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Antitrust claim against six water companies In England threatening environmental health

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Six water companies in England have been accused of overcharging customers between £800mn and £1.5bn by under-reporting the scale of their sewage pollution, in a case that may pave the way for customers to receive hundreds of millions of pounds in refunds. Competition Appeals Tribunal yesterday lawyers for Carolyn Roberts, a former professor and environmental consultant, accused the privatised companies of abusing their monopoly position to mislead regulators over the amount of sewage they were discharging into rivers since 2015. Roberts alleges, that, as a result, Thames Water, Yorkshire Water, Anglican Water, Severn Trent, Northumbrian Water and United Utilities, were … Continue reading Antitrust claim against six water companies In England threatening environmental health

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One person’s future is predicted on another’s fatal misfortune

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On Sunday, July 30, 2017, and nine-year-old Keira Ball is on her way to parkour with her mum and brother when two tonnes of truck collide with their car. Even after roadside CPR  and surgery to stem the bleeding, two days later Keira is declared brain-dead, Yer her perfect heart keeps beating on life support. Her two sisters perform a devotional last rites by painting her nails orange and brushing out her golden hair while their parents are still a patient in intensive care.  Max Johnson, also just nine-years old breathless with heart failure and sworn into despair from waiting … Continue reading One person’s future is predicted on another’s fatal misfortune

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Misconception of at the heart of our educational system

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Drawing on twenty years as teacher, hundreds of interviews, experience on the UK Government’s Social Mobility Commission, head teacher Sammy Wright exposes the fundamental misconception at the heart of our education system. Focussing on the grades pupils get in neatly siloed, academic subjects, we simply end up ranking them and our schools into winners and losers: some pupils are set on a trajectory to university- the rest are left ill-equipped for the world they actually face. Wright shows that schools are- and should be- so much more than this. With wisdom and humour, balancing idealism and pragmatism, he sets out … Continue reading Misconception of at the heart of our educational system

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Noble winner Yunus asked to lead Bangladesh

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Eighty-four-year-old Dr. Muhammad Yunus, a seasoned technocrat, micro-lending pioneer, and octogenarian Nobel Peace Prize winner to head the interim government’s chief adviser – in effect prime minister of Bangladesh, world’s eighth-most populous country, after toppling the country’s autocratic leader and his personal nemesis Sheikh Hasina, who had fled to India to escape mobs marching on her house. Yunu clad in traditional Kurt and vest had flow in from Paris, where he launched a social entrepreneurship venture with the mayor and had square named after him in Dhaka.  The institutions of the old regime -police, judiciary, government were melting away. Students … Continue reading Noble winner Yunus asked to lead Bangladesh

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Ordinary life made exceptional

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In My Beloved Life, Jadunath Kunwar, a historian, involving lining up the past with the present. Having lived through the evolution of modern India, Jadu wishes to tell “ the story of our nation at a point of time”,  but spends most of his life putting off the act of writing it all down. “ I’m not a  writer” a rural doctor tells another character. An exceptionally moving novel that traces the arc of a man’s life, an ordinary life made exceptional by the fact that he was loved and has been loved in turn. Born in 1935 to illiterate … Continue reading Ordinary life made exceptional

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Troubling reality of global supply chain

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Peter Goodman, New York Time’s Global award-winning Economics Correspondent, makes an extraordinary journey to understand the worldwide supply chain – exposing both the fascinating pathways of manufacturing and transportation that bring products to your doorstep, and the ruthless business logic that has left local communities at the mercy of complex and fragile network for their basic necessities. How does the wealthiest country on Earth run out of protective gear in the middle of a public health catastrophe? How do its parents find themselves unable to locate crucially needed infant formula? How do its largest companies spend billions of dollars making … Continue reading Troubling reality of global supply chain

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Emergency landing for Air India Boeing 777 in Siberia

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An Air India passenger Boeing 777 aircraft AI-183 flying from New Delhi to San Francisco was forced to land in the Russian region of Siberia at the Krasnoyarsk International Airport, on 18th July 2024, after the crew detected a potential issue in the cargo hold area, after smoke detectors were activated, according to Air India, in its second such incident on the route in just over a year. The incident puts added spotlight on the embattled aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, whose aircraft was used in the flight, as several Boeing planes have been involved in air incidents in recent past. Most … Continue reading Emergency landing for Air India Boeing 777 in Siberia

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Pound hits $1.30 amid global market jitters

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The Sterling Pound hit its highest level against the dollar in a year on Wednesday as investors bet on UK interest rates staying higher for longer. The data reveal the rate of inflation was proving more stubborn than expected by some analysts which prompted traders to cut bets on an easing of rates in August, and sent the pound above $1.30 for the first time since last July. The Pound has also boosted by market hoping new Labour government will offer economic stability. UK inflation was steady in June, in line with Bank of England’s target rate of 2 per … Continue reading Pound hits $1.30 amid global market jitters

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Trump hails ‘big win for democracy’ after US Supreme Court verdict

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The US Supreme Court has sent Donald Trump’s claim he is immune from prosecution for his actions while president back to a lower court. The former president had been charged with conspiracy to defraud the US, conspiring against the right of Americans to vote and corruptly obstructing an official proceeding and conspiring to do so. In a historic 6-3 ruling, the justices said for the first time that former presidents have absolute immunity from prosecution for their official acts, but no immunity for unofficial acts. The Supreme Court’s justices ordered lower courts to work out precisely ow to apply their … Continue reading Trump hails ‘big win for democracy’ after US Supreme Court verdict

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Afghanistan qualify for first World Cup T20 semi-final

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25 Jun2024 ICC MEN’s T20 World Cup at Arnos Vale Playing Field, Kingstown Afghanistan 115-5 20 ov Gurbaz 43 off 55, 3 fours, 1 six, Rashid 19 not out off 10, 3 sixes, Hossain 3-26, Mustafizur 1-17, Taskin 1-12 Bangladesh 105 ao (17.5ov) Das 54 not out off 49, 5 fours, 1 six, Hridoy 14 off 9, 2 fours, Rashid 4-23, Naveen 4-26, Farooqi 1-15. Gulbadin 1-5. Afghanistan win by 8 runs  DLS method. Afghanistan who only gained full member status in 2017, beat Bangladesh in a low-scoring thriller and made it through to the last four of  World Cup  … Continue reading Afghanistan qualify for first World Cup T20 semi-final