I’ve spent my working life as bookseller, book marketer, publisher and now author, so it was probably inevitable that I would lean heavily on literature for my book Real Dorset. Luckily for me, writers have frequently turned to Dorset for their inspiration. Chief of these of course is Thomas Hardy. He stamped his personality over…
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Russia-Ukraine war live: US politician reports ‘sobering’ briefing on Ukraine’s counteroffensive | Russia
US politician reports ‘sobering’ briefing on Ukrainian counteroffensive Senior US and western officials describe increasingly “sobering” assessments about Ukrainian forces’ ability to retake significant territory in their counteroffensive, according to CNN. A senior western diplomat told CNN: They’re still going to see, for the next couple of weeks, if there is a chance of making…
Italy hits banks with windfall tax, sending shares sliding; China’s trade slumps – business live | Business
Italy approves 40% windfall tax on banks The Italian government is hitting the country’s banks with a new windfall tax, to help families through the cost of living squeeze. Italy’s cabinet yesterday approved a 40% “windfall tax” on bank profits this year, with the proceeds earmarked to help mortgage holders and cut taxes. Deputy prime…
British Gas sends £382 demand for a bill I don’t owe | Money
When we moved into our new home in January 2020, the existing electricity supplier was British Gas. We were with the company for about a month before switching to Bulb. To cover this short period, we paid British Gas £76, and have been making regular monthly payments to Bulb ever since. However, in December 2020,…
Erzincan’da toplu taşıma ücretlerine zam
Erzincan’da toplu taşıma ücretlerine zam yapıldı. Konuya ilişkin Erzincan Esnaf ve Sanatkârlar Odaları Birliği Başkanı Bedir Limon, şu açıklamada bulundu: “5362 sayılı esnaf ve Sanatkârlar Kanunun 62. maddesi gereğince ilimizde 08.08.2023 tarihinden itibaren geçerli olacak özel halk otobüsü ücretlerinde fiyat değişikliği yapıldı. Özel halk otobüsü mesleği ile iştigal eden üyelerimizin talepleri doğrultusunda; Birlik Yönetim Kurulumuz konu ile…
Colombia v Jamaica: Women’s World Cup last 16 – live | Women’s World Cup 2023
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 45 + 3 min: Carabali sees it over the bar of her own goal for a corner, a miscommunication between her and Perez. 45 + 2 min: There will be four minutes added – this half deserved more than that! Spence…
The women calling for reform of Venezuela’s severe anti-abortion laws – in pictures | Global development
Century-old legislation in the South American country decrees up to six years in prison for those who have or provide abortions. Despite demands for change, the government shows no sign of reforming the 1926 law. Only in 2000 was it amended to allow for abortions to save the life of the pregnant woman. Venezuelans have…
Pedal the low road: cycling coast-to-coast across southern Scotland | Scotland holidays
The weather-beaten curves of a battered stone wall guide me out of Langholm, an idyllic old textile town tucked between the hills of the Esk valley, eight miles north of the English border. As I pedal slowly around a steep corner, a lamb and her mother, grazing on the grassy fringes, scurry off up the…
Project to tattoo human rights declaration on 6,773 people comes to UK | Human rights
Thirty people in Manchester will have one letter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights tattooed on them as part of an international art project arriving in the UK for the first time. The project intends to tattoo the 1948 document on to the skins of 6,773 people, one letter at a time. The tattoos…
Are richer people really more rightwing? | Torsten Bell
Richer people tend to be more rightwing. You’re less into redistribution if you’re the one being distributed from, rather than to. This probably isn’t a shock. But what about social mobility? How does doing better than your parents shape your views? That’s less clear, in part because those who have been upwardly mobile tend to…