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India: Possibility of UK trade deal 'much higher' says expert 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 Mark Samuels, chief executive of the British Generics Manufacturers Association (BGMA), said that the UK medicine manufacturing industry – which supplies the NHS with four in every five drugs – was “really supportive” of the Government’s efforts to secure a free trade deal with India. However, he said that striking trade deals that include “streamline” regulations to cut red tape would allow British producers to sell to new markets. Related articles Javid creating ‘perfect storm’ causing HRT shortage agony Health chief rails against … [Read more...] about UK health master plan: Truss handed new blueprint to unlock power of global trade

UK serves key role in saving EU from energy crisis says expert Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again 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 Last month, the European Commission gave its approval for an exception to their rules to allow Spain and Portugal to separate the price of gas from electricity for the next 12 months. The decision comes as energy companies around the globe are increasing monthly bill costs, with the price cap in the UK increasing by £693 from April 1. Related articles Ambulances rush to store as 'people collapsing' Cost of living crisis leaves hard up British pensioners facing DEATH The Spanish and Portuguese governments had been calling on Brussels … [Read more...] about Spain and Portugal break ranks with Brussels and ‘disobey EU regulations’

Russia ‘stumbling’ in Ukraine may influence China says Green 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 Numerous countries have slapped Moscow with sanction packages since February, including freezing around $300 billion of Russia’s foreign exchange reserves. The Chinese Government has been “concerned” by the Western sanctions but caught “completely by surprise” by the “unity” of Western countries, Professor Steve Tsang has argued. Related articles Brexit Britain touted trade surge with 4 million-strong German state 'Backfired spectacularly' Putin plot to take down West fails Professor Tsang, who heads up SOAS, University of … [Read more...] about ‘Huge alarm’ Xi panic over key US and UK powerplay ‘they never thought could be done’

Russia stockpiling devastating hypersonic cruise missiles 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 Russia claimed that its forces used sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles to take out a "large batch" of weapons stored in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine . The Russian Defence Ministry claimed: "High-precision long-range sea-based Kalibr missiles destroyed a large batch of weapons and military equipment near the Malin railway station in Zhytomyr region delivered from the United States and European countries". Related articles Putin destroyed over 'humiliation' of Russia's military machine Baby boy dead after being raped by Russian … [Read more...] about Ukraine LIVE: Russia uses long-range missiles to destroy weapons shipment from UK and EU

Ukraine: Russian tanks being blown up in Mariupol 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 Dozens of Russian paratroopers were killed in just one failed attack on Ukraine's Hostomel airport. Hundreds of others of Putin's top military parachutists, including Major General Andrei Sukhovetsky, fell within the first three weeks of the war, too. Taras Kuzio, an expert at the Henry Jackson Society security think tank, said the unpredicted failure is stalling Moscow's invasion plans. He told The Sun: "They (the paratroopers) are sent ahead of the main troops to secure a location so that the main forces can be brought up. "In this war, they were flown into Hostomel … [Read more...] about Russian paratroopers facing massacre as Putin’s invasion plan in tatters

Click here to read the full article. The closer you look at the subject of beauty, the uglier it appears. Meanwhile, wealth is obscene from practically every angle. Irreverent Swedish satirist Ruben Östlund gets right up in there, probing the pores of the elitist worlds of supermodels and the mega-rich in “ Triangle of Sadness ,” which takes its name from a fashion-world term for the deep-V crease that appears between one’s eyebrows with stress or age. Nothing a little Botox can’t fix. Östlund’s wickedly funny English-language follow-up to “The Square” features none of the same characters as his 2017 Palme d’Or winner, but follows much the same tactic of creating deeply uncomfortable situations for people more than comfortable with their privilege. It’s a Buñuelian strategy, à la “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie,” of which Östlund has become art cinema’s foremost practitioner. His operating theory here, floated amid arguments about capitalism and Karl Marx, is that beauty … [Read more...] about ‘Triangle of Sadness’ Review: Ruben ?–stlund’s Latest Satire Puts Privilege Through the Wringer

The wrapping's off and the gadget of your dreams is now sitting in front of you – gleaming softly with reflected fairy light! Just one problem, what do you do with the old one. Well, with Christmas spending taking huge dents out of our money and January's pay day still far, far away – you'd be foolish to just let it sit there. With this in mind, we've been on the hunt for the best places to make the most cash out of all the things that are now redundant or no longer wanted. And to help protect your shiny new toys, here's how to keep them safe all year round . Sell stuff on eBay Old clothes, plates and more can all be flogged to free up cupboard space If you’re looking to shift almost any type of unwanted item, even broken ones, you should be able to command some of the highest prices through eBay. Around 18 million people are on the online marketplace every month – plus the site is running a special promotion until January 31, offering no insertion fees on all … [Read more...] about Where can you sell old gadgets and other belongings to give yourself a January boost?

Britain is violating Brexit fishing agreements says spokesperson Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again 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 Ms Truss is understood to have “lost faith” in negotiations and wants the Prime Minister to warn the bloc that the UK is ready to trigger Article 16 if a deal is not struck before the Northern Ireland Assembly election in May. Mr Johnson is reportedly ready to deliver the aforementioned warning, however, there are fears that a row with the EU could fracture Western unity against Vladimir Putin. Ms Truss had previously stated that now was not the time to trigger Article 16, due to the conflict in Ukraine. FOLLOW BELOW FOR LIVE UPDATES... Trending … [Read more...] about Truss ‘ready’ to torpedo hated deal from NEXT WEEK after ‘losing faith’

In the early months of the pandemic, security experts sounded the alarm over the possible escalation of online radicalization and terrorist violence as people isolated and spent more time on social media. An internal Department of Homeland Security memo in early 2020 cautioned that the new pandemic lifestyle could “increase the vulnerability of some citizens to mobilize to violence.” The U.N. warned in a November 2020 report of cases involving “malicious” use of social media for fomenting extremist beliefs. The suspect behind an attack on Saturday at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York – which left 10 dead, all of whom were Black, and three others wounded – appears to have posted writing that epitomizes these fears. In a 180-page document, 18-year-old Payton Gendron, allegedly shared a litany of bigoted views and conspiracy theories. One theory he espoused -- "replacement theory" -- argues that Democrats are trying to bring about a demographic shift to consolidate power. … [Read more...] about Buffalo shooting highlights threat of online extremism amid pandemic

China is 'sanction-proofing' its senior officials says expert 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 China expert Gordon Chang has warned that the Chinese leadership are "clearly thinking about invading somebody" amid fears Xi Jinping could launch an invasion of Taiwan. Tensions in the South China Sea have been growing over China's aggressive stance towards the US-allied island nation which Beijing desires to annex. Mr Chang believes the threat in the region is "growing ominous" with senior Chinese officials looking to protect themselves from possible western sanctions in the event of a future war. Related articles China starts seizing … [Read more...] about China ‘thinking about invading somebody’ amid ‘ominous’ South China Sea military drills