Is this the end of UK interest rate rises or are there more to come? [The Guardian] The Bank of England’s move risks squeezing the economy just as inflation is expected to start falling READ MORE… Video claiming Putin is using body doubles goes viral on Russian social media as bizarre theory gains momentum in …
Billionaire’s huge ship topples over with ‘several people hurt and two missing’ [Mirror] Emergency services have been called to the Imperial Docks area of Leith in Edinburgh after the ship carrying people on board fell sideways – it is reportedly the RV Petrel, owned by the estate of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen READ MORE… Partygate: …
Met police found to be institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic [The Guardian] Author of landmark report says Met can ‘no longer presume that it has the permission of the people of London to police them’ READ MORE… £4m worth of gold seized after discovery at Heathrow Airport [Sky News] Some of the 104kg of gold …
Body of British rugby league star Bryn Hargreaves is found more than a year after he vanished in the US, his family reveal [dailymail] Ex-St Helens player disappeared after splitting from his wife then suffering mental health issues during Covid lockdown READ MORE… Hampshire shark: Appeal for head to be returned [BBC] Scientists want access …
Video captures moment Russian fighter jet crashes into US drone [Independent] The US military said it ditched the MQ-9 Reaper in the sea Tuesday after the Russian fighter jet poured fuel on the unmanned aerial vehicle and then struck its propeller. READ MORE… Brits in midst of ‘disastrous decade’ for living standards after 13 years …
Russian aircraft intercepted by RAF and German air force in first of its kind NATO mission [Sky News] Two Typhoon jets – one British and one German – reacted to the Russian aircraft after it failed to communicate with Estonian air traffic control close to the NATO nation’s airspace. READ MORE… Vienna police warn of credible threat …
Wagner Group recruiting in schools after Putin’s ‘human wave’ defeat [Independent] The Wagner mercenary group is giving “career talks” to Russian schoolchildren as part of a recruitment drive for more young soldiers to join the fight in Ukraine, UK intelligence suggests. READ MORE… UK cities that could be hit by mega-tsunami triggered in ‘Isle of Man-sized’ landslide [Mirror] …
Swansea explosion: Huge blast destroys houses with major incident declared [Evening Standard] A major incident has been declared after reports of a gas explosion at a house in Swansea. Emergency services are on the scene following the incident at 11.20am on Monday on the junction of Field Close and Clydach Road in Morriston. READ MORE… WhatsApp …
How to get around London during rail and TfL strikes [Evening Standard] Various rail and Tube strikes by the RMT and Aslef unions are expected to disrupt public transport in London next week As well as national rail and the Underground, the Overground and the Elizabeth Line are expected to be impacted. READ MORE… Girl who was abducted from Washington mall in 2018 found in Mexico …
Scientists discover superconducting material that could bring total revolution in energy and electronics [Independent] Scientists have discovered a new material that could be set to change the entire world. Researchers say they have created a superconducting material that works at both a temperature and a pressure low enough to actually use it in practical situations. …
