In this issue

August 17, 2022

Truss condemns British workers for lack of 'graft'

Exclusive Leak reveals speech also condemned 'attitude' outside London

3 mins

Kyiv vows to sow 'chaos' in Russian supply lines

Ukraine is engaged in a counteroffensive aimed at creating "chaos within Russian forces" by striking at the invaders' supply lines deep into occupied territories, according to a key adviser to the president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

3 mins

US airline buys 20 jets to restart supersonic travel

3.5 Boom jets’ London to New York flight time in hours, compared with 6.5 at present

2 mins

The gong sounds for Jeremy Paxman’s time on University Challenge

Jeremy Paxman is stepping down as the presenter of University Challenge after 28 years, with viewers seeing his final episodes next summer.

3 mins

Hustings Rivals back union, but not a freeze on energy bills

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have ruled out freezing energy prices by claiming it would be an expensive, short-term fix that would fail to solve underlying soaring energy costs.

2 mins

UK must not cross ‘red lines’ on Taiwan, says Chinese envoy

China’s ambassador to the UK has said Britain would face “serious consequences” if it crossed “red lines” over Taiwan, and warned against following in the footsteps of the US.

2 mins

Genetics lab launches project to bring back ‘Tasmanian tiger’ that died out in the 1930s

An apex predator that died out in the 1930s could be reintroduced to its native Tasmania under an ambitious “de-extinction” project.

3 mins

Floods in south-west England and Wales as drought grips Yorkshire

Torrential downpours have led to flash floods in parts of England and Wales, and more areas have been warned they face being deluged as a line of thunderstorms moves east.

3 mins

Ryan Giggs admits he is a ‘love cheat’ but denies he ever abused women

Ryan Giggs admitted in court yesterday cheating on his ex-wife and girlfriends “many times” and said his reputation as a “love cheat” was justified – but insisted he had never abused women.

3 mins

Incredulity as Scotland’s first ‘period dignity’ job goes to man

The appointment of a man to a new regional role promoting period dignity has provoked criticism and consternation.

1 min

Judge will consider publishing FBI’s affidavit on Trump

A federal judge in Florida will hear arguments tomorrow over whether to make public an affidavit used to justify a search of Donald Trump’s Florida estate.

3 mins

Núñez must control himself, says Van Dijk

Virgil van Dijk has said Darwin Núñez needs to control himself after being sent off for violent conduct on his full Premier League debut for Liverpool.

2 mins

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