The UK government has pledged up to £4.5 billion to fund the takeover of collapsed energy firm Bulb by rival Octopus. Bulb spent more than a year in state administration and its 1.5 million customers moved to Octopus on Tuesday night. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said the cost could be up …
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“We will beat Russia,” says Zelensky For free real-time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox, sign up for our breaking news emails Sign up to our free emails for breaking news Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to channel unlimited funds to the Russian military in a speech delivered as Ukrainian President Volodymyr …
Harry and Meghan Volume II trailer Subscribe to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up for our free IndyArts newsletter Will Jeremy Clarkson continue to host Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? “For now,” confirmed ITV boss Kevin Lygo. Lygo slammed the 62-year-old presenter’s comments about Meghan Markle, …
Sharon Graham, the general secretary of Unite, has accused the health secretary of lying in a newspaper article published this morning. Steve Barclay wrote in The Daily Telegraph that ambulance workers had “made a conscious decision to harm patients”. Graham described this as “a blatant lie”, adding: “Unions have negotiated critical cover, including 999 calls, …
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The Specials frontman Terry Hall has died of pancreatic cancer, bandmate Horace Panter said. In an emotional note shared on Facebook, the band’s bassist said the group, which then consisted of Panter, Hall and guitarist Lynval Golding, intended to record a new album in Los Angeles in November, produced by Roger Rivas dels Aggrolites. It …
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Ambulance strike: Union fury over claims by minister Steve Barclay BBC Nurses’ strikes: NHS declares ‘critical incidents’ as government, unions refuse to budge Channel 4 News What have we learned from the nurses’ strikes? | You ask the questions to the independent The Government is playing a dangerous game in the strikes, and the public …
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Key events Show only key events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Ambulance strikes will create a “very difficult day” for the health service, NHS England’s national medical director has warned. Professor Sir Stephen Powis told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: Obviously, today will be a very difficult day with the health service. But …
Biden confirms Zelenskiy will visit Washington on Wednesday We now have official confirmation that Zelenskiy will visit Washington today, in his first visit abroad since the outbreak of war. US President Joe Biden released a statement saying Zelenskiy will go to the White House before addressing a joint session of Congress “demonstrating strong, bipartisan support …
Other names mentioned as possible replacements include Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s former COO, Sriram Krishnan, an engineer and close confidant of Mr. Musk, and Jared Kushner, former US presidential adviser and son-in-law of Donald Trump.
Mike Hodges, the British director known for films such as Get Carter, Croupier, The Terminal Man and Flash Gordon, has died at the age of 90. Mike Kaplan, a longtime friend and producer of Hodges’ latest feature I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead, confirmed his death to The Guardian. Hodges died on Saturday at his home …
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