The boss of PwC India is calling for a place on the company’s global top list

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. PwC’s Indian boss is lobbying for a seat on the Big Four’s global executive committee, along with his counterpart in China, arguing that the rapid growth of its business and the increasing importance of the … Read more

easyJet new flights from Liverpool include ‘the place to go’

People planning a holiday later this year will be spoiled for choice with five new routes from Liverpool John Lennon Airport. The budget airline easyJet will fly from Speke airport to Prague, Marrakesh, Malta, Berlin and Fuerteventura from this winter. The airline is already on offer and will fly to Prague three times a week … Read more

Mother ‘shamed by flight attendant’ loses twelfth place after holding back two things

Jennifer Louise, 42, was left feeling ‘humiliated’ and ’embarrassed’ after a flight attendant insisted her armrest should be lowered and claimed weight was ‘all about life choices’. Jennifer Louise before her weight loss(Jennifer Louise/SWNS) A mother left devastated after being shamed on the flight has lost 12 stone. Jennifer Louise, 42, was traveling back from … Read more

LIVE: Major road closed by police outside Asda with forensic tent in place

A main road in Salford was closed by police this morning following a serious incident. Great Cheetham Street East Broughton Village was closed after an incident in the early hours. Police attended the scene and blocked the road in both directions, a Greater Manchester Police spokesperson confirmed. The nature of the incident has not yet … Read more

FTSE 100 reshuffle: Ocado and St James’s Place gone, and one surprise newcomer

Thursday June 6, 2024 10:20 am Part Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp E-mail Share via email FTSE 100 rebalances take place four times a year, with Ocado and St James’s Place the losers this time Ocado and St James’s Place have been moved from … Read more

Countries around the world have a big opportunity to put in place stronger plans to achieve the global target of tripling renewable energy by 2030 – News – IEA

The IEA report shows that countries’ ambitions and implementation plans are not yet in line with the key objectives of COP28, but that governments have tools to go further in the coming months through the NDC process A new analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that in the coming months countries have a … Read more

NASA discovers an Earth-sized planet just 40 light-years away, which is ‘not a bad place’ to hunt for life

An illustration of the newly discovered Earth-sized exoplanet Gliese 12

Scientists using a NASA space telescope have discovered a tantalizing world. It’s about the size of Earth, is remarkably close to our solar system, and could be comfortable for life as we know it. The extrasolar planet, or ‘exoplanet’, called Gliese 12 b, orbits a small and cool red dwarf star located only about 40 … Read more

NASA space telescope finds Earth-sized exoplanet that’s ‘not a bad place’ to hunt for life

A red orb toward the top left of the screen and an Earth-looking world toward the bottom right.

Scientists using a NASA space telescope have discovered a tantalizing world. It’s about the size of Earth, is remarkably close to our solar system, and could be comfortable for life as we know it. The extrasolar planet, or ‘exoplanet’, called Gliese 12 b, orbits a small and cool red dwarf star located only about 40 … Read more