Articles
Raising interest rates
16 Jun 2023
The chancellor has said the UK has no alternative but to raise interest rates to tackle rising prices, and the Government would be ‘unstinting in our support’ for the Bank of England to do what it…
Synthetic human embryos created
16 Jun 2023
Scientists have created synthetic human embryos using stem cells, in a groundbreaking advance that sidesteps the need for eggs or sperm. These model embryos resemble those in the earliest stages of human development. They could provide…
Ukraine: counteroffensive begins
16 Jun 2023
On 13 June President Zelenskyy said, ‘I thank our guys for every Ukrainian flag that is now returning to its rightful place’, as Kyiv’s forces were retaking villages in a counteroffensive against Russian troops and Ukrainian…
Greece: capsized boat disaster
16 Jun 2023
Greece is one of the main routes into the EU for migrants from the Middle East, Asia and Africa. On 14 June the deadliest shipwreck this year happened, fifty miles from Pylos. Survivors say up to…
India / Pakistan: Cyclone Biparjoy
16 Jun 2023
Gale force winds and heavy rains are lashing coastal areas of north-west India and southern Pakistan as Cyclone Biparjoy (which means ‘disaster’ in Bengali) makes landfall to destroy homes and crops in its path. By 15…
Haiti: fuel, floods, fighting and prayer
16 Jun 2023
Haiti fuel tanks are mostly dry as all Haiti’s fuel is imported. When their president was assassinated the government was left with no elected leaders. Violent gangs run Port-au-Prince and control major ports where fuel enters.…