Day: February 7, 2023
Britcoin? UK gets closer to launching a digital currency
Britcoin is moving closer to reality.
Woman, 34, ‘happy to be alive’ after vaping habit left her on life support
Amanda Stelzer became addicted to vaping, claiming the different flavours gave her a “buzz”.
Labour to pledge rapid action on replenishing UK weapon stocks
Party wants to shift MoD procurement to ‘urgent operational footing’ with stockpiles depleted by gifts of military aid to UkraineLabour will seek to shift defence procurement to an “urgent operational footing” to help buy fresh arms for Ukraine and rep…
UK must accelerate weapons procurement, shadow minister says – Defense News
UK must accelerate weapons procurement, shadow minister says Defense NewsLabour to pledge rapid action on replenishing UK weapon stocks The GuardianBritain needs new ‘stockpile’ strategy to support Ukraine, says Labour …
Rishi Sunak planning ‘mini-reshuffle’ after sacking of Nadhim Zahawi
Sources say prime minister also wants to split Department for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyRishi Sunak is planning a mini-reshuffle to replace Nadhim Zahawi as Conservative party chair as he tries to reassert his grip over his divided party,…
Officer killed, 2nd badly wounded in western Pennsylvania
Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a police officer was shot and killed by a man having “a mental health crisis.”.
How foreign overfishing is driving migration crisis in Senegal
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with environmental scientist Dyhia Belhabib about overfishing in Senegal.