In this issue

November 08, 2022

Sunak Silent On Climate Cash For Most Vulnerable Nations

Rishi Sunak has dealt a blow to the developing countries hardest hit by climate change by shunning appeals for the UK to contribute towards reparations for the natural disasters caused by hundreds of years of industrial pollution.

5 mins

UN launches $3bn extreme weather warning system

An early warning system for increasingly extreme and dangerous weather has been launched at Cop27 to alert countries to impending threats.

2 mins

Leaders Warned World Is On 'The Highway To Climate Hell'

The world is “on the highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator”, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has warned at the start of Cop27.

4 mins

UK-France crossings in 'final stages' deal on migrant

Britain and France are in the “final stages” of talks on a deal to tackle unauthorised crossings of the English Channel by migrants in small boats, Downing Street has said.

3 mins

Lord Lucan's 'exact facial match found in Australia'

A facial recognition expert who helped to identify the Salisbury poisoning suspects as Russian agents claims to have found a direct match for Lord Lucan in Australia.

3 mins

Inquiry to probe legality of UK's migrant asylum policy

An inquiry will look into whether the government’s refusal to consider asylum claims from small boat migrants violates international law, as scrutiny of its attempts to stop English Channel crossings intensifies.

3 mins

Headteachers warn schools face 'unavoidable' job cuts

Most schools will be forced to make redundancies next year due to a funding crisis, according to a huge poll of leaders.

2 mins

Insulating social housing 'would save £700m a year'

Rishi Sunak’s government has been urged to retrofit England’s social housing stock, as a new report found energy-efficiency measures would save tenants £700m a year.

2 mins

Zayn Malik calls on Sunak to expand free school meals

Pop star Zayn Malik has written an open letter to Rishi Sunak calling on the government to extend free school meals to all children in poverty in England.

1 min

Food banks could close this winter due to soaring bills

Food banks and other community groups could close or dramatically cut back on what they offer this winter because of rising energy bills and decreasing donations, a report has warned.

2 mins

China lashes out at Britain's post-Brexit talks in Taiwan

China has lashed out at the UK for sending a minister to Taiwan for trade talks, insisting that any “official contacts” with the self-governing territory must cease.

2 mins

Putin Ally Admits Russia Is Interfering In US Elections

A key Vladimir Putin ally has admitted that Russia is interfering in US elections and said that they “will continue to interfere”.

1 min

Musk urges 'independent' people to vote Republican

Elon Musk has been criticised for telling people to turn out for Republican in the midterms.

2 mins

Israel's far-right kingmaker seeks to reassure over past

A far-right leader set to play a crucial role in returning Benjamin Netanyahu to power in Israel has sought to reassure the minority groups that he would protect their rights.

2 mins

FTSE 100 bosses see wages jump 22% despite bills crisis

The average pay of FTSE 100 chief executives rose by some £700,000 to £3.9m in the past financial year, according to new analysis.

1 min

Arteta has given Arsenal the basis for a title challenge

Given that Mikel Arteta used to work for Manchester City, he probably isn’t going to get into the advantages that a state-owned club have, but he is all too aware of their power.

3 mins

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