Former chancellor Rishi Sunak had raised the prospect of slapping power companies with a tax similar to the energy profits tax on North Sea oil and gas ventures. A decision on whether to go ahead with the tax was expected this week. Johnson spokesman Max Blaine was asked on Monday whether the energy profits levy would be extended to power producers and said: “We will not be looking to make new policy or major budget decisions....

Le Premier ministre britannique Boris Johnson s’adressera au parlement ukrainien par téléconférence, pour la première fois depuis qu’il est devenu un dirigeant occidental. “C’est un moment de gloire”, a-t-il déclaré aux législateurs, selon un communiqué de Downing Street publié lundi soir, établissant un parallèle avec l’unité dont ont fait preuve le Parlement et le peuple britannique pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. “Nous nous souvenons du temps de notre grand danger jusqu’à l’heure de notre gloire”, a-t-il déclaré dans son discours programmé vers 10 heures du matin....

Thames Valley Police said they arrested the child following three separate incidents at South Hill Park in Bracknell, Berkshire, between July 5 and July 6. The suspect, who has not been named, is from Bracknell and remains in custody, police added. A spokesman for the force said: “Following an investigation by Thames Valley Police, a boy has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault. “His arrest is in relation to sexual assaults which took place in South Hill Park, Bracknell, on July 5 and July 6, in which a teenage girl and two women in their 20s were attacked with their clothes on three separate incidents....

Ranking: Cameron Smith (-20), Cameron Young (-19), Rory McIlroy (-18), Victor Hovland (-14), Tommy Fleetwood (-14) How it happened: Before Sunday’s final round, Tiger Woods sent NBC reporter John Wood a text that put himself in the shoes of the two co-leaders, McIlroy and Hovland, who were four shots off the lead. hunters. Blacksmith. It read: “If I shot 19 under par, which would tie for the lowest score over par in all four majors, I would win....

Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to a drug-trafficking charge Thursday after months in custody in Russia — and now, experts say her release in a possible prison swap could prove a complicated process with serious implications. During her court appearance, Griner maintained that her “intention” was not to violate Russian law. He could face up to 10 years in prison. “I would like to plead guilty, your honor. But there was no intent....

Celsius Network Ltd. filed for bankruptcy, arguing that a restructuring will help the cryptocurrency lender stabilize and reorganize its operations as tokens like bitcoin sink to multiyear lows and investors take stock of the tangled web of connections between troubled cryptocurrency firms. Last month, Celsius abruptly halted all transactions and withdrawals among its nearly two million customers, citing “extreme market conditions.” The New Jersey-based company had long touted itself as “the world’s leading cryptocurrency earning and lending platform,” offering interest rates of up to 18 percent to depositors....

“Nothing epitomizes market failure more than the cost of insulin,” the governor said in a video posted on Twitter, “Many Americans face costs of three hundred to five hundred dollars a month for this life-saving drug. “ With a budget of $100 million, California plans to “contract out and make our own insulin at a cheaper price, close to cost, and make it available to everyone,” Newsom said. It’s unclear how expensive California’s insulin will be or when the lower-cost drugs will be available....

• Lire aussi : La chaleur provoque des incendies en Europe • Lire aussi : L’Europe continue d’être engloutie par les incendies de forêt et la canicule Il s’agit du deuxième phénomène du genre en un mois seulement en Europe, qui a provoqué de violents incendies dans la péninsule ibérique et en France. La multiplication des vagues de chaleur est une conséquence directe du réchauffement climatique selon les scientifiques, les émissions de gaz à effet de serre augmentant en intensité, en durée et en fréquence....

Bombardements continus dans l’est du pays “Toute la ligne de front est constamment bombardée”, a déclaré vendredi soir le gouverneur de Donetsk, Pavlo Kirilenko, sur Telegram. “Ils continuent de bombarder en direction de Donetsk (…) Bakhmut est bombardé, Sloviansk est bombardé jour et nuit, Kramatorsk…” L’état-major ukrainien a pour sa part fait état samedi de bombardements russes à l’Est et à Kharkiv, mais aucune attaque au sol. Les troupes de Moscou ne semblent pas lancer d’attaques pour le moment, à l’exception d’une tentative à Dolomitné, près de Bakhmout....

Published: 13:00, 10 July 2022 | Updated: 22:56, 10 July 2022 It wasn’t the result those who flashed orange flares had come to enjoy, but what the world championship needed – victory in a dramatic, floodlit Austrian Grand Prix for Charles Leclerc. The Ferrari man thrice overtook Dutch favorite Max Verstappen, who finished second, to record his first victory since a sunny afternoon in Melbourne eight races and three months to the day....

Officers said the boys had been tortured for several days at their employers’ home in an upmarket neighbourhood of Lahore. The assaults are the latest to put the spotlight on the exploitation of child labour and young domestic servants in Pakistan. The issue is feared to have become more severe because of worsening economic conditions, as poverty-stricken families seek to survive by finding jobs for their children. Police were tipped off by doctors when the boy called Kamran and his six-year-old brother, Rizwan, were brought to hospital with severe injuries....

The former Education Secretary and Vaccines Secretary, who is running for Boris Johnson’s job, told Sky News he has “always” paid his taxes and “declared” them in the UK. If he becomes prime minister he will publish his accounts annually, he pledged. According to The Observer newspaper, a “flag” was raised by officials before Mr Zahawi became chancellor on Tuesday. The 55-year-old replaced Rishi Sunak, who had resigned earlier in the afternoon and argued in his resignation letter that Johnson’s administration had not been run “properly, competently and seriously”....

Michael Cox, 57, will return to his hometown of Boston after a stint as police chief in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to lead the same force against which he has filed a civil rights lawsuit over being beaten by co-workers . Cox, who is black, will take over as commissioner next month. Cox described his appointment as an “emotional moment” for him, apologizing during a call with reporters for his shaking voice....

In England, an estimated 2,873,600 people had coronavirus in the week to July 6, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). There were 334,000 cases in Scotland, 183,500 in Wales and 107,600 in Northern Ireland. The total is the biggest since mid-April and 29% higher than last week’s 2.7 million, but remains well below the UK record high of 4.9 million reported at the end of March. Revealed: The most common signs you have a COVID infection According to the ONS, the estimated proportion of the community population – meaning people not in hospital, nursing homes or other institutions – who had COVID-19 in the last week was 5....

Es ist mit Abstand die größte Zahl von Aktivisten, die aufgrund von Blockaden in Berlin über Nacht festgenommen wurden, um weitere Dreharbeiten zu verhindern. Am Dienstag und Mittwoch war von den Aktivisten fast nichts zu sehen. Dekarbonisierung, Klimawandel, Sektorkopplung: Das Energie- und Klimabriefing. Für Entscheidungsträger und Experten aus Wirtschaft, Politik, Verbänden, Wissenschaft und NGOs. Jetzt kostenlos testen! Wie polizeiinterne Statistiken zeigen, stellte die Behörde in den ersten Tagen nach Wiederaufnahme der Blockaden vor drei Wochen zunächst Massenhaftersuchen – jeweils 37 am 20....

► Über die Hintergründe war bisher wenig bekannt. BILD hat aus diplomatischen Kreisen erfahren, dass Melniks Entlassung dem üblichen Prozedere folgte und nicht der Diskussion um Melnik in Deutschland geschuldet war. Nun nehme der Botschafter selbst zu seiner Entlassung Stellung, sagte er “FAZ am Sonntag”dass seine Amtszeit „normalerweise in ein paar Wochen endet“. Er und seine Familie würden dann zurück in die Ukraine reisen. Lesen Sie auch Auch Melnik verhehlt sein Verhältnis zu Deutschland nicht: „Deutschland wird in unseren Herzen bleiben“, stellt er klar....

Der FC Basel trifft auf den HSV Eine Woche vor Saisonstart sind Basel und Zürich außer Form. FCB verliert 1:5 gegen Hamburger SV, Meister FCZ verliert gegen Stuttgart 2:3. Gepostet: 21:11 Uhr | Aktualisiert: 21:12 Uhr Eine Woche vor Saisonstart sind der FC Basel und der FC Zürich noch außer Form. Der FCB musste vor dem Liga-Auftakt am Samstag gegen Winterthur einen herben Rückschlag hinnehmen und unterlag im vorletzten Testspiel dem Hamburger SV mit 1:5....

In einer Sondersitzung hat die russische Staatsduma die Personalpläne von Wladimir Putin gebilligt. Wichtige Regierungsposten wurden besetzt. Damit soll die Rüstungsindustrie gestärkt werden. Am Ende ging es ums Personal: Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin bat das Parlament, am Freitag kurzfristig eine Sondersitzung einzuberufen. Über die Gründe wurde viel spekuliert: Mobilisierung, eine formelle Kriegserklärung an die Ukraine und sogar die Gründung einer neuen Sowjetunion wurden von den Medien ins Spiel gebracht. Um die Ehre der Zunft zu retten, sei gesagt: Selbst in Russland wusste kaum jemand, was der Präsident tat....