Brian Jones Mr Jones says he and his wife look closely at their expenditure Charities are warning that pensioners may be “going to bed in hats and coats” this winter as energy prices rise and financial support is withdrawn. Organisations including Independent Age have said that some older people would be cut off from a […]
Vice President Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, arrives onstage to speak on the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images History was made Thursday night when Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination, the first […]
Drivers are being advised to take care on the roads as strong winds and heavy rain from Storm Lilian batter parts of the UK on Friday morning. A Met Office yellow warning for winds in excess of 75mph has been issued across parts of northern England, southern Scotland and Wales until 11:00 BST on Friday. […]
The UK’s first official consumption room for illegal drugs including heroin and cocaine will open in Glasgow on 21 October. The Safer Drugs Consumption Facility on Hunter Street in the city’s east end will accommodate up to 30 service users at a time. People will be able to consume illegal drugs under the supervision of […]
Quang Doan Hong There are about 600 pigs on Quang Doan Hong’s farm Quang Doan Hong is a busy person. The accountant, who lives with his family in Hưng Yên, Vietnam, also owns a farm with about 600 pigs. He’s had to learn quickly about pig health, from which vaccines are effective to when to […]
Getty Images The newly-announced boss of Starbucks, Brian Niccol, has come under fire after it was revealed he will commute almost 1,000 miles (1,600km) from his family home in Newport Beach, California, to the firm’s headquarters in Seattle on a corporate jet. Critics have noted what they see as a discrepancy between the company’s public […]
Protesters clash with police after the outgoing president’s allies try to revise election rules, which could have installed a political dynasty. Indonesian legislators have cancelled plans to ratify revisions to election laws, the deputy speaker of parliament says after thousands of people protested in front of the parliament building. Parliament was preparing on Thursday to […]
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ISRO India’s lunar mission found remnants of a magma ocean on the south pole The Moon’s south pole was once covered in an ocean of liquid molten rock, according to scientists. The findings back up a theory that magma formed the Moon’s surface around 4.5 billion years ago. Remnants of the ocean were found by […]
Getty Images At least 50 Palestinians were reportedly killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza on Wednesday US President Joe Biden has “stressed the urgency” of reaching a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House has said. In a call on Wednesday, which was also joined by Vice […]