Burnham criticised for EV and North Sea approach amid climate crisis
Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

Cut in electric vehicle sales targets could add millions of tonnes of CO₂ to emissions in UK, say green campaigners

Andy Burnham has been criticised for moving to cut electric vehicle (EV) sales targets and accept North Sea drilling at a time of devastating wildfires caused by the climate emergency.

The prime minister for the first time acknowledged on Friday that the climate crisis was behind hundreds of wildfires that have ripped across the parts of the UK.

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National Rail says heat poses ‘exceptional challenges’ after two trains derail in 24 hours
Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

Incident near Essex town of Wickford happens day after two passengers seriously hurt in East Sussex derailment

The UK’s fifth heatwave of the summer has “presented exceptional challenges to the railway”, Network Rail has said, after two trains derailed in less than 24 hours.

On Friday, British Transport Police (BTP) confirmed the rear carriages of a Greater Anglia train derailed “in an upright position” at Wickford railway station in Essex, adding that there were no reported injuries. On Thursday, two people were seriously injured when several Southern train carriages left the track near Lewes in East Sussex and ended up on their side, trapping passengers onboard.

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‘A tax on being thin’: only high earners make overall savings on food bills from weight-loss drugs
Posted on Saturday August 15, 2026

Users need discretionary income of nearly £100,000 a year to make savings on their grocery spend after paying £1,200 for GLP-1s, analysis finds

The high cost of weight-loss medication is a “regressive tax on being thin” because the outlay outweighs any saving on food costs for all but the highest earners.

Someone needs to have discretionary income of nearly £100,000 a year to actually save money after covering the £1,200 annual cost of GLP-1 medication, according to an analysis by the consultancy Baringa.

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‘Watch your spending, use free perks’: an insider’s tips on student money
Posted on Saturday August 15, 2026

Avoid getting into debt at university with tricks to save cash, earn extra funds and have a good time

Over the past two years university student Erin has been giving Martin Lewis a run for his money when it comes to hunting down the best hacks, tips and tricks to save cash and earn money.

The 21-year-old has seen Oasis for free; earned tickets to race days; made money from selling secondhand clothes (£200 in one weekend alone); and enjoyed cut-price treats with friends.

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Unemployed young people to join AI boot camps to get job-ready
Posted on Thursday August 13, 2026

Pilot scheme will provide three weeks of training as part of UK government’s latest attempt to address Neets crisis

Young people out of work or at risk of unemployment in the UK are to join “AI boot camps” where they harness the technology to get a foothold in the workplace.

The government’s latest attempt to address the crisis in Neets – young people not in work or education – involves turning to a technology that many view as a potential threat to employment.

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Flock Safety tries to curb police abuse of its surveillance cameras after scandals
Posted on Thursday August 13, 2026

CEO announces steps after reports that system is used to target immigrants or people seeking out-of-state abortions

For nearly a decade, the company Flock Safety has gradually built out a network of cameras across the US that allows law enforcement officials to conduct about 20bn license plate scans every month.

In that time, the company had largely left the decision to turn on safety measures up to its customers. Many of those organizations did not turn them on.

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News and buildup on first weekend of EFL season, transfer updates and more – matchday live
Posted on Saturday August 15, 2026

⚽ News and buildup to the first Saturday of the EFL season
⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Wolves 2-2 Blackburn | Mail us

Let’s take a look at what’s happening in the Championship today…

Bolton v Preston North End

Middlesbrough v Lincoln City

Portsmouth v Queens Park Rangers

Stoke City v Swansea City

Norwich City v West Brom

Charlton Athletic v Derby County

Bristol City v Millwall

Sheffield United v Birmingham City

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Europe’s top clubs threatened Club World Cup boycott before Fifa plan collapsed
Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

• Ultimatum issued hours before plan was scrapped

• European Football Clubs demanded Infantino back down

Europe’s leading clubs threatened not to participate in future Club World Cups unless Gianni Infantino withdrew his Fifa Forward Enterprise scheme, issuing their ultimatum hours before the plan was scrapped.

In a letter to the Fifa secretary general, Mattias Grafström, the influential European Football Clubs (EFC) group warned that its cooperation with future tournaments would hinge on Infantino backing down. It said the threat would hold unless a joint venture between EFC and Fifa – a framework for which has already been agreed – is completed before television rights can be sold for the 2028 Women’s Club World Cup.

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