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Boris Johnson unveiled plans to cut 91,000 civil service jobs on Thursday night as Whitehall opened a new front in their battle with ministers over working from home by seeking the right to work from abroad. The Prime Minister said the savings made from cutting “swollen” Whitehall departments would be ploughed back into helping people with the cost of living crisis, hinting it may be used to fund future tax cuts. At a Cabinet away day in Stoke-on-Trent on Thursday he gave each member of his top team one month to come up with plans for slimming down their own department as part of a drive to cut the overall number of officials by a fifth. “We have got to cut the cost of government to reduce the cost of living. Every pound the government pre-empts from the taxpayer is money they can spend on their own priorities, on their own lives”, he told the Daily Mail. The new policy, which No 10 says will shave £3.5 billion a year off the cost of running Whitehall, will take the civil … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson pledges to slash 91,000 Whitehall jobs after civil servants demand right to work from abroad

Kim Jong-un shown ‘withered away’ in 2021 Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info North Korea is bracing for a health crisis after the country announced its “first” case of COVID-19. For two and a half years, Pyongyang has maintained that Covid had not reached its shores, despite the virus reaching even the most far-flung corners of the planet. Now, the authorities are not only acknowledging the virus' presence but declaring an all-out battle to control it, with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un calling it the "greatest turmoil" to fall on the nation since its founding. Related articles Six dead and 350,000 sick in North Korea Kim Jong … [Read more...] about Kim Jong-un’s health scare as North Korean despot’s body ‘withered away’

Rumors and varied reports on the supposed deteriorating health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent observers into a frenzy Tuesday as analysts and watchers of Pyongyang tried to ascertain the whereabouts and condition of the 36-year-old dictator. Intelligence agencies, journalists, and researchers are all trying to work out the state of play. The unexpected news—and subsequent speculation—from across the border with North Korea will have been an unwelcome surprise in Beijing, where officials are already grappling with the COVID-19 coronavirus fallout and economic collapse. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said Tuesday that the government was aware of the reports but did not know their source, declining to comment further on the matter and providing no clarity on a situation that could destabilize Asia. North Korea has long been a volatile but useful foreign policy tool for the Chinese. The secretive state provides a handy buffer zone to keep democratic South … [Read more...] about ‘China’s worst nightmare’: Why Kim Jong Un’s health is a new headache for Xi Jinping

Ce vendredi, dans la soirée, la vice-Première ministre ukrainienne Iryna Verechtchouk a indiqué que cinquante civils avaient été évacués de l'immense complexe industriel d'Azovstal de Marioupol, grâce à un nouveau convoi. Ces nouvelles évacuations s'ajoutent aux 500 autres qui avaient pu être mises en place ces derniers jours. " Nous avons réussi aujourd'hui à faire sortir 50 femmes, enfants et personnes âgées d'Azovstal. Demain matin, nous poursuivrons l'opération d'évacuation ", a-t-elle ainsi indiqué sur Facebook, accusant en outre les forces russes d'avoir violé le cessez-le-feu en place pendant les évacuations Plus tôt dans la journée, Le régiment Azov , qui défend Azovstal, avait également formulé de telles accusations. Ces combattants ukrainiens ont en effet déclaré que des forces russes ont visé une de leurs voitures participant à l'opération d'évacuation de civils, ajoutant qu'un de leurs soldats a été tué. Les évacuations se déroulent sous … [Read more...] about Ukraine : nouveau convoi à Marioupol, 50 civils évacués de l’usine Azovstal

By James Landale Published 3 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing The government is to give billions of pounds less in foreign aid to international organisations such as the United Nations. Instead, the Foreign Office will spend the aid money on individual projects and countries that are UK priorities. The change is part of a new strategy designed to ensure aid spending does more to promote foreign policy. Aid charities criticised the strategy for focusing more on boosting UK trade than ending extreme poverty. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said: "In an increasingly geopolitical world, we must use development as a key part of our foreign policy." She said the new strategy will ensure the UK's international development work has benefits across the globe and in the UK, improving economic security worldwide and increasing jobs and growth at home. Who … [Read more...] about Foreign aid: UK cuts funding to UN in change of strategy

The secretary-general of the United Nations has warned that hunger levels around the world "are at a new high". Antonio Guterres was speaking at a meeting of world leaders called to discuss the escalating food security crisis. He said the number of people facing severe food insecurity had doubled in just two years from 135 million before the coronavirus pandemic to 276 million today. The number of people living in famine conditions has increased by more than 500% since 2016 and now sits at more than 500,000. "The complex security, economic and financial implications require goodwill on all sides for a package deal to be reached," Mr Guterres said. Advertisement "I will not go into details because public statements could undermine the chances of success. "There is still a long way to go," he said. More on Russia Ukraine War: Detectives near Kharkiv investigate alleged Russian war crimes against civilians Ukraine war: Russia moving … [Read more...] about World hunger at ‘new high’, UN warns, with enough grain to feed millions stuck in Ukraine

Tennis has always been a uniquely atomised and dysfunctional sport but this was the day it descended into outright civil war. Wimbledon's decision to ban Russian and Belarussian players sparked fury from the men’s and women’s tours, who labelled the move discriminatory and unfair, and leaves open the possibility of drawn-out and damaging legal battles. The first signals that this was going to be a tumultuous 24 hours for tennis actually came in the small hours of Wednesday morning, when news of the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s imminent announcement leaked out via a number of media organisations, including the New York Times. Telegraph Sport had previously predicted a swingeing ban for Russians and Belarusians at the start of this month. A flustered AELTC was forced into bringing forward their announcement, with media duly being briefed early in the afternoon that executives had been influenced by the horrific scenes in Mariupol and other Ukrainian cities. But if they … [Read more...] about How Wimbledon’s Russian ban plunged tennis into civil war

L’incertitude règne autour des combattants ukrainiens qui se sont rendus aux forces russes après s’être retranchés durant plusieurs semaines dans l’aciérie d’Azovstal , à Marioupol. Ils sont près d’un millier à avoir capitulé, selon Moscou, la plupart d’entre eux blessés et à bout de forces. Mais de nombreux autres dont les commandants du régiment Azov seraient encore à l’intérieur. "Selon nos informations, il y avait plus de 2 000 personnes dans l'usine Azovstal. 265 sont d'abord sortis, puis 617 autres. Et un peu plus de la moitié sont restées à l'intérieur" , a déclaré Denis Pushilin , leader séparatiste de la république populaire autoproclamée de Donetsk. Selon lui,les militaires ukrainiens n’ont que deux choix : "être jugés comme criminels de guerre, ou être exécutés." A la Douma, certains hommes politiques russes ont demandé le rétablissement de la peine de mort à l’encontre des membres du régiment Azov qualifiés par Moscou de néo-nazis. … [Read more...] about Combattants d’Azovstal : peine de mort évoquée en Russie, Kyiv espère un échange

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says a "great turmoil" has befallen his country after 21 daily deaths were reported - possibly from COVID-19. State news agency KCNA said 280,810 people were in quarantine and 27 had died since a fever of unidentified origins started to be reported in the country in late April. On Thursday, Pyongyang announced one death from coronavirus - as Mr Kim ordered a strict national lockdown. KCNA did not say whether any of the new deaths were because of coronavirus. "The spread of the malignant epidemic is a great turmoil to fall on our country since the founding," Mr Kim told an emergency meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, KCNA said. Advertisement Since late April, 524,440 people have shown signs of fever, including 174,440 new cases on Friday, KCNA added. The crisis has been caused by the incompetence and irresponsibility of party organisations, Mr Kim reportedly said, while the country must have faith in its ability … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Kim Jong Un warns of ‘great turmoil’ for North Korea as country announces 21 ‘fever-related’ deaths

STUFF James Shaw, Minister for Climate Change and Green Party leader, announces carbon budgets. The runway extension is on pause, the bid to expand to the east is headed for the Environment Court, and on Thursday, the Wellington City Council spent two hours debating whether to publicly support it. On Monday, a group of climate and community activists are heading into five days of mediation with Wellington International Airport to seek middle ground on the issue of the airport’s growth. In last week’s meeting the council voted against officially opposing the expansion . The airport’s new chief executive, Matt Clarke, who started in the role only two weeks ago after 12 years as chief commercial officer, called it “a good result from an unnecessary process”. The vote wouldn’t have changed anything tangible – the airport doesn’t need the council’s permission to grow, despite the council owning a 34% share. It doesn’t even need public support. The airport is primarily a … [Read more...] about The case for the airport’s expansion: Can climate change activists and the airport company find common ground?