12+ hour, 36+ min ago   (703+ words) A vast wildfire threatening Bordeaux has pushed France into a race against time, with firefighters warned they have only a narrow window to contain the blaze before rising temperatures once again turn the landscape into a tinderbox. The Gironde inferno,…...

15+ hour, 37+ min ago   (800+ words) If someone had suggested a few years ago that one of America’s best-known conservative commentators would be interviewing Russian state media personalities in Moscow while another toured wartime Ukraine, most people would have dismissed it as political satire. Yet that…...

12+ hour, 59+ min ago   (334+ words) A Google Business Profile places a business in local search results and in the map pack, the cluster of three listings that appears above organic results for most location-based queries. According to BrightLocal’s research on local pack ranking factors, GBP…...

16+ hour, 14+ min ago   (407+ words) AstraZeneca has reported resilient first-half growth, with strong demand for its cancer treatments helping offset weaker sales in other parts of its portfolio as the pharmaceutical giant stepped up investment in future medicines. The Cambridge-based drugmaker said revenue rose 6% at…...

15+ hour, 5+ min ago   (514+ words) Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Iran of already being a participant in Russia’s war against Ukraine, arguing that Tehran’s supply of drones, technology and military assistance to Moscow represents a direct contribution to the conflict. In an interview with Sky News,…...

15+ hour, 54+ min ago   (396+ words) Gold prices rose to some extent on Monday, supported by a weaker US dollar and a broad decline in global bond yields, as markets reacted to the latest developments in the Middle East. Easing tensions in the region, as the…...

16+ hour, 23+ min ago   (320+ words) The wildfire threatening France’s Bordeaux region has entered a more dangerous and unpredictable phase after generating a rare “fire cloud” capable of creating its own weather system and accelerating the spread of the blaze. Authorities say the fire has produced…...

18+ hour, 21+ min ago   (429+ words) London-based heating, plumbing and drainage company 0800 Homefix has expanded its team of Gas Safe registered engineers following a sustained increase in demand for emergency home services across the capital and the wider South East. The company, which covers London and…...

21+ hour, 32+ min ago   (493+ words) Bitcoin is undergoing a mild correction and is currently trading around $65,000 after briefly approaching the $67,000 area. The pullback has not yet indicated particularly strong selling pressure, but it does reflect a return of cautious sentiment as ETF flows temporarily reverse…...

20+ hour, 39+ min ago   (553+ words) Andy Burnham’s government is coming under increasing pressure to curb Britain’s rising welfare bill as the number of people claiming disability benefits reaches record levels, intensifying a politically sensitive debate over how to balance fiscal discipline with support for vulnerable…...