Boris Johnson has predicted that the UK will “emerge stronger and more prosperous” once the cost of living crisis begins to ease. Despite huge hikes in energy prices, largely caused by the war in Ukraine, he has also said the West must “double down” on its support for Kyiv and not “go wobbly”. “It was
Tens of thousands of people in Pakistan have been forced to flee their homes following deadly floods, as the country’s prime minister warned the “magnitude of the calamity is bigger” than expected. Nearly 1,000 people have been killed in the floods since mid-June, which have been triggered by heavy monsoon rains. The latest destruction saw
Aug 27, 2022 Argentina stunned the All Blacks by beating the three-times world champions for the first time on New Zealand soil with a 25-18 victory in a Rugby Championship Test in Christchurch on Saturday. The Pumas achieved their first ever win over New Zealand just two years ago in another championship match in Sydney
Two men held over the fatal shooting of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool have been released on bail. Police arrested a 36-year-old man from Huyton and a 33-year-old man from Dovecot on suspicion of murder and two counts of attempted murder. Both have been released on bail and the 36-year-old has been recalled to prison
The FBI’s justification for its raid on the home of former US president Donald Trump has been released. However, a judge has ordered it to be heavily redacted and large parts of the document are blacked out. Here is the significance of the parts we can see and an explanation of why some extracts have
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes an unexpected unveiling of a new electric moped-style bike, new dirt jumper e-bikes from ONYX, an ultra high-speed electric unicycle, testing anti-lock brakes for electric bikes, a DIY solar-charging
Airseas, the maritime unit of France’s Airbus, has developed a gigantic, automated kite called Seawing, which essentially tows a ship. Airseas The shipping industry accounts for nearly 3% of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions, producing as much manmade carbon dioxide as all the coal-fired power plants in the U.S. combined. Still, it’s a relatively
The former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization is expected to plead guilty to a 15-year tax fraud scheme, and he is willing to testify in a possible future trial but will not enter into a cooperation agreement to aid New York prosecutors in their criminal investigation of the real estate company’s finances, a
A method to mould matter into complex shapes that involves the usage of “twisted” light has been devised by a team of researchers, at the University of Strathclyde. The new technique builds on the temperature-sensitive property of atoms. When atoms are cooled till, or close to, the absolute zero temperatures (-273 degrees Celsius), they stop
Fifty-three years after the historic Apollo mission, NASA is all set to send astronauts to the Moon once again with the launch of its Artemis I on August 29. The combined SLS-Orion spacecraft will take off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral to send an uncrewed capsule around the Moon and back to
Rebecca Adlington has suffered a “devastating” miscarriage and says she is fighting sepsis after emergency surgery. The former Olympic swimmer shared the heart-breaking news on Instagram, posting a photo showing her lying in a hospital bed holding a cup of tea, with an IV line in the back of her hand. In her message, she
Ashvin Luximon, who played Asif Malik in EastEnders, has died aged 38. The actor – who appeared on the long-running BBC soap between 1999 and 2003 – died on 23 July “due to an aneurysm”, his family have said. His character, who appeared in 146 episodes of EastEnders, was a school friend of Martin Fowler,
Police say they ‘need names’ in their investigation into the fatal shooting of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool, and are urging people to share their appeal. Merseyside Police says it wants to ensure “there’s no hiding place for anyone involved”. Two men have been arrested in connection with Olivia’s death. A 33-year-old from the Dovecot
The movement of the eye, during sleep, may reflect where you’re looking in a dream, suggest a new study by researchers at the University of California. Rapid eye movement (REP) sleep, a period of sleep when your eyes move under your eyelids, has long been a subject of fascination for researchers around the world. While
Drones and rockets have been deployed in China to make clouds produce rainfall during a record-breaking heatwave and severe drought. The devices have been sowing silver iodide, which has a similar structure to ice, into clouds. Water droplets cluster around the particles, modifying the structure of the clouds and increasing the chance of rainfall. The
Britons on £45,000 salaries will need government help to pay their energy bills – not only people on benefits, the chancellor has warned. Nadhim Zahawi also told The Daily Telegraph that households must try and reduce their energy consumption, and that he fears gas prices could remain elevated for another two years. Energy bills will
In March 2021, Electrek reported that scientists published a feasibility study about the benefits of erecting solar panels over canals. That study is about to become a reality when a pilot project breaks ground in California. Solar over canals August 26 update: Project Nexus in the Turlock Irrigation District, a $20 million project funded by
In this article PXD Mehmet Oz, US Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania, speaks during a campaign event in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, US, on Thursday, June 9, 2022. Hannah Beier | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dr. Mehmet Oz has championed the oil and gas industry as he vies to win a coveted Senate seat in
The daughter of a Russian ally of President Vladimir Putin who argued Russia should absorb Ukraine has been killed in a suspected car bomb attack. Darya Dugina and her father Alexander Dugin had been attending a festival outside Moscow and Ms Dugin had decided to switch cars at the last minute, a Russian government newspaper