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Thursday briefing: Search underway after catastrophic mid-air collision over Potomac river
Good morning. Late last night near Washington DC, a jet carrying 64 people collided with a US army helicopter above the Potomac river. A frantic rescue operation got underway quickly and was still continuing a few minutes ago, with the precise number of fatalities unclear but multiple bodies seen being …
Hinkley Point C owner warns fish protection row may further delay nuclear plant
The owner of Hinkley Point C in Somerset has warned that the much-delayed construction of Britain’s first new nuclear power plant in a generation could face further hold-ups due to a row over its impact on local fish.
The nuclear developer, EDF Energy, warned that the “lengthy process” to agree …
‘Some steal to order’: on the frontline of UK shoplifting epidemic
crime in their stores is “spiralling out of control”
with 55,000 thefts a day and violent and abusive incidents rising by 50% last year to 2,000 a day.What is it like to be on the frontline? We speak to a supermarket …
Demining to democracy: how Trump’s foreign aid freeze will affect south-east Asia
halting US foreign aid funding flows
for 90 days for review has caused global confusion and chaos.In south-east Asia, such funding provides humanitarian assistance to communities that are among the most vulnerable in the world to natural disasters, as well as support for …
Crime ‘spiralling out of control’ in stores, warns British Retail Consortium
UK retailers are warning that crime in their stores is “spiralling out of control” with 55,000 thefts a day and violent and abusive incidents rising by 50% last year.
More than 70 incidents a day involved a weapon, according to the annual crime survey from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
…English Heritage plans up to 200 redundancies and winter closures of some sites
Staff at English Heritage have been shocked to discover that the cash-strapped organisation is planning up to 200 redundancies and the winter closure of various castles, abbeys and other historic sites in its care.
At least 7% of the workforce could be affected, with curators being particularly targeted, it is …
Taranaki Mounga, New Zealand’s second-highest mountain, granted same legal rights as a person
New Zealand’s second-highest mountain and its surrounding peaks have been granted legal personhood, becoming the country’s third natural feature to gain the same rights, duties and protections as individuals.
Taranaki Mounga* (mountain) is one of the most symmetrical volcanic cones in the world, and looms impressively over the flat Taranaki …
Water bills in England and Wales to rise by £123 on average this year
‘We will keep protesting’: Druze minority demands a voice in new Syria
Suwayda is well-equipped for protests. The central square of the city, home to one of Syria’s larger minority communities, hosts the crowds of weekly – or sometimes even daily – demonstrators calling for the representation and public services they have demanded for years.
Long before the fall last month of …