Dr Sanduk Ruit – Making a dream, a reality September 20, 2022 The last few decades have seen innovation in healthcare like never before. One of the pioneers of this is Dr Sanduk Ruit. Born in 1954, Sanduk Ruit was raised in the small, remote village of Olangchunggola which sat on the border of Tibet in the Taplejung district of northeast Nepal. The ice-covered village was 3200 [...]
Truss vows to maintain UK’s military aid for Ukraine in 2023 September 20, 2022 Liz Truss has vowed to maintain the UK’s military aid for Ukraine next year, after arriving in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. The Prime Minister will underline her commitment to Ukraine in her UN speech tomorrow and tell western leaders that “we must put an end to Putin’s economic blackmail by removing [...]
Fire on Uber boat at Battersea Power Station Pier: 30 passengers and four crew evacuated September 20, 2022 More than 30 members of the public were forced to disembark from a Thames clipper at Battersea Power Station Pier after a fire in the boat’s engine room. A blaze was reported on an Uber Thames Clipper, as the Pier station was forced shut on Tuesday. Its operator confirmed the station will be closed until [...]
Eve shares crash after sleep wellness brand further cash injection needed September 20, 2022 Mattress seller Eve Sleep has seen shares crash by almost 50 per cent after admitting it will need further funding in October. Shares were down 47.5 per cent on Tuesday morning, after the firm said shoppers had shunned big ticket items and homeware goods amid pressure on household budgets. While a number of indicative offers [...]
Crypto markets suffer, but deep red slide has levelled out over interest rate fears September 20, 2022 The price of Bitcoin has settled at around s for $19,350 this morning - an increase of 4.47 per cent since this time yesterday.
Services resume at Paddington following 27-hour halt September 20, 2022 Services to and from Paddington station have finally resumed following a 27-hour halt which disrupted thousands of people mourning Her Majesty the Queen. Network Rail – whose services between Paddington and Reading stopped working early on Monday morning due to faulty electric wires – said trains resumed around 9.30am. The station closed again at 10 [...]
Train drivers at 12 firms including London Overground will strike on 1 and 5 October September 20, 2022 Train drivers at 12 key operating firms will walk out on 1 and 5 October after ASLEF union confirmed members backed a strike today. Industrial action for two weeks time was confirmed for the first week of October, after being delayed due to the Queen’s death and funeral. ASLEF, which represents 96 per cent of [...]
Hospitality firms plead for urgent detail on energy support September 20, 2022 Pubs and restaurants are “still in the dark” about how energy support promised by the government will help them “to not only survive but thrive again.” Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to unveil more details about a six-month scheme to support businesses on Friday, after promising firms equivalent aid to an energy price cap [...]
IEA calls for global ban on petrol and diesel car sales by 2035 September 20, 2022 The International Energy Agency (IEA) has called for a global ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2035. In a report published today, the intergovernmental agency said that global progress on the transition to net-zero transport is falling short of Paris Agreement targets. The study revealed that electric vehicles need to increase [...]
PM Liz Truss: No post-Brexit US trade deal ‘in short to medium term’ September 20, 2022 Prime minister Liz truss has admitted the UK will not be able to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with the US anytime soon, as she lands in New York to address the UN. Britain’s newly-elected leader made the concession to reporters in the US after touching down on Tuesday, with a meeting scheduled with President [...]
