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UK parliament could be next ‘Notre Dame inferno’ unless restoration is expedited
Xi says China’s economy on course to expand by 5% despite Trump concerns
Using his annual address to the nation, Xi sought …
Israel’s hospital attacks have put Gaza healthcare on brink of collapse, says UN
Israel’s pattern of sustained attacks on Gaza’s hospitals and medical workers has brought the coastal strip’s healthcare system to the brink of “total collapse”, according to a report by the UN’s human rights office.
The report, which catalogues the besieging and targeting of hospitals and their immediate grounds with explosive …
Russia winds down gas supply to Europe via Ukraine as transit deal expires
Europe will receive the last Russian gas sent via Ukraine’s pipelines in the early hours of the new year as the continent braces for a plunge in temperatures that could hasten the drain on reserves of the fossil fuel.
The Russian state energy company, Gazprom, is expected to cut its …
FTSE records strongest annual gain since 2021 as aviation stocks take off
The UK’s blue-chip stock index has recorded its strongest annual gain since 2021, despite lagging behind Wall Street over the past year.
The FTSE 100 index, which tracks the largest companies listed in London, posted a rise of 5.7% for 2024.
Having begun the year at 7,733 points, the FTSE …
The most important tech stories of 2024, and also my favorite ones
Last week, we looked back at how 2024 made Elon Musk the world’s most powerful man. Today, we’re looking at a few other important themes that will influence the online and offline worlds in 2025.
Tech takes a legal beating
Google:
Ruled an illegal monopoly in August, Google could …Auteurs assemble! Why 2025 offers a banquet of movies by cinema’s great creators
Barbenheimer. Gladicked. Deadpool & Wonkarine. The big movies of the past couple of years have been cash-splash smashes by mainstream directors loudly airing strong authorial voices. They are films on which studios have taken heavy bets during the rocky post-Covid period and ushered through a landscape potholed with strife and …
South Korea plane crash investigators turn to black boxes in search for vital clues
As investigators set to work unpicking the cause of Sunday’s devastating plane crash in South Korea, the black boxes carried on the plane will be of prime importance.
One hundred and 79 people out of the 181 onboard died in the disaster, with the victims aged from three to 78.
…Green light: the boss of GB Railfreight with an eye on the environment
Travel north on the east coast mainline, the main London to Edinburgh route, and you may spot the gift John Smith received from colleagues last year.
The huge sign, which stands metres away from the line just north of Peterborough station, carries the Sunderland AFC emblem alongside two arrows, one …
New year events cancelled as high winds and heavy rain batter UK
High winds and heavy rain battering the UK have caused travel problems and the cancellation of a swathe of new year events including firework displays and a bathtub race that takes place in Europe’s largest natural harbour.
The predicted strong winds led to the cancellation of displays heralding the arrival …