South East Water blames working from home for hosepipe ban

Read More A water company has blamed more people working from home post-pandemic for a new hosepipe ban. South East Water, which supplies more than 2m homes and businesses, will impose the first hosepipe ban of the summer on Monday, affecting households across Kent and Sussex. The company’s chief executive, David Hinton, said that people […]

Investigations under way into loss of Titan sub as questions grow over its design

Read More Investigations are under way into the loss of the Titan submersible, which is thought to have imploded on its dive to the Titanic wreck site on Sunday, killing all five crew members, as questions grow about the craft’s experimental design, safety standards and lack of certification. Hopes of finding the men alive were […]

James Cleverly rejects claim he will stand down at next election

Read More The foreign secretary, James Cleverly, has described suggestions that he was considering standing down from parliament at the next general election as “nonsense”. Cleverly declared he was “standing at the next election” after newspaper reports claimed he was considering whether to stand. The Telegraph cited “sources close to him” as saying Cleverly had […]

Nearly 35 Percent of Americans Worked From Home in 2022

Nearly 35% of employed Americans worked from home in 2022, up from 22% a decade earlier, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. A majority of employed adults started working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, a shift that has had impacts on the …

DOJ told IRS not to interview Joe Biden’s grandchildren in Hunter probe to avoid ‘hot water’: whistleblower

IRS whistleblowers told Congress that a Justice Department official dissuaded investigators from talking to President Biden’s grandchildren as part of the federal probe into Hunter Biden to avoid getting into “hot water.” On Thursday, the House Ways and Means Committee released transcripts of interviews with two IRS whistleblowers who claim decisions made during the probe […]