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Country diary: The northern lights have reached us, down in the valley | Susie White
It’s a calm, clear evening at last after two days of relentless wind and rain. When my son phones to tell me to look outside I’m hoping that I’ll see the northern lights. Piling on layers of warm clothes – the temperature is already dropping – I step out into …
UK low- to middle-income families far poorer than OECD counterparts – study
Low- to middle-income families in Britain are far poorer than their counterparts in western Europe because of sky-high housing costs, according to an analysis by the Resolution Foundation.
The thinktank said that while prices in the UK were 8% higher than the average in the 38 member countries of the …
Reeves back from China with one eye on bonds and the other on economic data
Rachel Reeves will be back at her desk in the Treasury on Monday after her trade mission to China as markets reopen after last week’s bruising bond selloff and ahead of some key economic data on inflation and growth.
Officials will be monitoring closely moves in the price of government …
India’s Maha Kumbh Mela festival gets under way for first time in 144 years
The world’s largest religious gathering kicked off on Monday as millions of Hindu devotees gathered on the banks of Ganges in India to mark the beginning of the Maha Kumbh Mela.
The Kumbh Mela pilgrimage takes place every 12 years and is widely seen as the “festival of festivals” in …
Syria’s new rulers invite Assad security officials to surrender
The filthy corridors inside the headquarters of the general intelligence service lay dark and empty. Towering piles of boxes and plastic sit near the steps leading up to the imposing building, as well as torn posters of the former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.
On the road outside, hastily abandoned cars …
‘I like to read’: AJ Brown tucks into book midgame during Eagles’ playoff win
AJ Brown has many strings to his bow: sure-handed wide receiver,
andwould be professional baseball player
. On Sunday, he added another facet: the NFL’s most committed reader.The Eagles wide receiver was caught by TV cameras casually flicking through a book on the …
Ajla Tomljanović gets ‘sweet’ revenge on Ashlyn Krueger at Australian Open
Veteran Ajla Tomljanović secured “sweet” revenge on a player she lost to just nine days ago to book her place in the second round of the Australian Open for the sixth time. The 31-year-old held off fast-finishing American Ashlyn Krueger, prevailing in a nerve-wracking three-setter, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
The Australian …
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv ready to swap North Korean soldiers for Ukrainian PoWs, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday he was ready to hand over captured North Korean soldiers to Pyongyang in exchange for the return of Ukrainian prisoners of war held in Russia
. Zelenskyy’s offer came hours after South Korea’s National Intelligence Service confirmed Ukraine’s announcement from the previous …
Property sellers in England and Wales ‘make lowest return in a decade’
Sellers in England and Wales made less than £100,000 profit on the sale of their home last year, or just over 40% – the lowest return in a decade – according to the estate agent Hamptons.
It was the second annual fall in a row in terms of cash profit …
‘Mainlined into UK’s veins’: Labour announces huge public rollout of AI
Artificial intelligence will be “mainlined into the veins” of the nation, ministers have announced, with a multibillion-pound investment in the UK’s computing capacity despite widespread public fear about the technology’s effects.
Keir Starmer will launch a sweeping action plan to increase 20-fold the amount of AI computing power under public …