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The Telegraph Frontpage for Friday 2023 March 10

By Sam Hall Good evening. Rishi Sunak said cooperation between the UK and France on tackling the small boats crisis is now at an “unprecedented level”, after agreeing a £500 million deal with Emmanuel Macron. We also have the latest as the BBC told Gary Lineker to “step back” from presenting Match of the Day.Continue reading “The Telegraph Frontpage for Friday 2023 March 10”

The Telegraph Frontpage for Monday 2023 January 23

By Danny Boyle As temperatures drop, demand for electricity rises. For the first time, energy customers are set to be paid to cut consumption. Also today, Boris Johnson has entered the Ukraine tanks row, above. National Grid ready to pay customers to switch off Turn off to earn. Households will be paid for reducing theirContinue reading “The Telegraph Frontpage for Monday 2023 January 23”

Germany’s razing a village to expand a coal mine a.o. ecological news

The protest started cheerfully enough on Wednesday, with music blaring and flags flying even under the driving rain. Then the police arrived, decked out in riot gear and backed by bulldozers, ready to demolish the village of Luetzerath to make way for the expansion of an opencast coal mine in the heart of Europe. As Germany turns back to theContinue reading “Germany’s razing a village to expand a coal mine a.o. ecological news”

The Telegraph Frontpage for Mondy 2022 December 19

By Danny Boyle Lionel Messi has finally won the trophy that he craved most of all. We have full coverage from the World Cup final in Qatar – as well as the likely impact of this week’s NHS strikes. ‘Greatest’ World Cup final decided on penalties Lionel Messi is celebrating a career-defining World Cup triumphContinue reading “The Telegraph Frontpage for Mondy 2022 December 19”

Amazon and Black Friday

Did you fall into the trap of Black Friday? Have you joined in to get as much as you can as best you can, via Amazon to send you things? It’s clear that Amazon’s mistreatment of workers knows no limits – unless we challenge it. That’s why Amazon workers in multiple locations in Germany haveContinue reading “Amazon and Black Friday”

Reviews about nature for the first half of September

September 05 Switzerland’s glaciers are becoming a front-row seat to climate destruction For most of its existence glaciology has been a slow-moving profession, but this year is different. The belting heat waves that struck Europe over the past few months handed the specialists in Alpine ice sheets an unprecedented set of challenges. And some ofContinue reading “Reviews about nature for the first half of September”

The Week for 2022 August 29 – September 04

August 29 Shelling continues near Ukraine nuclear plant ahead of inspection More artillery fire hit near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine over the weekend, Ukrainian officials said Sunday. The fighting came as the International Atomic Energy Agency prepares to send a team of scientists this week to assess damage from recent shelling. UkraineContinue reading “The Week for 2022 August 29 – September 04”

Composted reads: Good and bad news for the end of August 2022

The good news The key fashion pieces right now? Clothes you’ll want to still wear (or sell on) in five years’ time Discovered in the deep: the incredible fish with a transparent head The bad news ‘It’s a deal with the devil’: outrage over Manchin’s ‘vile’ pipeline plan The leaves are turning – but beContinue reading “Composted reads: Good and bad news for the end of August 2022”

Teachers unions, White House host town hall to demand in-person learning as school year starts

There was a great deal more lamentation about the impact of school closures on students’ standardised test scores than on the long-term effects of COVID-19, grief, or prolonged anxiety about the disease itself.