Introduction: A Nation Feeling the Financial Squeeze If you’re experiencing a decrease in your disposable income, it’s not your imagination. Britons are less well off than they were in 2019, and the figures show it clearly. From higher food bills to soaring housing costs, everyday life in the UK has become noticeably pricier. Even when…
EPA A leading government climate adviser has warned that rising temperatures in the UK will become the new norm. She urged greater preparation for the effects of climate change. It comes as the Met Office revealed 2025 was on course to be the UK’s hottest year since records began, with climate change continuing to drive…
Tributes have poured into Portugal for a British teenager who was allegedly stabbed to death by his mother’s ex-partner. Alfie Hallett, 13, has been honoured by his local basketball team as a “respected member” of the community, and he has been praised for “leaving a lasting impression” on everyone who knew him. Alfie Hallett, 13,…
A recent Pentagon report submitted to the US Congress has flagged China’s claim on Arunachal Pradesh as part of Beijing’s alleged “core interests”. placing the Indian state in China’s long-term national strategy along with Taiwan and major maritime disputes. It also highlights the extent of growing cooperation and partnership between Beijing and Islamabad. China’s leadership…
Two British social media campaigners are among five people denied US visas after the State Department accused them of seeking to “coerce” American tech platforms into suppressing free speech. Imran Ahmed, an ex-Labour adviser who now heads the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), and Clare Melford, CEO of the Global Disinformation Index (GDI), were…
Search teams in Turkey recovered cockpit voice and flight data recorders from a jet crash on Wednesday that killed eight people. The Turkish interior minister stated that the crash killed eight people, including a western Libyan military chief, while efforts were still underway to recover the victims’ remains. A private jet carrying General Muhammad Ali…
An incredible new airport that has been under construction for more than nine years will open to passengers for the first time on Christmas Day. The incredible centre, set on a 1,160-hectare (4.5-square-mile) site, has been built in Navi Mumbai. east of Mumbai, which is home to an estimated 2.6 million people in a wider…
