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Anti-fossil fuel comic that went viral in France arrives in UK World Without End topped bestseller lists but was criticised for embracing nuclear power. In 2019, France’s best known climate expert sat down to work with its most feted graphic novelist. The result? Perhaps the most terrifying comic ever drawn. Part history, part analysis, part vision for the future, World Without End weaves the story of humanity’s rapacious appetite for fossil fuel energy, how it has made possible the society people take for granted, and its disastrous effects on the climate. Continue reading… https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/19/world-without-end-fossil-fuel-arrives-uk-comic-france-nuclear

Quarter of UK summit investment came before Labour win, analysis suggests Ministers heralded ‘record-breaking’ £63bn total at London event but £16.5bn appears to have preceded July election. About a quarter of the investment announced by the government at its summit this week appears to have been secured or initiated before Labour came to power. Ministers touted £63bn of investment at the summit on Monday, where they hosted hundreds of company bosses in a showcase of the UK’s pro-growth policies. Continue reading… https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/19/uk-international-investment-summit-labour-government

Paul Pogba has said he is “not a cheater” but accepts responsibility for failing a doping test that led to a four-year football ban. The ban was recently reduced to 18 months after the Court of Arbitration for Sport accepted the ingestion of the substance “was not intentional.” The 31-year-old Juventus midfielder was suspended by Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal (Nado) in February after a drugs test found elevated levels of testosterone – a hormone that increases endurance – in his system. “This is not me, I’m not a cheater,” Pogba told Sky Sports. “I’m someone that loves my sport, I…

Murder investigation launched after death of man in North Ayrshire A murder investigation has been launched after a man died in what police believe was a “targeted attack” outside his home in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire. John Taylor, 44, was found with serious injuries outside his home in Pollock Crescent on Friday at about 1.55 pm, Police Scotland said. Continue reading… https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/19/investigation-launched-after-death-of-man-in-north-ayrshire

Seal spotted sunbathing in central london | UK News A seal has been spotted sunbathing near Canary Wharf, to the delight of passerbys. The black and white speckled animal was seen frolicking in the small waves of the Thames on a busy Saturday in central London. Both grey seals and harbour seals are known to be spotted in the Thames, but it’s a welcome surprise when they decide to sunbathe. Last month, the Zoological Society of London said 600 harbour seals and 3,000 grey seals live in the Thames Estuary, with some opting to swim up further near central London. ZSL’s…

Deal struck to deport migrants arriving in the Chagos Islands to a British island territory Sir Keir Starmer has agreed a deal to deport migrants arriving in the Chagos Islands in small boats to a British island territory. Refugees arriving in the archipelago will be removed to St Helena, another UK territory more than 5,000 miles away in the Atlantic Ocean. The deal was reached in the wake of a political agreement for the UK to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius, following negotiations that began in 2022. That decision, announced earlier this month, is designed to secure the future of…

‘Dozens’ of swans found dead in London canal with Defra investigation launched More than 25 swans have been found dead in a London canal. Charity Swan Support said it began at the end of September when volunteers discovered several of the dead birds along the Grand Union Canal in Bankside, Southall. Since then, the charity says it has now found 25 swans, 15 geese, three ducks, two coots and a moorhen along the stretch of canal that also runs through Uxbridge. Mystery over the dead birds has deepened with tests on the first set of dead swans coming back negative…

Rachel Reeves ‘set to raise fuel duty next year’ as Tory MPs demand freeze Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to announce the end of a temporary 5p cut in fuel duty in her Budget this month, it has been reported. Sources briefed on the chancellor’s thinking told The Financial Times that they believe the cut will take effect from next year. Additionally, the Treasury department has urged Ms Reeves to end a 13-year freeze on fuel duty, according to the paper. As Ms Reeves seeks to address a £22bn “black hole” in public spending announced in late July, the Campaign…

Luana Alonso launches OnlyFans page after being removed from Paris 2024 Olympic village Olympic swimmer Luana Alonso has decided to fire up an OnlyFans page just months after being removed from the athletes’ village at Paris 2024 for ‘inappropriate’ behaviour. Alonso represented Paraguay in the women’s 100m butterfly at this summer’s Games but failed to advance beyond her heat, with American Torri Huske later clinching gold in the event. Gretchen Walsh of the United States and China’s Zhang Yufei claimed the silver and bronze medals respectively. Alonso went on to announce her shock retirement from swimming at the age of just…

Infrastructure taskforce to help chancellor avoid financial sector turmoil. Rachel Reeves is to seek advice from City experts to ensure big projects’ value for money and reassure markets. Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, is taking action to ensure her budget plan for a multibillion-pound increase in government borrowing to fund infrastructure projects avoids a Liz Truss-style meltdown in financial markets. Ahead of her tax and spending event Ahead of her tax and spending event on 30 October, the chancellor is convening on Friday the first meeting of a taskforce of leading City figures to advise on infrastructure projects. The government will…