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1646333786Large bus queues in central London as all Tube lines are completely suspendedCommuters queue for a bus in Piccadilly during a strike by RMT union members.As the dispute escalates, all Tubes lines are now completely suspended apart…

Labor has pledged to increase the size of Adelaide's proposed new women's and children's hospital as the party continued to focus on health during the South Australian election campaign.After Prime Minister Steven Marshall announced tax…

South Australia's election campaign is on and Prime Minister Steven Marshall has said it's all about trust and Labor leader Peter Malinauskas has asked voters to look to the future.Governor Frances Adamson released the election writs on…

Victoria is set to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games after the state government entered into exclusive negotiations with the games' governing body.Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed the state's bid to host on Wednesday, saying the…

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Politicians making last-minute offers were plentiful, but few as voters headed to the polls in four NSW by-elections.Four months after the sudden resignation of former prime minister Gladys Berejiklian prompted three other MPs to follow…

A rapid transition to renewable energy should be an election priority, according to a group of clean energy brokers.The Clean Energy Council released a policy roadmap on Tuesday and called for a short-term target of 2030 to spur immediate…

The Reserve Bank of Australia says the economy has rebounded strongly from last year's delta lockdowns and early signs indicate the effect of the Omicron variant on spending has been relatively small.In its quarterly monetary policy…

The impact of Northern Territory Senator Sam McMahon walking away from her Nationals ties so close to a federal election has been played down by party leader Barnaby Joyce.Senator McMahon is a member of the nation's Liberal Party, but she…

Last October's decision to close the HM Revenue & Customs tax office in the deprived town of Bootle in north-west England was nothing short of a hammer blow to business Nadeem Patel's newsagent.After two difficult years battling…

Australia's unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 4.2% in December, its lowest level since August 2008 and sparking speculation that the official exchange rate will rise later this year.Economists had predicted that the unemployment rate…

More than 92,264 new COVID-19 infections have been reported in New South Wales after residents rushed to release positive results from rapid antigen tests since the start of the year.The dramatic increase in the number of cases comes on top…

Boris Johnson released a New Years statement amid rising Omicron cases. The prime minister used his New Year's message to announce that the country had met its goal of offering all adults the opportunity to receive a booster vaccine by!-->…

Following Boris Johnson's announcement that there will be no new COVID-19 measures introduced in England until January, residents of Wales and Scotland are urged by government officials not to cross the English border to see the New Year.…

Officials expect to receive new information on how the Omicron variant is affecting England at 4 p.m. today. The Press Association reported that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is not expected to introduce new restrictions for England.!-->…

December 15, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The G7 group of industrialized countries will not resume economic and development support for Sudan until a credible civilian-led transition process returns. In response to the military takeover of the…

Josh Frydenberg will boast a timely improvement in the federal budget's bottom line just months before the federal election when he delivers his mid-year review this week.Tens of billions of dollars are expected to have been wiped out of…

Russia would face "serious consequences" if it invaded Ukraine, the foreign minister warned ahead of a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Liverpool. Liz Truss said the UK would aim to hurt the Russian economy if it made an incursion into…

People have seen a new wave of restrictions introduced as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads across England. The prime minister said it was now "proportionate and responsible" to move across the country to Plan B measures,!-->…

The Morrison government aims to help more than 4,600 Australians buy their first homes through its home guarantee program.But Labor was quick to point out that this was just a "re-donation" of a previous announcement.The program helps…

A number of Everton fans left their seats in the 27 e minute of their team's Premier League game against Arsenal at Goodison Park to protest the way the club is being managed. The symbolic gesture, baptized "27 minutes for 27!-->…

Director Gregory Doran and actor Antony Sher (right) attend an event on April 3, 2016 in New York City. Photo: AFPAward-winning theater and film actor Antony Sher has died of cancer at the age of 72, the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)…

Labor will carry a 43 percent emissions reduction target for 2030 in the next election after the shadow cabinet approves the plan.Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese is expected to announce the much-anticipated target after a special Labor…

The Morrison government will introduce legislation this week to crack down on social media abuse and bullying.Under the laws, platforms will be required to reveal the identity of people who anonymously post defamatory or harmful…

FDCTA participates in Libya's first international conference on the impact of drugs and psychotropic drugs on family and society. Egypt is showcasing its experience in drug demand reduction amid international praise from country and UN…

THEReaders across northern England have called on the government to rethink its plans for the future of rail, saying the proposals made no economic sense.At a Transport for the North board meeting, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham…

Former Prime Minister David Cameron was an adviser to Greensill (Victoria Jones / PA) (PA Archive)British taxpayers could be held liable for up to £ 335million after a Bank carried out "woefully inadequate" checks on a…

Image by Pimlico Badger licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0Dr Tom Arnold is Associate Researcher at the Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place at the University of Liverpool.The government's recently announced Integrated Rail…

Mr President, with my permission, I would like to make a statement on the future of the railway. Today, I am proud to announce our Integrated Rail Plan. A £ 96 billion program that will transform rail services in the North…

The Premier of New South Wales has postponed a call to extend the state's emergency powers in the event of a pandemic until next year, as protesters in Victoria rally against similar laws considered by their parliament.The NSW government…

The private sector through "dynamic capitalism", not government policy, will be crucial in reducing carbon emissions, said Scott Morrison.This was the prime minister's key message to business leaders in Melbourne as the government unveiled…

France warned Australia against "hollow and empty" climate rhetoric and urged the country to commit to reducing its emissions by at least 45% by 2030.Returning Ambassador Jean-Pierre Thebault issued a thinly veiled warning against becoming…

Melburnians flocked to shops, concerts and horse racing for the first time in months on Saturday as public health restrictions eased further amid wider adoption of the Covid vaccination.However, Victoria has recorded 1,355 new locally…

The government is considering putting in place so-called Plan B measures to deal with rising Covid-19 rates in the country - but Boris Johnson is warned it could cost the economy up to £ 18 billion. The Prime Minister is under!-->…

Rishi Sunak is set to inject billions of pounds into transportation to give metro mayors the power and responsibility to improve key connections.The Treasury said nearly £ 7billion would go to areas such as Greater Manchester,…

Artist's impression of what Heath Park could look like, including a monorail and vertical farm. (Photo: SOG) Runcorn's eco-accreditations received a global platform when the Heath Park redevelopment project was!--kg-card-end:>!--kg-card-begin:>…

Big business, unions and conservation groups have joined forces to defend the economic benefits of a net zero economy.The push came as Prime Minister Scott Morrison held talks with cabinet colleagues on Wednesday over a plan to achieve net…

With the Morrison government under pressure to come up with a net zero emissions plan by 2050 before the world comes down to Glasgow to talk about climate change, Labor has yet to confirm what its interim target will be.The Business…

Scott Morrison doesn't think regional Australia has anything to fear from a transition to a less emissions-intensive economy.Resources Minister Keith Pitt wants the coalition to consider establishing a $ 250 billion loan facility as a last…

Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Prime Minister Boris Johnson are presenting plans for free ports - areas with different customs rules - with the aim of boosting the British economy after Britain leaves the EU. Free ports are designed to be…

NSW is expected to emerge from a lockdown in a fortnight after nearly four months of stay-at-home orders for much of the state.Premier Gladys Berejiklian on Monday announced the start of the "COVID-normal" era, almost certainly ending…

Life in NSW will return to near normal levels in December for the vaccinated and unvaccinated as part of the state's roadmap to end COVID-19 restrictions.However, the unvaccinated will have almost no freedom until then, while the fully…

Harold Macmillan said the thing he feared most in government was "the events, my dear boy, the events". In this he was right. Rarely are policy issues that determine how governments are viewed by the public, but how they deal with…

Australia will host a clean energy summit under the auspices of Quad next year and play a larger role in supplying essential minerals to the Indo-Pacific region, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.Mr. Morrison was speaking outside the…

Former Tory MP Mr Hendry said the UK government and energy watchdog Ofgem must stop pitting consumers against industry and that £ 100bn is needed to invest in the energy grid British in order to protect it from crises.He said…

Vulnerable indigenous communities could be at risk of being "overwhelmed" by COVID-19 if their vaccination rates continue to decline, according to the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council.Modeling based on current vaccination…

Two hydrogen power centers will receive $ 150 million in federal funding as the government places more weight on the industry.The announcement comes in addition to the $ 1.2 billion set aside for hydrogen, which has become a future source…

Support for the country's ailing aviation industry has been extended again, as the federal government plans to open international borders by the end of the year.Another funding of $ 183.65 million to help maintain Australia's international…

Portrush, Northern Ireland: The Open is set to make a triumphant return to Royal Portrush in 2025, marking an exciting new chapter in the history of the original championship of golf and providing another outstanding showcase for golf in…

The former CEO of two prominent charities will push for more climate action in a contest for the North Sydney federal seat against Liberal MP Trent Zimmerman.Announcing her candidacy on Saturday, Kylea Tink used neighboring Warringah's…

Companies registered in the City of Sydney's LGA received more aid in total than any other region - $ 321 million - followed by Canterbury-Bankstown ($ 198 million) and Northern Beaches ($ 182 million).Figures provided to the New South…

Health and investment in renewable energy will feature in Tasmania's budget, with Prime Minister Peter Gutwein expected to pledge 28,000 new jobs over four years.Mr Gutwein, who is also treasurer, will hand over the island state's 2021/22…

The federal government will not give up economic support when vaccine targets are reached, Finance Minister Simon Birmingham said.Prime Minister Scott Morrison and state and territory leaders have agreed to begin removing some COVID-19…

The unexpected drop in the unemployment rate last week helped boost Australian confidence.However, there was a clear divide between those who were stuck with a virus and those who were not.The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Index rose…

City research center shared with the Guardian shows the extent of the North-South economic divide in the UK and the fraud of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's alleged "leveling" program.England's largest cities outside of London have the…

The Royal Adelaide Show has been canceled for the second year in a row due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.The show's organizers say the latest advice from SA Health has capped the number of daily attendees at 10,000."This figure is not…

Jack Grealish is now officially a Manchester City player after sealing his £ 100million transfer from Aston Villa on Thursday.Grealish had been at boyhood club Villa for 19 years, making 213 appearances, scoring 32 goals and…

The government's own social mobility advisers have urged the Prime Minister to remove the limit on allowances for two children and increase family allowances by £ 10 per week per child. The move would benefit 1.5 million!-->…

Sign up for LabourList's morning email for all things work, every morning of the week. The Covid is good for your health, according to Boris Johnson. WhatsApp messages shared by Dominic Cummings with the BBC show the Prime Minister…

In the summer months of 1981, Britain's city centers exploded with rage, with violent protests and clashes with police. Forty years later, perhaps the time has come to examine and assess how and why it happened, and…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson resisted the imposition of the second coronavirus lockdown in England last fall because he believed people dying from Covid-19 were "essentially over 80," Dominic Cummings said. In an interview with the!-->…

Have you ever wondered what an instant lockdown of the entire construction industry on the ground could look like? Let me give you an overview.My husband, Chris, and I run a small construction company, CPW Building Services. It's just…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson launched a scathing attack on the failure of previous governments to bridge the North-South divide, as he made plans to "level" the country. But he has been criticized for failing to provide details of his!-->…

“There is no one-size-fits-all approach,” said Boris Johnson…

“My job is to defend companies and keep people in the job and that's what I do. What I am not doing is talking about the individual positions of ministers in relation to these discussions, ”Perrottet…

Good morning all. Hope you are doing well, and for the Sydneysiders, I hope you survive the lockdown. 1. As expected, the lockdown restrictions affecting Greater Sydney have been extended by a week. Prime Minister Gladys Berejiklian…

But the degree of displacement reduction differs considerably from one LGA to another.In Liverpool, retail and leisure activity is around 17% below its pre-pandemic baseline, while workplace activity is around 16% below baseline .In…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called the decision to include retail and wholesale in MSMEs, which will allow traders to benefit from priority sector loans, as a "landmark", and said his government was determined to…

A trucker crisis caused by Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic could leave some supermarket shelves in Britain empty this summer. In a letter sent to Boris Johnson on June 23, the industry called for his intervention to allow access to!-->…

Federal Labor is not promising carbon prices as part of its political roadmap to net zero emissions by 2050.Instead, opposition climate change spokesperson Chris Bowen is working on a plan that includes community batteries, policies to…

LONDON (BLOOMBERG, AFP) - No substantial outbreaks of Covid-19 have been reported among the nine pilot events - including the Brit Awards and the FA Cup football final - included in the first phase of a study of the British government…

Ministers are increasingly hoping that mass events in England can open without restrictions from July 19, after "encouraging" results from pilots across the country.The UK Government's Events Research Program found that…

South Australia has ruled out increasing its number of repatriated Australians, a requirement to attract federal funds for a dedicated quarantine facility.Prime Minister Steven Marshall has said that in order to receive financial…

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said Australia will continue with its aggressive COVID-19 suppression strategy.He told reporters in the UK, where he is attending the G7 summit as an observer, that he "would rather live in the…

Welsh nightclubs are facing "ruin", with "no clear direction" on how and when they can reopen to patrons, an organization representing the industry has said.Unite for the Night represents around 170 independent clubs and nightlife venues…

Last update: Friday June 04, 2021, 05:33 PMPfizer / BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine approved for use in 12 to 15 year oldsAbout 84% of people over 50 in Leeds received both doses of the vaccineView new updatesLatest stories tonight:Here are…

Whistleblower or vengeful ex-convict? Mafia boss Sedat Peker sets off political storm in Turkey DUBAI: Millions of Turks eagerly await the next bombshell video of fugitive organized crime boss Sedat Peker, in which he is expected…

Victorian businesses forced to close in the state's fourth lockdown will be offered a lifeline of $ 250 million, although there is no support for direct workers.The Victorian government on Sunday announced its much-anticipated support…

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has accused the government of trying to get out of a crisis and deflect the blame for Victoria's fourth lockdown.Five new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the state on Friday, bringing the outbreak -…

Can you buy success with money? If you can't believe it, think again. Owners of the most expensive team in world football will know when Chelsea face Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League final on Saturday. Earning the highest…