In this issue

August 11, 2022

London children offered polio vaccine to curb spread of virus

All children in London aged one to nine should receive a polio vaccination in the coming weeks, public health experts have said as a new booster programme is announced.

3 mins

Rising Prices Six Ways Government Could Help Soften Impact Of Crisis

There are a number of measures that the government could take to alleviate the impact of soaring energy prices.

3 mins

Human rights Curbing ECHR is UK national priority, says Braverman

Ministers should “take radical action” to counter the influence of European human rights rules to curb a burgeoning industry of equalities officers touting bogus grievances, Suella Braverman, the UK government’s chief law officer, has argued.

1 min

Government Downplays Talk Of Extending Energy Windfall Tax

Ministers are rowing back from threatening energy companies with a bigger windfall tax after Liz Truss and her ally Kwasi Kwarteng made plain they would not support this option.

3 mins

Jury told Giggs made ex-partner ‘slave to his every need’

The ex-girlfriend of the former Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs has told a court she became “a slave to his every need” and that he was “regularly aggressive”.

2 mins

Raymond Briggs, creator of Fungus the Bogeyman and the Snowman, dies at 88

Raymond Briggs, the writer and illustrator who delighted children and adults with bestselling cartoons and picture books, has died aged 88.

3 mins

Heatwave causes surge in insurance claims for fire and subsidence

One of Britain’s largest home insurers has issued a warning over the impact of record temperatures on claims, saying the climate crisis has already caused a rise in fire and subsidence cases this year.

2 mins

CCTV footage of missing student nurse released by Met police

New CCTV footage showing the last known images of a student nurse who went missing last month has been released by police.

1 min

Thousands evacuated after fire reignites and tears through forests of south-west France

More than 6,000 people have been evacuated to save them from wildfires in Gironde in southwest France after a blaze that destroyed more than 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) of pine forest in July sparked up again and tore through woodland.

1 min

Suit and countersuit How $44bn takeover went sour

Elon Musk did not become the world’s wealthiest person through a lack of confidence.

3 mins

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