November 2023
Forget the Polls—Here’s What Actual Election Results Can Tell Us About 2024
Politics / November 10, 2023 Forget the Polls—Here’s What Actual Election Results Can Tell Us About 2024 There are far more insights to be found in this week’s elections than in theoretical surveys about a vote that won’t happen for a year. John Nichols Ad Policy Joe Biden speaks during an event at the Community…
£11k roaming bill minister failed to follow advice to update iPad
9 minutes ago About sharing Michael Matheson ran up £11,000 in roaming charges on his parliament-issued iPad while in Morocco A Scottish government minister who ran up an £11,000 data roaming bill on his iPad in Morocco had been warned almost a year earlier to update his device. Michael Matheson ran up “huge” charges while…
Egypt holiday couple died after room sprayed for bedbugs, inquest rules
56 minutes ago About sharing John and Susan Cooper died while staying at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel in Hurghada A British couple died in Egypt from carbon monoxide poisoning after the next-door hotel room was sprayed with pesticide to kill bedbugs, an inquest has ruled. John Cooper and Susan Cooper, from Lancashire, fell ill…
Owner jailed after girl died in trampoline explosion
Ava-May Littleboy was with family in Gorleston-on-Sea when the tragedy happened 27 minutes ago The owner of a beach inflatable has been jailed for six months following the death of a three-year-old girl who was killed when it exploded. Ava-May Littleboy suffered a fatal head injury after being thrown in the air when an inflatable…
Australia offers climate refuge to Tuvalu citizens
5 hours ago About sharing Anthony Albanese and Kausea Natano announced the pact at the Pacific Islands Forum By Tiffanie Turnbull BBC News, Sydney Australia has offered refuge to citizens of Tuvalu because of the catastrophic impacts of climate change, in a landmark new pact. Tuvalu – a series of low-lying atolls in the Pacific…
Self-service: Booths supermarket puts staff back behind its tills
1 hour ago Comments About sharing Booths, which was founded in Blackpool in 1847, says the move is the right thing to do By Daniel O’Donoghue & Paul Burnell BBC News A supermarket chain has become the first in the UK to go back to fully-staffed checkouts, axing almost all its self-service tills. All but…
Anger as diner ‘puts own hair on plate to get free meal’
The owner of a Blackburn pub speaks to the BBC after discovering the alleged dining deception on CCTV.
How Old Is Too Old to Run for Office?
Politics / November 10, 2023 How Old Is Too Old to Run for Office? President Biden is still sharper than the competition. But the effect of aging political figures’ clinging to their positions has sometimes been detrimental. Sasha Abramsky Ad Policy Senator Dianne Feinstein participates in a reenacted swearing-in with her husband Richard C. Blum…
In America, Funding War Is a Smart Investment—but Providing Healthcare Isn’t
Economy Today 5:00 am In America, Funding War Is a Smart Investment—but Providing Healthcare Isn’t In America, Funding War Is a Smart Investment—but Providing Healthcare Isn’t Why isn’t Biden, who chafes at the suggestion that our superpowers might be insufficient to sustain two wars, more indignant that caring for people is our kryptonite? Kali Holloway…