Number of learner drivers soar but schools struggle to keep up
This year, driving pupil registrations have seen a 5 per cent increase, as revealed by AA figures, pointing towards a rising need for jobs in the sector. Remarkably, Salisbury and…
Sony’s PlayStation Network suffers hourslong outage, irking videogamers
LONDON — Sony’s PlayStation Network went down for hours on Tuesday, frustrating gamers around the world who complained they weren’t able to sign in to their accounts. PlayStation Network said…
Israel calls for evacuations in Lebanon as Hezbollah denies ground incursion began
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military on Tuesday warned people to evacuate nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities hours after announcing the start of ground operations against Hezbollah. The militant group…
Minimum wage in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, P.E.I. increases
The minimum wage in four provinces is going up today. The rate in Ontario is rising by 65 cents to $17.20 an hour, an increase tied to inflation. Saskatchewan’s minimum…
OBR is waking up to fact mass migration is NOT good for Western economies – Matt Goodwin analysis
The Office of Budget Responsibility is waking up to the fact mass migration is not necessarily good for Britain, Matt Goodwin has said. The University professor and data analyst was…
Ontario politicians to make annual trip to rural expo in Lindsay, Ont.
LINDSAY, Ont. — Ontario politicians are set to make their annual pilgrimage to the International Plowing Match today. The expo will be held in Lindsay, Ont., this year and is…
‘Robbing old pensioners!’ Labour lambasted by Tory MP in furious rant about winter fuel cuts
Tory MP Anna Firth has hit out at Labour’s decision to slash Winter Fuel Payments to pensioners. Speaking on GB News, she said Sir Keir Starmer’s party are “robbing old…
Maternal RSV vaccination, antibody therapy urged in new WHO recommendations
The World Health Organization on Tuesday recommended maternal vaccination and the use of an antibody therapy to prevent respiratory synctial virus (RSV) in infants. The recommendations, to administer both the…
Hurricane John flooding leaves 17 dead, villages devastated in Mexico
Along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, floodwaters receded on Monday, leaving behind devastated towns and 17 dead, after John struck the coast once as a hurricane and again as a tropical…
Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities near border
The Israeli military has warned nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities to evacuate, hours after launching what it said was a limited ground incursion against the Hezbollah militant group. Hezbollah…