The Liberal Democrat leader unveiled his party’s plans for a state-backed mortgage protection fund to prevent families falling into arrears due to rising interest rates. In the speech, Davey also said his party would guarantee a doctor appointment in seven days, half the time proposed by the Conservatives, and called for Ofwat, the water watchdog for England and Wales, to be scrapped and replaced, saying it doesn’t stop. companies pumping sewage into coastal areas....

The incident occurred during the stoppage of Stefanos Tsitsipas’ match with Diego Schwarzman. The man, whose shirt read ‘end UK private jets’, put out the flames with his hand and was quickly whisked away by security, who also extinguished the small fire the protester had set on the pitch using some type of flammable liquid. The Times’ Stuart Fraser reports that he later saw the man lying on the ground in a backstage area....

“I miss him dancing, picking up his brother, singing,” Camacho said. “He still sings, but it’s different.” According to a copy of Gilbert’s interview with the FBI’s lawyer, the gunman entered with what Gilbert described as creepy music playing on his phone and said, “It’s time for me to die … you’s mine. “. Gilbert’s teachers shielded him while he was crouched under a table, but a bullet that hit one of his friends hit Gilbert in the leg, according to his lawyer, Stephanie Sherman....

Elections in five municipalities — Charlottetown, Summerside, Stratford, Cornwall and Three Rivers — are conducted by Elections PEI Tim Garrity, PEI’s chief electoral officer, said the results from the preliminary polls will be the first people see Monday night. “We would like to see 100 percent turnout,” says Elections PEI Chief Electoral Officer Tim Garrity. (CBC/Zoom) “The advanced count starts earlier in the day. So we isolate people in certain locations and there may be checkers there from the candidates,” Garrity said....

A South African school has completely disappeared after thieves removed every single one of its bricks. Uitzig Secondary School, in Cape Town, has been reduced to its foundations within six months of closing in 2019. The people who ransacked the once proud institution took every brick, window, roof tile along with all the toilets, electrics, plumbing and blackboards. They reportedly sold the bricks for 50c (2.5p) each and windows for R100 (£5) each....

The collision happened on the B4425 Bibury Road at 8.50am on Saturday morning and involved a Ford Transit Connect van and a Ford Focus. The 51-year-old driver of the van and a 72-year-old passenger in the car were both pronounced dead at the scene, while the 75-year-old driver of the Focus died after being airlifted to hospital. The relatives of the victims have been informed. Gloucestershire Police are investigating and appealing for witnesses....

Die Werte des aktuellen Stromverbrauchs in der Schweiz bewegen sich im Rahmen üblicher Schwankungen. Alle reden vom Stromsparen – aber kaum jemand tut es wirklich. Einsparungen sind nicht genau messbar – Die Schweiz hinkt bei der Digitalisierung von Stromzählern hinterher. Bisher gibt es jedoch keine eindeutigen Einsparergebnisse, wo Daten verfügbar sind. Zum Beispiel mit dem Gesamtverbrauch von Stromprojekten in der Stadt Zürich. Diese werden erst mit zwei Tagen Verspätung veröffentlicht....

Die Studie wurde in der Januarausgabe 2015 der Zeitschrift JAMA Internal Medicine veröffentlicht und umfasste Daten von mehr als 74.000 Frauen und über 43.000 Männern zwischen 1984 und 2010. Keiner der Patienten hatte zu Beginn der Studie eine Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankung oder Krebs – was jedoch , veränderte sich während der Studie je nach Ernährung (2). Denn je mehr Vollkorn (statt verarbeitetem Getreide) die Studienteilnehmer aßen, desto besser war es – völlig unabhängig von anderen Ernährungsgewohnheiten und Lebensstilen....

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Former President Donald Trump and his company have settled a lawsuit alleging his security attacked a group of men protesting Trump’s rhetoric outside Trump Tower in 2015, preventing a public trial. In a two-sentence statement signed by a lawyer on behalf of Trump and the men, they said they “resolved the matter and the lawsuit was dismissed.” “All parties agree that plaintiffs and all people have the right to participate in a peaceful protest on public sidewalks,” the statement said....

Former President Donald Trump’s top aides viewed the third week of November as the ideal launch pad for the 2024 presidential campaign, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. Two sources said Trump’s team specifically discussed Nov. 14 as a possible announcement date, which would come less than a week after the midterm elections and days after the former president’s youngest daughter Tiffany is set to marry at his estate....

After layoffs targeting half the company, Elon Musk-led Twitter is reportedly asking dozens of employees to return. “Some of those asked to return were accidentally fired, according to two people familiar with the moves. Others were let go before management realized their work and experience might be necessary to build the new features it envisions. Musk, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing personal information,” Bloomberg wrote. On Friday, just a week after Musk bought Twitter, the company moved ahead with a plan to lay off about 50 percent of its workforce....

In a news release, Peel Regional Police said investigators with the Fraud Bureau arrested and charged two former employees on Monday. Several charges were laid in connection with what investigators described as an alleged “buy and pay scheme.” The criminal investigation began in July 2022 after an internal review at Peel CAS resulted in the termination of two employees suspected of defrauding the agency. Police said the investigation suggests the two suspects were working together to defraud the organization of more than a quarter of a million dollars....

The call by Andriy Yermak, the second most powerful Ukrainian government official after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, came after Ukraine accused Russia of sabotaging the Nord Stream pipelines, an accusation that adds to its claim that Russia has shown all the hallmarks of a terrorist state. US and international law. Such a designation, which the US government has so far resisted, would allow secondary sanctions to be imposed on any entity or individual that does business with or supports Russian government entities, including state-owned banks....

title: “Ukrainian Prosecutors Are Struggling With A New Role War Crimes Investigators " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-02” author: “Allen Fraser”

L’incident se serait produit vers midi près de la route de l’aéroport de Victoriaville. «Pour une autre raison inconnue, le parachutiste aurait eu de la difficulté à atterrir», a expliqué Alex Decelles, porte-parole de la Sûreté du Québec. Nous craignons pour la vie de l’homme, qui est dans un état critique. Une enquête est en cours pour comprendre les circonstances de cet incident, a précisé Alex Decelles.