Perhaps my Javert analogy treated Gavin Newsom too kindly. This smells more like a Hunger Gamesí/Panem setup, in which the ridiculously baroque elites strut on stage but fear the people so much that they arrange death matches on the streets to distract the peasantry. In fact, that may be uncomfortably on the nose, given the...
Heavy downpours and flooding have led to disruption across Devon and Cornwall. The Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning, covering Devon and parts of Cornwall, which is in force until 19:00 BST on Thursday. It warned of travel disruption, power cuts and flooding. Plymouth Highways confirmed Gdynia Way was shut due to flooding,...
When the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) was established in 1949, it started its operations in Jerusalem. Nobody expected that it would be forced to shut down its activities in the face of Palestinian refugees in the city who still needed its services. Even more perversely, Palestinians could never have imagined that the...
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Getty Images The substation fire led to hundreds of flights in and out of Heathrow to be cancelled The root cause of a fire which led to the shutdown of Heathrow Airport and affected hundreds of thousands of journeys worldwide “remains unknown”, an interim report says. Heathrow was closed to all...
Is Amazon so formidable that it can’t be beaten? Three years after Staten Island warehouse workers won a union election, Amazon’s legal machinations have blocked all bargaining. Amazon delivery drivers and warehouse workers at a handful of sites have demanded direct recognition and bargaining — only to be fired or ignored by the company. Earlier...
In the months and years after research and working groups continued to assess procedures and rules. “The work that happened very quickly at the time around the event got us to 90% of where we are now…but that has been consolidated and put into specific safety measures,” Mr Nicholson said. Today there are three levels...
Losing a player so early meant the hosts were always going to be up against it, but they weathered the storm well with the ultimate team performance. They made 39 clearances, 20 tackles and kept their discipline – even with nine men on the pitch in the final few minutes following Sterling’s injury. It was...
Decisions taken within the next few days will determine whether British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant stays open, the BBC understands. The plant’s Chinese owner, Jingye, has cancelled two cargo shipments of coking coal for the site’s two blast furnaces and it has not yet paid for iron pellets that are scheduled to arrive next week. Without...
Yolande Knell Middle East correspondent Reuters A woman stands outside one of the WFP-supported bakeries that were forced to close on Tuesday due to a lack of flour and fuel One month since Israel closed all crossings to Gaza for goods, all UN-supported bakeries have closed, markets are empty of most fresh vegetables and hospitals...
Five people have been arrested at a rave on Dartmoor, police have said. Ivybridge and Rural Police said officers were called to reports of an “ongoing rave” at Cadover Bridge at about 07:00 BST. Police said about 50 people and 35 vehicles were present when officers arrived and five people were taken into custody “for...
Watch highlights as Super League leaders Hull KR extend their advantage at the top of the table with a 30-0 shut-out of Leigh Leopards. Pictures courtesy of SuperLeague+. Available to UK users only. MATCH REPORT: Clinical Hull KR beat Leigh to extend lead at top View original article...
As U.S. President Donald Trump’s temporary leader of the Social Security Administration threatened to shut down the agency over an unfavorable court ruling on Friday, the billionaire commerce secretary came under fire for suggesting that only “fraudsters” will complain if they don’t get their earned benefits. U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appeared on All-In —...
A Devon mental health unit is set to be out of action for “the foreseeable future” due to damage caused by a fire. Devon and Somerset Fire Service said it was called to the Chadwell Centre on Torquay Road in Paignton at about 02:35 GMT on Thursday. It added crews from Paignton and Torquay extinguished...
Watch highlights as Catalans Dragons claim their first Super League win of the season by shutting out Leeds Rhinos 11-0 in Perpignan. Pictures courtesy of SuperLeague+. Available to UK users only. MATCH REPORT: Rhinos pay for errors as Dragons clinch first win Source link...