UK inflation slows to 2.5% in December, below expectations
U.K. inflation fell to 2.5% in December, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics on Wednesday.
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Investigators scale barbed wire to arrest S Korea’s impeached president
A defiant Yoon Suk Yeol has been taken into custody, ending a six-week standoff.
Surprise fall in UK inflation to 2.5% eases pressure on Rachel Reeves
After week of turbulence in markets, December CPI reading shows prices rose at slower rate than in November UK inflation unexpectedly fell in December, handing some breathing space to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, after a week of turbulence in financial markets. With the government under pressure on the economy, figures from the Office for National…
Nvidia-backed AI video platform Synthesia doubles valuation to $2.1 billion
Synthesia CEO Victor Riparbelli told CNBC his company isn’t “dependent” on venture capital, unlike companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic.
Missile Attack Prompts Emergency Power Cuts in Ukraine
The scale of the assault on Wednesday was not immediately clear, but Ukraine’s energy minister called it “massive.”
South Korean President Is Detained in Insurrection Inquiry
Investigators have detained South Korea’s impeached leader, Yoon Suk Yeol. This is the first time a sitting South Korean president has been detained on criminal charges. Choe Sang-Hun, the Seoul bureau chief for The New York Times, explains how we got here and what it may mean for South Korea moving forward.
RAF bases are hotspots of ‘forever chemical’ groundwater pollution, MoD documents show
Exclusive: Sampling results show ‘extremely concerning’ concentrations of PFOS and PFOA at sites across UK Where are the UK’s ‘forever chemical’ hotspots? RAF bases are hotspots of toxic “forever chemical” pollution in water, analysis of Ministry of Defence documents has revealed. Moreover, some of the highest concentrations of these chemicals in British drinking water sources…
Farage and Truss attend UK launch of US climate denial group
British arm of Heartland, which has taken oil and Republican funding, to be led by ex-Ukip head Lois Perry Climate science deniers are lining up a political offensive in Britain after a US lobby group opened a UK branch which is already working with Nigel Farage. The Reform UK leader was the guest of honour…
Coles to stop selling kitchen knives in supermarkets across Australia after Ipswich worker stabbed
Decision comes after alleged assault on 63-year-old Claudia Campomayor Watt on Monday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Coles will stop selling kitchen knives after the stabbing of one its employees in a south-east Queensland supermarket – an alleged assault that…
Live briefing: Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal at ‘closest point,’ Qatar says
The first phase, spanning a 42-day ceasefire, would see the exchange of 33 Israeli hostages in Gaza for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, U.S. officials said.