Burnham to chair growth meeting call at No 10 North – UK politics live pred 23 urami in 47 minutami PM will work alongside chancellor John Healey, Lou Haigh, Angela Rayner and Sally Jameson with regional mayors expected to be involvedThree Conservative council leaders in London have written to Andy Burnham, accusing the government of “devolving blame” for council tax hikes, PA reported.The leaders of Westminster, Wandsworth and Kensington + Chelsea councils say they are being forced to significantly increase council tax or slash services to plug a hole left by cuts to central government funding. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Durham art gallery opens with works by Tracey Emin and Steve McQueen pred 1 dnevom in 33 minutami The Light aims to bring art of international significance to north-east EnglandWorks by Tracey Emin, Steve McQueen and Olafur Eliasson have gone on display at a new contemporary art gallery and museum in north-east England which aims to show works of international significance.The Light is a £17m redevelopment of a museum in Durham that closed 10 years ago to considerable local uproar. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Retail sales in Great Britain fall despite heatwave increasing food and drink demand pred 1 dnevom in 36 minutami Volume of goods sold in stores and online dropped 0.5% in July, ONS saysBusiness live – latest updatesRetail sales across Great Britain weakened last month despite the men’s football World Cup and record temperatures boosting the demand for food and drink.The Office for National Statistics said the volume of goods sold in stores and online fell 0.5% in July. That is down from 0.7% rise in June – revised down from initial estimates of 1% – and a 1.3% rise in May. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Weather tracker: Extreme rain deluges Japan and South Korea pred 1 dnevom, 1 uro in 14 minutami Downpours break records and cause transport chaos, evacuations and deaths, as people get trapped inside vehicles South Korea and Japan were hit by extreme rain late last week and into this week. On 13 August in the city of Chiba near Tokyo there was a record-breaking 115mm of rainfall in just one hour, while the nearby city of Sakura broke its own record with 97mm in one hour. Local authorities issued a level 5 emergency warning for heavy rain, the highest alert level and the first time one has been issued since the system was implemented in May.More than 100,000 households were asked to evacuate, with more than 20,000 in the Chiba prefecture left without power, while thousands of people were stranded at Tokyo’s Narita airport. Thirteen people have been confirmed dead, at least three of whom were found trapped inside their vehicles. One person is still missing. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Footage shows clash with French police on beach as dinghy tries to leave for UK pred 1 dnevom, 1 uro in 28 minutami Film emerges as France says it has stopped 185 small boat ‘events’ in three months since new £660m deal with UKFootage has captured the moment French police officers clashed with people on a beach in northern France as the authorities tried to intercept a dinghy attempting to reach the UK.Men wearing lifejackets appear to throw objects at the police to try to keep them away from their dinghy. The officers then use Pava spray before slashing the inflatable boat with a knife. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
