Northamptonshire county council bans spending on almost all services A Conservative-run county council has signalled it is close to effective bankruptcy after admitting that “severe financial challenges” mean it is unable to meet its financial obligations in the current year.Northamptonshire Read more
Home Office to consult on extending civil partnerships to straight couples or scrapping them altogether Via: Government to review civil partnerships in proposed marriage shake-up
Performance and looks are of no interest – I just need something for £2,000 or lessEvery week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the Read more
Italian artist Emanuela Di Filippo uses oil pastels to create sinuous images of women wearing bold outfits in the style of Biba, the swinging 60s fashion store set up by Barbara Hulanicki. Influenced by the vibrant colours of artist Sonia Read more
No importó la seguridad nacional. Tampoco las advertencias del FBI, del Departamento de Justicia y de la Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional. El presidente Donald Trump abrió este viernes una crisis institucional al desclasificar “por su significativo interés público” el informe Read more
El meteorito C Tangana despegó de México. En el Barba Azul, un salón de baile de un barrio popular de la capital, grabó en junio el videoclip del primer single, Mala Mujer, de su primer disco con una multinacional, Ídolo, Read more
Mehr Wärmepumpen, weniger Ölkessel: Gemessen an den Absatzzahlen der Heizindustrie erreicht die Energiewende jetzt den Wärmemarkt. Doch der schöne Schein trügt. Denn echte Fortschritte werden teuer. Via: Die Energiewende erreicht jetzt den Heizungskeller
Mindestens 11.000 türkische und mehr als 14.000 kurdische Radikale leben in der Bundesrepublik. Sie sind unversöhnlich und häufig gewaltätig. Der Einmarsch der Türkei in Nordsyrien verschärft die Lage. Via: Wie ein innertürkischer Konflikt in Deutschland ausgetragen wird
Trump has reaffirmed his 'special' relationship with Britain after speaking with Theresa May in Davos Via: Donald Trump 'not worried' about threat of mass protests against his visit to UK
Tariq Ramadan, adviser to the UK government, held in custody over French hotel attack claimsThe prominent Swiss academic Tariq Ramadan, a professor of contemporary Islamic studies at the University of Oxford, has been charged with rape and ordered to remain Read more