By Michael RaceBusiness reporter, BBC NewsChancellor Rishi Sunak has warned the next few months “will be tough” after it was revealed prices are rising at the fastest rate for 40 years.In a speech to businesses, he said the government was “ready to do more” to help households facing soaring energy, fuel and food costs.He also…
Rachel Zegler: West Side Story actress gets Oscars invitation after outcry
Image source, ReutersImage caption, Rachel Zegler attended the Baftas in London earlier this monthWest Side Story actress Rachel Zegler will attend the Oscars after all, following an outcry when she revealed she had not been invited.Zegler plays Maria in Steven Spielberg’s new adaptation of the hit musical, which is nominated for seven prizes at Sunday’s…
Greenham Common: The women who fought to ban the bomb
In 1981, Ann Pettitt organised a women-led march from the Welsh capital Cardiff to the airbase at Greenham Common in Berkshire, England, to protest against American nuclear-tipped cruise missiles being sited there.Some women stayed and set up a peace camp outside the airbase, which expanded to thousands at its peak, involving women from all over…
Biden says he’s in talks with Sen. Joe Manchin and believes they’ll ‘bridge our differences and advance the Build Back Better plan’
President Joe Biden said he believes Democrats will pass the Build Back Better Act. Biden said he is working with Sen. Joe Manchin and believes they will come to an agreement. The $2 trillion social-spending plan needs the support of every Democratic senator to pass. Loading Something is loading. President Joe Biden said Thursday the…