Dramatic pictures have emerged of the first floods in the Sahara in half a century. Two days of rainfall in September exceeded yearly averages in several areas of south-east Morocco and caused a deluge, officials of the country’s meteorology agency said in early October. In Tagounite, a village about 450km(280 miles) south of the capital,…
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has become an investor in online retailer THG as part of a near-£100m fundraising to spin off the lossmaking technology arm Ingenuity. Frasers, which owns Sports Direct, Evans Cycles, the House of Fraser department stores, the luxury streetwear chain Flannels and multiple brands from Slazenger to Jack Wills, has made a…
Queensland Labor has accused the opposition of walking away from the emissions reduction target legislation it backed six months ago, after Liberal National party leader David Crisafulli declared a plan to end coal energy by the early 2030s is “fanciful”. The LNP voted for the state’s nation-leading carbon reduction target in April, but opposed Labor’s…
Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. economy grew 0.2% in August on a month-on-month basis, flash figures published by the Office for National Statistics showed Friday. Gross domestic product (GDP) came in line with the expectations of economists polled by Reuters, who had forecast growth of 0.2%. Britain’s economic growth…
The northern lights lit up the skies with bright pink hues on Thursday night. Photos of the dazzling natural phenomenon, also known as the aurora borealis, were captured across England. The aurora borealis lights up the night sky behind the Reculver towers and roman fort in Herne Bay, Kent. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images The lights…
ANZ joins rivals in cutting fixed mortgage rates Jonathan Barrett ANZ has joined its big bank rivals in cutting its fixed mortgage rates ahead of expectations the Reserve Bank will lower the official cash rate. Many two- and three-year fixed loans are now priced at a full percentage point below standard variable rates, which equates…
The UK economy returned to growth in August after flatlining for two months, in a boost for the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, before the autumn budget. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product rose by 0.2% in August, after zero growth in June and July. The reading matched the forecasts of City economists.…
Modbury, Devon Arguably in need of modernisation, this Grade II-listed three-storey townhouse is in the heart of town with five bedrooms and three bathrooms. A large entrance hall leads into a study, sitting room, kitchen and utility room. On the first floor there are two bedrooms, another study and a large family room at the…
More than 1,200 patients at a general practice in Sydney’s inner west – including hundreds of children receiving their first vaccinations under the age of five – have been warned any vaccines they received over a four-and-a-half-year period may have been less effective due to a storage error. The Holy Family Medical Centre in Dulwich…
A year since storms wreaked havoc on parts of rural Suffolk, where picturesque black and white cottages were among the properties flooded, some owners are still not back in their homes. Despite having thought they were fully insured, some of these house owners are badly out of pocket. The catch was in the small print…
