In this issue

May 27, 2023

UK set for recession before next election

Rishi Sunak has been warned that the economy could be in recession next year as stubbornly high inflation pushes interest rates to more than 5% before the next general election

4 mins

Popularity with children leads to calls for ban on single-use vapes

Ministers are facing mounting pressure to impose an outright ban on single-use vapes, amid concern about their fast-increasing popularity among children and wider worries that officials have minimal grip over a fast-moving sector

3 mins

Rivers 'receive 11bn litres of raw sewage from 30 water treatment works in a year'

Eleven billion litres of raw sewage were discharged from a sample of 30 water company treatment works in one year, new research suggests

3 mins

E coli levels in Cornish waters halt shellfish collections

“Very high” levels of E coli found in oysters and mussels have led to the closure of 11 shellfish sh production zones in Cornwall

2 mins

Bank holiday begins with chaos for BA passengers and 'hectic' conditions on roads

British Airways has cancelled more than 175 flights as the fallout from an IT failure entered its second day, fuelling predictions of widespread travel chaos at the start of a bank holiday weekend forecast to be the busiest since before the pandemic

2 mins

Chip shops battered by soaring price of potatoes and fish

Whether they are fried, baked or mashed, potatoes have traditionally been a low -cost staple food in the UK – but not any more

3 mins

Cycling body bars transgender women from competing in female category

British Cycling has become the latest governing body to bar transgender women from competing in the female category to “safeguard the fairness” of the sport

3 mins

Call for training changes with rise in hamstring injuries in women's game

Coaching methods are failing to keep up with the rapidly increasing demands of women’s professional football, resulting in more hamstring injuries among top female players. Experts are calling for training to prevent such injuries

3 mins

Johnson reportedly in talks with Trump to make case for backing Ukraine

Boris Johnson held discussions with Donald Trump about Ukraine during his tour of the US, in an apparent attempt to make the Ukrainian case to the sceptical former US president

2 mins

Grant's damages Sun publisher to go to trial claim against

A damages claim brought by Hugh Grant against the publisher of the Sun over allegations of unlawful information gathering will go to trial after a ruling by a high court judge

2 mins

UK government created conditions that led to riot in Cardiff, says Welsh first minister

The Welsh first minister has accused the UK government of creating the social conditions that formed the backdrop to the Cardiff riots by systematically eroding community life, public services and citizen s’ incomes

3 mins

Parents receive life sentences for the murder of baby son 'savagely' assaulted

A couple found guilty of the “savage and brutal” Christmas Day murder of their 10-month-old son have been sentenced to life imprisonment

3 mins

The real rules of succession Family-run businesses on why not to follow the Roys

Don and Lewis Ledingham, father and son from Edinburgh and London, are “huge, absolutely addicted” fans of the TV programme Succession , the final episode of which will screen this weekend

3 mins

Primodos: court rules out families' bid to win redress over pregnancy test drug

An attempt by more than 100 UK families to seek compensation for birth defects they say were caused by the hormone-based pregnancy test Primodos has been struck out by the high court

2 mins

Bolder than ever Fashion takes hold at Cannes

At night, the Croisette in Cannes is lit up by 1,500 dark pink LED lights. It happens all year. But during the film festival, which ends this weekend, these lights transform the boulevard into a red carpet. It's where industry types with lanyards queue for parties, fashion types jostle to be seen and fans on the famous blue chairs sit and watch - and it explains why the film festival is fast becoming an unofficial fashion week.

4 mins

In Turkey's quake zone, voters back Erdoğan in election runoff

Mounds of rubble still block side streets in the centre of Kahramanmaraş , three months after twin earthquakes destroyed large sections of the town and killed 50,000 people across south-east Turkey

4 mins

Zelenskiy denounces Russian missile strike on Dnipro clinic as 'pure terror'

A Russian missile strike on an outpatient clinic in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro has killed two people and injured 30 in what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described as a crime against humanity

2 mins

Man detained after emergency door opened during flight

Police in South Korea have arrested a man who allegedly opened the door on an Asiana Airlines flight before the aircraft landed yesterday, causing panic among the 194 people onboard

1 min

Living inside Maradona's head

Window opens on a new Naples

2 mins

Mississippi family demand justice for boy, 11, shot by officer responding to his call

A Mississippi family has demanded a police officer be dismissed and charged with aggravated assault for shooting an 11-year-old boy when police responded to the child’s own call to a domestic disturbance at his home

2 mins

Disney war

Why Ron DeSantis thinks his feud will pay off

3 mins

Asos says new funds give it 'headroom' for return to profitability

Asos is raising £80m from shareholders and borrowing £275m from Bantry Bay Capital, a specialist lender that recently bailed out the troubled retailers Superdry and Matalan, as it struggles to secure a turnaround after falling nearly £300m into the red

1 min

Musk's brain implant firm Neuralink says it has approval for human trial

Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain-implant company, says it has received a green light from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to kickstart its first in-human clinical study, a critical milestone after earlier struggles to gain approval

1 min

Super bowl?

Soup company pushing the benefits of its broccoli

2 mins

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