'He certainly did not sound like Liam Gallagher,' police said More Here…
Floods claim more than 800 lives across India, Nepal and Bangladesh
Millions affected by severe flooding in south Asia, as aid agencies struggling to cope with disaster warn of food shortages and risk of disease
More than 800 people have been killed and 24 million affected following widespread floods across south Asia.
Severe flooding has devastated communities and destroyed crops in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, with NGOs warning of food shortages and the risk of disease.
UK is briefly in the black – but fixing the public finances will take time
Repairing the hole in the public finances after the financial crash is taking a lot longer than it did after previous recessions
The government was in the happy – and unusual position – of being in the black in July. To the surprise of the City, tax receipts were higher than public spending. Not by much, but a surplus is still a surplus even if in the context of a £1.8tn economy it is small change.
This, though, was a classic case of one swallow not making a summer. For a start, the deficit in the first four months of the More Here…
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/aug/22/uk-public-finances-financial-crash-recessions
Charlottesville to cover Confederate statues to mourn Heather Heyer
- Charlottesville to commemorate Heyer and two pilots who died in crash
- City council votes unanimously to cover statues with black fabric
Charlottesville will cover statues of Confederate generals Robert E Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson in black fabric to mourn Heather Heyer, the 32-year-old woman who was killed when a car rammed into a group of people protesting a white nationalist rally in the city.
Related: Charlottesville mayor opposes Robert E Lee statue: ‘A lightning rod’ for terrorism
Brexit uncertainty could see 41 percent fall in UK air traffic - Sky News, citing report
LONDON (Reuters) – Uncertainty over the status of flights between Britain and the European Union once the UK leaves the bloc could cause a huge slump in air travel from Britain’s airports, Sky News said on Tuesday, citing an industry report.
Wings over Scotland blogger arrested for alleged harassment
Stuart Campbell detained in Bath after woman complained of online harassment over past two years
Stuart Campbell, a controversial blogger who runs the Wings over Scotland website, has been arrested after a woman alleged she had been harassed online.
Campbell, 49, originally from Stirling, was arrested in Bath on Friday on suspicion of harassment and malicious communications, and released on bail until mid-September while police investigate further. The arrest was carried out by Avon and Somerset police at the request of the Metropolitan police.
Nestle, Unilever, Tyson and others team with IBM on blockchain
CHICAGO/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Nestle SA , Unilever Plc , Tyson Foods Inc and other large food and retail companies have joined IBM’s project to explore how blockchain technology can help track food supply chains and improve safety, the companies said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
UK not yet planning to increase troop numbers in Afghanistan
Michael Fallon welcomes Donald Trump’s decision to increase military presence but stops short of saying UK will follow suit
The UK will rethink how its military resources are deployed in Afghanistan but Michael Fallon is not yet mulling an increase in troop numbers like Donald Trump, a senior defence source has said.
The UK government source said it was premature to talk about raising the level of military personnel in Afghanistan and no direct requests had been made by the US, despite Trump’s suggestion that Nato countries should follow his lead.
Some nosey opera singers and dancing robots: today's unmissable photos
A selection of the day’s best images, including a row of nosey opera singers in Sydney, dancing robots in China and sleeping under Big Ben in London
Russian theatre director Kirill Serebrennikov accused of embezzling state funds and detained
Acclaimed creative known for productions criticising social conservatism under Vladimir Putin arrested in St Petersburg More Here…
Trump heads to Phoenix for large rally but visit likely to increase tensions
- Republican governor Doug Ducey expected to snub president’s trip
- Trump could use Arizona rally to pardon disgraced sheriff Joe Arpaio
Donald Trump has been snubbed by the Republican governor of Arizona as he heads to the state for a campaign rally on Wednesday, amid fears that the event will attract neo-Nazis determined to wreak havoc.
Doug Ducey, once an outspoken champion of Trump, has no plans to attend the rally in Phoenix, his spokesman told the Arizona Republic newspaper. Democrats said they understood the governor will be over the border in Mexico.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/22/trump-phoenix-arizona-rally-doug-ducey
Ludlow Hospital refuses 'demeaning' fancy dress donation
A hospital turns down £2,500 from male fundraisers dressed in “demeaning” nurses uniforms. More Here…
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-41011908
'Foolish' level crossing-hopping learner driver convicted
A learner driver jumped a level crossing and then reversed back through it. More Here…
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-41014353
Defense and Aerospace May Get a Trump Bump: Market Recon
I would imagine that we'll see a pop across that space Tuesday morning in response to Trump's speech. More Here…
Special Report - A 911 plea for help, a Taser shot and the toll of stun guns
ONTARIO, California (Reuters) – As her husband stalked around the back yard, upending chairs and screaming about demons, Nancy Schrock knew he was unravelling fast. She dialled the police.
Marcellus Williams: Missouri set to execute death row inmate despite new evidence suggesting he is innocent
Marcellus Williams' fate will now be determined by the US Supreme Court judge nominated by Donald Trump More Here…
Pakistan Stocks Enter Bear Market as Trump Rhetoric, Political Woes Hurt
Ancient coffin breaks as child put in it at Southend museum
Visitors put a child inside the 800-year-old coffin for a photograph but damaged the “unique” artefact. More Here…
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-41012491
Too many have died in Afghanistan already. Trump must not draw us back | Owen Jones
If history tells us anything it is that the west cannot win this bloody conflict. The UK must refuse to become embroiled again
The test of any professed opposition to Donald Trump is what response is forthcoming when he starts dropping bombs or sending soldiers to die. There were those who spoke in grave tones about Trump’s threat to world peace – even implying he was an American Hitler – but got teary eyed as soon as sent missiles hurtling towards a Syrian airfield. Now he has unveiled plans to send more American soldiers to the graveyard More Here…
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/22/afghanistan-conflict-bloody-deaths-uk-us-trump
Coca-Cola, PespiCo and others agree to cap sugar in drinks in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Seven major drinks companies including Coca-Cola and PepsiCo will limit the sugar content of drinks they sell in Singapore, as part of the city-state’s campaign to fight diabetes.
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/UKHealthNews/~3/ICKa2V0gN3Q/us-singapore-sugar-idUKKCN1B214T
Airports warn on Brexit uncertainty risks
Growing uncertainty about an ‘open skies’ deal between the UK and European Union countries ahead of Brexit risks triggering a catastrophic slump in British air travel, according to the country’s biggest airports. More Here…
Source: http://news.sky.com/story/uk-air-traffic-faces-slump-without-brexit-deal-airports-warn-11000318
India grants Pfizer patent on pneumonia vaccine in blow to aid group
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India has granted Pfizer Inc a patent for its powerful pneumonia vaccine Prevenar 13, in a blow to some health groups that said this would put the treatment out of reach of thousands in poorer nations.
Fake UK lawyer jailed for conning dying woman out of life savings
Michael Cremin tricked Sandra Burch, who has terminal cancer, out of £92,000 and committed other frauds to buy fleet of cars
A “fantasist” who posed as a barrister to trick a woman with terminal cancer out of her life savings has been jailed for eight years.
Michael Cremin conned Sandra Burch out of £92,000 in a property deal and also committed other frauds to buy a fleet of cars worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
McGregor must stick to what he knows, says former sparring partner
LONDON (Reuters) – Conor McGregor should rely on the skills that have made him a two-weight UFC champ and not try to out-box unbeaten American Floyd Mayweather when the two clash in Las Vegas on Saturday, former sparring partner Steve Collins Junior told Reuters.
No Brexit deal would make it harder to return abducted children to British parents, admits Government
Officials say the UK wants a post-Brexit system of court cooperation almost exactly like existing arrangements inside the EU More Here…
BHS owner Dominic Chappell prosecuted by pensions regulator
Former bankrupt who bought high street retailer that collapsed a year later is sued for failure to provide information
Dominic Chappell, the former owner of BHS, is to be prosecuted by the pensions watchdog for failing to provide information for an investigation into its sale.
Chappell headed Retail Acquisitions, the company that acquired BHS for £1 from Sir Philip Green in 2015. A year later, it collapsed with the loss of 11,000 jobs and a pension deficit of as much as £571m.
Medtronic beats profit estimates led by strong heart device sales
(Reuters) – Medical device maker Medtronic Plc on Tuesday reported a quarterly profit that beat analysts’ estimates, driven by strong demand for its heart and vascular devices.
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/UKHealthNews/~3/aaNpRKLH9_M/us-medtronic-results-idUKKCN1B215I
UK medicines agency seizes HIV home-test kits over false result risk
Over 100 Hightop test kits, which have not met EU regulations, seized as agency warns consumers against using them
More than 100 HIV home-testing kits have been seized by the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) amid fears over their reliability.
The agency believes it has seized all stock of the Hightop HIV/Aids home-test kit from UK suppliers but is warning consumers against purchasing the product online or using it, if already purchased, because of the potential for false results.
Battle over Confederate statues – video explainer
Statues of Confederate leaders are being removed from public spaces in several US cities. Hundreds of monuments honouring the losing side in the civil war could soon be moved or destroyed, prompting an outcry from far-right groups
Police investigating death at Flamefest in Tunbridge Wells
Man pronounced dead and woman taken to hospital by air ambulance after being found unconscious at adults-only festival in Kent
Police are investigating a death at an event in Kent billed as a “kinky rave festival”, where a woman also required medical treatment.
A man, in his 50s, was pronounced dead on Tuesday morning after the Flamefest in Tunbridge Wells over the weekend.
Navy sailors' remains found after warship collision
A number of bodies have been found in a compartment of the USS John McCain following a collision with an oil tanker, the Commander of the US Pacific Fleet has confirmed. More Here…
Source: http://news.sky.com/story/navy-sailors-remains-found-after-uss-john-mccain-collision-11000309
Biological father murders baby five weeks after regaining custody from adoptive parents
Three-month-old Gabriel's biological parents were able to regain custody because a lawyer had failed to get them to sign the paperwork More Here…
Walmart Is Pulling Off a Surprising Feat in This Major Country
Top Singapore taxi firm ComfortDelgro in exclusive talks with Uber
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s biggest taxi operator, ComfortDelgro Corp Ltd , entered into exclusive talks with Uber Technologies Inc for a potential tie-up, it said on Tuesday, in a move that could help Uber in its fight with dominant ride-hailing firm Grab.
Noam Chomsky: Antifa is a 'major gift to the Right'
World-renowned academic prompts criticism for his criticism of the anti-fascist movement in the wake of Charlottesville More Here…
Hundreds flock to see American Yellow Warbler in Portland
The American Yellow Warbler is thought to have been blown across the Atlantic by Hurricane Gert. More Here…
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-41009412
'Isis's last stand': Militants caught between converging forces on Iraq-Syria border, says General James Mattis
US Defence Secretary says Middle Euphrates River Valley between countries will soon be liberated from extremists' grasp on surprise visit to Baghdad More Here…
Retail app maker Tulip raises $40 million from Kleiner Perkins, others
(Reuters) – Canada’s Tulip Retail, which makes an app for retailers, said on Tuesday it raised $40 million in a funding round led by venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Abducted UK children at greater risk if legal ties cut, Brexit officials say
To fight child obesity – let children play outdoors more with their friends | Rob Wheway
Instead of shrinking pizzas and burgers, it is vital to get children to play outside unsupervised – and not just for the exercise
Obesity is an environmental issue not a disease. Children growing up in the 1950s and 1960s were not obese. Virtually all people over 60 (and many younger) remember walking to infant school without an adult. Most travelled unaccompanied from the age of five after being taken for a couple of weeks by a parent. Children would also be able to run around in their own street and go on errands at this age. In other words, they had More Here…