The Independent - November 16, 2022
The Independent - November 16, 2022
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November 16, 2022
‘Weak’ Sunak warned over talks with Chinese leader
Rishi Sunak has been accused of drifting into appeasement” after hastily arranging last-minute face-to-face talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the G20 summit.
5 mins
Asia Trade Tilt' Sees Sunak Ereen-Light Visas For Indians
Rishi Sunak yesterday made a bid to resurrect plans for a trade deal with India, by giving the go-ahead for 3,000 visas for young professionals from the country to work in the UK each year.
4 mins
G20 shows the West needs China more than Russia
One of the many unpalatable facts of geopolitical life is that the West can stand up to Russia or to China but probably not act against both simultaneously.
2 mins
Toddler killed by mould exposure, finds inquest
Awaab Ishak’s death a defining moment for housing sector’
3 mins
Suspected Russian missile attack kills two in Poland
Biden says trajectory suggests missiles not fired from Russia
4 mins
Hunt to hike council tax as difficult’ decisions taken
Council tax will go up following this week’s crucial autumn statement but the wealthy will feel most of the pain, Jeremy Hunt has said.
2 mins
Osborne accused of conflict of interest over Budget talks
Labour has warned of a possible conflict of interest following reports that George Osborne has been advising the chancellor on his Budget while working for a City investment bank.
2 mins
Raab left staff scared to enter his office, says official
Staff working for Dominic Raab were scared” to enter his office a former top civil servant has said, as Rishi Sunak called on anyone with concerns about bullying by the deputy prime minister to report them.
3 mins
Cut 90% of coal use to meet 1.5C target, warns report
Global coal use must be slashed by 90 per cent by 2050 if the world is to meet its net zero goals and limit global heating to 1.5C, a new report warns.
3 mins
Albanians in debt bondage’ to pay for Channel crossing
Albanians crossing the English Channel in small boats are being held in debt bondage” by criminal gangs and forced to work off the cost of journeys in drug farms, officials have said.
3 mins
Eight Billion People Now Share This World, Says UN
But population growth has slowed dramatically, warn experts
2 mins
Rich getting richer but it’s the poor who get the blame
Human population will peak at 10.4 billion in the 2080s but experts are divided if this will make the climate crisis worse
4 mins
Helicopter and boat rescue for Australia flood victims
Hundreds of stranded people in Australia's southeast region were rescued by helicopters and boats yesterday after rivers rose rapidly, inundating houses and cutting off entire towns.
2 mins
France’s furlough system causing laziness epidemic’
A French study has blamed Emmanuel Macron’s furlough system for causing a laziness epidemic”.
1 min
Fab flaw: the Beatles-loving Sunak has lost my respect
As a Blairite, I have long thought that Rishi Sunak was the best of the available Conservative leadership candidates.
3 mins
Making alcohol cheaper is no way to help vulnerable people
What on earth is going on with the UK government and alcohol?
3 mins
China's Window To Rebuild A Decent Working Relationship
It will be a new cool war, not a repeat of the Cold War of the 1945-1990 period.
3 mins
Beckham’s status as national labrador has gone to the dogs
Is it finally curtains for football’s golden boy, David Beckham? The man who could hitherto do no wrong; whose general demeanour is sugary sweet but also achingly bland whose personality is the exact same as a puppy’s: one you have to scold because it’s nicked one of your slippers and won’t let it go, but you don’t care because it’s so fricking adorable.
3 mins
Nato And Ukraine Have Lots To Fear From A Trump Revival
The success or failure of decisions of monumental importance including going to war can be decided by timing.
8 mins
Inflation To Hit 40-Year High As Unemployment Rate Rises
Last month’s painful gas and electricity bill rises are expected to send UK inflation surging to a fresh 40-year high in today’s official figures, but experts predict this is likely to mark the peak in the cost of living crisis.
2 mins
Something is very wrong if unemployment and labour shortages are both rising
The increase in unemployment, expected as a result of the economic malaise ushered in by a series of disastrous Tory missteps, may have begun.
3 mins
Homogeneity Could Be The Key To Success In Qatar
Distinctive national styles have been one of the World Cup’s traditional joys but not any more, writes Miguel Delaney
6 mins
THE LAST DANCE
This World Cup will bring an end to a golden age of players at international level and for many it will be a sad goodbye
4 mins
Djokovic set to be granted visa for the Australian Open
Novak Djokovic is set to be granted a visa to play at next year’s Australian Open despite his high-profile deportation last January.
2 mins
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