The last remaining chunk of National Gas – the network of gas pipes that fuels the entire UK – has just been bought by notorious bank Macquarie. However, what the sale of National Gas also shows is exactly how Labour’s Great British Energy con will function. National Gas: all bought outBack in 2022, National Grid agreed to sell a controlling stake in Britain’s gas network for £4.2 billion to an Australian-Canadian investment consortium. As the Times reported, National Gas:owns and operates Britain’s 4,700 miles of gas transmission pipes, which transport gas at high pressure around the country. Which is exactly what has just happened with National Gas – because the gas network was built by the government with public money back in the early 1960s.

In the Middle East, Iran’s axis of terror confronts America, Israel and our Arab friends. Now, just as malicious lies were levelled for centuries at the Jewish people, malicious lies are now being levelled at the Jewish state. And don’t be fooled when the blood libels against the Jewish State come from people who wear fancy silk robes and speak in lofty tones about law and Justice. So let me assure you, the hands of the Jewish state will never be shackled. That’s why the mobs in Tehran chant “Death to Israel” before they chant “Death to America.” For Iran Israel is first, America is next.

Nicolás Maduro has been declared the winner of Venezuela’s presidential election by the government-controlled electoral authority. After a six-hour delay in releasing the results of Sunday’s election sparked an outpouring of concern from South American governments, the national electoral council claimed Maduro had won with 51.21% of votes compared with 44.2% for his rival, the former diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia. Independent observers had described this election as the most arbitrary in recent years and the opposition party is alleging widespread fraud

On May 22, 2024, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the July 4 general elections in a statement outside Downing Street. Days later, a barrage of messages and emails in English and Arabic were sent to many British Muslims urging them to vote for specific candidates. Fadi, whom I had many conversations with, never hesitated to express his devotion and admiration for the Muslim Brotherhood’s ideals. The message was crafted by a British-based pressure group called The Muslim Vote (TMV), launched in December 2023. Hence, today, British politicians must challenge TMV’s rhetoric and libel “Jews commit Genocide in Gaza.”* * *Notes

Claim:A photo authentically shows U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris embracing convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on a beach. Jeffery Epstein and Kamala Harris are seen at a beach in the Bahamas. Jeffery Epstein and Kamala Harris are seen at a beach in the Bahamas. In addition, we ran an AI image verification tool on the picture via Winston AI, which returned similar results:(Winston AI)We have therefore rated this image as "Fake." "Photo Shows Kamala Harris with Jeffrey Epstein?"

A funeral home service which started with upcycled furniture in its first office is giving back this year as it celebrates its 20th anniversary of serving the community. Rosedale Funeral Home which now has seven branches, including in Diss, Harleston and Attleborough, has taken on a marathon fundraising effort for its chosen charity this year, Guide Dogs UK. Lucy Coote, the community ambassador for the family-run independent business said the fundraising efforts already this year had been extraordinary and varied. Rosedale Funeral Home is celebrating 20 years of serving the community. Rosedale Funeral Home is celebrating 20 years of serving the community.

A study reveals that childhood exposure to air pollution can lead to bronchitic symptoms in adults, even without prior lung problems. Higher childhood exposure to particle pollution and nitrogen dioxide correlates with adult bronchitic symptoms, even in those without childhood lung issues. The findings emphasize the lasting impact of childhood air pollution, irrespective of current exposure levels. We thought air pollutant effects on childhood asthma or bronchitic symptoms would be a major pathway by which childhood air pollution exposure affects adult respiratory health." — Dr. Erika Garcia, University of Southern CaliforniaWhy this matters:The study underscores the long-term health risks of early air pollution exposure.

Team GB swimmer Adam Peaty said he would not let Paris 2024 define his career after he finished second to Italy’s Nicolò Martinenghi by just 0.02 of a second in the men’s 100m breaststroke to win joint silver with the USA swimmer Nick Fink

“In a blow to MAGA candidate Abe Hamadeh, former President Donald Trump announced on Saturday evening he also would support one of Hamadeh’s campaign rivals — the venture capitalist Blake Masters — as both compete to represent the West Valley in Congress,” the Arizona Republic reports. “Trump, who initially had backed Hamadeh, made the rare dual endorsement just days before the July 30 primary election.”

Australia’s flag bearer Jess Fox completed a journey her mother started more than three decades ago, by winning Olympic gold in the women’s kayak at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in eastern Paris. 'It’s very special with this French connection,' Fox said. 'And to feel the energy from the crowd, the atmosphere and just the whole Olympic Games here in Paris. The energy has been electric'

4.59am BSTHello everybody and welcome to live coverage of the third official day of competition of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. If the opening day belonged to Australia, day two was all about the hosts with French superstars Léon Marchand and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot securing popular gold medals. Tom McEwen won a silver in the individual event in Tokyo, while the British squad took the team gold. Cycling: men’s cross-countryIn 2021 Tom Pidcock won this event on the same day as Daley won diving gold, and the schedule has thrown them together again. Nick Floros, the South African who designed the cross-country courses in Rio and Tokyo, has mapped the route again.

Top diplomats from Japan, the US, Australia and India met on Monday to discuss security concerns and joint support to reinforce maritime safety and cybersecurity in the Indo-Pacific region amid growing tensions with China. Penny Wong said they are facing 'the most confronting circumstances in our region in decades'.

Speaking at an anti-renewables demonstration at Lake Illawarra, south of Sydney on Sunday, Joyce compared ballot papers with bullets and urged the crowd to 'load that magazine' at the voting booth against prime minister Anthony Albanese and energy minister Chris Bowen. 'And the bullet you have is that little piece of paper and it goes in their magazine called the voting box and it’s coming up,' he said in a video posted to his Facebook page

Manchester United are closing in on their third summer signing, with talks progressing over a deal for Bayern Munich's Noussair Mazraoui, and have been tipped for a big week with several other deals in the pipeline. Tottenham, meanwhile, have confirmed the signing of Yang Min-Hyeok, and still hold interest in Eberechi Eze and Jonathan David. Follow all the latest transfer news, gossip and rumours via Standard Sport’s live blog!

It was also an accepted definition by the Indian PM (Narendra) Modi, no less. This meant the challenge was upheld and the motion was treated as withdrawn.The fury followed soon after in the council’s public gallery and the meeting had to be adjourned whilst it was cleared of angry Sikhs. They shouted “never forget 1984 Sikh genocide”, “Shame on you” and accused the council of being supporters of genocide. Another screamed: “There are Sikhs in Slough under threat by the Indian govt. If they are murdered, you are all at fault.”The Sikh Federation UK said: “We wrote to the council leader in advance of the meeting and said preventing the motion from being debated was a direct attack on democratic British values and it would lead to community disharmony.”