Good morning. If the Los Angeles wildfires are bracing evidence of the general threat posed by the climate crisis, they have also brought home a specific problem: how can you make the insurance system work when the risks are so high? That is not a question limited to California, or to the United States: the…
Some cabinet members have names that offer little to the crossword setter: I’m thinking of Liz Kendall, with her paucity of vowels, her surfeit of Ls and that nice-in-Scrabble nasty-to-clue duo K and Z. Others have decent letters but fail the “Can you expect the solver to have noticed them?” test: the letters in the…
Pharmacies are demanding tougher regulation of the online sale of weight-loss jabs amid a predicted new year’s boom in demand. The National Pharmacy Association (NPA), who represent independent community pharmacies, urged the regulator to require greater consultation with patients before dispensing weight-loss jabs and other high-risk medication online. Current rules, the NPA said, “leaves the…
Palestinians begin return to north Gaza Displaced Palestinians have started returning to north Gaza, the territory’s interior ministry has confirmed as images posted on social media showed thousands of people streaming along sandy roadways fringed by the devastation of more than a year of Israeli airstrikes. “The passage of displaced Palestinians has begun along the…
Eagles defeat Commanders to punch their ticket to Super Bowl LIX The Philadelphia Eagles are heading to Super Bowl LIX after beating the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship game. Seriously Seriously PHILADELPHIA – Years from now, box scores and faded memories might suggest the Philadelphia Eagles’ 55-23 victory in the 2024 NFC championship game…
A marathon public hearing into a bill that seeks to radically reinterpret New Zealand’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British Crown began on Monday amid widespread outcry the proposed changes are unconstitutional, socially divisive and an attack on Māori rights. The treaty principles bill, which was introduced to parliament by the minor coalition…