Bosses of the UK’s largest energy firms have called on the government to intervene with “unprecedented” measures to prevent a fuel poverty crisis next winter. The chief executives told MPs investigating energy prices that while pre-payment customers were already reeling from the effects of rising bills, they expected the numbers in financial distress to only
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A report into possible workplace safety violations on the Alec Baldwin film set on which a cinematographer was killed is expected to be released this week. The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has said the report is “on track” to be delivered by Thursday, six months after the shooting on the set of Rust in
A cabinet minister has likened Boris Johnson’s lockdown fixed penalty to a parking fine – ahead of the prime minister facing MPs for the first time since the punishment was issued. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis also told Sky News’ Kay Burley that Mr Johnson had not misled parliament when he initially declared that no
People are no longer required to wear a face mask on public transport in the US after a federal judge voided a national mandate, in a decision that has been described as “disappointing” by the White House. The judge, in Tampa, Florida, ruled that the national mask mandate, which covered airlines, airports, mass transit, and
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MIAMI — Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang says that Covid stimulus checks are not to blame for the recent inflation spike — and he’s still in favor of sending people free cash as a way to insulate workers from economic shocks and technological disruption. The universal basic income (UBI) evangelist told CNBC on the sidelines
A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) launches from the U.S. Navy’s USS Lake Erie at a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite on Feb. 20, 2008 as an anti-satellite weapons U.S. Department of Defense The United States government has committed to ending the practice of anti-satellite missile tests, Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Monday, urging other nations
A series of pictures showing Johnny Depp with apparent lacerations, bruising and scratches to his face alleged to have been caused by Amber Heard has been shown to the court on day four of the libel trial between the actor and his former wife. Depp is now scheduled to give evidence on Tuesday, according to
Air Vice-Marshal Sean Bell analyses how Russia’s missile strike on Kyiv may be in retaliation for the sinking of the cruiser Moskva. He cast doubt on the Russian suggestion that a fire onboard had caused the vessel to sink, noting that Russian ships nearby in the Black Sea had altered their courses further south of
Vladimir Putin’s former chief economic adviser Andrei Illarionov argues that a full embargo of Russian oil could end the war within a month or two. Illaronov discusses this idea with CNN’s Brianna Keilar on New Day. #CNN #News
Russia has started its expected major new offensive in eastern Ukraine, President Zelenskyy has said. “The Russian troops have begun the battle for the Donbas, for which they have been preparing for a long time,” Ukraine’s leader said in a video address on Monday night. “A significant part of the entire Russian army is now
Parliament comes back on Tuesday to a first: A sitting prime minister fined by the police for breaking the laws he himself set will appear in the Commons to try to defy political gravity yet again by trying to explain away his lawbreaking. Something we’ve never seen before in this parliament, it will be a
Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner have announced that one of their newborn twins has died. Writing on Instagram, they said they are “devastated” at the loss of their son and called it the “greatest pain that any parents can feel”. “It is with deepest sadness we have to announce that our baby boy has passed
The number of people subscribing to at least one video streaming service in Great Britain has fallen, with more than 1.5 million people cancelling memberships, a new report has found. Market research firm Kantar said that more than half a million cancellations were due to the cost of living crisis, as households deprioritise streaming services
The price of more than a million train tickets will be cut by up to half in April and May as the government seeks to ease cost of living pressures – but commuters will not benefit as only off-peak and advanced tickets are included in the sale. Dubbed the Great British Rail Sale, Transport Secretary
Tesla workers are finally starting to return to Gigafactory Shanghai after three weeks of being shut down, but the production restart has again been delayed by a day. The situation remains difficult amid a severe lockdown in Shanghai to attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Shanghai has seen a rise in COVID-19 infections over
In this article @NG.1 CTRA RRC EQT A liquid natural gas (LNG) storage silo at the LNG terminal, operated by LNG Croatia LLC, in Krk, Croatia, on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Petar Santini | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. natural gas prices surged to the highest level in more than 13 years Monday as Russia’s
In this article AAPL People shop in an Apple retail store in Grand Central Terminal, January 29, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Workers at Apple‘s flagship Grand Central Terminal retail store in New York City are taking steps to unionize, teeing up a potential labor battle with the iPhone maker.
The first images of one of Russia’s most prestigious warships shortly before it sank are being shared online. Ukraine says it struck the Moskva in a missile attack. However, Russia says the damage to the flagship vessel was caused by a fire which detonated ammunition on board. It says the warship then sank during a
China will launch three more astronauts to its newest space station in June after the latest crew returned this weekend following a six-month stay in orbit, an official said Sunday. The crew of the Shenzhou 14 capsule will spend six months on the Tiangong to add two modules to the station, Hao Chun, director of