Sir Salman Rushdie brought a stabbing attack that left him with “life-changing” injuries on himself, Iran has said. The country’s foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said on Monday that “Salman Rushdie and his supporters are to blame for what happened to him”. He added: “Freedom of speech does not justify Salman Rushdie’s insults upon religion
Month: August 2022
Scientists have successfully altered the blood type of three donor kidneys – a breakthrough that could increase the supply of kidneys available for transplant, particularly for ethnic minority groups who are less likely to find a match. A kidney from someone with an A blood type cannot be transplanted to someone with a B blood
Anne Heche has been “peacefully taken off life support” nine days after suffering a severe brain injury in a car crash, a representative of the US actress confirmed. Heche, 53, drove her car into a house in Los Angeles and has been in hospital since. She had been classified as “legally dead according to California
The UK is braced for several days of thunderstorms after a hot weekend which saw parts of the country grapple with wildfires – but the change in weather is likely to bring more danger rather than relief, meteorologists have warned. A lack of rain and high temperatures have caused drought conditions which have turned much
Ministers are urging all broadband providers to offer “social tariffs” allowing low-income households to receive discounted mobile and internet deals to ease the pressure of rising living costs. A new service, which will go live this week and be run by the Department for Work and Pensions, will allow internet providers to verify, with customers’
“Without the electricity, Isaac would die. That’s no exaggeration. So I have to pay, no matter what the cost.” For Maxine Rothchester, keeping the power on in her house is literally a matter of life or death. She has looked after Isaac since he was eight months old. He’s now nearly nine, but his condition
Sir Keir Starmer has pledged that people will not “pay a penny more” on their winter energy bills as he prepares to unveil Labour’s plan for easing the cost of living crisis. Before a full announcement on Monday, the Labour leader says his party’s £29bn energy plan will save the typical family £1,000 immediately, get
With his long black hair flowing beneath a traditional cap and over his masked face, a Taliban guard, machine gun in hand, indicated I should follow the doctor. I realised then we were to have his company for the duration of our stay. A peculiar development and an unusual experience, but one that was
Sir Salman Rushdie suffered “life-changing” injuries when he was stabbed, but has been “able to say a few words” and retains his “usual feisty and defiant sense of humour”, his son has said. The 75-year-old author was airlifted to hospital and underwent hours of surgery following the attack on stage in Chautauqua, New York state,
Saudi oil giant Aramco has revealed profits of $48.4bn (£40bn) for the second quarter of 2022 – a 90% year-on-year increase. The sum has broken the firm’s quarterly profit record set in May, with soaring energy prices driven by Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine resulting in windfalls to oil producers. The $48.4bn figure is higher
Sir Keir Starmer is tomorrow expected to call for the energy price cap to be frozen this autumn as households across the UK feel the pinch amid the cost of living crisis. The Labour leader will say the price cap, which is the maximum that firms in England, Wales and Scotland can charge an average
A new “national mission” has been announced to tackle dementia in memory of the late Dame Barbara Windsor. Boris Johnson said the government will commit an extra £95m in research funding, meeting a manifesto commitment to double funding for research into treatment to £160m by 2024. The prime minister has issued an appeal for a
A suspected meteor streaking across the sky in the US has been caught on camera. Residents in northern Utah said they heard a loud “boom” on Saturday morning. The noise was also reported in the neighbouring state of Idaho. Image: A light streaking across the sky can clearly be seen in a clip captured by
A gunman has opened fire at a bus stop in Jerusalem’s Old City, killing three and wounding seven. It happened early on Sunday as the group of Israelis were waiting in a car park near the Western Wall, considered the holiest site for Jews to pray. Image: Israeli officers check a bus following the incident
An FBI report has concluded Alec Baldwin pulled the trigger of the gun that killed a cinematographer on the Rust film set. Baldwin accidentally shot Halyna Hutchins while they were filming the movie in October 2021 – but always maintained he did not actually pull the trigger. However, a newly completed forensics investigation by the FBI says
A call has been made to demilitarise the area around a Ukrainian nuclear plant to avoid “irreparable consequences”. The western city of Nikopol has undergone daily bombardment for most of the past week, with people killed and buildings destroyed. The area lies across the Dnieper River from Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, and both Russia