Food price inflation has slowed to its lowest level this year – as costs fall for staples such as oils, fats, fish, and breakfast cereals, research suggests. However the rate of 13.4% – in the year up to July – still remains high. But the British Retail Consortium (BRC), which compiled the figures with retail
Sinead O’Connor sent text messages “laden with desperation, despair and sorrow” to Bob Geldof in the weeks before her death, The Boomtown Rats frontman has told a festival crowd. He dedicated the band’s performance at Cavan Calling in Ireland to O’Connor, who died at her home in southeast London last week, aged 56. Image: Sinead
A six-year-old girl has died after she was accidentally struck by the propeller of a boat her mum was driving in an Arizona lake. A group of 12 people from two families had boarded a boat on Lake Pleasant at about 7am on Friday. Later that morning, one of the families called 911 to report
England have won the final Ashes Test match after a thrilling finish to draw the series with Australia. With Australia chasing down 384 to win the match, a rampant England took seven wickets in the final session to edge out their fierce rivals. England bowler Stuart Broad – in his final match before retirement –
The amount of money borrowed by consumers rose to a five-year high in June as inflation and interest rate pressure hit households, Bank of England figures show. Net consumer credit rose to the highest since April 2018 – £1.7bn was borrowed last month, following a £500m decrease in lending in May. The increase came as
“I just wanted to save my life,” says Dhanabal, who came to Britain from India to study. But it was only the visa that came with the university place that interested him, and his plan was always to stay on after it expired. The 26-year-old relies on cash-in-hand jobs to survive, waiting in Sheffield for
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A security alarm brought Huron, OH police to a local credit union just as the suspected burglar was exiting through the ceiling. #CNN #News #shorts
An “Unidentified Electric Vehicle” (UEV) made front-page news in a small town paper in Montana when it charged from a public outlet on Main Street. EV charging has gotten pretty easy these days, even when driving through less-populated areas. But those of us who have been driving EVs for a long time, or who have
A pay rise of 6.5% has been accepted by a major teaching union. Members of the National Education Union (NEU) voted to accept the deal, which was made based on recommendations by the independent School Teachers’ Review Body. The NEU had advised its members to accept the deal, which also includes an extra £900m in
Madonna says she realises “how lucky I am to be alive” after spending time in intensive care with a bacterial infection. The 64-year-old had to postpone her world tour after being rushed to hospital last month, but was able to go home after a few days. Posting on Instagram, she said she’d had time to
Train drivers are staging a week-long overtime ban in a dispute over pay, threatening more disruption to rail services. Members of Aslef at 15 train companies in England will refuse to work overtime from Monday to Saturday and again from 7-12 August. The services affected include Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, Cross Country, East Midlands
Rishi Sunak will head to Scotland on Monday as the Conservatives kick off a week of campaigning on energy security. Number 10 said the prime minister would use the trip to “highlight the central role” the country will play in “defending the UK against disrupted global energy supplies” and reaching the government’s net zero targets.
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJul 30, 2023, 12:18 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — The Cubs‘ turnaround on the field has led to a change in strategy off it as opposing teams have been told outfielder and free-agent-to-be Cody Bellinger will not be traded,
The New York Times published a pair of articles this weekend highlighting the rising number of deaths of cyclists riding electric bikes. However, in one of the most impressive feats of victim-blaming I’ve seen from the publication in some time, the NYT lays the onus on e-bikes instead of on the things killing their riders:
Since the invasion of Ukraine, the Republic of Ireland’s military neutrality has come under fire with the Government accepting the stance should be debated. The war in Ukraine and the arrival of thousands of refugees has prompted calls for the Irish Republic to finally send lethal equipment to assist Ukrainians. Sky’s Ireland Correspondent Stephen Murphy
Actress Sharon Stone joined CNN’s Chris Wallace of “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace” to talk about her role in the 1992 movie “Basic Instinct.” #sharonstone #basicinstinct #chriswallace
No one has yet said they carried out Sunday’s devastating blast at a political rally in Pakistan, but the country’s Islamic State (IS) group has claimed to be behind several attacks in the area this year. The latest atrocity – which has left at least 40 people dead – happened on the outskirts of Khar,
Britain’s biggest mortgage lenders will this week launch a multimillion pound campaign aimed at illustrating the range of support they are providing to cash-strapped customers as the industry faces its most intense scrutiny in years. Sky News understands that a £5m advertising blitz paid for by participating banks will urge customers to ‘reach out’ if
Dame Judi Dench has said she can’t see on film sets anymore and isn’t able to read scripts due to her deteriorating eyesight. But the Oscar-winning actress, 88, says she has alternative ways of learning lines like being taught them with the help of her friends. And she also claims she has a photographic memory.