Thousands of homes in Cornwall still without power or water days after Storm Goretti

Thousands of homes in Cornwall still without power or water days after Storm Goretti

Lib Dem MP hits out at Commons speaker for failing to grant him right to call for national emergency response Thousands of homes in the south-west of England were still without power or water on Monday in the aftermath of Storm Goretti. It has been four days since Goretti brought gusts of almost 100 mph and a rare red warning for “dangerous, stormy” winds, but the continued disruption has led one Cornish MP to call for a “national emergency”. Continue reading...

Inside Iran’s protests and the young people “ready to die” for freedom

Inside Iran’s protests and the young people “ready to die” for freedom

Iran’s foreign minister insists the situation is “under total control.” But reports inside Iran tell a different story, with human rights groups warning of hundreds killed and thousands arrested as the regime tries to crush a new wave of nationwide protests. Internet blackouts make verification difficult, yet glimpses of the streets show anger not just at the authorities but at the symbols of state-backed power.