Wetherspoons warns price of meals to rise if VAT goes up

The pub chain says it will put up the price of meals in its pubs if a VAT cut for hospitality is not extended.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3hLjFS8

Read More

Tropical Storm Elsa poised to make landfall in Florida

After battering Cuba, the former hurricane threatens a stretch of the Gulf Coast north of Tampa Bay.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dQzLIW

Read More

Narendra Modi: India's PM set to expand his cabinet

The announcement comes ahead of crucial state elections due in 2022.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jRdL4w

Read More

Indonesia Covid: Hospitals beyond capacity amid deadly wave

Despite a lockdown, coronavirus cases are rising and authorities have started using unconventional means.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3AxYGuJ

Read More

House prices dip as stamp duty holiday ends

The start of phasing out of the stamp duty holiday led to house prices dipping 0.5% in June

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3wgSQdW

Read More

Pentagon cancels $10bn 'Jedi' contract

The US defence department is scrapping a cloud computing contract, which sparked a row between Amazon and Microsoft.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3qO0OtQ

Read More

US Soccer: 'No female players turned their backs on WW2 veteran'

US Soccer says players did not protest during the national anthem before a game against Mexico.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ysc2qv

Read More

How Norway's photo law will affect influencers

The rule on clearly labelling posts is part of an effort to "reduce body pressure" on young people.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hBGZ4J

Read More

Didi shares plunge amid China tech crackdown

Tuesday marked the first US trading day since Chinese regulators banned Didi's platform from app stores.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3hF1iyh

Read More

Mary Simon: Trudeau names Indigenous leader in 'historic' first

The post had been vacant since January, after the governor general quit amid bullying claims.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3xo5yJ0

Read More

Some firms to insist customers and staff still wear face masks

Some customers will still be asked to wear face masks even after it becomes a "personal choice" on 19 July.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/36vcsAJ

Read More

Canada’s vicious circle of extreme heat and wildfires

How extreme heat and wildfires can create a vicious circle of extreme weather.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3wkI4Dx

Read More

Nintendo Switch OLED Model gets an upgraded screen

A larger OLED screen is the main feature, with a host of other small improvements to the device.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2V8ksoB

Read More

Euro 2020: Pubs to stay open later for final on Sunday

Premises will be able to stay open until 11.15pm, in case the game goes to extra time and penalties.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3qNdVLM

Read More

British Airways data-breach compensation claim settled

Thousands of people are to receive compensation over a 2018 data breach at British Airways.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3hk4BMh

Read More

Paedophile ring sentenced in Germany

Four men given 10 to 14-year sentences in case in Münster that has shocked Germany.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3yGbUnF

Read More

El Chapo's former safe house to be raffled off in Mexico

The house was the scene of one of the drug lord's dramatic escapes from Mexican security forces.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dJAhIH

Read More

State pension: Why the triple lock debate will get more heated

Predictions suggest the state pension could rise by 8% next year owing to the triple lock guarantee.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2V3jcDa

Read More

Covid: Israel and South Korea strike Pfizer vaccine deal

Israel will send 700,000 soon-to-expire Pfizer doses and will receive jabs in return later in 2021.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2V3giOM

Read More

France in a fizz over Russia's champagne label law

A law forcing French fizz makers to label their bottles as sparkling wine has left them bubbling.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3e65MgD

Read More

Public finances vulnerable to shocks after Covid, says watchdog

Government debt has soared as the costs of Covid mount, says the Office for Budgetary Responsibility.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3jL3oPI

Read More

Babaryko case: Belarus jails top Lukashenko critic for 14 years

Viktor Babaryko was banned from running against the president last year and detained.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jNWqtd

Read More

US left Bagram Airbase at night with no notice, Afghan commander says

American troops quietly withdrew from the key airbase in the early hours, new base commander says.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jOaIKy

Read More

Dozens missing on plane in Russian Far East Kamchatka peninsula

There are reports that the passenger plane, carrying 28 people, crashed into the sea off Kamchatka.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hwTXRa

Read More

Hong Kong arrests group including teenagers over alleged terror plot

The group is accused of plotting bombings, as officials warn of "dangerous ideologies" in the city.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3Awrnbt

Read More

Shopping getting back to normal, say Sainsbury's and Ocado

The supermarket and online grocer Ocado say there are signs of pre-Covid shopping habits returning.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3xk5kmn

Read More

Israel's new government fails to extend controversial citizenship law

The controversial law bars Palestinians who marry Israelis from being granted citizenship rights.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hyYJOe

Read More

Welsh semiconductor firm bought by Chinese company

Electronic firm Newport Wafer Fab began producing silicon chips in the 1980s.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3AxhVVd

Read More

Covid-19: Germany lifts ban on tourists from UK and Portugal

People who are fully vaccinated will also not be required to quarantine when they arrive.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jLYYZa

Read More

Four day week 'an overwhelming success' in Iceland

The majority of workers in Iceland now look set to move to shorter hours for the same pay.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3yotPPp

Read More

Back to the office in two weeks' time, says PM

Employers can plan for workers to return to offices from 19 July, the government says.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3yn9V7q

Read More

NHL player dies after 4 July party fall

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks dies after sustaining a head injury in a fall at a house party.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ynvPYa

Read More

Georgia: Tbilisi Pride cancelled as far-right protesters burn rainbow flags

LGBT activists cancel a Pride event after violent far-right protests in Georgia's capital Tbilisi.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2V5zOdv

Read More

Pet lion returned to owner after Cambodian PM's intervention

The animal was seized in the capital Phnom Penh last month after officials said the pet was illegal.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hGiWlr

Read More

Azerbaijan mud volcano triggers huge blast in Caspian oil and gas fields

The explosion sent plumes of black smoke and flames into the sky in an oil and gas field.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hFvVDR

Read More

Soul Cap: Afro swimming cap Olympic rejection could be reconsidered after backlash

The governing body had told Soul Cap their hats don't follow "the natural form of the head".

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3AthKds

Read More

‘Nato did not defeat terrorism, but helped Afghanistan’ - former president Karzai

The country benefited from reconstruction efforts but fighting extremism failed, Hamid Karzai says.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dGIi1a

Read More

Georgia: Tbilisi Pride cancelled amid violent protests

Protesters stormed LGBT offices and attacked journalists ahead of the planned march in Tbilisi.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3wsm7CF

Read More

Van sales soar amid home delivery boom

While demand for vans rises, new car sales remain sluggish as computer chip shortages limit supplies.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2TtgXc5

Read More

Gang behind huge cyber-attack demands $70m in Bitcoin

The authors of a "colossal" ransomware attack demand the sum in Bitcoin in return for a key to unlock all files.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3xinVzd

Read More

Afghanistan: Soldiers flee to Tajikistan after militant clashes

More than 1,000 soldiers retreat to Tajikistan as fighting with the militants intensifies.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3wiaA8L

Read More

Russian food firm VkusVill triggers row over lesbian family ad

There is fury after VkusVill posted an ad showing a lesbian family, then removed it.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3wmUmLw

Read More

Bill Cosby defends TV wife Phylicia Rashad after she celebrated his release

Phylicia Rashad tweeted her joy at co-star Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction being overturned.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3qOW8nK

Read More

Ever Given: Egypt agrees deal to release ship that blocked Suez Canal

Egypt agrees a compensation deal with the impounded Ever Given's owners and insurers.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/36fSTfA

Read More

Ever Given: Egypt agrees deal to release ship that blocked Suez Canal

Egypt agrees a compensation deal with the impounded Ever Given's owners and insurers.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/36fSTfA

Read More

Cuba braces for Tropical Storm Elsa

More than 100,000 people have been evacuated as Elsa threatens to dump heavy rain on central Cuba.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hduDkl

Read More

Dropping face mask rules is gross negligence, says Unite union

Public transport workers will be at risk of infection if rules are dropped, the Unite union says.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2TBcS5A

Read More

Deadly Cyprus wildfire under full control, say authorities

Four missing people are confirmed dead as a huge blaze forces the evacuation of several villages.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Urme3H

Read More

Stan Swamy: Jailed activist dies at 84

Swamy, who had tested positive for Covid in May, died of a cardiac arrest.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hEzAS6

Read More

Nigeria gunmen kidnap 'nurses and children' from hospital

Government officials in Nigeria say they are stepping up efforts to find the victims.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jJ7051

Read More