The government’s housebuilding agenda is hitting the stark reality of a lack of water and crumbling infrastructure across the east and south-east of England. Half the country was declared to be in serious drought this week, for the second consecutive year, with the Environment Agency warning of dire consequences for the economy, environment and wildlife….
On Tuesday, Trump threatened to target Iran’s energy infrastructure if Tehran failed to return to talks. Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, told state media Tehran had “no reason” to abide by any agreement that did not benefit the country. He added that Iran’s national security depended on maintaining what he described as “Iranian arrangements”…
Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley speaks during a launch event for the 2025 Ford Expedition in Louisville, Kentucky, on April 30, 2025. Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT — Ford Motor regularly promotes itself as a cornerstone of American manufacturing, business and truck leadership with its best-selling F-Series pickups, but it also has led the U.S….
Prof Christian Enemark’s letter (‘Morale’ bombing Moscow is not justified, 25 June) articulates a position of admirable moral consistency, but one that risks being fatally disconnected from the strategic and moral realities that Ukraine faces. The professor rests his argument on a bright-line distinction between combatants and civilians – a distinction that has genuine force…
Social housing landlords will be able to evict domestic abuse perpetrators under a new bill, which will also increase the length of tenancy required before residents qualify for the right-to-buy scheme from three to 10 years in England. The government said the bill, which will be debated in the House of Lords on Monday, would…
A group of clean energy investors won a major victory in Texas this week after it spent more than $1 million to help defeat one of the country’s biggest opponents of renewables. Now the investors say they have $15 million on hand and hope to flex their political muscles nationally — including by helping Republicans…
A total of 14 200 posts linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), now designated as a terrorist organisation by the European Union (EU), have been targeted in a coordinated action against terrorist content online.Led by Europol’s EU Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU), the action focused on identifying and disrupting the group’s online presence…
The arrested individual, a man in his 30s linked to the Foxtrot network, was wanted by Swedish authorities for murder, preparation, and conspiracy to commit murder. He was suspected of playing an active role within an organised crime group, including the recruitment of individuals to carry out violent acts. The arrest was carried out by…
Israeli forces in southern Lebanon and northern Israel are contending with a new threat from Hezbollah militants: exploding drones designed to evade electronic jamming. Hezbollah has been attacking with the deadly drones in recent weeks, and Israel is still trying to figure out how to defend against them, according to several Israeli military officials and…
When cleanup volunteer Sergei Solovev arrived in the town of Tuapse, on Russia’s Black Sea coast, an unpleasant odour hung in the air and everything was coated in a layer of black grime. “I saw train carriages covered in residue from the black rain and animals. It’s all very toxic,” he told Al Jazeera. “And…
