The number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats fell by almost a third in Rishi Sunak’s last year as prime minister, piling pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to continue the downward trend. In the year to June 30, days before the general election, there were 31,493 arrivalsContinue Reading
Starbucks’ incoming chief executive is under fire over the company’s offer for him to commute around 1,000 miles (1,600km) by private jet. Social media users were quick to criticise the coffee shop chain over the move in light of its sustainability efforts, including banning plastic straws. Brian Niccol’s job offerContinue Reading
Premier League clubs have a little over a week to complete their summer transfer business. Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are among the teams who could all be busy in the final eight days of the window. United remain keen on a defensive midfielder despite adding four new players toContinue Reading
Rachel Reeves has confirmed that Labour’s first autumn Budget will bring fresh tax rises as she says more needs to be done to fill the government’s shortfall in public finances. Her statement comes after she announced a slate of cost-cutting measures to grapple with the issue in July. These includedContinue Reading
Italian scientists say they have found evidence that the Shroud of Turin may indeed have been Jesus Christ’s burial cloth, countering controversial previous research dating the artefact to medieval times. The world’s most studied archaeological artefact has been subject to scrutiny since it first emerged in 1350s, bearing the faintContinue Reading
Lionsgate pulled its trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s self-financed magnum opus Megalopolis after it was revealed to feature fabricated quotes from film critics. The trailer was released on Wednesday and showed quotes from some of the most renowned critics in the industry offering harsh critiques of Coppola’s past films. PaulineContinue Reading
Activity across the UK’s private sector grew to a four-month high in August, propped up by a “robust upturn” in new business, according to indicative data. The S&P Global flash UK composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI) reported a reading of 53.4 in August, up from 52.8 in July. It cameContinue Reading
The public health emergency was declared by the WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Countries across Asia are ramping up their defensesContinue Reading
Humpback whales have joined an exclusive list of animals that not only use but also manufacture their own tools, a new study conducted off the coast of Alaska has found. Researchers have known that humpbacks create “bubble nets” to hunt. Now, they have found that the giant marine mammals don’tContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer is under fresh pressure to lift the two-child benefit cap in Labour’s first budget in October. The prime minister is facing renewed calls to scrap the austerity-era policy after a senior party figure suggested it would not be removed by chancellor Rachel Reeves in the statement thisContinue Reading
