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August 11, 2022

Oil giants receive £700m in subsidies over six years

Labour has accused the government of favouring oil and gas giants with a “uniquely generous” regime of tax and subsidies, after it emerged that Shell had received more than £100m from the UK taxpayer in 2021.

3 mins

Brown Calls For Emergency Budget And End Of Price Cap

Former Labour PM Gordon Brown says 'several urgently needed decisions' need to be taken

2 mins

Alleged Isis 'Beatle' Davis arrested at Luton airport

An alleged member of the Isis terror cell known as “The Beatles” was arrested at Luton airport last night.

2 mins

Cyberattack Leaves Doctors Unable To View Patient Notes

A cyberattack that has caused a major outage of NHS IT systems is expected to last for more than three weeks, leaving doctors unable to see patients’ notes, The Independent has learnt.

3 mins

Just 5,000 Monkeypox Jabs Left As Vaccine Set To Run Out

More doses are set to arrive in September with the NHS looking to up its rollout

1 min

Huge meteorites helped create Earth’s continents

Researchers discover the role ancient comets played in the planet's history

1 min

Eager Beavers Could Help Tackle Impact Of Heatwaves

The return of beavers to the UK is helping to protect the environment from the impacts of hot, dry weather, the National Trust says.

3 mins

'Major' Volunteer Force Built Up By Russians, Says MoD

Moscow is struggling to recruit enough soldiers, according to British intelligence

2 mins

Kenya presidential election result still too close to call

Unofficial figures have given William Ruto a slight lead over Raila Odinga

2 mins

Tui blames early summer loss on airport disruption

Europe's biggest holiday firm says problems at Manchester and elsewhere cost £64m

1 min

Qatar World Cup opener is set to kick off a day earlier

The hosts will face Ecuador on Sunday 20 November if Fifa OK it

1 min

US judge bars LIV golfers from the PGA play-offs

A federal judge in California has ruled against three LIV Golf players to deny them the opportunity to play in the PGA Tour's post-season.

1 min

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