Activists block second coal ship from entering Newcastle port at Rising Tide blockade Greenpeace activists have scaled and blocked a second coal ship during the Rising Tide People’s Blockade. Three activists are secured to the anchor chain and sides of the ship, stopping its operations, and have unfurled the five-metre-long banner in a peaceful protest […]
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Rising Home Insurance Premiums Are Eating Into Home Values in Disaster-Prone Areas
This Louisiana resident expects to pay 45 percent more for home insurance this year. Similar increases are hitting homeowners across the state, where insurance costs have exploded over the past four years. It’s part of a rapid shift that’s sending tremors through real estate markets across the country. By Claire Brown and Mira Rojanasakul. Photography […]
Has Trump kept his promise to tackle rising prices?
Tom EdgingtonBBC Verify, Washington DC Getty Images President Donald Trump was swept to power for a second time on the back of a central campaign promise to tackle inflation. The steep rise in the cost of living was top of voters’ minds and Trump blamed President Joe Biden. He also made sweeping promises to bring […]
Inside Syria’s jail for IS suspects as officials say attacks by group are rising
Goktay Koraltan/BBC Wives and children of suspected Islamic State group fighters are detained in tented camps In the complex mosaic of the new Syria, the old battle against the group calling itself Islamic State (IS) continues in the Kurdish-controlled north-east. It’s a conflict that has slipped from the headlines – with bigger wars elsewhere. But […]