That sounded like a totemic cut, one that everyone could understand. She cut old folk’s winter fuel allowance! Is it like Margaret Thatcher, milk snatcher, abolishing free school milk? No, not at all. In the budget, the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will need to make sure that poorer pensioners are better protected with improvements to pension … Read more
On 6 January 2025, US democracy stands at a crossroads. Congress must certify the results of an election that the loser refuses to concede. The Capitol is besieged by a wave of protesters who believe the election was stolen. Some of them are armed and determined to seize power for their leader. Similar groups have … Read more
BBC / Hosu Lee North Korean diplomat Ri Il Kyu defected to the South last month Donald Trump returning to the White House would be “a once-in-a-thousand year opportunity” for North Korea, according to a man in a unique position to know. Ri Il Kyu is the highest-profile defector to escape North Korea since 2016, … Read more
They started coming almost as the new day dawned, bringing brooms and buckets, trays of drinks or just goodwill. The rubble was swept from Southport’s once-quiet streets and the windows shattered by rioters were fixed. Local builders volunteered to shore up a wall outside the mosque, smashed in the previous night’s orgy of self-righteous thuggery, … Read more
The UN has called for the deployment of international security forces in Haiti to be accelerated after a report that at least 1,379 people were killed or wounded in gang warfare and 428 people kidnapped in the country between April and June this year. “Service providers report receiving an average of 40 rape victims a … Read more
Yagiz Erdogmus is not yet a name in the same league as the quartet of Indian and Uzbek teenagers who have stormed into chess’s world top 10 during 2024, but the 13-year-old Turk is still among the most promising international talents, increasingly gaining plaudits for his dynamic classical style. He is also on a career … Read more
Intel said it would cut more than 15 per cent of its workforce. Photo: Bloomberg 5 min read Last Updated : Aug 02 2024 | 12:05 PM IST Intel said on Thursday it would cut more than 15 per cent of its workforce, some 17,500 people, and suspend its dividend starting in the fourth … Read more
Most books about politics concern personalities or ideologies rather than systems. Sam Freedman’s first book sets out to be an exception, and he acknowledges at the outset that this comes with risks: “Issues of governance and constitutional failure are inherently abstract and, to most of the population, impenetrable.” It’s more fun, in other words, bitching about wicked … Read more
Opening summary Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the Middle East crisis. The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran “doesn’t help” efforts to negotiate a ceasefire in Israel’s war in Gaza, US President Joe Biden has said, a day after the Hamas leader was killed. Speaking to reporters as he welcomed back … Read more
Friends make good days better, bad days bearable, and trips unforgettable! This Friendship Day don’t forget to cherish those who bring method to your madness, the ying to your yang, and the ones who pick up your calls at 4 a.m.! We have put together a list of audio titles, films, and web series that … Read more