Green entrepreneur Dale Vince has pledged to halt funding Just Stop Oil because the climate activists’ disruption feeds a “culture war”. The founder of Ecotricity, 62, triggered a nearly £1 million funding blitz for the protest group in July when he promised to double all donations it received in a 48-hour period. Mr Vince, a major donor to the Labour […]
Read moreUkraine attack Russian troops with HIMARS in Zaporozhye Combat footage from Ukraine has emerged showing the devastating moment Kyiv’s artillery struck its Russian counterpart, resulting in a fiery explosion. The undated video was reportedly captured on the Zaporizhzhia front where Ukrainian and Russian forces have been fighting heavily for several months. Ukraine’s artillery strikes what appears to be a Russian […]
Read moreSaltwater disposal company Expedition Water Solutions will pay $507,325 in penalties as part of a settlement with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment over emissions violations in Weld County, the agency announced this week. Colorado’s Air Pollution Control Division first discovered elevated benzene emissions at the company’s disposal well sites in Platteville and Kersey in May 2022, and […]
Read moreBookmark Never miss any of the fun stuff. Get the biggest stories and wackiest takes from the Daily Star, including our special WTF Wednesday email Thank you for subscribing! Never miss any of the fun stuff. Get the biggest stories and wackiest takes from the Daily Star, including our special WTF Wednesday email We have more newsletters Coleen Campbell is […]
Read moreFootage appears to show Ukrainian raid on Crimea Ukraine has claimed to have carried out a sabotage and reconnaissance operation on the occupied Crimean peninsula. The mission was undertaken by an unknown number of military personnel who reached the target area, northwestern Crimea, by both boats and jet skis, Ukraine alleged. A black-and-white video shared by Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence (DIU) […]
Read moreConservative Conference: Do members miss Boris Johnson? Tory members said they miss Boris Johnson as the party held its annual conference without him. The Express asked attendees at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester if they missed the charismatic former prime minister. One said: “I think everyone misses Boris. I remember going to his conference speech two yers ago in […]
Read moreBookmark Never miss any of the fun stuff. Get the biggest stories and wackiest takes from the Daily Star, including our special WTF Wednesday email Thank you for subscribing! Never miss any of the fun stuff. Get the biggest stories and wackiest takes from the Daily Star, including our special WTF Wednesday email We have more newsletters Prime Minister Rishi […]
Read moreIn a recent social media video, Robert Fico, the winner of Slovakia’s election and leader of the Smer party, stood firm on his stance regarding Ukraine despite threats from the leader of the European Socialists, Stefan Löfven. Fico dismissed Löfven’s warnings as “blackmail” and expressed his readiness to face exclusion from the EU-affiliated group if it meant upholding his party’s […]
Read moreKay Burley quizzes Grant Shapps over HS2 Fears are growing in Tory high command that one of its most prominent public figures, West Midlands Metro Mayor Andy Street, could resign. It comes as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is poised to reveal a major scale down of the HS2 project. Mr Street has stood out as one of the rail link’s […]
Read moreHigh-speed rails will reach Manchester, but will not involve the installation of new tracks, it has been reported. According to Sky News’ Sophy Ridge, the Prime Minister has said HS2 will go from London to Manchester, but from Birmingham it will run on existing West Coast Mainline tracks. This means that the new high-speed track will effectively end at Birmingham. Trains […]
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