Videos geolocated by NBC News show intense overnight explosions sending a fireball into the sky above Iran's central city of Isfahan.
Simon Roberts says Easter shop will be unaffected by Middle East conflict, but industry warns prices may rise this year Shoppers will not see food prices rise until at least the summer and Easter will be unaffected by conflict in the Middle East, the boss of Sainsbury’s has said, despite fears of an inflation spike. Simon Roberts said it was “too early” to say whether and when food price inflation related to higher commodity costs would hit supermarket shelves and that the UK’s second-largest su
Price of typical UK home increased by 0.9% in March, but surging mortgage rates amid conflict in Middle East is expected to put break on activity Business live – latest updates UK house prices increased at the fastest rate in almost 18 months in March, although surging mortgage rates amid the Iran war is likely to lead to a slowdown in the market, according to Nationwide. The UK’s biggest building society said the price of a typical UK home increased by 0.9% month-on-month in March, the largest
Nearly 70% of under-16s with accounts on Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok had maintained access, survey finds The Australian government has accused big tech firms like Meta, TikTok and Google of disobeying the landmark ban on under-16s using social media, after the country’s online safety office warned many children had accounts. A survey of 900 Australian parents found around a third (31%) said their children still had one or more social media accounts after the ban, compared to 49% before the law
PM says decision by union to reject offer including thousands of extra training posts and 7.1% pay rise without putting it to members for a vote is ‘reckless’ Keir Starmer has threatened to withdraw an offer of thousands of extra NHS training posts if resident doctors do not call off a six-day strike after Easter . The prime minister has given the doctors’ union, the British Medical Association, 48 hours to ditch its plans for industrial action or the government will pull the current offer from
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Jewish families ‘narrowly escaped being struck by the car’ after girl swerved towards them in Ripponlea, police say Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A 13-year-old Melbourne girl has been charged with 52 offences including allegedly shouting antisemitic remarks, throwing eggs and swerving a stolen car towards members of the Jewish community. Victorian police said in a statement on Tuesday that the girl and two othe
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube being investigated as eSafety releases update on compliance with social media ban. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Good morning, Krishani Dhanji here with you for another busy sitting day. Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube are being investigated for “potential non-compliance” under the social media ban, with the eSafety commissioner releasing a compliance update today. Continue reading...
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Jess Wilson tried to create a united front – and it worked for a minute. But they just couldn’t help themselves Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast For months, a plan has been under way by moderates within the Victorian Liberal party to dislodge a group of conservative women from their prized, top positions on the upper house ballot ahead of the November state election. While they failed to move Bev McArthur and Rene
