August 30, 2022 - Brief Briefing

UK food prices see biggest jump for 14 years

Food prices rose at their fastest rate since 2008 in August – up 9.3% after a 7% increase last month. The figure comes from...

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Jeff Bezos’ £350m bet on Tolkien: The Rings of Power premieres in London

Fantasy fans have waited years for something to fill the Game of Thrones shaped hole in their TV schedules, and just weeks after the...

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Tesla shares stunning images of extreme heat and durability testing in Dubai

Tesla shared some rare and stunning images of its internal vehicle testing; this time, for extreme heat and durability testing in Dubai. Since it...

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Environment

Coinbase, FTX, Binance get inquiries as Congress looks to crack down on $1 billion crypto fraud

Twenty/20 In its first foray into the crypto sector, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform is dialing up the pressure on federal agencies...

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World

‘A man of remarkable vision’ – Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died aged 91 – with Joe Biden leading tributes and calling him “a man of remarkable vision” who...

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Technology

Snap will lay off 20% of staff, report says

In this article SNAP Co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc. Evan Spiegel attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups, at the...

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Politics

Conservative leadership race hustings: What have we learned so far?

After Tory MPs sprinted through five rounds of voting for a new party leader in just a week, the battle for the votes of...

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Business

TfL secures £1.2bn funding but mayor warns fares still likely to go up

Transport for London has secured around £1.2bn in funding from the government, but the city’s mayor has warned the agreement is “far from ideal”....

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‘I will remind him daily’: Pregnant partner of rapper stabbed at carnival shares photos of baby bump

The pregnant partner of a rapper stabbed to death at Notting Hill Carnival has shared pictures of her baby bump and told how she...

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Police ‘scooped and ran’ with Olivia as officer pressed chest wound in attempt to save her

Olivia Pratt-Korbel was scooped up by police and taken to hospital after being shot, as an officer tried to save her by using his...

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Technology

Elon Musk cites whistleblower claims in latest effort to scrap Twitter deal

In this article TWTR In this illustration, Elon Musk’s Twitter account is displayed on the screen of a mobile phone with the Twitter logo...

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Science

Oldest Planetary Nebula Hosted by 500-Million-Old Galactic Cluster Discovered: All Details

Astronomers have found the oldest visible planetary nebula (PN) inside a 500-million-year-old galactic open cluster (OC). The rare celestial jewel has been discovered inside...

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Politics

Buffering… PM’s pledge to bring gigabit broadband to all scaled down

The government’s target to bring gigabit broadband to “every home and business across the UK” by 2025 seems to have been scaled back to...

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World

Millions hit by ‘monsoon on steroids’ as Pakistan suffers ‘worst flooding in its history’

The devastating floods in Pakistan are “probably the worst in the country’s history”, according to its prime minister, as the UN appeals for $160m...

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FLX Bike gives first look at new Weapon X full-suspension electric mountain bike

FLX Bike has a new electric mountain bike coming. The company has shown off a glimpse of test riding on the FLX Weapon X,...

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Environment

3 takeaways from the Investing Club’s ‘Morning Meeting’ on Monday

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key...

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TV presenter Sarah Beeny reveals she has breast cancer

TV presenter Sarah Beeny has revealed she is being treated for breast cancer. The 50-year-old says she has undergone her first chemotherapy treatment after...

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Ukrainian tennis player who lost training camp in bombing secures shock US Open win

A young Ukrainian tennis player whose training base was bombed has caused the first big shock of the US Open by winning her match...

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World

Russian defences breached ‘in hours’ as Ukraine launches major counteroffensive

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned Russia that his troops will “push them to the border” after Ukraine launched a counterattack to retake territory in the...

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