Day: May 29, 2023
Keeping 1.5C alive ‘bottom of desired outcomes for global businesses at Cop28’
May 29, 2023L imiting global warming to 1.5C is bottom of the list for global businesses’ desired outcomes at this year’s Cop28, new research has shown. The findings suggest the business world has a lack of confidence in the Glasgow Climate Pact pledge to “keep 1.5C alive” from Cop26 and that some markets have already priced-in exceeding […]
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Government to crack down on vape advertising ‘targeted at children’
May 29, 2023M inisters will close a loophole allowing retailers to give free samples of vapes to children in England as part of a crackdown on the “unacceptable” marketing of vape products to under-18s. The move comes just days after the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak used an appearance on ITV’s Good Morning Britain to express concern about […]
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Sunak defends Kathleen Stock talk at Oxford ahead of planned protests
May 29, 2023F eminist Kathleen Stock should be allowed to deliver a speech at Oxford University, the Prime Minister has said. Rishi Sunak, whose intervention comes ahead of expected protests against Professor Stock’s address at an Oxford Union event, said that debate was a hallmark of a “tolerant society”. The row has seen the Oxford University LGBTQ […]
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Covid inquiry legal battle looms over Johnson WhatsApp requests
May 29, 2023M inisters could be set for a legal battle with the Covid-19 inquiry over the requested release of unredacted WhatsApp messages and diaries belonging to Boris Johnson. The Cabinet Office has until 4pm on Tuesday to respond to the request from Lady Hallett’s official inquiry. There has so far been little sign that ministers are […]
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Benedict Cumberbatch and family terrorised by knife-wielding trespasser at London home
May 29, 2023Benedict Cumberbatch and his family were terrorised by a man wielding a knife who broke onto the star’s property. The Sherlock star, 46, was at home with his wife Sophie, 45, and their three young children when the trespasser kicked down the gates to their home. Jack Bissell, 35, arrived at the star’s home in […]
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Dad hurled racist abuse at Tube worker and slashed his head with a glass bottle
May 29, 2023A father-of-one who racially abused a Tube worker before cutting his head open with a glass bottle has been jailed. Trae Robertson, 28, began picking on the unnamed victim for no apparent reason as he headed home from a late shift at King’s Cross St. Pancras Underground Station in central London last May. He followed […]
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Met officers to stop attending mental health incidents ‘alarming’
May 29, 2023For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Alarm has been expressed at the prospect of Metropolitan Police officers not attending emergency calls if they are linked to mental health incidents. The force’s commissioner Sir Mark […]
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King quietly pays tribute to Tina Turner at Buckingham Palace
May 29, 2023King Charles III took the opportunity to pay tribute to the queen of rock ‘n’ roll in a touching way. Tina Turner, who had a music career spanning six decades, died aged 83 last week after a long illness. And it appeared the King allowed the Band of the Welsh guards to perform her hit […]
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Budget UK festivals: The most purse-friendly music events of 2023 – from Parklife to Latitude
May 29, 2023It’s no secret that money is tight for many of us right now, what with the cost of living crisis. However, that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the festival fun. Forget Glastonbury, there are plenty of ways to get your festival fix on a budget this year. Check out our top picks […]
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Phillip Schofield hits back at critics after admitting affair with This Morning younger colleague
May 29, 2023Phillip Schofield has hit back at critics in his first statement after admitting having an affair with a much younger colleague on This Morning. Less than half an hour before the programme was due to air on Monday, he posted a statement on Instagram. It read: “Now I no longer work on @thismorning I am […]
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