Village uprising as medieval pocket of Kent faces 500 per cent increase in housing
Seemingly determined to build in the parish of Capel, the borough council earmarked 2,100 new houses for Tudeley in its draft Local Plan to 2038, and then…
Channel migrants will be barred from making spurious legal claims
Channel migrants are to be barred from judicial reviews of their rejected asylum applications under new laws to prevent lawyers making spurious claims to delay deportations. Migrants…
Revealed: the eight Test and Trace ‘fat cats’ earning more than the Prime Minister
Baroness Harding, a previous chief executive of TalkTalk, who previously held senior roles at supermarkets Sainsbury’s and Tesco, did not draw a government salary for her role…
England’s Covid care home deaths could be thousands higher than official figures, say providers
Jeremy Hunt, the former health secretary and current chair of the health and social care select committee which is due to hear from the CQC after parliamentary…
Britain poised to lift travel ban on airport hubs
Paul Charles, the chief executive of the travel consultancy The PC Agency, said: “The infection rates in the hubs have fallen. Opening them up is vital to…
Hydrogen revolution means the end of the line for diesel trains in rural beauty spots
New hydrogen-powered trains will replace diesel engines on remote rail lines to cut emissions in some of the most beautiful parts of the country. The new hydrogen…
Tunisia’s Ennahda puts off party meeting amid crisis
Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi, head of the moderate Islamist Ennahda, poses during an interview with Reuters in his office, in Tunis, Tunisia, March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui…
Telegram’s group video calls can now have up to 1,000 viewers
Telegram has announced the latest new features and improvements making their way to the popular messaging app. Video is the focus this time around. After launching group…
A starter pack of Nanoleaf’s stunning canvas panels is $50 off at Costco today
If you like your lighting to be on the adventurous side, rest assured that Nanoleaf’s canvas light panels aren’t made to be subtle. The touch-sensitive squares are…
Thanks to the Rickroll, ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ hits 1 billion YouTube plays
The official video for Rick Astley’s 1987 hit “Never Gonna Give You Up” has surpassed 1 billion plays on YouTube. The song became a lasting part of…
Google pairs Stadia Controller and Chromecast as $100 ‘play and watch’ bundle
Google has recently been selling a combo-package of the Stadia Controller and 2020 Chromecast as a limited-time promotion. But as spotted by 9to5Google, the company has now…
Private equity firm CD&R readies Morrisons counter-bid – report
LONDON, July 31 (Reuters) – Private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is poised to start a bidding war for British supermarket chain Morrisons, the target…
EXCLUSIVE Brazilian cement makers CSN, Apodi, Mizu, Votorantim, Intercement bid for LafargeHolcim assets -sources
The logo of LafargeHolcim, the world’s largest cement maker, is seen at its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo SAO PAULO, July 30…
China’s factory activity in July grows at slowest pace since Feb 2020
An employee works on the production line of electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer Octillion in Hefei, Anhui province, China March 30, 2021. Picture taken March 30, 2021….
Russia reports pressure drop in space station service module
The Nauka (Science) Multipurpose Laboratory Module is seen during its docking to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 29, 2021 in this still image taken from…
Turkish wildfire leaves charred home and ashes, as blazes spread
MANAVGAT, Turkey, July 31 (Reuters) – Days after a raging wildfire in southern Turkey drove his family from the home they lived in for four decades, Mehmet…
U.S. issues new Cuba sanctions, Biden promises more to come
WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions on the Cuban police force and two of its leaders on Friday in response to the Havana…
U.S top diplomat Blinken to court Southeast Asia in virtual meetings next week
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards his plane to depart for his return to the United States from Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City, Kuwait, July…
COVID-19 surge hits Asia; Tokyo, Thailand, Malaysia post record infections
Many nations’ health systems overwhelmed, says WHO chief Delta hits parts of Asia once successful in blocking COVID-19 Thailand says Delta accounts for over 60% of cases…
Secret NHS pandemic plan could have meant premature babies were denied care
Secret plans drawn up by the NHS said doctors may need to consider denying premature babies lifesaving care in a severe pandemic, the Telegraph can disclose. The…
Two American travelers to Canada fined $16,000 each for fake vaccination documents
Canadian officials have charged two American travelers and fined them 20,000 Canadian dollars each – around $16,000 USD – for providing fake COVID-19 vaccination documents. The unnamed…
How to reduce the risk of a shark attack
All it took for American theater audiences to be terrified of shark attacks was a score of two ominous notes. And yet, while John Williams’ 1975 “Jaws”…
Experts project record low poverty in 2021 resulting from COVID relief
Researchers are projecting a record-low U.S. poverty rate in 2021, and they’re pointing to federal COVID-19 relief as the driving factor behind the shift. The Census Bureau…