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Internet providers urged to offer ‘social tariffs’ to cut bills for lower-income households

Ministers are urging all broadband providers to offer “social tariffs” allowing low-income households to receive discounted mobile and internet deals to ease the pressure...

Business

‘People will not pay a penny more’: Starmer reveals Labour’s ’emergency’ plan to tackle cost of living crisis

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged that people will not “pay a penny more” on their winter energy bills as he prepares to unveil Labour’s...

World

Many of these children could be treated – but doctors are struggling to keep them alive

With his long black hair flowing beneath a traditional cap and over his masked face, a Taliban guard, machine gun in hand, indicated I...

Salman Rushdie’s injuries are ‘life-changing’ but author has been able to ‘say a few words’, son says

Sir Salman Rushdie suffered “life-changing” injuries when he was stabbed, but has been “able to say a few words” and retains his “usual feisty...

Business

Top Saudi oil firm sees 90% surge in net profits for second quarter of 2022

Saudi oil giant Aramco has revealed profits of $48.4bn (£40bn) for the second quarter of 2022 – a 90% year-on-year increase. The sum has...

Teenage boy dies after going into sea in Skegness

A teenage boy has died after going into the sea in Skegness, Lincolnshire. Police described him as “a child under the age of 16”,...

Politics

Labour to call for energy price cap freeze amid cost of living crisis

Sir Keir Starmer is tomorrow expected to call for the energy price cap to be frozen this autumn as households across the UK feel...

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Call for Babs’ army of volunteers to test dementia therapies in memory of Dame Barbara Windsor

A new “national mission” has been announced to tackle dementia in memory of the late Dame Barbara Windsor. Boris Johnson said the government will...

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Quick Charge Podcast: August 13, 2022

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and...

Environment

Tiger 21, an exclusive club of investors, says the ultra rich are doubling down on stocks

Michael Sonnenfeldt, Tiger 21 Scott Mlyn | CNBC The members of TIGER 21 – a peer network of ultra-high-net-worth entrepreneurs and investors – are...

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Alec Baldwin did pull trigger of gun that killed cinematographer on Rust film set, says FBI

An FBI report has concluded Alec Baldwin pulled the trigger of the gun that killed a cinematographer on the Rust film set. Baldwin accidentally shot Halyna...

Sports

Sources: Jets QB Wilson set to miss 2-4 weeks

Aug 13, 2022 FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and is expected...

Technology

Cloud stocks are rallying after a punishing start to the year as 2022 outlook brightens

Confluent Co-Founder and CEO Jay Kreps appears at the company’s sales kickoff in Las Vegas on Feb. 8, 2022. Confluent Investors looking to get...

Politics

Truss: ‘I’ll be your minister for the Union’. Sunak: ‘I’ll make Britain energy secure’

The two prime ministerial hopefuls have each pledged new commitments if elected – with Liz Truss saying she would take on the role of...

Salman Rushdie ‘off ventilator and able to talk’ after stabbing

Author Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and is able to talk, a day after being stabbed, his agent has said, according...

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Weird Alibaba: This $3,200 electric truck might be the next Chinese EV I need to buy

When it comes to fun-sized electric trucks, there’s just nowhere else to look but China’s fantastically weird Alibaba collection. Those engineers must spend night...

Environment

German energy giant RWE to burn extra coal as Russian gas supplies dwindle

In this article RWE-DE An excavator photographed at a lignite mine operated by RWE on April 8, 2022. RWE says it wants to be...

Sports

College football confidential: Coaches tell all on 42 different quarterbacks

8:00 AM ET Quarterbacks are a major storyline before every college football season, but the interest level will be especially high when games kick...

Suspect in Salman Rushdie attack charged with attempted murder – as footage shows aftermath of stabbing

The suspect in the stabbing attack on Sir Salman Rushdie has been charged with attempted murder – as new footage shows the immediate aftermath...

World

Who is the suspect in Salman Rushdie attack? What we know so far

Sir Salman Rushdie’s suspected attacker has been charged with attempted second degree murder. Hadi Matar, 24, was identified by New York police after the...