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By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Updated: 19:32 EST, 21 December 2023 Keir Starmer is now so sure of power that he is acting as if election victory is a foregone conclusion. After visiting Nato troops in Estonia, just 100 miles from the Russian border, he has set his sights on a visit to Washington for a pow wow with Joe Biden.A seemingly insurmountable poll lead, after four years of Labour Party transformation, has bolstered his confidence. The lead stems from frustration with the Tories after 13 years, Covid fallout and the narrative that Liz Truss crashed the economy.The Truss interlude…
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A hiker had to be rescued last night by a helicopter after getting lost near an erupting volcano in Iceland.The aircraft was called to the eruption site on the Reykjanes peninsula to search for the hiker, who managed to flag down the passing helicopter using SOS signals, the Icelandic coast guard said.Ásgeir Erlendsson, a spokesman for the coast guard, said it was initially reported that two people had become lost earlier in the evening on account of the person becoming separated from their gear.’The helicopter found him and took him back to town,’ Erlendsson said. ‘He had become very cold and had…
By Jessica Clark Updated: 17:21 EST, 20 December 2023 Britons will owe billions of pounds in the new year after using buy now, pay later (BNPL) to fund Christmas.Analysts estimate that shoppers will spend almost £4billion with BNPL lenders over the festive season, which would be 8.8 per cent more than last year.It will take the total amount spent in 2023 to £17billion, up more than a quarter compared to 2022.Amid fears that this will lead to a painful debt hangover in January, campaigners say shoppers ‘need to think hard before using BNPL’.Pressure is mounting on ministers to speed up…
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A British millionaire and former diplomat has been rescued after he was kidnapped in Ecuador. Colin Armstrong, 78, was snatched from his villa alongside his girlfriend Katherine Paola Santos by 15 armed men on Saturday morning and was last seen being bundled into the back of a car.A report has claimed that Mr Armstrong was targeted by a cartel after refusing to pay protection money. During his ordeal, footage of Miss Santos emerged apparently showing bomb disposal police removing a vest ‘filled with explosives’ that her kidnappers allegedly forced her to wear. She reportedly said the vest would explode if a ransom wasn’t…
By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 17:34 EST, 19 December 2023 Ruling: British Gas and E.ON are challenging Octopus’ takeover of BulbBritish Gas and E.ON can continue their legal battle over Octopus Energy’s takeover of a rival, a judge has ruled.The suppliers are challenging Octopus’ takeover of Bulb, which collapsed in 2021. Bulb’s customers helped Octopus become the UK’s third-largest domestic energy supplier behind British Gas and E.ON.The suppliers took the Government to court last year, arguing it unlawfully committed billions to propping up Bulb without considering the impact on the market. Their case was dismissed by London’s High…
The mother of New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson claims her son tried to stay in Sunday’s loss to the Dolphins before entering the concussion protocol, saying he didn’t initially tell coaches he was experiencing vision problems during his dreadful four-sack day in Miami.’Yesterday was a little bit rough, Zach took some really, really big hits and he fought through it and really tried to just stay out on the field,’ Lisa Wilson, a 50-year-old Instagram influencer, said in a video posted on the social network. ‘He didn’t want to go out, he didn’t want to stop playing — so…
Saudi Arabia’s 100-mile-long and 1,500ft-high linear megacity set to be built in the desert will be a ‘deathtrap’ for millions of migrating birds, experts have warned.The Kingdom says The Line, which will cost $1trillion to build, will be an ‘unprecedented living experience’ that preserves ‘surrounding nature’. However, conservationists have sounded the alarm over the vast project, saying it will be a deadly barrier for birds migrating between Europe and Africa each year.Concept art of The Line shows it as a futuristic mirrored construction, which Saudi Arabia says will run for 100 miles in the northwest of the kingdom.The megacity will feature…
By John Abiona Updated: 17:01 EST, 18 December 2023 Oil prices rose after BP paused shipments through the Red Sea as a rebel group ramped up attacks on vessels in the region.Global freight firms have scrambled to reroute their ships in response to Yemen’s Houthi militants, who have wreaked havoc for weeks in a series of retaliatory attacks due to Israel’s war against Hamas.In its latest act of aggression, the group launched a drone strike on a cargo vessel in the Red Sea off Yemen.As a result, BP has temporarily stopped all shipments of oil through the region. The decision…