16 h. ago Vodafone terminates contracts of 12 franchisees who joined £120m lawsuit

Telecoms group says it strongly refutes claim by 62 franchisees that it ‘unjustly enriched’ itself at their expenseVodafone has terminated the contracts of 12 franchisees who have continued running the brand’s high street stores while also being part of a £120m high court claim against the telecoms group.The legal case was launched in December, when 62 franchisees claimed Vodafone had “unjustly enriched” itself at the expense of scores of vulnerable small business owners by slashing commissions to franchisees operating the mobile phone company’s retail outlets. Continue reading...

Economics

40 h. ago Drunken sailors will destroy our seaside idyll: Owners of Britain's most expensive beach huts fears 'rabble of partygoers' using new floating restaurant will ruin their peace and quiet

Furious owners of Britain's most expensive beach huts fear their idyllic escape will be destroyed by drunken sailors using a new floating bar and restaurant.

Society

61 h. ago Trump’s pollution rollback rewards wealthy plant owners — at the expense of Americans’ health

Proposals this week to weaken EPA restrictions will help tiny group of owners while ‘the American people will breathe dirtier air’Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) claimed on Wednesday that its plan to eviscerate power plant pollution standards will save the US about $1bn a year. In reality, though, this represents a starkly uneven trade-off, experts say.The savings for “Americans” will go entirely to power plant operators who won’t have to cut their pollution, while at the same time climate and health benefits for all Americans that are 20 times larger in dollar terms will be deleted. Continue reading...

Politics

68 h. ago These dogs are all supposedly the same breed, but their owners were duped into buying a fake designer puppy

Miniature cockapoos are among the most expensive dog breeds in the UK. But some unlucky owners have fallen for false advertisements and ended up with a dog of an entirely different breed.

Politics

3 d. ago Trump’s EPA announces major rollbacks to power plant pollution limits

More than 200 health experts say regulatory proposals will lead to biggest increase in pollution in decadesUS power plants will be allowed to pollute nearby communities and the wider world with more unhealthy air toxins and an unlimited amount of planet-heating gases under new regulatory rollbacks proposed by Donald Trump’s administration, experts warned.The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled a plan on Wednesday that would repeal a landmark climate rule that aims to mostly eliminate greenhouse gases from power plants by the 2030s and would, separately, weaken another regulation that restricts power plants’ release of hazardous air pollutants such as mercury. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago NIH scientists go public to criticize Trump's deep cuts in public health research

Scores of National Institutes of Health researchers and staffers have come forward to send their Trump-appointed leader a letter challenging policies they say undermine the NIH mission

Science

8 d. ago Minnesota’s boundary waters are pristine. Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ could pollute them forever

A little-known provision would open thousands of nearby acres to a foreign mining company, risking acid drainageThe story is co-published with Public Domain, an investigative newsroom that covers public lands, wildlife and governmentA little-known provision of Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” would open thousands of acres of public lands at the edge of Minnesota’s Boundary Waters wilderness to a foreign-owned mining company. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Millionaire mansion owner reveals why he's selling 'most expensive' house in city

Jesmond Towers is currently owned by Jeff Winn, the founder of accident insurance specialist Winn Group who is said to have spent around £14m upgrading the property

Society

9 d. ago Takeaways from AP's report on the business interests of Trump's surgeon general pick

President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next U.S. surgeon general has repeatedly said the nation’s medical and food systems are corrupted by special interests and people out to make a profit at the expense of Americans’ health

Politics

9 d. ago Trump's surgeon general pick criticizes others' conflicts but profits from wellness product sales

President Donald Trump’s pick to be U.S. surgeon general has said the nation’s medical and food systems are corrupted by special interests and people out to make a profit at the expense of Americans’ health

Politics

9 d. ago Who's in charge? CDC's leadership 'crisis' apparent amid new COVID

The CDC, a $9.2 billion-a-year agency tasked with reviewing life-saving vaccines, monitoring diseases and watching for budding threats to Americans’ health, is without a clear leader

Politics

1 week ago All the times China has smuggled terrifying pathogens into the US to kill Americans or destabilize the nation

Dangerous Chinese bioweapons and pathogens are increasingly being smuggled into the US, experts told the Daily Mail after two Chinese researchers brought in a deadly fungus.

Events

2 w. ago Karoline Leavitt torches 'lying' Jill Biden and demands she testify to Congress about Joe's health coverup

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Jill Biden was 'complicit' in what she called a 'coverup' of the former president's health, as she urged the former first lady to cooperate.

Politics

2 w. ago Karoline Leavitt torches Jill Biden for 'lying' about Joe's health and thinking Americans are 'stupid'

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Jill Biden was 'complicit' in what she called a 'coverup' of the former president's health, as she urged the former first lady to cooperate.

Politics

2 w. ago Half of Americans say Trump, 78, is not being transparent about his health, poll finds

In a new poll, 45 percent of Americans said they believe Trump has either not been transparent about his physical health

Politics

3 w. ago RFK’s health report omits key facts in painting dark vision for US children

Maha report ignores leading causes of death for children, firearms and crashes, and focuses on lifestyle and vaccinesA new report led by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr lays out a dark vision of American children’s health and calls for agencies to examine vaccines, ultra-processed foods, environmental chemicals, lack of exercise and “overmedicalization”.Kennedy has made combatting the chronic disease “epidemic” a cornerstone of his vision for the US, even as he has ignored common causes of chronic conditions, such as smoking and alcohol use. Continue reading...

Society

3 w. ago RFK Jr.'s MAHA report raises concerns about vaccines, American foods and prescription drugs

A new government-issued report reflects some of the most controversial views on vaccines, the nation’s food supply, pesticides and prescription drugs held by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F

Events

3 w. ago House passes Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ tax and spending bill after months of wrangling – US politics live

Sweeping legislation will now be sent to the SenateThe Kremlin said on Thursday that a report in the Wall Street Journal which said US president Donald Trump had told European leaders that President Vladimir Putin did not want to end the war in Ukraine contrasted with its own knowledge.The Journal said Trump had briefed European leaders after talking to Putin by phone on Monday and said Putin wanted to keep fighting in Ukraine because he thought he was winning.With a narrow 220-212 majority, House Speaker Mike Johnson could not afford to lose more than a handful of votes from his side.Republicans on the party’s right flank had pushed for deeper spending cuts to lessen the budget impact, but they met resistance from centrists who worried they would fall too heavily on the 71 million low-income Americans enrolled in the Medicaid health program. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Markers in blood and urine may reveal how much ultraprocessed food we are eating

Scientists have identified molecules from blood and urine that may reveal how much energy a person consumes from ultraprocessed foods

Events