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Social media fuelling rising terror threat in France, says minister
The Breakdown | Willis brothers prove that resilience is key in harsh world of rugby union
Sometimes people forget the most priceless quality in a rugby player. It can also be easily overlooked, particularly on sunny days in benign conditions when tries flow like warm honey. Even away from home in deepest midwinter, with sub-zero temperatures freezing your snot, it is only fully visible to those …
Restaurant owner rescues woman from submerged car in Leicestershire
Dramatic footage showed a woman being rescued from a submerged car in Leicestershire after a critical incident was declared in the region due to wide-scale flooding.
A restaurant owner in the village of Great Glen went to the aid of a woman who was struggling in her submerged car after …
Next to increase prices to help pay for budget tax changes
Next has said it will increase prices by 1% this year to help offset a £67m rise in wage costs driven by tax changes announced in the government’s autumn budget.
The fashion and homewares retailer also said UK sales growth was likely to slow as the tax increases for employers …
Tuesday briefing: How Britain has coped with an Arctic blast
Good morning.
British winters have grown markedly milder over the past century:
that the average UK winter has gotten 1C warmer and 15% wetter in the last century. LastFebruary
was the warmest in recorded history. There have been fewer and fewer snow …Taiwan investigating Chinese vessel over damage to undersea cable
Taiwanese authorities are investigating a Chinese-owned vessel that is suspected of damaging an undersea internet cable, causing limited disruption but raising concerns the incident was deliberate.
Taiwan’s Chungwha Telecom on Sunday received an alert that a fibre-optic cable to the north-east of the island had been disrupted. The cable runs …
UK retailers may have to cut thousands of jobs after bleak Christmas
Britain’s largest retailers are warning they could be forced to cut thousands of jobs this year as the industry braces for higher taxes and employment costs after a bleak Christmas shopping season.
In the latest sign of tough trading conditions on the high street, figures from the British Retail Consortium …
Met Office warns of more snow and sleet after widespread disruption across UK
A major incident was declared in Leicestershire after melting snow and rain led to widespread flooding on a “miserable Monday” across the the UK that saw travel chaos, power cuts and school closures.
The Met Office said there was no immediate prospect of a respite in the wintry weather with …
Justin Trudeau promised ‘sunny ways’ but could not fulfil his lofty ambitions
He swept into parliament at the helm of surprise majority,
promising change, hope and “sunny ways”
as he charmed Canadians and much of the world with a brand that sought to embrace feminism, welcome refugees and reset Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples.Nearly 10 years later, however, …
Tulip Siddiq refers herself to watchdog after Bangladesh-linked property claims
A senior Treasury minister has referred herself to the ministerial standards watchdog after days of allegations that she has lived in multiple properties tied to the ousted Bangladeshi government.
Tulip Siddiq, the City and anti-corruption minister, has asked Laurie Magnus, the prime minister’s independent adviser on ministerial standards, to investigate …