As war nears Crimea, Russian occupiers are trying to lure tourists
The peninsula, annexed illegally by Moscow in 2014, is a favorite summer destination for Russians. Now the conflict threatens to destroy the tourism on which it depends.
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Chris Christie calls Trump-DeSantis nomination feud ‘a teenage food fight’
Former New Jersey governor speaks out after bizarre video from Florida’s governor and ‘juvenile’ nicknames from the ex-presidentAn escalating feud between the two main rivals for the Republican presidential nomination is akin to a “teenage food fight”,…
Ex-Thames Water owner accused of ‘money-grabbing’ cuts to Cadent pension scheme
Exclusive: Cadent Gas, owned by Australia asset manager Macquarie, is considering closing its defined benefit schemeThe former owner of crisis-hit Thames Water has been accused by union leaders of staging a “cost-cutting money grab” at another critical…
Tory donor accused of using bullying legal threats to suppress a report
David Davis said Mohamed Amersi ‘silenced’ Margaret Hodge, chair of parliamentary anti-corruption groupA major Conservative donor has been accused of using bullying legal threats to suppress a report by the veteran Labour MP Margaret Hodge, which alleg…
MPs and peers urge UK government to do more to free jailed activist in Egypt
More than 100 signatories express concern in letter to foreign secretary over lack of progress in case of Alaa Abd el-FattahMore than 100 MPs and peers have written to the foreign secretary to express concern over the lack of progress to free a jailed …
EPA begins to clean up black globs of asphalt from Yellowstone River train derailment
Environmental agency officials said workers are cooling the gooey material with river water and putting it into garbage bags for recyclingGlobs of asphalt binder that spilled into Montana’s Yellowstone River during a bridge collapse and train derailmen…
M&S offers money off children’s clothes in exchange for used school uniforms
Promotion is designed to help parents who are struggling to afford clothes amid cost of living crisisFamilies are being offered money off children’s clothes in Marks & Spencer if they donate school uniform hand-me-downs, as part of a push designed …
Ex-offenders could help cut UK labour shortages, says report
Good Jobs Project from ReGenerate aims to help ex-prisoners, neurodivergent people, asylum seekers and other groups into workUnemployed ex-offenders are being overlooked for jobs and could help fill the 1.1 million vacancies in the UK job market, a rep…
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