Newsletter Jul 18, 2022
Prime Minister contenders clash over tax cuts in TV debate

The five Conservative contenders still vying to be Britain's next prime minister clashed over tax cuts in a second televised debate on Sunday, with the two frontrunners - Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss - stepping up their battle on the economy.


UK climate chief could quit as Tory race heats up

The debate has ripped open Conservative tensions about the direction of economic and environmental policy under whoever succeeds Johnson.


Conservative leadership election: why tax cuts are an economic gamble

Cutting taxes without a reduction in public spending might actually fuel inflation by stoking demand

UK public sector workers to get 5% pay rise -FT

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will offer millions of public sector workers pay rises averaging 5% next week, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing unnamed government ministers.

UK owes apology for 'grave wrong' of forced adoptions: inquiry

Schools, churches and social services would direct pregnant young women to adoption agencies, often instructing their parents without consulting the women themselves.

Wildfires rage in France and Spain as heatwaves sear Europe

Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer temperatures put authorities on alert in parts of Europe.

Too hot to sleep? Nights are warming faster than days as Earth heats up

Heatwaves are getting more frequent and more intense, particularly in the south and east of England.

Airlines' fragile recovery from Covid

Airlines, including British Airways and Lufthansa, have been forced to axe thousands of flights owing to a lack of staff.

Aviation sector faces hiring headache as mechanics shortage looms

Christophe Gagnon considered quitting his avionics studies as COVID-19 crippled aviation, but the 21-year-old stayed in class and now the industry is desperate for more like him to keep planes flying.

Asia tries to bounce, tense week ahead for EU

Asian shares inched higher on Monday following a much-needed bounce on Wall Street, but nerves are stretched ahead of a near-certain rate hike in Europe and another round of corporate earnings reports.

Long lines in New York for monkeypox vaccine

Many LGBTQ people, of which there is a large population in New York, worry their community will be further stigmatized because of the virus.

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