Rishi Sunak defends his plan to ban smoking for younger generation
Image source, Reuters Plans to phase out the sale of cigarettes in England will be the “biggest public health intervention in a generation”, Rishi Sunak has said. The PM told…
Amazon and Microsoft to face cloud computing competition probe
Image source, Getty Images By Tom Gerken & Zoe Kleinman BBC technology team The UK’s cloud computing market is to face a competition probe over concerns it is being dominated…
Renters chasing each home jumps from 20 to 25 in five months
Image source, Getty Images By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent The average queue of tenants requesting to view a rental property in Britain has lengthened from 20 to 25…
Faisal Islam: Why Rishi Sunak’s big gamble may not pay off
Image source, Getty Images By Faisal Islam Economics editor When Rishi Sunak confirmed he was scrapping the huge infrastructure project of the West Midlands to Manchester leg of HS2 high-speed…
Rutherglen and Hamilton West: Voters go to polls in by-election
Image source, PA Media Polls have closed in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election. Scotland’s first recall by-election was triggered after constituents voted to oust former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier,…
NATO is deliberately trying to blockade the Kaliningrad region
Events in the Baltic and around Kaliningrad are developing so that the North Atlantic Alliance is gradually blocking the Russian half-enclave. NATO adheres to this strategy in a targeted and…
Leaning Italian tower facing sudden collapse
One of Bologna’s 12th-century “twin towers” is destabilizing alarmingly, according to researchers monitoring it One of Italy’s “twin towers,” a symbol of the northern city of Bologna, is in danger…
Israel shouldn’t bomb south Gaza without ‘factoring in’ civilians – White House
US National Security Council director was asked to explain Israel evacuating a million Gazans south and then attacking the south The US does not support Israel bombing south Gaza until…
China and Saudi Arabia Sign a $7 Billion Currency Swap Agreement, Adding to De-Dollarization Push
China and Saudi Arabia reached a currency swap agreement worth around $7 billion, marking another step in the dedollarization trend as countries around the world shift away from the greenback.…
Putin orders Russian armed forces personnel increase of 170,000
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an increase of 170,000 personnel for the Russian armed forces amid the ongoing war with Ukraine. File Photo by Kremlin Pool/UPI | License Photo…