Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani acknowledges the crowd during the World Series championship parade at downtown Los Angeles in 2025.
Rationing is not under consideration yet as hundreds of retailers report being without one or more types of fuel Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Petrol stations are reporting a surge in demand of up to 25% in the last fortnight alone on top of already major spikes earlier in the Iran war as Anthony Albanese comes under pressure to devise a national plan to cushion Australia against the “biggest energy crisis in history”. The Australasian Convenience and Petroleum Mar
Electric buses are just 1% of the Australian fleet compared with 80% in urban China, a quarter in the Netherlands and 12% in the UK Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here As diesel climbs past $3 a litre amid fuel security concerns, transport advocates are calling for the rollout of electric buses across Australia to be prioritised. In Australia, just 1% of buses are electric, compared with 80
Other winners include Inter Alia’s Rosamund Pike, Ivo van Hove for All My Sons and Hayley Atwell who beat her Much Ado co-star Tom Hiddleston to best Shakespearean performance Brendan Gleeson has been named best actor at the Critics’ Circle theatre awards for his West End debut in Conor McPherson’s pub drama The Weir . He beat fellow nominees including Bryan Cranston and Paapa Essiedu, both recognised for All My Sons, and James Hameed and Arti Shah, the duo who together portray Paddington in the
St. John's head coach Rick Pitino has been a head coach in college basketball and the NBA since 1978.
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Move is part of £27bn five-year investment plan for A-roads and motorways, with almost a third going on work such as resurfacing Ministers have pledged to spend record amounts on road maintenance as part of a £27bn five-year investment plan for England’s major roads and motorways. The government said it was aiming to “fix the foundations” with almost a third, £8.4bn, of the spending going on maintenance, including resurfacing a quarter of England’s strategic road network. Continue reading...
Guardian - World · Oct 8
PM tells Jo Boydell of concerns about her lack of availability to discuss how staff gave man access to victim’s room • UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has written to the chief executive of Travelodge to press the hotel chain to “seriously engage” with MPs raising concerns about its protocols after a woman was sexually assaulted by a man who was given her room number and a key card by staff. MPs who had sought an urgent meeting with Jo Boydell said the case of Kyran Smith, 29, who
NBC News · Oct 8
The NCAA March Madness Sweet 16 games are set! NBC’s Steve Kornacki joins TODAY to break down everything you need to know heading into the games and reviews how TODAY’s Craig Melvin and Dylan Dreyer are performing in their own brackets!
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Comedian who called Trump ‘gracious and measured’ will win humor award the White House dubbed ‘FAKE NEWS’ Bill Maher will win the prestigious Mark Twain prize for American humor, the Kennedy Center said Thursday, less than a week after the White House forcefully denied that the comedian, who has had a hot-and-cold relationship with Donald Trump , would win it. “For nearly three decades, the Mark Twain prize has celebrated some of the greatest minds in comedy,” Roma Daravi, the Kennedy Center’s v
