New hosts of BBC's Newsnight FINALLY revealed nine months after Kirsty Wark stood down as presenter of the iconic late night politics show

found 2025 › May › 07 (Wed) @ 15:20 UTC

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Kirsty Wark stood down as presenter of Newsnight after 30 years back in July last year, and now after nine months the BBC have finally confirmed her replacement.

Israel is starving Gaza. It’s a cheap, silent and brutal way to kill | Ahmed Moor

found 2025 › May › 07 (Wed) @ 12:50 UTC

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Starvation is a slow, painful way to die. And unlike bombs and tanks, it’s easy for western leaders to ignore

I recently looked up a biography of Rudolf Höss. The Kommandant who led the Auschwitz pris…

New reports tell us cattle and sheep farming can be sustainable – don’t believe them, it’s all bull | George Monbiot

found 2025 › May › 07 (Wed) @ 10:25 UTC

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Feeding the world sustainably is an incredibly complex challenge, yet some people are trying to sell us a bucolic fairytale

The fire that has just destroyed 500 hectares (1,230 acres) of Dartmoor shou…

New build estates plagued with constant problems

found 2025 › May › 07 (Wed) @ 06:50 UTC

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Residents at new housing estates in the West Midlands describe living with landslips and broken street lights.

Fury at 'two-tier Keir's' tax break for Indian workers that will make it cheaper to employ foreign staff - as bosses warn they will be forced to slash jobs

found 2025 › May › 07 (Wed) @ 00:50 UTC

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New Delhi heralded the deal as an 'unprecedented' win, but Starmer was accused of introducing 'two-tier taxes' after NI contributions for British firms were increased in last year's budget.

Canada trade shifts away from US amid trade tensions

found 2025 › May › 06 (Tue) @ 17:50 UTC

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New data show both imports and exports with US fall as Canada expands trading relationships with other countries.

German parliament elects Merz as chancellor in second round of voting

found 2025 › May › 06 (Tue) @ 16:45 UTC

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New leader secures 325 votes after humiliating loss in first round inflicted by 18 unnamed coalition rebels

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The German parliament has formally elected Friedrich Merz as the…

New car sales fell by a tenth in April as DOUBLED car tax rates hit buyers

found 2025 › May › 06 (Tue) @ 13:05 UTC

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New car sales fell in April by over 10% as buyers avoided being hit by new VED rules that sees most car buyers paying double 'showroom tax' in the first year - as much as £5,490.

New Zealand’s prime minister proposes social media ban for under-16s

found 2025 › May › 06 (Tue) @ 03:25 UTC

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The draft bill is modelled on Australian laws and would force digital platforms to verify the age of users or face heavy fines

New Zealand’s prime minister has proposed banning children under 16 years…

Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha wins Pulitzer prize for commentary

found 2025 › May › 05 (Mon) @ 21:55 UTC

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Renowned poet and author wins prize for series of New Yorker essays on suffering of Palestinians in Gaza

The renowned Palestinian poet and author, Mosab Abu Toha, is among this year’s Pulitzer prize w…