Pub group Wetherspoon’s losses widen, staff hard to find
J D Wetherspoon (JDW.L) fell deeper into the red for its fiscal 2021 and said it had like many other businesses found it hard to attract workers in some areas ...
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Lava blasts out of new vent on La Palma volcano
Lava flowed from a newly opened crack in the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain’s La Palma on Friday, carving a different path down the mountainside from previous flows, and ...
Venezuela to subtract six zeros from currency, second overhaul in three years
Venezuela on Friday will launch its second monetary overhaul in three years by cutting six zeros from the bolivar currency in response to hyperinflation, simplifying accounting but doing little to ...
Biden administration to urge halt to strict Texas abortion law
President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday is set to urge a judge to block a near-total ban on abortion imposed by Texas – the strictest such law in the nation – ...
Israel reports very few myocarditis cases after Pfizer boosters
Israel’s Health Ministry has identified fewer than 10 cases of heart inflammation following a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine among millions administered, according to recently released data.
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Fire at Covid -19 hospital in Romania kills nine people
Nine people died on Friday when a fire broke out in an intensive care unit at a Romanian hospital treating COVID-19 patients, officials said, the country’s third deadly hospital ...
Many British gas stations still dry, pig cull fears grow
Many British gas stations were still dry on Friday after a chaotic week that saw panic buying, fights at the pumps and drivers hoarding fuel in water bottles after an ...
Drawings by boxing legend Muhammad Ali up for auction
A rare collection of sketches and paintings by American boxer Muhammad Ali – who loved to draw between fights – is going up for auction in New York next week.
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Kane hopes hat-trick in Europe sparks goal rush in Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane said he did not expect to feature in Thursday’s 5-1 Europa Conference League victory over Slovenian minnows NS Mura but hoped his second-half hat-trick ...
Imminent UK border changes could add to trucker problems, industry group says
Changes to Britain’s border rules this week which prevent European Union ID cards from being accepted as proof of identity could compound existing issues for freight entering the United ...
EU postpones trade talks with Australia amid submarine deal fallout
Australia‘s Minister for Trade Dan Tehan said on Friday talks with the European Union over a trade deal have been postponed, as a row over Canberra’s decision to ...
Democrats delay vote on infrastructure plan, bowing to progressives
Democratic leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives delayed a planned vote on a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that had been set for Thursday, bowing to party progressives who ...
N.Korea says it fired ‘remarkable’ new anti-aircraft missile in test
North Korea fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile state media KCNA reported, the latest in a recent series of weapons tests that has come as denuclearisation talks with the United ...
Facebook research shows company knew of Instagram harm to teens, senators say
By Sheila Dang and Paresh Dave
U.S. senators on Thursday grilled Facebook Inc on its plans to better protect young users on its apps, drawing on leaked internal research ...
West Ham win again, Leicester and Napoli falter
West Ham United made it two wins out of two in the Europa League after goals by Declan Rice and Said Benrahma secured a 2-0 home victory over Rapid Vienna ...
Top Israeli diplomat visits Bahrain, U.S. navy base in signal to Iran
Bahrain hosted the Israeli foreign minister on Thursday for the highest-level visit since the countries established ties last year and which included a tour of a U.S. naval headquarters ...
British policeman jailed for life for murder and rape of Sarah Everard
By Alistair Smout
A police officer was jailed for life on Thursday for abducting marketing executive Sarah Everard on a London street as she walked home then raping and murdering ...
Chaos in the UK: pumps dry, medicines disrupted and pig cull fears
By James Davey and Guy Faulconbridge
More than two thousand British gas stations were still dry on Thursday due a shortage of truck drivers which was starting to disrupt deliveries ...
Canada marks first national holiday for indigenous reconciliation
Canada on Thursday held its the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honor the lost children and survivors of indigenous schools, following the gruesome discovery of more than 1,000 ...
Bellingham left out of England squad, Tomori and Watkins recalled
– Borussia Dortmund’s teenaged midfielder Jude Bellingham was left out but striker Ollie Watkins recalled on Thursday as England manager Gareth Southgate named his squad for the forthcoming World Cup ...
Britain beats second quarter economy estimates
Britain’s economy grew by more than previously thought in the April-June period before what looks like a sharp slowdown more recently as post-lockdown bottlenecks, including a shortage of truck ...
UK fuel crisis cuts traffic to lowest since lockdown
Britain’s gas station crisis cut road traffic volumes to the lowest level since the COVID-19 lockdowns, data showed on Thursday, indicating that fuel pump chaos across the land may ...
Erdogan says Turkey is looking at further defence steps with Russia
Turkey is considering more joint defence industry steps with Russia including for fighter jets and submarines, President Tayyip Erdogan said after talks with President Vladimir Putin, despite a U.S. ...
How global supply chains are falling out of fashion
Fashion brands like Benetton are increasingly turning away from globe-spanning supply chains and low-cost manufacturing hubs in Asia, in a shift that could prove a lasting legacy of the COVID-19 ...