House returns to stave off default with debt limit vote
Members of the House are scrambling to Washington to pass a short-term lift of the nation’s debt limit By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press October 12, 2021, 10:42 AM • 4 … Read More
Month: October 2021
Opinion: Confronting Kyrsten Sinema in a bathroom was outrageous — and counterproductive
The activists were from the progressive group LUCHA Arizona, who are lobbying for citizenship for undocumented immigrants. They’re right that Congress needs to take urgent action to prevent deportations. But … Read More
Powerful magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Greek holiday island of Crete
Powerful magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Greek holiday island of Crete By Rachael Bunyan For Mailonline Published: 05:46 EDT, 12 October 2021 | Updated: 06:13 EDT, 12 October 2021 149 shares … Read More
Boris prepares to sign off hundreds of millions of pounds in energy LOANS for factories
Desperate steel, chemicals and glass factories plead for tax breaks on soaring energy bills as Boris prepares to sign off hundreds of millions of pounds in LOANS – with Treasury … Read More
Former head of the Royal Marines Matthew Holmes hanged himself at his Winchester home
Former head of the Royal Marines hanged himself at his Winchester home after having ‘concerns about his marriage and career’, inquest hears Major General Matthew Holmes, 54, was found in … Read More
Normal People author Sally Rooney ‘refused to allow her new book to be published in Hebrew’
Normal People author Sally Rooney, 30, is accused of anti-Semitism after ‘refusing to allow her new book to be published in Hebrew because she supports a boycott of Israel’ Sally … Read More
IMF’s board approves allowing Georgieva to remain as head
The International Monetary Fund has expressed confidence in its managing director in response to allegations World Bank staff were pressured to change business rankings for China in an effort to … Read More
GP consultations held over the phone are being falsely recorded as ‘face to face’
How many face-to-face GP appointments are REALLY happening? Health officials admit some remote consultations are wrongly getting recorded as being in-person In-person GP appointments have dropped to 58% compared to … Read More
Elderly were an afterthought: Devastating report into Covid crisis lays bare Government blunders
The elderly were ‘just an afterthought’: Devastating report by MPs into Covid pandemic lays bare Government blunders, the £37bn test and trace fiasco… and the shocking decisions that left thousands … Read More
Ryanair passengers accuse airline of ‘blackmail’ after being BANNED from flying over refund row
Ryanair passengers accuse airline of ‘blackmail’ after being BANNED from flying until they repay cash refunded to them by credit card companies after they cancelled trips due to pandemic Ryanair … Read More
