Government looks to rush through laws allowing pavement ‘charging gullies’ to help boost EV take-up and cut dependence on fossil fuels UK to appeal against tax ruling cutting VAT on public EV chargers to 5% Households without off-street parking could soon be able to charge their electric vehicles from home under new government plans to help households cut their need for expensive fossil fuels. The government has promised to pass legislation this summer that will allow motorists to run power cabl
Two teenagers were killed and five others wounded in Winston-Salem after pre-planned fight in park Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox North Carolina authorities say they are pursuing criminal charges against adults who allegedly “stood by” a scheduled fight among teenagers that led to a mass shooting that killed two people and wounded five others on Monday. “We’re sending the message that if you stand by, encourage, aid or abet our juveniles in delinque
Home secretary accuses protesters of trying to ‘delegitimise’ concerns people have over immigration Shabana Mahmood has told “white liberal” hecklers to “fuck right off” after being accused at an on-stage event of copying the policies of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. The home secretary was barracked by a man who said he wanted to “personally thank you for out-Reforming Reform” during a live interview in central London on Monday. Two other audience members shouted “refugees welcome” as the man was re
Robbins was forced out as Foreign Office permanent secretary over the Mandelson vetting revelations in the Guardian Donald Trump seems to be conducting his relationship with Keir Starmer chiefly by online trolling at the moment. He was at it again overnight, with a post on his Truth Social network saying that, when Starmer appointed Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US, it was a “really bad pick”. Good morning. At 9am Olly Robbins will give evidence to the Commons foreign affairs committee ab
US president’s hubristic and contradictory social media statements are key stumbling block to ending the war Donald Trump’s blend of threats and hubristic commentary, often casually dismissive of Iran, has, as much as the continuation of the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, been the key stumbling block to restarting peace talks between the two countries under Pakistan’s mediation in Islamabad. However much the Iranian foreign ministry insists it would not respond to every social media utteran
Guardian - World · Oct 8
UK representatives from Meta, Roblox and TikTok also tell MPs they believe under-16 ban would be ‘unenforceable’ Executives from three social media companies have denied their platforms are inherently addictive to children and young people in a combative appearance before MPs in Westminster. Representatives from Meta, Roblox and TikTok faced robust questioning from the cross-party education select committee about the impact of screen time and social media on children. Continue reading...
NBC News · Oct 8
Forensic experts work at the Pyramid of the Moon following the shooting that left one person dead at the Teotihuacán archaeological site in Mexico on Monday.
NBC News · Oct 8
A child plays with the Roblox app in Sydney on Feb. 11.
Guardian - World · Oct 8
In a letter to the Guardian , Uran Ferizi criticises ‘obsession’ with demonising Albanians Albanians in Britain are paying the price in schools and workplaces of being scapegoated by rightwing media and politicians, the Albanian ambassador has said. Uran Ferizi also criticised Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, for comments in parliament where she singled out Albanians when discussing problems with immigration. Continue reading...
