Russia is set for a “10 percent decline in births” this calendar year as tens of thousands of young men die in Ukraine, experts have warned. United Nations population projections updated last year show Russia’s population is already long past its peak
Ministers have summoned supermarket chiefs for talks this Mondy over vegetable shortages plaguing retailers across the nation. All the major supermarkets are expected to attend the meeting with Food Minister Mark Spencer. The intervention followed suggestions that shortages of some fresh produce
Several musical celebrities have snubbed invites to perform at King Charles’s Coronation celebrations, sparking worry among planners. Elton John, the Spice Girls, and Harry Styles are among the A-list celebrities who have already snubbed the chance to perform at His Majesty’s big
A dramatic increase in new housing could boost the economy by billions of pounds, a former minister has said. Building 100,000 homes each year could add £17.7billion to the economy, think-tank Policy Exchange found. Tory former housing minister Brandon Lewis, who backed
The National Farmers’ Union President has opened up about the myriad of problems Britain’s farmers are facing. NFU President Minette Batters gave a stark warning to the Government after Sir Keir Starmer urged for more “sustainable food production”, stating empty supermarkets will only carry on
More earthquakes could strike quake-ravaged Turkey following Monday’s deadly quake in the region, leading seismologists have warned. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit the Turkey-Syria border on Monday, killing at least six people and sending panic through the region two weeks after the
Mexican authorities in at least one major city have taken steps to improve security ahead of a busy tourist season and spring break as high crime remains a chief concern. “We strengthen security with the construction of three filters at points marked
Experts have warned that businesses are facing a “precarious cliff-edge” over energy costs once Government support becomes less generous in April. Under the energy bill support scheme, the Treasury has been shielding companies and households from the full extent of high wholesale
EDF, which is building Britain’s first nuclear power plant in 30 years, is fearful of a cash crunch as its Chinese partner may withhold extra funds from the project. EDF, the French-owned energy giant building Hinkley Point C in Somerset, has warned
Scammers have reportedly been exploiting households whose budgets have been squeezed by the energy crisis by flogging dangerous electronics and flooding the internet with misleading ads. With bills costing the average households around double the amount they were paying in 2021, the