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GB Energy announcement welcomed as Starmer urged to ‘accelerate’ action
The announcement of GB Energy being based in Aberdeen has been welcomed, as ministers were urged to “accelerate” the creation of the agency. Sir Keir Starmer used his first conference speech as Prime Minister to announce the news, ending months of speculation and drawing praise. But the Scottish Government urgedContinue Reading
Mysterious medieval ‘child vampire’ burial unearthed in Poland
Workers renovating a fence wall near a historic Cathedral in Poland have found the remains of two medieval children, one of whom shows signs of “vampire burial”. Belief in vampirism was prevalent in Eastern Europe during the Middle Ages and people who were suspected of being vampires were buried accordingContinue Reading
Dulux maker AkzoNobel to cut 2,000 jobs
The paint giant behind Dulux is to cut about 2,000 jobs in a bid to slash costs. AkzoNobel announced on Tuesday that it plans to complete a raft of redundancies by the end of 2025 to make its operations more efficient. The Dutch group, which has operations in 150 countriesContinue Reading
Daniel Ricciardo rejects new Red Bull role as Aussie set to be axed by VCARB
He replaced Nyck de Vries for VCARB (then named AlphaTauri) 10 races into last season but is now set to be booted out of the paddock again in the coming days. Ricciardo could technically stay in F1 as a reserve but says he has no desire to do so. AndContinue Reading
Loneliness may not make you ill after all, says new study – but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t tackle it
Magdalena kluczny/Shutterstock When was the last time that you felt lonely? It’s an uncomfortable question, but for 3.83 million people in the UK, 7.1% of the population, the answer is probably “right now”. Loneliness has become a worrying public health matter because it is common and is often associated withContinue Reading
Union furious with Labour ministers over briefings against top mandarin Simon Case
Keir Starmer’s government is facing a clash with the civil service union after ministers briefed against Whitehall’s top mandarin. Dave Penman, the general secretary for the Association of First Division Civil Servants (FDA), has reacted with fury to briefings about cabinet secretary Simon Case. The Independent revealed how senior ministersContinue Reading
Mysterious mediaeval ‘child vampire’ burial unearthed in Poland
Workers renovating a fence wall near a historic Cathedral in Poland have found the remains of two mediaeval children, one of whom shows signs of “vampire burial”. Belief in vampirism was prevalent in Eastern Europe during the Middle Ages and people who were suspected of being vampires were buried accordingContinue Reading
BBC Radio 2’s Vernon Kay forced to pull out of show on ‘doctors orders’
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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay has been forced to pull out of his regularContinue Reading
Shein is allowed to ‘dodge tax’ on UK imports, says Superdry chief
Fast fashion giant Shein is being allowed to “dodge tax” because of an exemption on import duties on low-value parcels, according to the boss of one of its UK rivals. Julian Dunkerton, chief executive of Superdry, told the BBC that the exemption is a tax “loophole” and that Shein isContinue Reading
Mpox virus mapped: Which countries has the new virus strain spread to?
A public health emergency declared by the World Health Organisation remains in place over a new outbreak of mpox in some African nations, with several case snow reported outside of the continent. Formerly known as monkeypox, the infection has been on the rise in the Democratic Republic of Congo, whichContinue Reading