The ancient Romans considered Chester as strategically important as London. This week, it is arguably just as central to Labour and the Conservatives. People in this affluent northern city will vote in the first Westminster by-election since Boris Johnson departed, the pound crashed, and Rishi Sunak replaced Liz Truss as prime minister. The contest was triggered
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It was as long ago as 1982, back in the pre-privatisation days of the Central Electricity Generating Board, that the idea of building a new nuclear power plant in Suffolk – Sizewell C – was first mooted. At that time, construction had yet to begin on the neighbouring Sizewell B, which for now remains the
7:00 AM ET There isn’t really such thing as a perfect offseason. A front office can dream of all the right moves to fill holes with the players at the top of its most wanted list. You might even have an owner with an open checkbook. But things rarely line up in exactly the right
The risk of a miscalculation between Western and Chinese warships in the South China Sea is the highest it has ever been, an expert has said. With so many foreign navies sailing through what they see as international waters near China, the chance of Xi Jinping’s navy firing a misinterpreted warning shot is growing. Meanwhile,
Aboard the Lady Diana, a tourist river cruise through Chester, there is little talk of the upcoming by-election: “We don’t do politics here”, captain Paul Blessing tells me, chuckling. But dig a little deeper, and you will find strong views on everything from shops closing to sewage in the River Dee, queues at A&E and
The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has urged NATO members to guarantee the protection of Ukraine’s nuclear facilities. Over the weekend, Zaphorizhzia power plant came under fire with UN’s atomic body warning that Russia and Ukraine are “playing with fire”. Former senior military intelligence and security officer, Philip Ingram has more detail. #ukraine #zaporizhzhya #skynews SUBSCRIBE
Caroline Smith, who works at the Natural History Museum, discusses a new discovery made by a NASA rover that may provide evidence of past life on Mars. #CNN #News
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In this article @LCO.1 @CL.1 Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tom Kaye of Plymouth, Pennsylvania tops off his neighbor’s gas tank for them on at a gas station in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. October 19, 2022. Aimee Dilger | Reuters Oil prices are defying expectations and are barely higher on the year, as the outlook
For the past couple of years, visiting Father Christmas has been a little different. Santa has often had to sit behind a desk instead of welcoming kids onto his lap – masking up to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But over in the US, things are starting to return to what they were like before
Former US vice president Mike Pence has criticised Donald Trump for dining with a Holocaust-denying white nationalist and the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. Mr Pence is among a number of Republicans calling on the former US president to apologise for what he has described as “profoundly poor judgement”. The group – Mr Trump,
Two-thirds of adults are worried that they will not be able to afford Christmas dinner, according to a survey. The survey, commissioned by the Salvation Army, calculated the cost of Christmas dinner at £7.50 per head but – as the price of food is continuing to rise – the cost has increased since the survey
In this article TWTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Twitter owner Elon Musk claimed on Monday in a series of tweets that Apple had threatened to remove the Twitter app from the App Store as part of its app review moderation process. “Apple has also threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store, but
The pictures we have been seeing from China have been astonishing. People using loudhailers to demand democracy – others calling for freedom, their faces exposed. We have not seen this for more than three decades for good reason. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 2:38 Why are people protesting in China?
New Twitter owner Elon Musk has hit out at Apple – claiming it has threatened to block his social network from its app store without explanation. The world’s richest man, who took the company private last month for $44bn (£36.7bn), also said the iPhone maker has “mostly stopped advertising” on his platform. Musk wrote in
Jennifer Lopez has spoken about her journey from heartbreak to ‘real love’ with Ben Affleck, saying their whirlwind romance is the “most would-never-happen-in-Hollywood ending”. Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music, Lopez, 53, said that her split with Affleck back in 2004 was the “biggest heartbreak” of her life. The pair were due to tie
Rishi Sunak has said the “golden era” between the UK and China is over as he called for a new approach to the Chinese government. The prime minister, speaking at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet at London’s Guildhall, criticised China’s human rights abuses but said the UK “cannot simply ignore China’s significance in world affairs”. Mr
Prof Michael Clarke analyses the latest situation on the ground in Ukraine, with Russia suffering heavy troop losses in the Donbas region. He explains how the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and three others remain under continued attack and have gone offline from the main electricity grid, now relying on backup generators. The strategy of attacking
New information has emerged in the investigation into the stabbing deaths of four Idaho college students, but police still have not identified a suspect or a murder weapon. The victims’ families are demanding answers. CNN’s Camila Bernal reports. #CNN #News
Polestar (PSNY) is gearing up to launch its new electric sports car, the Polestar 6, in 2026. The Swedish electric vehicle maker calls it “the future of the sports car,” as Polestar wants it to go head-to-head against the Porsche 911 in dynamic driving. Backed by auto industry veterans Volvo and Geely, Polestar has made