Tory MP suspended over alleged misuse of funds

30 minutes ago About sharing By Christy Cooney BBC News A Conservative MP has been suspended by the party following claims he misused campaign funds. Mark Menzies allegedly asked his former campaign manager for money to pay “bad people” who he said had detained him overnight in a flat, the Times reports. He has lost…

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Deadly Africa heat caused by human-induced warming

34 minutes ago About sharing By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent A deadly heatwave in West Africa and the Sahel was “impossible” without human-induced climate change, scientists say. Temperatures soared above 48C in Mali last month with one hospital linking hundreds of deaths to the extreme heat. Researchers say human activities like burning fossil fuels made…

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