Belarus activists record ‘screams of torture victims’ coming from within prison in Minsk

Activists in Belarus have recorded the ‘screams of torture victims’ coming from inside a Minsk prison on the 4th day of anti-regime protests since a rigged election on Sunday.  Protesters have been fighting running battles with police, using stones and fireworks, and being hit with rubber bullets and tear gas on the streets of Minsk. … Read more

Lewis Hamilton would give up equaling Michael Schumacher’s record for more F1 diversity

Lewis Hamilton insists he would give up equalling Michael Schumacher’s record of seven titles in exchange for improving diversity in F1 – and he says he is ‘seeing people change already’ and ‘an awakening’ amid his strong fight against racism Lewis Hamilton has leding the fight against racial discrimination in Formula One The world champion … Read more

Victoria suffers a record 19 deaths and 322 news coronavirus cases 

Victoria has suffered its deadliest day in the coronavirus pandemic with 19 deaths and 322 new cases.  The figure takes the state’s death toll to 229 and the national total to 314.  But experts are hopeful that Melbourne’s stage four lockdown is bringing the outbreak under control as daily case numbers stabilise. On Sunday Australia’s Deputy … Read more

Solar powered car attempts to break world record by driving 550 miles in 12 hours 

Racing towards the future! Solar powered car attempts to break world record by driving 550 miles in 12 hours The Nuna Phoenix set off from a test track in the Netherlands this morning It must complete 294 laps and one metre to break current record of the Nuna8S Every two years the Vattenfall Solar Team … Read more

Energy bills to fall by average of £84 a year as watchdog cuts price cap on suppliers to record low 

Energy bills to fall by an average of £84 a year as watchdog cuts price cap on suppliers to a record low From October a typical family should pay no more than £1,042 a year  Around 11million loyal customers are thought to be overpaying on energy bills  Energy prices are lower as a result of … Read more

BUSINESS LIVE: Britain facing record economic slump BoE warns

BUSINESS LIVE: Bank of England warns Britain still facing record economic slump as it keeps interest rates on hold at 0.1%; ITV’s profits plummet 93% By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 08:11 BST, 6 August 2020 | Updated: 08:11 BST, 6 August 2020 The Bank of England has warned that Britain is facing a record … Read more

BP cuts dividend after record loss: New boss plots green revolution

BP cuts dividend after record loss: New boss Bernard Looney plots green revolution at oil major By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:37 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 23:19 BST, 4 August 2020 BP chopped its prized dividend in half after a record quarterly loss of £13.5billion. The energy giant was hammered … Read more

Victoria hit with over 650 new coronavirus cases and a record 17 deaths

Melburnians will not be allowed outside their homes after 8pm for almost any reason as a state of disaster is declared. Premier Daniel Andrews brought in the escalated emergency level as the state’s worsening crisis shows no signs of ending. Only 73 of the 671 new cases are linked to known and contained outbreaks or … Read more

Senior civil servant’s £500,000 retirement pay-off sets new Whitehall record

Senior civil servant’s £500,000 retirement pay-off sets new Whitehall record for the most money pocketed by a mandarin in a single year Clare Moriarty, 57, has retired after 35 years working across the Civil Service   Has been Permanent Secretary to Defra and Department for Exiting the EU Landed redundancy payment of over £300,000 on top of … Read more