“If this trend keeps happening one or two years down the line, I don’t know,” she said. “We can’t keep buying food [and] if people can’t afford to donate the food then we’ll struggle.” Loki Stokes, the food bank’s food logistics manager, added that he has “never seen our stock this low”. “We try to…
Families are skipping meals to make ends meet during the school holidays, a charity has warned. FareShare Sussex & Surrey says some parents are facing extra food costs as children cannot access free school meals over the summer break. Dan Slatter, chief executive of the charity, told the BBC there was a “mountain of need….
A tropical storm swirling in the US Gulf is expected to bring heavy rainfall and a “life-threatening storm surge” to the south-east of the country, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Tropical Storm Bertha was located about 105 miles (165km) south of Panama City, Florida, carrying windspeeds of 40mph (65 km/h) on Monday. “Bertha…
The Red Sea has become crucial for oil shipments from Saudi Arabia during the US-Israeli war with Iran, which has led to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf. It comes a week after the most significant escalation in the largely dormant conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia since an…
The US military says it has begun a new round of strikes against Iran to “further degrade” its capabilities to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The strikes – the 10th consecutive night of attacks – come after US President Donald Trump vowed to punish Iran for the deaths of US soldiers, two of…
German public broadcaster ZDF is under fire after canceling the planned live performance of an “anti-fascist” song in one of its popular comedy programs. ZDF dropped plans to air “Keine Angst” (No Fear), the new song by rapper Danger Dan and classical musician Igor Levit, in its weekly current affairs satire show Die Anstalt. The…
One of the most notorious figures in Mexico’s drug cartels, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, will spend the rest of his life in prison, a US judge has ruled, two years after the kingpin was lured to the US in an elaborate sting operation. The 76-year-old, who founded the Sinaloa Cartel with Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán,…
Chinese online retail giant AliExpress has been fined a record €550m (£467m) by the EU for allowing the sale of illegal products such as unsafe toys and fake clothes. The European Commission said AliExpress has fallen short of its legal obligations “diligently assess” the risk of illegal, unsafe or fake goods on its platform. “The…
Chris Rock’s Misty Green; Lauren Miller Rogen’s comedy drama Babies, starring Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Issa Rae, Dan Stevens, Zach Cherry and Kate Berlant; and Courteney Cox’s true crime thriller Evil Genius are set for world premieres at the Toronto Film Festival as part of its high-profile Gala sidebar of possible future Oscar contenders. Peter…
One of Africa’s most ambitious energy infrastructure projects has finally been signed off at the highest level, with West African leaders formally endorsing the long-awaited Nigeria-Morocco Atlantic Gas Pipeline. “Don’t be surprised when the gas comes your way,” quipped Julius Maada Bio, Sierra Leone’s president and the current head of West Africa regional bloc Ecowas,…
