Vladimir Putin și-a asigurat al cincilea mandat de președinte al Rusiei la finalul unor alegeri în care, potrivit rezultatelor oficiale anunțate de Moscova, a obținut aproape 88% dintre voturile exprimate. În acest context, Putin a vorbit despre „transparența” alegerilor, criticând în același timp democrația americană, se precizează într-o analiză BBC a scrutinului din Rusia. Liderul…

Zonele montane se află sub o avertizare de cod galben de vânt puternic, luni dimineața, iar rafalele vor depăși chiar și 100 km/h, a avertizat Administrația Națională de Meteorologie. Județele vizate de codul galben de vânt Meteorologii au emis o avertizare de cod galben de vânt puternic pentru zonele de munte, de la altitudini de…

Perhaps our government imagines bulldog spirit will protect us from the dangerous substances that Europe rules unsafe It’s a benefit of Brexit – but only if you’re a manufacturer or distributor of toxic chemicals. For the rest of us, it’s another load we have to carry on behalf of the shysters and corner-cutters who lobbied…

Installations must speed up 11-fold as advisers say latest changes to scheme likely to make 2028 target even harder The public spending watchdog has criticised the slow pace of the government’s heat pump rollout just days after ministers postponed an important scheme designed to increase the rate of installations. A report by the National Audit…

Figures show many still ‘out of the habit’ of visiting museums, galleries, cathedrals, castles and country houses Visitor numbers to the UK’s museums, galleries, cathedrals, zoos, castles and country houses are increasing but remain stubbornly below pre-pandemic levels, with a significant number of people still “out of the habit” of having a day out. Figures…

Mayor says May election is a ‘once in a generation’ chance to tackle the city’s housing crisis Sadiq Khan will launch his campaign for a record third term as mayor of London by promising the “greatest council homebuilding drive in a generation”. Appearing at an event in London on Monday, alongside the Labour leader, Keir…

Louise Powell says she hopes new guidance means fewer pregnant women are jailed and it can be the legacy of her child Brooke A former prisoner who gave birth to a stillborn baby in a jail toilet has welcomed changes that campaigners hope will reduce the number of pregnant women locked up, as a “legacy”…

Financiers providing billion-dollar support for industrial livestock companies to expand leading to unsustainable rise in production Billion-dollar financing is driving unsustainable increases in global meat and dairy production, a report has found. Global meat production rose 9% between 2015 and 2021, the report said, while dairy production increased 13% in that time. Continue reading…

Lady Zahida Manzoor was paid £148,000 for the part-time role, showing Hester’s party links date back further than first thought The company run by the Tory donor Frank Hester, whose remarks about Diane Abbott have been widely condemned as racist, paid a Conservative peer £148,000 to act as a trade envoy, the Guardian can reveal,…

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