Shadow Minister for Business and Consumers, Lucy Powell MP, tells BBC Breakfast that coronavirus financial support should be extended.
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Withholding member states’ regional aid money would be a “game-changer”, senior EU diplomat says
Lava from the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma has destroyed 400 homes and was endangering more on September 23, according to El Pais.Thousands of people have been evacuated, and firefighters have been attempting by various means to divert the flow of lava away from houses.This footage was shot by David Melero, who has been documenting developments on the Canary island on Twitter. Credit: David Melero via Storyful
Swedish firm says it is taking an ethical stand for animal welfare.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned the "response will be strong" after one of his top aides survived an assassination attempt. At least 10 bullets struck Serhiy Shefir's car, the top aide and close personal friend of Mr Zelenskiy, outside of Kiev on Wednesday. The driver of his black Audi was badly wounded and taken to hospital, but Mr Shefir escaped uninjured.
Around 18.4 million people have not yet received any dose of a coronavirus jab.
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's parliament passed a law on Thursday to order "oligarchs" to register and stay out of politics, a day after an attempt to kill a top aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, which officials said could have been a response to the reform. The law provides a definition for an oligarch and gives a body headed by the president, the National Security and Defence Council, the power to determine who meets the criteria. Oligarchs would be forbidden from financing political parties or taking part in privatisations.
The Briton and the Ukrainian came face-to-face ahead of Friday’s weigh-in
The KNP Complex Fire in California’s Sequoia National Park grew to 33,046 acres (about 52 square miles) with zero percent containment by September 23, officials said.Lightning ignited the blaze on September 10, according to officials.An air quality alert was issued for the area on Wednesday, with residents cautioned to “stay indoors if possible” and “avoid prolonged outdoor physical activities.”The wildfire prompted authorities to wrap the base of the world’s largest tree in aluminum.This footage was published by the Suisun City Fire Department, and shows firefighters from the department responding to the fire. Credit: Suisun City Fire Department via Storyful
More than 200 people were arrested after a protest over Covid-19 vaccine mandates at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance on Wednesday, September 22, SBS reported, citing police.Footage posted by Herald Sun journalist Sarah Booth shows the protesters standing on the steps of the war memorial. The crowd can be heard chanting “you serve us” to the police.The police then advance on protesters; small bangs and smoke can be seen rising from the steps of the shrine as the crowd flees in the opposite direction.Wednesday’s demonstration were the latest day of protests in Melbourne by construction workers in retaliation to a Covid-19 vaccine mandate implemented across the industry by the Victoria government. Credit: Sarah Booth | Herald Sun via Storyful
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A series of flood advisories and warnings were issued for central Florida by the National Weather Service after heavy rainfall was forecast on Tuesday, September 21.This footage, uploaded by Twitter user Douglas Girdner on Tuesday, shows the rain in St Cloud in northern Osceola County. A local report late on September 21 said more than 10 inches of rain had fallen in Osceola County since Sunday, September 19.“Another day of high rain chances (70-80%) is on tap for ECFL [Eastern Central Florida],” the NWS said. “Heaviest rainfall totals will likely occur inland, with 2-4” in some locations." Credit: Douglas Girdner via Storyful
The number of new COVID-19 cases across the world has seen its biggest fall in more than two months, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. New coronavirus infections fell to 3.6 million cases last week - down from the global figure of four million for the previous seven days. In its latest update on the pandemic, the WHO said two regions saw a major decrease in fresh cases - a 22% fall in the Middle East and a 16% drop in South East Asia.
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The Dutch team have revealed the next place where they will be fighting river pollution with their smart technology.View on euronews
A rare quake rattled southeastern Australia early Wednesday, shaking buildings, knocking down walls and sending panicked Melbourne residents running into the streets. The shallow tremor hit east of the country's second-largest city just after 9:00am local time (2300 GMT) and was felt hundreds of kilometres (miles) away.The US Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 5.8, later revised up to 5.9, and said it struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles).With Melbourne beginning its ei
(Reuters) -British pub operators reported a rebound in sales on Thursday, as drinkers returned after months of lockdowns, but flagged a labour crunch that could strain the industry ahead of a busy holiday season. The hospitality sector has suffered from prolonged closures of pubs and hotels over the last 18 months and still faces the risk of renewed restrictions should any spike in infections becomes unmanageable. Europeans who left during because of the pandemic, or because of Britain's departure from the European Union, and a "pingdemic" that forced people to isolate after being "pinged" by a government app because they had been in contact with someone who had tested positive for COVID-19 have contributed to the staff shortfall.
Afghan women have said they feel forced to marry to leave the house despite the Taliban’s promise to ditch their former policy of requiring male chaperones for any trip outside.
Tech start-ups in London raised nearly as much in the first six months of 2021 as they did in the whole of last year, helping the British capital to retain its joint status with New York as the top location outside of Silicon Valley, new data shows. According to rankings compiled by Startup Genome, London scored highly for funding, talent and connections, despite the upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit. It maintained its second position tied with New York for the second year in a row, the research released to coincide with London Tech Week 2021 showed.
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