74 m. ago Sir Jim Ratcliffe makes major Ineos decision amid Sheikh Jassim Man Utd takeover stance

Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos Energy have announced that they are pulling their funding in the United Kingdom and moving their investments to the United States.

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88 m. ago Despair and destruction: Civilians in Ukraine's eastern strongholds struggle as Russia advances

The Russian advance into the Donetsk region has intensified, leaving Ukrainian cities like Kostiantynivka in dire conditions

Politics

3 h. ago Rise in energy prices leaves 1m UK households behind on bills

Energy debts have more than doubled in last 12 years, finds report, as Ofgem signals it will raise cap on billsAbout 1m households are behind on their gas and electricity bills with no repayment plan amid a rise in energy debt over the past decade, according to a new report.The Resolution Foundation thinktank found that the number of customers in energy debt has increased and the size of their debts has risen. It found that between 2012 and 2024 the average gas and electricity debts more than doubled to £1,400 and £1,600, respectively, from an average of approximately £500. Continue reading...

Economics

3 h. ago Iryna Zarutska’s family demand justice and public safety reform following her killing on train: ‘We are heartbroken beyond words’

Decarlos Brown Jr is accused of committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system and could face the death penalty if found guilty

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3 h. ago Poland shoots down Russian drones after airspace was 'repeatedly violated' in first military clash since Ukraine invasion

The nation's military command said Polish airspace was repeatedly violated by 'drone-type objects' during the Russian attack across the border in Ukraine.

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6 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian drone alert in Poland before Belarus border closure

Warplanes scrambled after warning from Ukraine; Poland to seal border over Russian and Belarus’s ‘very aggressive’ Zapad war games. What we know on day 1,295Warplanes were scrambled early on Wednesday after Ukraine’s air force warned that Russian drones had entered Nato-member Poland’s airspace. “Polish and allied aircraft are operating in our airspace, while ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems have been brought to the highest state of readiness,” Poland’s operational command said. The Ukrainian air force said drones were heading west and threatening the city of Zamosc in Poland. Ukrainian media reported that one was heading towards the western Polish city of Rzeszow, and said airports were being temporarily closed.Poland will close its border with Belarus on Thursday as a result of the “very aggressive” Zapad military exercises taking place in Belarus involving Russia, Donald Tusk has announced. The Polish prime minister said it was also a response to a growin...

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7 h. ago One by one our energy giants are turning their backs on green power

Will the last person to leave Britain please turn out the lights That was a front page headline on April 9 1992, warning of the consequences should Neil Kinnock's Labour win that day's election.

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8 h. ago Cost of living crisis sees household energy debt triple in 10 years

More than 1 million customers are falling behind on their electricity bills with no repayment plan in place

Economics

8 h. ago Radical Harmony review – Seurat’s shimmering visions blow away his spotty dotty imitators

National Gallery, London The tradition of neo-impressionism begun by Georges Seurat was radical, even revolutionary, but this po-faced showcase is sadly lacking its joyful dazzleGeorges Seurat had kaleidoscope eyes. He saw in limitless colours, that swarm and bubble on his canvases in galaxies of tiny dots. Choosing random, barren subjects – an empty harbour, a rock – he found endless wonder in the most banal reality. In his 1888 painting Port-en-Bessin, a Sunday, myriad blues and whites create a hazy sky and mirroring water while a railing in the foreground explodes into purple, brown and orange as if it had a lurid spotty disease. Seurat only lived to the age of 31, but he inspired an entire art movement, the neo-impressionists, who copied his “pointillist” method.Yet in a coarse-grained approach to this fine-grained art style, the National Gallery struggles to tell a different story. The neo-impressionists didn’t just paint dots, they dreamed of revolution. And by the way we shou...

Politics

8 h. ago Dramatic rise in number of households in energy debt as winter bills loom

A report has revealed a huge increase in energy debt among UK household, along with a big rise in council tax arrears, as more than a million UK households owe money to suppliers

Economics

8 h. ago Omar Marmoush injury: Man City handed new blow before Manchester derby showdown

Pep Guardiola’s fitness woes mount ahead of United clash at the Etihad Stadium as Premier League returns

Events

10 h. ago Seven mysterious mass illnesses that defied explanation – from ‘meowing nuns’ to laughter epidemic

A terrifying incident at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 4 – believed to have been caused by CS gas –was originally blamed on “mass hysteria”. But what does that really mean?

Politics

13 h. ago Extremist tried to blow up energy plant with 'weapon of mass destruction' drone

Skyler Philippi, 24, of Columbia, Tennessee, planned for months to blow up an energy facility using a drone equipped with high explosives in an explosion like a “fourth of July firework,” the FBI said

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13 h. ago Michigan judge dismisses charges against 15 of Trump’s 2020 fake electors

Judge says sufficient evidence of intent wasn’t given against those who signed files claiming Trump won 2020 electionA judge in Michigan dismissed the felony charges against a slate of electors who falsely signed on to documents claiming Donald Trump won the 2020 election in the latest blow to efforts to hold the president and his allies accountable for attempting to overturn the results of the White House race he lost to Joe Biden.Sixteen people were initially charged with eight felonies each related to forgery and conspiracy by the Democratic attorney general, Dana Nessel, in 2023, though one of them had his charges dropped after he agreed to cooperate with the prosecution. The fake electors in Michigan will not go to trial. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Prosecutor in New York warns of more raids after 57 detained making snack bars

Federal prosecutors detained 57 people after a raid on a snack bar plant in upstate New York

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15 h. ago Sir Jim Ratcliffe oversees major Ineos decision amid Sheikh Jassim Man United takeover stance

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is the founder of Ineos and all their related industries including Ineos Energy

Politics

15 h. ago Scientists are baffled by this powerful gamma ray explosion outside our galaxy

This unique burst of high-energy radiation is unlike anything previously witnessed

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15 h. ago The Gaza family torn apart by IDF snipers from Chicago and Munich

Five-month investigation reveals how four members of one family were shot and killed in a single day and highlights a pattern in which Israeli troops target unarmed civiliansDaniel Raab shows no hesitation as he watches footage of 19-year-old Salem Doghmosh crumpling to the ground beside his brother in a street in northern Gaza.“That was my first elimination,” he says. The video, shot by a drone, lasts just a few seconds. The Palestinian teenager appears to be unarmed when he is shot in the head. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Heathrow Terminal 4 – what led to the evacuation of part of the UK’s busiest airport?

The Metropolitan Police now reports that a CS spray canister was discovered at the scene

Society

15 h. ago Hearts suffer double injury blow as record signing and key defender sidelined for Rangers and beyond

Double setback for Derek McInnes amid positive goalkeeper update

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