A prominent critic of Vladimir Putin has arrived in Germany for medical treatment, amid claims he became seriously ill after drinking a cup of tea laced with poison. Alexei Navalny, who remains in a coma after his condition deteriorated on Thursday, was transported from a Siberian hospital to Berlin on a special medical plane. The
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Violence and abuse against shop workers has doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a union representing retail staff. The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) says retail workers have been assaulted, threatened or abused at least once a week on average since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, compared to once a
Government support is “vital” to help small music venues survive, according to Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes. It comes as Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden announces the first recipients of the government’s £3.36m Emergency Grassroot Music Venues Fund. “Fingers crossed some of this money from the government can go towards correcting things, fixing things, helping these venues
August 21st, 2020 by Zachary Shahan The idea of solar-powered vehicles is very appealing. In particular, concept vehicles with solar PV roofs and solar tonneau pickup truck covers get people giddy. (Unfortunately, there is less hype about the fact that you can buy an electric car, put solar panels on your roof, and then essentially
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s (TSLA) stock going inside, Tesla’s ‘not-so-secret’ Dojo project, Lucid Air’s charging capacity, and more. The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, and Seth Weintraub, founder and publisher of Electrek and the 9to5 network, discussing
From Brazilian coffee beans to fish caught in the Mediterranean, today’s grocery stores are stocked with a wide variety of produce. Many of us are now spoiled for choice when it comes to the food we put on our table, but it’s sometimes easy to forget that the ingredients we use in our kitchens are
August 21st, 2020 by Steve Hanley California is going through hell right now, with massive wildfires raging in many parts of the state. Sparked by lightning strikes, the fires have forced utilities like PG&E to shut off electricity to large segments of the population. Opponents of climate science — particularly the editorial board of the
Wildfires in northern California – sparked by almost 12,000 lightning strikes – have grown into some of the largest in the state’s history. One of them is within a mile of the University of California Santa Cruz, with residents in the city being told to have evacuation “go bags” already packed. Bulldozers have dug fire
Apple responded to Epic Games’ lawsuit accusing it of anticompetitive behavior in how it controls the App Store, telling the court that the Fortnite maker violated Apple’s rules and shouldn’t be placed back into the store temporarily while the legal battle rages. In its filing, Apple alleges that Epic Games asked for an individual arrangement with
Holidaymakers are scrambling to get home before Saturday’s early-morning quarantine deadline, while web searches for flights to Portugal have soared after the country was put back on the UK’s safe list. Travellers hoping to return to the UK from Croatia, Austria and Trinidad & Tobago before the 4am quarantine deadline are – in some cases
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella leaves the Elysee Palace after a meeting with the French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on May 23, 2018. Aurelien Morissard | IP3 | Getty Images Microsoft is signing deals with foreign governments to offer cloud-infrastructure packages similar to the bundle it assembled for the U.S. Defense Department, people familiar with the
Student travel firm STA has ceased trading in the UK, saying the coronavirus pandemic has brought its industry to a “standstill”. In a statement on its website, it said anyone with a live booking would receive “further communication in the coming days”. It said: “Unfortunately our travel experts are unable to assist you at this
A former Conservative Party campaign manager has been spared jail after he admitted possessing indecent images of children. Mark Lerigo received a suspended jail sentence and was ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work, but walked free after a court heard he did not to pose a high risk to children. The 49-year-old,
Britain’s worst wheat harvest in 40 years is likely to cause a price hike in flour and bread, the industry has warned. Only about 40% of the usual amount of wheat crop was planted last October due to heavy rain, while crops being harvested now are very poor quality due to droughts earlier in the
The former police officer known as the Golden State Killer, who terrorised California for over a decade, has been sentenced to life in prison. Joseph DeAngelo, 74, pleaded guilty in June to 13 murders and nearly 50 rapes between 1975 and 1986, and has now been told by a Sacramento judge that he will die
Tenet, the much-anticipated sci-fi thriller from Christopher Nolan, will finally arrive in cinemas across the UK this week after being postponed twice due to the coronavirus outbreak. Starring Robert Pattinson, John David Washington and Elizabeth Debicki, and thought by some to be a follow-up to the director’s 2010 hit Inception, Nolan‘s film was always going