Ukraine needs another satellite internet service, but a decent alternative to Elon Musk’s network doesn’t exist – yet. Read full story Author:
Students like new tenancy freedoms – but landlords warn of higher rents
The Renters’ Rights Act gives greater flexibility to leave a tenancy but the changes have posed challenges for student landlords. Read full story Author:
The penguins are noisy, the people fantastic – what it takes to be an Antarctic postmaster
George Clarke from Bristol will run the post office at Port Lockroy in Antarctica from October to March. Read full story Author:
Israel to close West Bank crossings on election day as crackdown escalates
The Israeli Defense Forces announces restrictions on the movement of Palestinian workers in the run-up to Tuesday’s election. Read full story Author:
Budget to include £1bn for social and affordable housing
The move will take funding for the 10-year programme to more than £40bn. Read full story Author:
From Russian cages to Irish sanctuary: The five-year rescue journey of Bu and Tyapa
For Bu and Tyapa, the five-year journey from Russia to the Irish countryside was anything but straightforward. Read full story Author:
‘I entered foster care at 14 and it saved my life’
A woman says fostering “saved her life” as a campaign launches to tackle a shortage of carers. Read full story Author:
Clayface star says uncomfortable prosthetics helped his performance
Tom Rhys Harries says he spent half his time on set with the make-up team. Read full story Author:
How The Beatles found their drummer at Butlin’s
Ringo Starr was in a band at Butlin’s Skegness in 1962 when Lennon and McCartney paid a visit. Read full story Author:
A New Level of Threat and Fear Risks Pushing the U.S. and Iran Back to Full War
With new intelligence and the possibility of all sides seeking pretexts for action, the war in Iran is entering a dangerous phase ahead of elections in the United States and …
Iranians Face Anxious Wait as Threat of Attack Looms
The United States and Israel have drawn up plans to renew strikes against Iran, creating a sense of dread among war-weary residents. Go to Source Author: Farnaz Fassihi and Leily …
Prop. 37 offers $25 billion to homebuyers to help with a down payment. Here’s the catch
California’s Prop. 37 could provide $25 billion for homebuyer down payments. Learn how the middle-class housing measure works and its key caveats. Read full story Author: Audrey McGlinchy
Trump wants to strip California of coastal protections unless state yields to list of demands
Future federal funding of California’s coastal management program is suspended, “unless and until the identified deficiencies are satisfactorily addressed.” Read full story Author: Rosanna Xia
Exceptionally high tides will swamp California, ‘likely to get worse before it gets better’
Exceptionally high tides are set to hit California as early this weekend, sending officials scrambling to prepare for another onslaught along the state’s already battered coast. Significant coastal flooding is …
AOC, Newsom and Jeffries swing through California to help Democrats in tight races
Top Democratic and Republican leaders are sweeping through California as the Nov. 3 election approaches, evidence of the state’s pivotal role in deciding which party will control the U.S. House …
Torrential rains hit Orange County, send visitors scrambling for cover at Disneyland
A powerful, brief downpour sent Disneyland visitors scrambling for cover Friday night, closed rides and flooded parts of Frontierland as workers tried to clear backed-up drains. Read full story Author: …
Hope and despair simmer among California Republicans ahead of election day
Hope and despair simmers among California Republicans as election day approaches. Read full story Author: Nicole Nixon
Sheriff Chad Bianco asks Riverside County to foot legal bills over ballot seizure
The saga over Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s seizure of hundreds of thousands of special election ballots has taken another turn, as a dispute looms over who should foot the …
Alaska Election Gambit Shows Justice Dept. Has Bowed to Trump’s Demands
With moves in Alaska and California, the department has stepped up interventions in the midterm elections as the president’s instrument of unmediated executive power. Go to Source Author: Glenn Thrush, …
‘This is not normal’: Feds demand California counties set aside ‘likely’ noncitizen ballots
The Justice Department sent letters to county elections offices statewide Friday demanding they segregate ballots from voters the Trump administration believes are not U.S. citizens. Read full story Author: Brittny …