Новости за 02.10.2018

Michael Gove has dismissed suggestions that the government is set to ban disposable nappies as part of its anti-plastic waste crackdown.

A man has been stabbed at a London station during rush hour.

British Transport Police (BTP) said officers were called to the “serious stabbing” at Hackney Central Overground station shortly after 6pm.

Officers said one man had been arrested, while the victim was taken by ambulance to hospital to be treated for his injuries.

His condition is not thought to be life-threatening.

Avoid Hackney Central. Some guy just pulled out a knife on my overground train and the staff are saying he stabbed someone. Читать дальше...

Education Secretary Damian Hinds could face a probe from the statistics watchdog over “discredited” claims he made about school standards. 

Conservative MPs who claim on TV they have formally called for Theresa May to face a leadership challenge are often not telling the truth, a senior Tory has claimed.

One of Theresa May’s ministers has admitted that Britain’s housing crisis is so dire that young Britons have to wait for their parents “to die” before they can get on the property ladder.

The Labour Party “wants to nationalise the internet”, according to senior Tory Liz Truss. 

A training exercise for the London Fire Brigade was due to take place at Grenfell Tower just days before the deadly fire but was cancelled, an inquiry heard.

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have both been dismissed as “d*ckheads” by a former Tory Treasury minister appalled at the state of the Conservative party.

In the past week we’ve seen a political arms race over the environment. 

If you’re reading this, we assume it’s because you’ve now seen all 10 episodes of Netflix’s ‘Maniac’. And if you’re anything like us, after reaching the end point, you’re going to need a bit of time to breathe and mull over everything you just saw.

If you’re an antique-loving fan of daytime TV, you might want to look away now.

There are a lot of things you expect to see at Tory Party Conference – 18-year-olds in suits, Boris Johnson being chased by journalists during his morning run, and hoardes of people waiting to receive the wisdom of Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Charles Aznavour loved France. He sang about France. He was France.

A child of stateless immigrants, he came both from elsewhere and from here, from France and from Armenia, a son of Erevan and a kid from Paris. He embodied the very best of our country.

He became such a legend that we often forget how harsh it was for him in the beginning. He was out of tune and different. His looks bothered, his tone baffled. Many would have quit singing after facing the criticism he suffered. Yet... Читать дальше...

K E Y  P O I N T S

• Boris Johnson demanded Theresa May “chuck Chequers” as the proposal was “not democracy” – to rapturous applause from more than 1,000 Tory activists.
• The rally had a guest list of 22 MPs – enough to sink Chequers – including David Davis, Iain Duncan Smith and Priti Patel.
• Johnson went as far to suggest the authors of the Prime Minister’s Brexit plan “risk prosecution” as it would leave the UK “paraded in manacles” by the EU.
• The former Foreign... Читать дальше...

Telling the people around you about your food allergy could save your life, yet young people aged 16-24 are keeping their allergies under wraps out of embarrassment – worrying news as students head off to university.

K E Y   P O I N T S

• Apple’s new flagship phone comes in two screen sizes: the 5.8-inch iPhone XS and a larger iPhone XS Max with a massive 6.5-inch display.

• The models are identical aside from their screen size and the size of their batteries.

• The iPhone XS is more of an update to the iPhone X as opposed to a completely new phone.

• New features include Apple’s new A12 Bionic processor, a faster Face ID facial recognition system and a new camera system. Читать дальше...

People coming off antidepressants might be in for a tougher time than doctors make out. A review of studies found more than half (56 per cent) of people who stopped or reduced their antidepressants experienced withdrawal symptoms, with almost half of these people (46 per cent) reporting symptoms as severe.

‘Strictly Come Dancing’ goes to the movies this week, as the contestants perform to songs made famous on the big screen. 

A man has died after being hit by a windowpane which fell from a building in London, according to reports.

A man has died after being hit by a windowpane which fell from a building in London, according to reports.

Amazon has “listened to its critics” and drastically increased pay for 37,000 British workers.