What difference will the Jackdaw gas field make?
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Will Jackdaw cut your energy bills?
BBC Verify's Ben Chu explains why energy prices are so high, and what Jackdaw could mean for your bills.
Macron assails ‘unacceptable and even stupid’ remarks from Trump, others on France riots
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday blasted the “unacceptable and even stupid” remarks made by President Trump and others claiming student riots in France are the result of immigration. “We have people who explained that we have been invaded by hordes of migrants and Islamists, which is totally false,” Macron told reporters in Doha, Qatar,…
GOP rep: ‘We got to investigate’ Starlink slowdown report
Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.) is calling for a congressional investigation into the Starlink slowdown in Ukraine after a report that SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk personally ordered it. “We got to call the witnesses, got to bring them in, put them under oath, and get to the bottom of it,” Fitzpatrick told CNN’s…
Zelensky says he’d be open to freezing front lines to end Russia war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said he would be open to freezing the front line of his forces to allow the war with Russia to end and keep much of Ukraine’s territory intact. “Right now, we have to freeze, and I think this is a real way to end this war,” Zelensky told “Fox…
eMudhra security breach explained: What it is and means for smartphone, internet users
In another security incident, researchers have found that eight digital certificates issued by the Indian cybersecurity company eMudhra were protected by
'For Americans only': US launches nationwide crackdown on illegal immigrants over food aid fraud; several arrested
The US Department of Homeland Security has initiated a major crackdown on undocumented immigrants accused of fraudulently obtaining food assistance via the SNAP program, leading to multiple arrests.
Sigma Advanced Systems secures $19.7M NATO artillery ammunition order
Sigma Advanced Systems wins $19.7M NATO-linked order for 155mm artillery ancillary subsystems, to be manufactured in-house and delivered by Q2 2027.
GRAP-1 invoked in Delhi-NCR: What is banned, what is allowed and which curbs start from November 1
NEW DELHI: From restrictions on coal-fired tandoors at eateries to curbs on diesel generator use, Delhi-NCR’s first stage of the Graded Response Action
Evening news wrap: Court orders release of CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka; Delhi's AQI slips into 'poor category' & more
A special executive magistrate has ordered the release of CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, who were detained in connection with the Jantar
Son held 2 months after mother’s body found buried in kitchen
Police arrested 42-year-old Madan Gajanan Dalai in Jamshedpur, two months after his mother’s body was found buried in their Puri rental home kitchen.
Alabama farmer living on retirement income secretly paid strangers’ medicine bills with $100 a month for nearly a decade; his identity emerged only after his death
Hody Childress, an Alabama farmer and US Air Force veteran, spent nearly a decade quietly helping people who could not afford their prescription medicines.
Mumbai fire brigade gets 5 backup numbers as 101 helpline faces glitches
MUMBAI: With recurring technical glitches affecting the 101 emergency helpline operated through MTNL, the Mumbai Fire Brigade has introduced five
Bhadaninagar keeps old Ravan Dahan tradition alive
Bhadaninagar keeps tradition alive with Ravan Dahan near closed Indo-Asahi Glass factory, reflecting residents’ hopes for jobs and reopening in Ramgarh.
A US doctor left $1.2 million in retirement savings for his 36 grandchildren; seven years later, a beneficiary-form dispute has kept the money out of their hands
Edward Lyon spent nearly four decades as a urologist at the University of Chicago, and he wanted his retirement savings to pass to his 36 grandchildren.
'Avoid airing anti-national content': Govt warns TV channels against inflammatory debates and AI misuse
NEW DELHI: The ministry of information and broadcasting on Wednesday issued an advisory to satellite TV channels, asking them to avoid live coverage of
A Dragons’ Den investor called her packaging idea “pathetic”; Rachel Watkyn secured £60,000 for a 40% stake and built a sustainable packaging business with £10 million in annual turnover
Rachel Watkyn secured £60,000 from Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis on Dragons’ Den in exchange for a 40% stake in Tiny Box Company, after entering the
‘Will mercilessly eliminate’: North Korea warns South, to activate border-wide 'anti-South' loudspeakers
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, has warned that the country’s troops will “mercilessly eliminate” South Korean forces if their