Starmer’s repulsive party has no shame or morals and is taking members for foolsKeir Starmer’s Labour party – that gives impunity to just about every type of racism rampant among the Labour right – is using a Tory donor’s racism against Diane Abbott, Britain’s first Black woman MP, to try to milk cash from gullible members. Labour is a racist and opportunist cesspit under the rule of its hard-right faction. The site is provided free of charge but depends on the support of its readers to be viable. Thanks for your solidarity so SKWAWKBOX can keep doing its job. If you wish to republish this post for non-commercial use, you are welcome to do so – see here for more.

Surprise surprise, this is cycling after all, almost all the post-race talk has been about Bettiol's kit choice... skinsuit, pretty normal in road races these days... TT helmet, less so... TT helmet with full visor and no sunglasses, genius or a crime against the sport (depending who you ask). To be fair, TT helmet with visor AND shades would be the real crime...BAN THIS! #MilanoTorino | #piemontesport l #viviiltuosport pic.twitter.com/9kG5OQWDqQ — Milano-Torino (@MiTo1876) March 13, 2024Got any plans in the San Remo area on Saturday afternoon, Alberto? Last week, the UCI said it would be reviewing its design rules in light of Team Visma-Lease a Bike debuting an eye-catching Giro TT helmet at Tirreno-Adriatico. The team's performance manager Mathieu Heijboer said the respone had been "driven by emotions and all the reactions on social media".

The Guardian has been working with a group of community reporters in Rochdale in greater Manchester, who turned the lens on a benefits system that they have seen unfairly penalising vulnerable people in their town. The group of reporters from the Elephants Trail met friends, family and others in the community trying to navigate the system, and consider how they can use those stories to advocate for change across the country. This film is part of a collaborative video series called Made in Britain.

Industry group Airlines UK said the report, compiled for the Civil Aviation Authority, showed air traffic control processes were "wholly inadequate". An independent interim report into what went wrong, which was commissioned by the Civil Aviation Authority, found the problem started when the NATS system struggled to cope with an unusual flight plan and shut down. NATS engineers working on site could not fix the issue, so the problem was escalated to on-call engineers higher up the chain. Help was then sought from another engineer, and system manufacturer Frequentis was called after four hours, when stored flight plan data had run out. Communication issues, the report says, "resulted in more uncertainty and more severe impacts on passengers and others than was necessary".

An audacious effort by the American media executive Jeff Zucker and his Emirati backers to acquire London’s Daily Telegraph appeared to be on life support on Wednesday after the British government advanced legislation that would bar foreign state ownership of newspapers and newsmagazines. The move by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would torpedo Mr. Zucker’s bid in its current form, which relies heavily on financing from investment partners in the United Arab Emirates. Mr. Zucker’s media venture company, RedBird IMI, can now try to salvage its bid for the publications by finding new investors and diluting the Emiratis’ majority stake to a level allowed under the government’s proposed rules. “We are extremely disappointed by today’s development,” a RedBird IMI spokeswoman said. “To date, RedBird IMI has made six investments across the U.K. and U.S., and we believed the U.K.’s media environment was worthy of further investment.” The company added that it “will now evaluate our next steps.”

Mar 14, 2024 20:00:00Damaged coral reefs were found to regenerate when the sounds of healthy coral reefs were played through underwater speakers. A research team led by Nadège Aoki of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, USA, reported that when they played sounds recorded from healthy coral reefs to damaged coral reefs, coral growth improved. did.In the experiment, underwater speakers were placed near three coral reefs off the coast of Saint John, Virgin Islands, for three days. One of the speakers played sounds from a healthy coral reef of the same species, while the remaining two speakers played sounds from a damaged reef or a healthy reef of another species.At three spots, the researchers measured the number of coral larvae in containers up to 30 meters away from the speakers. 'Coral reefs are often the first victims of climate change, and if we can save coral reefs, we can accomplish anything.'

It comes as the royal brothers have continued to distance themselves from each other in recent months. The Diana Award was set up to promote the princess’s belief that young people have the power to change the world for the better. Both William and Harry presented the inaugural legacy awards at St James’ Palace in 2017. Dr Tessy Ojo, chief executive of The Diana Award, told The Times: “It’s a privilege to have the support of both the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex — particularly as we mark our 25th anniversary year.”While a spokesman for the award told The Telegraph that Harry will be a “key part” of the celebration. “He is scheduled to speak with the award recipients, virtually, on the evening of the awards to celebrate their accomplishments,” he said.

While he is fully tika in supporting road pricing, Prebble also seems to have fallen into the great road pricing trap, which is thinking of it as simply another way to raise funds. But first and foremost, road pricing is a demand management tool. And so it is with urban driving. Thus, as a demand management tool, road pricing actually reduces the pressure to spend ever greater sums on building and widening roads. On this, we can all agree with the venerable Richard Prebble CBE:“Solve traffic, and Auckland is the best city in the world.”Share this

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MPs talked about racism toward Diane Abbott today – except for Diane Abbott, who couldn’t get a word in for herself, despite wearing an eye-catching red jacket…One of the many times Diane Abbott stood to speakr today – in a bright red jacket in a sea of blue – and was ignoredDuring Prime Minister’s Questions today, MPs discussed the appalling racism toward Diane Abbott, Britain’s first Black woman MP, by the Tories’ biggest donor. Perhaps Hoyle was worried Ms Abbott would point this out. Yet he doesn't allow Diane Abbott to question the PM who is saying an apology from a man who called for her to be shot should be accepted. Not the PM's right to accept any apology it's up to Diane Abbott. pic.twitter.com/EuXwyiZvLh — Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) May 31, 2022Skwawkbox is attempting to reach Ms Abbott for comment.

Read our privacy notice Thanks for signing up to theMorning Headlines email {{ #verifyErrors }} {{ message }} {{ /verifyErrors }} {{ ^verifyErrors }} Something went wrong. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }}A major American broadcaster has now begun reviewing all Kensington Palace handout photos as the Princess of Wales feels “shaken” over the doctored picture at the centre of an escalating royal row. CNN revealed it has been forced to make the move after Kate Middleton publicly apologised and admitted to releasing an edited family photo of herself and her three children for Mother’s Day. Despite coming under pressure to repair the PR damage caused by the controversy, the palace refused to release the original unedited photo. The broadcaster said they “regard it as unacceptable to move, change or manipulate the pixels of an image”.

William will attend the event at the Science Museum in London on Thursday night in person, where he is expected to give a speech to mark the charity’s 25th anniversary and present awards to 20 recipients. However, his involvement will only take place after William has left the ceremony. The Diana Award was set up to promote the princess’s belief that young people have the power to change the world for the better. Dr Tessy Ojo, chief executive of the Diana Award, told The Times: “It’s a privilege to have the support of both the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex — particularly as we mark our 25th anniversary year.”While a spokesman for the award told The Telegraph that Harry will be a “key part” of the celebration. “He is scheduled to speak with the award recipients, virtually, on the evening of the awards to celebrate their accomplishments,” he said.

The world's most prestigious dog competition was held over the weekend and the furry competitors didn't disappoint. Over four days, 24 000 dogs from around the world competed at Crufts, an annual contest held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham in the UK. The dogs that competed for it included Raffa, a Papillon; Hendricks, a Weimaraner; Neville, a Leonberger; Zen, a Jack Russell terrier and Getme, a Basset Griffon Vendeen. But nine-year-old Zen, who's from Japan, nevertheless made his owners Hiroshi Tsuyuki and Kao Michi proud by winning the Best Terrier award. It’s brilliant, I was just thinking of doing my handling and doing my best,” Hiroshi said of the win.

In a recent article, The Times sheds light on the convoluted and costly process of handling someone’s estate after death, particularly the intersection of probate and inheritance tax (IHT) regulations. The current system dictates that any property solely owned by a deceased individual cannot be sold until probate is granted. However, IHT bills must typically be settled before probate is approved, and failure to pay within six months results in a hefty 7.75% interest charge. The Times reveals that although HM Revenue & Customs may, in exceptional cases, grant a deferred payment plan known as a “grant on credit,” stringent conditions apply. The Times suggests a more sensible approach would be to grant probate before settling the IHT bill or, at the very least, suspend interest charges until the systemic delays are rectified.

Read our privacy notice Thanks for signing up to theMorning Headlines email {{ #verifyErrors }} {{ message }} {{ /verifyErrors }} {{ ^verifyErrors }} Something went wrong. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }}Kensington Palace ‘can no longer be trusted’, claims a global news agency director, deepening the photo-editing crisis. Phil Chetwynd, the global news director of Agence France-Press (AFP), hit out at the palace in an interview on BBC Radio 4’s The Media Show. When asked if they were “a trusted source”, he responded: “No, absolutely not. Removing photographs is “rare occurrence” and even rarer when it comes to removal on the basis of manipulation, Mr Chetwynd added.