Half of Americans struggle to afford groceries and gas, exclusive poll finds pred 21 urami in 10 minutami About 57% of polled Americans also believe economy is worsening in grim portrait of cost of living crisis, according to Harris survey for the GuardianNinety-five per cent of Americans believe the US is suffering an affordability crisis, as many report trouble with the rising cost of groceries and gas, according to an exclusive new poll conducted for the Guardian.The survey, conducted by Harris Poll, paints a bleak picture of how people feel about the US economy amid the war in Iran and ahead of the key midterm elections this fall. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Perth man fighting for life after robot vacuum cleaner explosion pred 21 urami in 26 minutami Lachie Perrem suffered life-threatening injuries after the explosion on Thursday destroyed his share house in BrabhamGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Perth man has spent five days fighting for his life after a robot vacuum cleaner explosion set fire to his home.Lachie Perrem, aged in his 20s, was taken to hospital on Thursday with life-threatening burns from a blaze that left his fiancee and housemates without their home. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Israeli officer shown throwing stun grenade into car during West Bank raid pred 21 urami in 47 minutami Border police officer under investigation after CCTV footage shows him shouting at car’s occupants and throwing deviceIsraeli police have opened an investigation after CCTV footage showed a border police officer throwing a stun grenade into a car carrying young Palestinians during a raid on the Qalandiya refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.The footage from Sunday, released by the Israeli rights group B’Tselem, shows an officer approaching a car and shouting at its occupants. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Explosions injure 18 in Damascus during Macron's visit pred 22 urami in 2 minutama As reports of the blasts came in, state television said the Syrian president had welcomed Macron at the presidential palace.(BBC News)
Labour asks Electoral Commission to investigate claims Farage broke electoral law by not disclosing gifts – UK politics live pred 22 urami in 27 minutami Parliamentary authorities are already looking into a £5m donation to the Reform Uk leader from the crypto billionaire Christopher HarborneQ: Do you think the parliamentary commissioner for standards should investigate Nigel Farage’s gifts from George Cottrell?Badenoch said that was a matter for the commissioner.[Farage is] hinting at press regulation. For all of the criticism and the attacks, and I would even say abuse that I’ve got from the press, I’ve never once recommended curbing our free press. I think this is one of the amazing things about this country.I would be very worried about a Reform government using government power to control the press. I don’t think that that would be right. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
