21 minutes ago Craig Williams,BBC Scotland News Getty Images Climate activists boycotted the the 2023 Edinburgh book festival. The Edinburgh International Book Festival has ended its 20-year funding partnership with sponsors Baillie Gifford after pressure from climate change protesters. The move follows a similar decision by the Hay Festival in Wales last week. The investment […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign has drawn supporters who don’t see themselves represented by Democrats or Republicans. Although he likely won’t win the 2024 presidential election, who shows up to vote for him could help determine if President Biden or former President Donald Trump do. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle […]
16 hours ago Thomas Mackintosh,Kathryn Armstrong ‘Curtain of fire’: Iceland volcano forces evacuation Another volcanic eruption has begun in south-west Iceland, forcing the evacuation of the famous geothermal Blue Lagoon spa and the small fishing town of Grindavik. The new fissure opened up near Sundhnuksgigar on the Reykjanes peninsula, the fifth eruption in the area […]
7 minutes ago Enda McClafferty,Northern Ireland political editor PA Media Gavin Robinson was ratified as DUP leader on Wednesday evening Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Gavin Robinson has been accused of backtracking on the deal he helped negotiate to restore power sharing. It followed a speech on Wednesday where Mr Robinson appeared to contradict previous […]
MONTREAL — The North Star bell, 1,500 pounds of cast iron perched on one end of cozy Stade Saputo, is rung with great vigor after every goal scored by CF Montreal. Following a 4-2 misadventure Wednesday night, D.C. United is going to have a hard time getting the ringing out of its head. Attacking the […]
Since 2016, Britain’s Conservatives have compared the European Union to Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, described a senior EU official’s remarks as “bizarre and stupid” and threatened to break international law with a unilateral rewrite of the Brexit deal. So an incoming Labour government does not have to do much to strike a different tone. […]
May 29, 2024, 05:10 AM ET Former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp criticised several of the club’s rivals during a “Danke, Jürgen” farewell event on Tuesday, appearing to aim digs at Manchester City’s alleged financial rules breaches, Chelsea’s owners and Manchester United’s handling of Jadon Sancho. Klopp returned to the city for the send-off event at […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. MetaQuotes finally revealed the MetaTrader 5 platform’s beta build 4330, unveiling the details of the new upgrade to the popular trading solution. According to the company, the new beta build will include analytical […]
12 hours ago Jonathan Amos,Science correspondent, @BBCAmos Esa Artwork: It’s taken fully 20 years to get Earthcare into space A sophisticated joint European-Japanese satellite has launched to measure how clouds influence the climate. Some low-level clouds are known to cool the planet, others at high altitude will act as a blanket. The Earthcare mission will […]
But at least there is some wheat growing. The other half of the field has tiny shoots of beans, which will eventually grow into much cheaper cattle feed. Here the winter wheat, sown in autumn 2023, drowned under the long winter rains. “You sort of watch it die,” Mr Wilkins reflects, ruefully. “You put so […]