The U.S. is headed into what forecasters expect to be one of the hottest summers on record, and millions of people across the country will struggle to pay their power bills as temperatures and energy costs rise. A 2023 national survey found that nearly 1 in 4 Americans were unable to pay their full energy...
The dry and sunny weather during spring has been due to the presence of areas of high pressure close to the UK. We have often had a blocked weather pattern, something which may become more frequent due to climate change. Rain and thunderstorms on Monday will then die out and next week another area of...
Fergal Keane BBC News, Jerusalem BBC Siwar’s mother, Najwa, is struggling to find the right kind of formula milk her baby needs to survive Sometimes in war it is the smallest sound that can make the loudest statement. In Gaza’s Nasser hospital, a five-month-old girl struggles to cry. Siwar Ashour is hoarse. Her voice has...
Growing up in Bujumbura, the largest city in Burundi, Youssouf Ndayishimiye always hoped football would prove to be his route out of “unimaginable poverty”. After becoming the most expensive player in his country’s history when he joined Nice in 2023 for a reported €11.5m ($13m, £9.75m), the 26-year-old is certainly a world away from a...
David Pittam BBC News, Derby BBC The founders of the club say it’s a chance to unplug and stop scrolling A bell goes off. Chatter dies. The only sound is rustling pages and creaking chairs. The silent book club is in session. Members of one of many new chapters of this growing trend have gathered...
These were Palmer’s big moments but he had an overall impact on a game that was so crucial to Chelsea, who are now only behind fourth-placed Newcastle United on goals scored – 62 against 66 – with the same goal difference of plus-21. It perfectly sets up their visit to Tyneside on Sunday, 11 May,...
The number of EV charge points in the South West has grown by nearly a third in a year, according to a new study. The Department for Transport said nearly 1,300 public charge points have been added to the South West charging network since April last year. It said there were now more than 5,500...
“Have you got your bags packed already?” Whenever they met, Lionel Messi would joke with Lautaro Martinez, asking if his Argentina team-mate would be joining him at Barcelona. It was early 2020, and Barca were on the lookout for a replacement for Luis Suarez, with Martinez having become their top target for the following season....
“Our goal is to grow the team, establish Wrexham AFC as a Premier League club, in front of increased attendances at an improved stadium while making a positive difference to the wider community in Wrexham.” The club’s mission statement spells out the scale of the ambition of co-chairmen McElhenney and Reynolds. And Wrexham’s hierarchy have...
South West Water bills increased by a third this month immediately after the Environment Agency published data showing that the company had released sewage for more hours than any other water company in England and Wales during 2024. The data shows that a South West Water overflow in Salcombe Regis spilled sewage for very nearly...
Getty Images The RSPB said latest data indicated a 21% rise in curlews in Orkney, in contrast to mainland Scotland and other parts of the UK The number of curlew wading birds in Orkney is on the rise again after a drive to reduce the number of predatory stoats. The carnivorous mammals are classed as...
The Italian workers could during the occupation of the factories in August-September 1920 have seized the opportunity to deal a final blow to the bourgeoisie. They failed to do so and from that moment they fought a retreating battle against the ruling class and the rapidly growing fascist danger. The government began to imprison working...
Abstract Many of the internal changes within anthropology as a discipline—particularly the “postmodern turn” of the 1980s—can only be understood in the context of broader changes in the class composition of the societies in which university departments exist, and, in particular, the role of the university in the reproduction of a professional-managerial class that has...
Getty Images Sales of Ola’s electric scooters have fallen sharply It was once the Indian start-up world’s shining star, but Ola is now battling a multitude of crises. Founded in 2010, it quickly became a household name, expanding from ride-hailing to electric vehicles and battery cells, challenging Uber along the way. The company jumped on...
Kirk England Environment and tourism correspondent, BBC South West PA Media South West Water said it was doing everything it could to keep bills affordable Some South West Water (SWW) customers have said they are angry and concerned at water bill rises that came into force at the beginning of April. Chris Dealy from Cornwall...