Jennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter Laura Kuenssberg presses Rachel Reeves on whether the public was misled before Budget Chancellor Rachel Reeves says she can be trusted with the country’s finances and has been “clear” about reasons for her decisions, following claims she misled the public in the run-up to her Budget. In an interview for BBC One’s…
Ben Saunders gives veteran Nick Joyce a life makeover – SWNS A 63-year-old veteran could barely access his backyard which overgrown with 6-8-foot weeds, until a kind-hearted cleaning company owner transformed the overgrown jungle for free—then he went above-and-beyond to transform the soldier’s life. Ben Saunders stepped in after meeting Nick Joyce and hearing the…
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will give his backing to the chancellor’s Budget in a speech on Monday, and commit the government to going “further and faster” on pro-growth measures. He will say Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s statement will help to alleviate cost of living pressures, lower inflation and ensure economic stability. It comes as the…
Credit: Woman’s Weekly magazine / Fortune The readers of Woman’s Weekly magazine have a long tradition of coming together through knitting and crocheting—always to provide comfort and joy for others. This year’s crafty compassion project was their biggest ever, officially breaking a Guinness World Record. Earlier this year, the magazine invited readers to create woolen…
Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg BBC Any big red box moment is risky. And for a government disliked by millions there’s peril at every turn. Now the chancellor’s big choices are out there, what’s the best-case scenario for Reeves and Starmer, and what’s the worst that could happen next? On the positive side of…
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote…
Aircraft manufacturer Airbus has ordered thousands of its planes be grounded after discovering intense solar radiation could interfere with on-board flight control computers, leading to delays around the world. Around 6,000 A320 planes are thought to be affected, half the European firm’s global fleet, but it is understood most will be able to fly again…
Coral on the Great Barrier Reef – Toby Hudson CC 3.0. At the Australian Institute of Marine Science, artificial intelligence is being leveraged to help restore coral reefs after recent bleaching events. Following the autumn spawning season on the Great Barrier Reef, AIMS scientists are looking to give the corals a helping hand by dropping…
A search is under way for a British man who fell overboard from a cruise ship off the coast of Tenerife. The Spanish coastguard said it had been coordinating search and rescue efforts for the 76-year-old since 09:48 local time (09:48 GMT) on Thursday. The incident happened on the Marella Explorer 2, operated by TUI,…
– credit, Thomas Bruen Olsen / University Museum of Bergen A hiker in Norway discovered a one-of-a-kind wild reindeer trap that Iron age inhabitants would have used to catch their dinner en masse. Alongside the large wooden trap was a trove of hunting supplies and other artifacts, revealing a wealth of information about the culture and…
