18 h. ago Great British Bake Off's Mary Berry says 'I'm deaf' as she issues emotional appeal

Former Great British Bake Off judge Dame Mary Berry, who recently turned 90, was attending the Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards when she made the admission

Politics

20 h. ago Bake Off star Mary Berry tells crowd 'I'm deaf' as she shares touching plea

The well-known chef, Dame Mary Berry, best known for her role on The Great British Bake Off, issued the plea while accepting an award at the Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards

Politics

30 h. ago National treasure Dame Mary Berry 'lines up special new BBC project to celebrate her milestone 90th birthday'

Mary Berry is set to release a special new project with the BBC to celebrate her milestone 90th birthday.

Politics

37 h. ago Ed Miliband sacks Dame Mary Archer from net zero adviser role as Energy Secretary is accused of trying to 'suppress all opposition' to his policies

Dame Mary, 80, whose husband is Tory peer and novelist Lord Archer , was allegedly called to the department yesterday where she was informed she was being fired.

Events

3 d. ago Tesla denies board search for Elon Musk’s successor; Trump tariffs to slash growth, says Bank of Japan – business live

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as US electric carmaker says report board is looking for next Tesla boss is ‘absolutely false’National Grid, the FTSE 100 company that owns the UK’s electricity network, has appointed Shell oil executive Zoë Yujnovich as chief executive after the retirement of John Pettigrew.Yujnovich was until recently working at FTSE 100 oil company Shell, where she was director of integrated gas and upstream (oil production) and a member of the executive committee. She previously led the Iron Ore company of Canada, part of Rio Tinto.I firmly believe in the vital function energy companies play in driving change and creating value. On both sides of the Atlantic National Grid has an essential role to play in making energy secure, affordable and reliable for our customers and communities. I’m excited about leading National Grid as it delivers on the growth opportunities ahead. Continue reading...

Economics

6 d. ago Kristi Noem’s alleged bag thief spent $205 on food and alcohol on her AmEx before falling asleep at restaurant table, charging documents show

Mario Bustamante Leiva, 49, accused of stealing Homeland Security Secretary’s $4,400 Gucci bag

Society

6 d. ago Suspect in Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse theft is charged in federal court

A man accused of stealing a purse from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been charged in federal court with aggravated identity theft, robbery and fraud

Events

6 d. ago Kristi Noem’s alleged bag thief used her credit cards to buy alcohol then fell asleep at a table, charging documents show

Mario Bustamante Leiva, 49, accused of stealing Homeland Security Secretary’s $4,400 Gucci bag

Culture

1 week ago Pete Hegseth did share classified information with wife and brother despite White House’s claims, report says

Defense secretary accuses media of trying ‘to slash and burn people and ruin their reputations’

Events

2 w. ago Miliband in blistering attack on Farage’s UK net zero ‘nonsense and lies’

The energy secretary has accused Reform UK’s leader of peddling dangerous falsehoods about renewable power• Tories and Reform use the steel crisis to knock clean energy. They’re wrong: it will secure all our futuresEd Miliband has torn into Nigel Farage and the Tories for peddling dangerous “nonsense and lies” by suggesting the UK’s net zero target is responsible for destroying Britain’s businesses, including its steel industry.Cabinet ministers are determined to fight back against the way Reform UK and the Conservatives have unceremoniously lambasted the climate crisis agenda for what they believe are nakedly political reasons before important local elections next month. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago White House ends funding for key US climate body: ‘No coming back from this’

Nasa cuts contract that convened USGCRP, which released assessments impacting environmental decision-makingThe White House is ending funding for the body that produces the federal government’s pre-eminent climate report, which summarizes the impacts of rising global temperatures on the United States.Every four years, the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is required by Congress to release a new national climate assessment to ensure leaders understand the drivers of – and threats posed by – global warming. It is the most comprehensive, far-reaching and up-to-date analysis of the climate crisis, playing a key role in local and national decision making about agriculture, energy production, and land and water use. Continue reading...

Society

3 w. ago Wes Streeting hammers union over Birmingham bin strike saying piles of rubbish are 'not good for public health' as MP calls for soldiers to clear streets

The Health Secretary accused Unite of creating a situation where 'bin bags are piling up (and) we see rats and other vermin crawling around' in England's second city.

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