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Struggling families are being "cut off from the internet" as the soaring cost of broadband outstrips wage rises, Labour has warned. Latest figures show that between 2015 and last year, broadband prices rose by more than 30% - while salaries went up by around 17%. One in 20 households are struggling to pay for the service, with Labour blaming the government for allowing Openreach - the main broadband infrastructure provider - to charge companies more for network rental. This meant providers like BT, Talk Talk, Vodafone and John Lewis increased charges by over 9% in just a year. Shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell said: “Families face being cut off from the internet as a result of the Conservative cost of living crisis. Higher broadband bills are piling pressure on household budgets, on top of rising food, energy and fuel prices. “Instead of fixing the cost-of-living crisis, the Conservatives are fighting with each other. Labour's Lucy Powell has warned that squeezed … [Read more...] about Families being ‘cut off from internet’ as broadband costs rise twice as fast as wages

Two days after a boat capsized in the Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district, eight more bodies were fished out of the river on Saturday, police said. With this, 11 deaths have been confirmed in the incident that occurred in Banda district's Samgara village on Thursday. Nine people are still missing. Station House Officer, Kishanpur, Sanjay Tiwari told PTI, "Eight bodies have been recovered from the Yamuna river. The NDRF has taken one of them to Marka police station." The bodies were found 15-20 km from the spot where the boat capsized, he said. The area where the bodies were found comes under the jurisdiction of the Kishanpur police station. Fatehpur District Magistrate (DM) Shruti said the bodies were identified as those of Ramkaran (40), Geeta (38), Jhullu (42), Maya Devi (35), Preeti (22), Seema (37), and Babu (45). Efforts are on to identify the eighth deceased, the police said. A search operation by teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State … [Read more...] about UP Boat Tragedy: 8 More Bodies Found, Toll Rises to 11

A Quiet Place Part II opens marvelously with a shot of small town America. Main Street is dead. Nothing moves, other than the American flag flapping in a lonely breeze. Then a pickup in a real hurry zooms into frame, parks, and out jumps Lee Abbott (John Krasinski), who’s supposed to be dead. Instead, he does a fast walk down an empty sidewalk and enters a store to  … buy some snacks. This is Day 1 of the alien invasion. We’re watching a short prequel, a flashback, and even though we know who lives and who doesn’t, the sequence is still a stunner. At a precise moment that leaves us wanting more (in a good way), we leap to day 474, to the exact moment 2018’s out-of-nowhere, smash-hit original ended. Lee is dead, the family farm is ravaged, and in order to survive in a world where noise equals a grisly death, the Abbott family has no choice other than to swallow their grief and move on. The “family,” of course, is matriarch Evelyn (a terrific Emily Blunt), daughter Regan … [Read more...] about ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Review: Sequel Offers Some Scares but Mostly Treads Water

The overwhelming majority of Americans say they have been impacted by inflation, a poll from The Economist /YouGov found. The survey asked , “How much have you felt the impact of this high inflation in your own life?” The vast majority, 95 percent, said it has affected them at least a little, but of those, 56 percent said inflation has impacted them “a lot.” There is a consensus across the board, as 98 percent of Republicans, 95 percent of independents, and 94 percent of Democrats say inflation has impacted them at least “a little.” The survey was taken August 7-9 among 1,500 United States adult citizens and coincides with the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing consumer prices rising 8.5 percent over the last year, as Breitbart News detailed : Economists had expected CPI to rise at an annual rate of 8.7 percent, down from 9.1 percent in June. They expected a month-over-month increase of 0.2 percent, a sharp decline from the 1.1 percent … [Read more...] about Biden’s America: 95 Percent Say They Have Been Impacted by Inflation

A plurality of Americans predict that inflation will rise and gas prices will be higher six months from now, a poll from The Economist /YouGov found. A plurality, 46 percent, believe there will be a higher rate of inflation six months from now, compared to 21 percent who said it will be the same. Just 18 percent said it will be lower, and 14 percent remain unsure. Democrats have the most positive outlook, as over one-third, 34 percent, believe there will be a lower rate of inflation in six months. However, 51 percent of independents and 64 percent of Republicans believe it will be higher. The survey also asked respondents where they believe gas prices will be in six months. A plurality, 37 percent, predict they will be higher, followed by 28 percent who said lower, 22 percent who said the same, and 12 percent who remain unsure. Overall, the economic outlook among Americans is not good, as 45 percent said the economy is “shrinking,” compared to just 18 percent who … [Read more...] about Plurality Predict Higher Inflation, Gas Prices Six Months from Now

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on August 8 urged countries with nuclear weapons to stick to their no-first-use commitment of their atomic arsenals, warning that the nuclear arms race has returned amid growing international tension. “This is the moment … to ask the nuclear-armed countries to commit to the principle of non-first-use and to commit to not use and not threaten the non-nuclear countries,” Mr. Guterres said at a news conference in Tokyo, two days after he visited Hiroshima to commemorate victims of the August 6, 1945, atomic bombing. “I think that nobody, nobody can accept the idea that a new nuclear war would happen. This will be the destruction of the planet," Mr. Guterres said. "What is clear is if nobody uses for the first time then there will be no nuclear war.” Fears of a third atomic bombing have been on the rise amid Russia's threats of a nuclear attack since its war on Ukraine began in February. Explained: The seriousness of Putin’s … [Read more...] about United Nations chief urges nuclear powers to abide by no-first-use pledge

Four people were killed and nine others injured in a flash flood in southwest China on Saturday, local authorities said. Footage published by Chinese media showed water rising rapidly in a river on the outskirts of Sichuan province’s Pengzhou city. Tourists who had been playing in the initially shallow water could be seen running for safety and clambering over rocks as the water rushed towards them, but some were unable to reach the river bank in time. At least one person, a woman stranded on a boulder in the middle of the river, appeared to lose her footing and was swept away by the current, according to a video posted online by the state-owned Beijing Youth Daily. “As of 7.30 pm, the mountain flood has killed four people, severely injured three and lightly injured six others,” Pengzhou emergency response authorities said in a statement. The flood comes during a summer of extreme weather in China, with multiple cities including Shanghai recording their hottest days ever during … [Read more...] about Four Killed, Nine Injured in Flash Flood in Southwest China

A mum who cannot afford to heat her home because of the cost of living crisis says she spends her days in shopping centres to keep warm. Desperate Margaret Morris has not switched on the heating in her home in four years because of her high bills. The 51-year-old shares her home with her 21-year-old son Scott but uses a payment metre and claims heating can cost up to £10 for a couple of hours, reports the Daily Record Margaret said: “I basically cannot afford to heat my home. I have gas central heating and it just eats up the money. “If I want to get a heat, I go to my mum’s or walk about the shopping centres. “There are many others in the same ­situation, but they are never going to admit it. “People I know are avoiding going home because they don’t have any heating. “There should be places people can go where they can get out of the cold and get a bit of warmth.” For the last few years Margaret has been a full-time carer for her son and she does ­voluntary work … [Read more...] about Mum spends all day in shopping centres to keep warm due to soaring energy bills