Getty Images In the week since Hurricane Helene caused devastation in parts of the US – in the middle of the election campaign – misinformation about the government’s response has been spreading on social media. Many of the hurricane victims are in swing states, including North Carolina and Georgia, and Republican Donald Trump has been…
Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II died in 2022 Official portraits of the late Queen Elizabeth II have been hanging in public buildings for 70 years, but what should happen to them now that King Charles III has taken the throne? That question led to a row at Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council after…
Panaseer Dr Leila Powell brought her scientific method from astrophysics to cyber-security How do galaxies form? What happens when they collide? These are the kinds of questions Dr Leila Powell grappled with in her previous life as an astrophysicist. But in 2015 she put those galactic-sized questions to one side and moved into cyber-security. “The…
Isabella Morris Isabella Morris says it’s tough to make ends meet as a young family The US presidential election is just weeks away and one essential voting bloc is getting a lot of attention from both parties: young voters. But it’s economic woes – from inflation to housing – that could drive them to the…
Getty Images People waiting for an Uber should be patient enough to wait a few minutes longer for an electric car, the boss of the ride-hailing firm has said. “A couple of minutes isn’t going to kill anyone,” Dara Khosrowshahi told the BBC in an interview. Uber is rolling out new options to encourage customers…
CHENNAI: Several Tamil Nadu ministers held parleys with management and workers of Samsung, and CITU through Monday to end the month-long strike by a section of workers at the Samsung plant near Chennai. But a breakthrough eluded them, despite prolonged deliberations that continued late in the night and despite the company offering special incentives including…
Top of the Ticker: Monday marked the one year anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack against Israel. The broadcast, cable and streaming news outlets marked the occasion by reporting from the region as the tentacles of the war continue to spread throughout the Middle East. Last week, NBC News Now premiered the documentary, Freed: One…
PA Media Work continues at the scene in Alloa to make the area safe Disruption is expected for several days around the site of a fatal flat explosion in Clackmannanshire. Police are continuing investigations into the blast in Alloa on Sunday night which killed one man and left three others injured in hospital. Emergency services…
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Reuters The four Tory leadership contenders gave speeches at their party’s conference The coming weeks will define how politics at Westminster looks and feels for the years ahead. The government will set out its Budget at the end of October. And a few days later the Conservatives will pick their new leader. The post election…
