English hospitals urged to free up beds before ambulance staff strike
Read More Hospitals in England should free up as many beds as possible to prepare for “extensive disruption” caused by the ambulance staff strikes, NHS bosses have said. Ambulance staff in England and Wales are due to strike on 21 and 28 December. Members of Unison, Unite and the GMB unions working in ambulance services […]
‘Everything increasing except wages’: inflation batters Ethiopia
Read More “Everything is increasing except our wages,” says Ethiopian porter Zerihun, summing up the financial crisis in the Horn of Africa nation as it reels from skyrocketing inflation and an economic slowdown. After a decade of dynamic growth during the 2010s, Africa’s second-most populous country has suffered multiple shocks, including the Covid-19 pandemic, a […]
How Putin’s alleged ‘business associate’ made $400m from a major Russian gas deal
Read More In the icy waters of a Siberian harbour, the Christophe de Margerie, a Russian ship with an unusual French name, was ready for loading. The world’s first ice-breaking gas tanker had been designed for a very specific purpose: opening up Russia’s Arctic shipping routes towards Europe and Asia during the winter months. It […]
Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv mayor says water supply restored but many without power and heat after Russian strikes – live
Read More Here are some of the latest images we have received from the Ukraine after Russia fired more than 70 missiles at Ukraine in one of its biggest attacks since the start of the war. The mayor of Ukraine’s capital said early Saturday the city’s metro system was back in service and that all […]
Republicans respond after ‘Twitter Files 6’ reveals FBI flagged users and tweets: ‘A lot to answer for’
Post Content Republican lawmakers have promised to take action after the sixth and latest installment of the “Twitter Files” alleged members of the FBI coordinated with Twitter executives to censor users and their tweets. Substack writer Matt Taibbi dropped dozens of tweets about the new “Twitter Files” Friday that detailed the FBI’s ties with the […]
Japan Approves Tax Hikes For Defense Spending, But Defers Implementation
Read More Japan’s ruling bloc agreed on Friday to increase taxes to fund a substantial increase in the country’s defense spending but stopped short of deciding when the measure would go into effect. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has planned to increase defense spending to 43 trillion yen ($315 billion), or 2 percent of gross domestic […]
The Guardian and Observer charity telethon 2022: call our writers to donate
Read More Readers can grab the chance to talk to some of their favourite Guardian and Observer journalists on Saturday as part of the annual charity telethon in aid of people struggling with the cost of living crisis. Journalists including Marina Hyde, John Crace, Polly Toynbee, Owen Jones, Jonathan Freedland, Tim Dowling, Zoe Williams and […]
US appeals court allows Title 42 immigration rules to expire as President Biden remains quiet on migration fix
Post Content Restrictions on asylum requests that have prevented hundreds of thousands of migrants from entering the U.S. in recent years are set to expire next week, following an appeals court ruling. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday not to keep the Trump-era policy that restricts the number of asylum seekers the U.S. […]
Pakistan v England: third Test, day one – live
Read More 9th over: Pakistan 27-1 (Shan 18, Azhar 0) More short stuff from Wood, who tumbles over in his follow-through with the exertion. Shan picks up a single from a tickle round the corner, but Azhar remains scoreless. A good effort “Good morning Tanya,” hello Mark Dexter! “My understanding is that Pakistan is a […]
Rail strikes: passengers face fresh wave of weekend disruption
Read More Rail passengers face another day of reduced services on Saturday as thousands of Rail, Maritime and Transport workers’ union (RMT) staff continue a 48-hour strike. People have been urged to only attempt travel if absolutely necessary on the last full weekend before Christmas, with only a skeleton service running and all train journeys […]
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