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Fuel retailers were accused of a “classic example of rocket and feather pricing” as the cost of petrol reached a new record. The RAC claimed significant reductions in wholesale costs for petrol mean companies have a “clear opportunity” to stop continuously hiking pump prices. Data firm Experian said the average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts reached a new high of 191.1p on Sunday. Diesel prices reached a record of 199.1p per litre on Saturday, before dropping slightly to 198.9p per litre a day later. Recommended By-elections show voters have run out of patience with Boris Johnson Attending the G7 summit in Germany, Boris Johnson acknowledged that motorists were looking to the Government to do more to ease the cost pressures. “We need to help people through the current pressures. At the pumps people are thinking ‘you know, this Government could do more to help with the cost of fuel’,” he told the BBC. “ People are thinking, … [Read more...] about Fuel firms accused of ‘rocket and feather pricing’ as petrol hits new high

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Most Internet users trying to get past China’s Great Firewall search for a cyber tunnel that will take them outside censorship restrictions to the wider web. But Vincent Brussee is looking for a way in, so he can better glimpse what life is like under the Communist Party. An analyst with the Mercator Institute for China Studies in Berlin, Brussee frequently scours the Chinese Internet for data. His main focus is information that will help him understand China’s burgeoning social credit system. But in the last few years, he’s noticed that his usual sources have become more unreliable and access tougher to gain. Some government websites fail to load, appearing to block users from specific geographic locations. Other platforms require a Chinese phone number tied to official identification. Files that were available three years ago have started to disappear as Brussee and many like him, including academics and journalists, are finding it increasingly frustrating to … [Read more...] about As China shuts out world, Internet access from abroad gets harder too

Paris: Faces, bodies, status and humour are all important in Internet dating, but the biggest success factor of all could be your name. So say scientists who found that people whose online name began with a letter in the top half of the alphabet - A to M - get the most "looks" from others. "Several factors make a difference when looking for love in a digital setting," said Khalid Khan, a professor at Queen Mary University of London. "Starting with a screen name with a letter in the top half of the alphabet is surprisingly important - because several measures of success, such as educational attainment and income, are linked to names higher up the alphabet. "Add to this the fact that search engines sort names alphabetically." Khan and Sameer Chaudhry at Barts and the London School of Medicine sought objective data on how people conveyed their attractiveness on dating sites, and whether others responded to it. They trawled through 3,938 studies into online dating, published … [Read more...] about Dos and don’ts: 8 tips that can help you find a date online

Patients have been photographed lined up on gurneys, waiting to be seen in "never-ending" corridor at an A&E department, as pressure continues to mount on the NHS . Concerned relatives were pictured stood and sat beside their loved ones with arms folded in an exasperated stance as they filled a long hospital corridor. The images were shared with the Liverpool Echo by a man who was taking his elderly parent to be seen at Aintree hospital in Merseyside, this week. As he recounted the horrors he witnessed, he described the waits for patients as 'the worst he had ever seen' at an A&E department. He added: "I have spent a fair amount of time in and out of here with my elderly relatives lately, but I have never seen patients lying on trollies stretching all the way down and into the adjoining corridors, which are part of the main hospital. The concerned relative hit out at the shocking scenes ( Image: Liverpool Echo) "Never mind at capacity, it's gone beyond … [Read more...] about Patients line up in ‘never ending’ corridors at A&E department in alarming photos

Chris Evans, who stars in Disney-Marvel’s Captain America and Pixar’s Lightyear , is promoting a national organization that helps pay for women’s abortions, saying he hopes others will support the network, which has condemned the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade . In a tweet on Sunday, Chris Evans announced he has donated to the National Network of Abortion Funds, the non-profit that hands out money to assist women in finding and paying for abortions, with a particular focus on low-income, minority women. This is a great thread. It offers links to donate, information about different clinics and their status, as well as support lines. I’ve donated and if you have the means I hope you do too. https://t.co/N1yLPdUfY3 — Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) June 26, 2022 The National Network of Abortion Funds has condemned the Supreme Court’s recent decision as an act of  “white supremacy and economic oppression.” “For years, anti-abortion extremists have tried to divide … [Read more...] about Disney ‘Lightyear’ Star Chris Evans Promotes Organization That Pays for Women’s Abortions

Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita agrees with Pelé or whoever it was decades ago that first described football as the “beautiful game.” Yamashita is one of three women picked by FIFA to be referees at the men’s World Cup in Qatar, which opens on Nov. 21. It’s the first time a woman will be in charge of football’s grandest stage. She sees her job this way: Let the game shine, as it should. “One of the big goals as a referee is to bring out the attractiveness of football,” she said Monday in Tokyo in an interview with the Associated Press. “I do my best for that, and I will do what I should at that time toward that end. So if I need to communicate with the players, I will do that. If I need to show a card, I will show a card. Rather than control, I’m thinking about what to do toward the big goal of bringing out the appeal of football.” Jerome Valcke to Appeal Bribery Conviction Stephanie Frappart of France and Salima Mukansanga of Rwanda are the other women who were … [Read more...] about FIFA World Cup Referee Yoshimi Yamashita Wants the Game to Shine

close Video Jonathan Morris on Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade: Those who prayed 'persevered' Fox News contributor and theologian Jonathan Morris joined 'Fox & Friends Weekend' with insight. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! In the aftermath of the divisive Supreme Court decision that ended the constitutional right to abortion in the United States, people across the country still have access to emergency contraception such as Plan B, according to reports. People across the U.S. can still buy and access contraception, USA Today reported. In his concurring opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote, "Overruling Roe does not mean the overruling of" precedents involving the right to contraception, though Democratic-nominated justices and legal analysts disagree. Deciding the best option for emergency contraception depends on several factors: 1) time lapsed after … [Read more...] about Emergency contraception, like Plan B, unscathed after SCOTUS reverses Roe v. Wade: report

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared on Sirius XM’s Breitbart News Sunday and called the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade “historic” and “fantastic,” emphasizing that “We’re going to protect so many unborn babies.” Pompeo told host Matthew Boyle that the justices who brought about the majority decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case “got the Constitution right.” “We had five folks stand up and say this is what the Constitution actually says. I give President Trump full credit for delivering on the promises that he made,” he continued, referring to the 45th President making good on his promises to appoint conservative justices to the highest court in the country. He later told Boyle, “ This is important for the Constitution, it’s really important for America. It’s important to protect the women who have had to suffer this horrific procedure where a baby is killed. But the work has just begun, right? We’re … [Read more...] about Exclusive – Mike Pompeo: ‘We’re Going to Protect so Many Unborn Babies’

Though she asked about another issue, a woman is being supported for sharing that her husband refuses to contribute to their in-vitro fertilization (IVF) fund, since he says she's "the one with the problem." The original poster (OP), u/throwra5755557, initially asked if she was wrong for demanding her husband's best friend return the money he gave him from the IVF fund in her post "AITA for getting back the money my husband took from our IVF treatment and gave to his friend?" She earned over 7,000 upvotes and 1,500 comments in four hours for her trouble. She says the most recent time when her husband threw the IVF fund in her face was when she discovered he had taken the bulk of the money—$7,000 out of $11,000—to loan to his best friend he's known since high school. The reason? The friend was complaining about his "old junk" car, and so the OP's husband took it on himself to loan him the money for a new one. "I was beyond livid I asked if he really thought that was okay and he … [Read more...] about Man bashed for making wife pay for IVF treatments since it’s her “problem”

Thousands of internet commenters were outraged after one disgruntled bride lamented over a bridesmaid who was forced to pull out of her wedding at the last minute. In a viral Reddit post published on r/AmITheA**hole, Redditor u/InternationalHand887 (otherwise referred to as the original poster, or OP) said she was married over the weekend but explained how a car accident left her without one of her bridesmaids and feeling "disregarded." Titled, "[Am I the a**hole] for getting upset that my bridesmaid friend skipped my wedding?" the post has received nearly 4,500 votes and 2,500 comments in the last day. Beginning with the disclaimer that the pandemic extended her engagement from 2019 until now, the original poster said wedding plans had been in place for years but were unfortunately dashed when one of her bridesmaids was forced to drop out. "Her fiancé got [in] a car accident and was hospitalized," OP wrote. "My friend had told me from the moment he got into the accident … [Read more...] about “Not sorry”: Bride ripped for insisting bridesmaid ditch injured fiancé