Here’s the one for Thursday, February 8.
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Rishi Sunak receives a call to apologise for making a “dehumanising” transgender joke in the House of Commons while the mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey was visiting Parliament.
Brianna’s father, Peter Spooner, said the prime minister deserves to apologise for the “degrading” he made during the prime minister’s questions on Wednesday.
Sunak had accused Sir Keir Starmer of having difficulty “defining a woman”, an attack on the Labour Party’s U-turn.
The Labour Party will abandon its policy of spending £28 billion a year on environmental projects, a major 180-degree turn after months of uncertainty over that commitment.
An announcement will be made on Thursday about the party’s flagship prosperity plan.
Sir Keir Starmer is expected to verify that this commitment is being reduced due to adjustments in the economic outlook since it was first revealed in 2021.
Protesters who climb war memorials or leave to conceal their identities face crimes under the government’s plans to replace the law.
Police in England and Wales will have the force to arrest protesters who wear face coverings to be prosecuted, while others who climb national monuments could be sentenced to three months in prison and fined £1,000 under the proposals.
The measures, which will be added to the criminal justice bill that will be introduced recently in Parliament, will also ban the use of flares and other pyrotechnic objects at protests as part of efforts to “quell harmful riots,” according to the Interior Ministry.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Hamas’ requests for a ceasefire and hostage-taking agreement, calling them “illusory. “
Netanyahu has vowed to continue Israel’s war against Hamas, now in its fifth month, until an “absolute victory” is achieved.
He made the comments shortly after meeting with U. S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is touring the region in hopes of striking a ceasefire agreement.
Up to 25cm of snow is forecast for Thursday in parts of England and Wales as the Met Office issued weather warnings and warned of disruptions.
Orange snow warnings have been issued for parts of northern England and north Wales, while a combination of yellow rain and snow warnings will be in place across all four countries.
The Met Office said that as softer air begins to arrive from the south, there is an option for snow to turn into “freezing rain on some roads above two hundred metres”.
Events are brewing in Hull to mark the 50th anniversary of the loss of the Gaul, the worst trawler tragedy ever experienced in the UK.
The Galo sank off the coast of Norway on the afternoon of February 8, 1974, killing 36 people. Thirty members of the team were from Hull.
The tragedy has been shrouded in controversy, but a 2004 investigation dismissed theories that the ship was intentionally sunk through the Soviet Union or shot down via a submarine. After its publication, many of the victims’ families rejected the wreck commissioner’s report concluding that the ship sank amid heavy storms after they took over garbage dumps.
The average UK house price jumped by £3,785 month on month in January, marking the fourth month in a row of increases, according to an index.
Property values typically rose by 1.3% compared with December, Halifax said.
House prices rose 2. 5% year-on-year – the annual growth since January 2023.
Workers at one of the Asda stores are about to declare a 48-hour strike to denounce a “toxic” paint environment.
Members of the GMB at the site in Gosport, Hampshire, will walk out on Friday until midnight on Saturday.
The union said its members had rejected an offer from the company for the dispute.
The Sainsbury’s boss has refused to rule out job losses as part of a £1 billion cost-cutting project, with the chain revealing it will focus on general goods and clothing and expand its food offering.
The UK’s second-largest supermarket has unveiled an update to its strategy that will see it increase the grocery area in its nearly six hundred supermarkets, while focusing its expansion efforts on 180 of its “highest potential” sites, which will see around 10%. More surface area committed to feeding.
But it will also reduce its general merchandise and apparel offerings in many stores, with 20 to 30 percent less sales area for non-food levels in the 180 stores. The store has warned that jobs could be in the crosshairs, as it said it will reduce prices by £1 billion over the next 3 years, while also making an investment in generation and synthetic intelligence (AI).
Uber reported its first annual profit since its initial public offering in 2019 and its shares hit an all-time high as strong bookings in the final quarter of the year boosted cash inflows beyond Wall Street’s expectations.
CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said “2023 will be a turning point for Uber” after going through the Covid-19 pandemic when government lockdowns kept millions of people at home.
Uber has focused on cutting costs and building up a food-delivery division, which has since become a major revenue driver. Uber’s ride-hailing service has gradually bounced back too and figures from the fourth quarter suggest the company is moving in the right direction.
Breakaway and Yorkie cookie bars will disappear after a drop in sales, manufacturer Nestle announced.
Nestle said the chocolate-covered Breakaway would no longer be produced from March, to make way for new products. It was introduced in 1970 through Rowntree Mackintosh before being acquired through Nestlé in 1988.
In addition to the Breakaway, Nestlé is also discontinuing Yorkie Biscuit bars, not to mention Yorkie sweet bars, which “stay forever. “Nestle blames the drop in sales on its November resolution to close the Caramac bar after 64 years.
Porsche has unveiled an improved edition of its Taycan model.
One of the most significant changes to the Taycan is the inclusion of a larger battery, now 12 kWh larger than before at 105 kWh, which opens up a maximum range of 422 miles on the rear-wheel-drive single-motor Taycan models supplied with the optional Performance. Plus battery. Charging speed has also been increased to 320 kW.
Prices for the new Taycan will start at £86,500 for the rear-engined edition, rising to £95,900 for the 4S, £134,100 for the Turbo and £161,400 for the Turbo S. The most expensive edition in the variety is the Taycan Turbo. S Cross Turismo, which costs £162,500.
The rain will continue its march northwards, turning into sleet and snow when it reaches North Wales, Northern England and Northern Ireland, reports the BBC Weather. Light rain in the south with highs of 12 degrees, around 4 degrees in the Midlands and in the north.
Tonight the rain will continue to move northwards, although it will be lighter as it reaches Scotland. More rain in southern England. Heavy at times.
James, or Batch as he’s known, started at Car Dealer in 2010, initially as an art-loving kid, and eventually became lead editor in 2013. He worked for Auto Express as an editor. chef and was the face of Carbuyer reviews on YouTube. In 2020, he became a freelancer and now writes for several national titles and is a regular contributor to Car Dealer. In October 2021, he became Deputy Editor of Car Dealer.
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