A further 2,000 pubs are at risk of closure, threatening 25,000 jobs, unless the chancellor comes to the sector’s aid in this month’s budget, according to an industry body. The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) cited research by Oxford Economics which forecast 288 million fewer pints would be sold in the next financial year
At least 36 people have been killed and dozens injured after two trains crashed head-on at high speed in Greece. A passenger train travelling from Athens to the northern city of Thessaloniki collided with a freight train outside Larissa just before midnight. The collision occurred as the passenger train emerged from a tunnel near the
3:37 PM ET Associated Press Kurt Busch still has not yet been cleared by doctors as his career remains prematurely curtailed because of lingering effects from a concussion suffered in a wreck during qualifying last summer at Pocono Raceway. Busch, 44, instead is now a de facto consultant for his old 23XI Racing team and
US utility-scale solar developer Lightsource bp has placed an order with First Solar, the largest solar panel maker in the US, for 4 gigawatts (GW) of advanced thin film solar modules. The thin film solar modules are scheduled to be delivered between 2026 and 2028, and will power Lightsource bp projects in the US. The deal
Then-Washington State Governor and presidental candidate Jay Inslee signs five climate change bills into law that will reduce carbon emissions, decrease pollution, boost jobs and increase public health, Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at Central Park in the Rainier Vista neighborhood. Genna Martin | San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images Washington state is
China has denounced the US over its TikTok bans, saying it has been “abusing state power”. Congress and more than half of US states have banned TikTok from government-issued mobile devices, following cybersecurity concerns. TikTok is used by two-thirds of American teenagers but there is concern in Washington that China could use its legal and
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Chinese state-run newspaper issued a warning to Tesla CEO Elon Musk after he shared reporting on the U.S. Department of Energy’s “low confidence” assessment that the global Covid pandemic originated in a Wuhan laboratory. CNBC’s Eunice Yoon reported Tuesday morning on the warning from
Sir Rod Stewart has kept to his word and paid for patients’ scans at an Essex hospital, after making the pledge during a Sky News phone-in on the NHS. The singer told Sky’s Sarah Jame Mee he wanted to prove he is not “all mouth and trousers” and is hoping others follow in his footsteps.
Latvian delegate Rihards Kols was met with applause when he called Russia’s inclusion a “disgrace” at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) meeting. #CNN #News
The job offer couldn’t have come at a better time for Theo. He had been job hunting for a year, picking up part-time hours in events. He was homeless, crashing on friends’ couches. “I took the first opportunity that came to me because I was like, I just need to get out of this situation,”
A couple have been further arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter as hundreds of police search for their two-month-old baby. Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were arrested in Brighton on Monday on suspicion of child neglect after being spotted by a member of the public at about 9.30pm. Police said more than 200 officers
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has said it plans to close two Argos depots in a move that will impact 1,400 jobs. It is expected to take place over the next three years as part of a wider shake-up of its general merchandise operations across the group that would see its major warehouses cut from five to
The trial of a prominent US lawyer for the murder of his wife and son has prompted the reopening of investigations into other deaths. Alex Murdaugh, 54, is accused of shooting dead his wife Margaret, 52, and their youngest son Paul, 22, on their estate in South Carolina. Prosecutors say the lawyer carried out the
Rishi Sunak has said his new post-Brexit deal puts Northern Ireland in an “unbelievably special position” because it gives it access to both the UK and European Union markets. The prime minister said implementing the newly negotiated Windsor Framework would create “the world’s most exciting economic zone” with international companies “queuing up to invest” in the
Doctors have said there “is no further hope” for actor Tom Sizemore, and recommended his family make an end-of-life-decision, his manager has said. The 61-year-old has been in intensive care, in a critical condition, since suffering a brain aneurysm at around 2am on Saturday, 18 February while at his Los Angeles home. He is understood
Police are searching a landfill site as they investigate the murder of a Hong Kong model whose dismembered legs were found inside a fridge. More than 100 officers wearing protective suits used excavators and shovels to search for Abby Choi’s hands and torso which remain missing. A young woman’s skull, which is believed to be
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In this article Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Li-Cycle, at the New York Stock Exchange, August 11, 2021. Source: NYSE Battery recycling company Li-Cycle said Monday it’s secured a conditional $375 million loan from the Department of Energy to develop a recycling facility for key battery materials near Rochester, New York. For lithium-ion batteries
UK grocery inflation continued to climb during February to reach a new record high of 17.1%, according to closely-watched industry data. Kantar Worldpanel reported that the increase over the past 12 months meant that families faced a potential £811 annual rise in the cost of their regular shopping basket. It had been hoped that a
Fox Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch has admitted that some Fox News commentators endorsed false claims made by Donald Trump and his allies that the 2020 presidential election was stolen – and that he didn’t try to stop them. The claims are from a deposition unsealed on Monday, which is part of a lawsuit against the