Watch: Rescue effort underway after Afghanistan quake kills 1,000 and Taliban asks for help June 22, 2022 The UK is ready to offer aid to Afghanistan following a deadly earthquake which has killed 1,000, but relief will not be channeled through the Taliban. Helicopters were sent to joint the rescue effort by the Islamist rulers of Afghanistan, with interior ministry official Salahuddin Ayubi saying “the death toll is likely to rise as [...]
Starmer hits out at PM over speculation he will cut bankers’ bonus cap June 22, 2022 Sir Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson of “rolling over” and making plans to cut the cap on bankers’ bonuses, after reports suggesting the move is being considered in Number 10. Starmer said in Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) that Johnson’s “new approach” is “pay rises for bankers, pay cuts for district nurses”. Number 10 yesterday [...]
Sunak: BoE will ‘act forcefully’ on inflation and govt will ‘be responsible with borrowing and debt’ June 22, 2022 Rishi Sunak sought to reassure people following a 40-year high in UK inflation to 9.1 per cent, insisting the Bank of England will “act forcefully” to counter the rise. The BoE, which is independent of government, has been criticised for not being quick and decisive enough about rising costs of living, with members of the [...]
Raab: Pensioners need double-digit increase in payments, but striking rail workers don’t June 22, 2022 Dominic Raab has defended the government’s decision to hand out an inflation-linked increase in state pensions next year, while it rallies against similar wage rises for striking rail workers. The justice secretary said old age pensioners were in a “different position” to rail workers, because they were “disproportionately affected by the increase in energy costs [...]
Dorries set to meet with telecom giants to talk about cost of living strategy June 21, 2022 Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has called on Britain’s biggest telcos firms to discuss the cost of living crisis. According to reports by Mark Kleinman for Sky News, BT Group and Vodafone have been invited to discussions with Dorries. A Whitehall source told the publication that the minister would be challenging the companies on how they [...]
‘All I want is a bus service’: Weary Tiverton and Honiton voters go the polls June 21, 2022 “It’s become a national referendum that’s been foisted on Tiverton,” says coffee shop patron Benjamin Barton. “All I want is a bus service, I would be really easily swayed if somebody said ‘we’ll put in a better bus service’.” And so goes the groan of discontent in the Devon town of Tiverton, which is daily [...]
Renewed concern over Monkeypox as UK cases surge by 220 since Friday to 793 June 21, 2022 The number of Monkeypox cases in the UK is approaching 800, with a huge spike in recent days forcing health authorities to change their reporting methods. Between 6 May to 20 June of this year, there were 793 cases detected across the UK, with 766 in England. The new figure represents a major increase, up [...]
‘You’re my hero’: Watch the moment Hollywood star Ben Stiller meets Ukraine’s president Zelensky June 21, 2022 Hollywood actor Ben Stiller praised Ukraine’s president Vlodymyr Zelensky as his “hero” during a meeting in Kyiv as part of his United Nations duties. The entertainer was in Ukraine n his role as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador (UNHCR). During the encounter, for World Refugee Day, the two embraced and Stiller said [...]
Covid hospitalisations in England up 24 per cent from last week June 21, 2022 Coronavirus hospitalisations in England have surged by almost 25 per cent in the last week, as cases spread like wildfire once more across the globe. New figures released by the NHS this week highlight 5,726 beds occupied by Covid patients as of 20 June, up from 4,602 on the previous Monday. The spike in cases [...]
Rail strikes: Boris Johson says commuters must ‘stay the course’ June 21, 2022 Boris Johnson has told people they will have to “stay the course” and endure strike action before the government is able to reform the country’s rail network. The Prime Minister told his cabinet this morning that “we need the union barons to sit down with Network Rail and the train companies and get on with [...]