposits in the US have retained strong momentum after two months of shortfall. This is the highest figure in over one year. The summer season on the crypto market has […]
Retailers reported a 0.5% rebound in July after the Euro 2024 football championship and summer discounting fuelled shopping. The increase follows a sharp fall in June, when sales volumes – which measure the quantity bought – were hit by poor weather. Department stores and shops selling sports goods shifted higher volumes of gear last month. […]
Angela Rayner has been warned that the government could risk missing its housing targets by placing too much emphasis on creating new towns across England. The deputy prime minister announced plans last month for the “largest housebuilding programme since the postwar period”, kickstarted by the construction of a generation of new towns. Designed to help […]
Getty Images Younger Taiwanese increasingly see their identity as separate from China Calls to denounce “die hard” Taiwanese secessionists, a tipline to report them and punishments that include the death penalty for “ringleaders” – Beijing’s familiar rhetoric against Taiwan is turning dangerously real. The democratically-governed island has grown used to China’s claims. Even the planes […]
The government has announced it will push ahead with compensation payments to infected blood victims. The previous government had announced the scheme in May following publication of the public inquiry report into the scandal. Campaigners had feared the payouts might be delayed because of the election being called shortly after that announcement. But ministers said […]
UCL A remote cluster of Scottish islands could help solve one of our planet’s greatest mysteries, scientists say. The Garvellach islands off the west coast of Scotland are the best record of Earth entering its biggest ever ice age around 720 million years ago, researchers have discovered. The big freeze, which covered nearly all the […]