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One in nine new homes in England built in areas of flood risk, study shows

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T00:01:53+00:00

Figures from Aviva also show number of homes being built in risky areas is risingOne in nine new homes in England built between 2022 and 2024 were constructed in areas that could now be at risk of flooding, according to new data.The figures show the number of homes being built in risky areas is on the rise – a previous analysis showed that between 2013 and 2022, one in 13 new homes were in potential flooding zones. Continue reading...

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UK shoppers warned over spread of harmful and illegal skin lightening kits

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T00:01:53+00:00

Many products contain substances banned because of serious and sometimes irreversible health risks, says CTSIIllegal skin lightening products are being sold in an increasingly wide range of UK outlets, including butchers, specialist food shops and small grocery stores, trading standards officers have warned.The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) is warning that many of the products contain substances that are banned because of the serious risks they pose to health, including skin damage, infections and pregnancy complications. Continue reading...

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Training more Britons may not cut net migration or plug skills shortages, study finds

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T00:01:52+00:00

Local workers can be difficult to attract because of poor pay and conditions, say researchersKeir Starmer’s plan to force employers to be less reliant on overseas staff and instead train UK-based workers may not lower net migration, researchers have found.Skill shortages are just one of the factors contributing to employers’ demand for migrant workers, according to the University of Oxford’s Migration Observatory. Continue reading...

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L’avvertimento di Vance all’Iran: “Rifiuta le linee rosse di Trump”

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T00:00:53+00:00

Ginevra, tensione durante il negoziato sul nucleare, ma Araghchi: “Si è aperta una finestra”. Pessimismo al tavolo tra Russia e Ucraina. Kiev: “Poche aspettative”. Nuovi raid di Mosca

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Centinaia di aerei Usa pronti a colpire. Russi e cinesi si esercitano con Teheran

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T00:00:00+00:00

Escalation nel Golfo dove ieri sono arrivate diverse decine di F-35 a rinforzare l’Armada. Khamenei minaccia le portaerei. I pasdaran minacciano la chiusura dello Stretto di Hormuz, snodo del commercio mondiale

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Bollette, bonus oltre i 110 euro. Manca l’ok della Ue sugli sconti

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T00:00:00+00:00

Arriva in Consiglio dei ministri il contributo una tantum per le famiglie più povere. Si tratta fino all’ultimo sulle norme per le imprese, contatti Fitto-Pichetto

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Man charged with murder after Merrylands stabbing spree had allegedly absconded from hospital

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-17T23:45:34+00:00

Sydney health authorities say 25-year-old accused ‘absconded from care while being transferred from Cumberland to Westmead hospital’ 10 days earlierFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has been charged with murder after a stabbing attack in Sydney’s west that killed a man and left two people critically injured.The 25-year-old accused had absconded from health care 10 days before the attack while being transferred between hospitals, authorities said. Continue reading...

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ЗСУ розгромили НАТО на навчаннях: в The Telegraph вказали, що має зробити Британія

Fonte: UNIAN (General) · Pubblicato: 2026-02-17T23:35:00+00:00

Результати навчань НАТО "Hedgehog 2025" у Східній Європі показали, що британська бригада була фактично знищена українськими операторами дронів.

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Donald Trump annonce 36 milliards de dollars d’investissements japonais aux Etats-Unis

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-02-17T23:29:21+00:00

Fin juillet, les deux pays avaient signé un accord commercial prévoyant une limitation à des droits de douane en échange d’un investissement de la part des entreprises japonaises. Les trois premiers projets concernent l’énergie et l’intelligence artificielle.

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«Яндекс» может на треть увеличить сумму дивидендов за 2025 год

Fonte: Vedomosti – All Articles · Pubblicato: 2026-02-17T23:01:05+00:00

Менеджмент «Яндекса» планирует вынести на рассмотрение совета директоров предложение по выплате дивидендов в размере 110 руб. на акцию. Об этом говорится в финансовых результатах компании за IV квартал 2025 г. и весь 2025 г. по МСФО. Это на 37,5% больше, чем было годом ранее: тогда она выплатила своим владельцам 80 руб. за бумагу. Дивиденды могут быть увеличены за счет роста  выручки в 2025 г. на 32% до 1,44 трлн руб. и скорректированной чистой прибыли – на 40% до 141,4 млрд руб., объясняется в документе. Там же уточняется, что Скорректированная EBITDA «Яндекса» за год прибавила 49% до 280,8 м

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Curling e pattini firmano il boom degli ascolti tv

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-02-17T23:01:00+00:00

Bene anche lo sci, cresce lo streaming. Per l’oro in gigante di Brignone 4,5 milioni di spettatori, 2,5 per Lollobrigida nei 3.000

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В 2025 году на финансирование дорожной сети потратили 3,3 трлн рублей

Fonte: Vedomosti – All Articles · Pubblicato: 2026-02-17T22:48:25+00:00

Объем финансирования дорожной сети в России в 2025 г. сохранился на уровне 2024 г. и составил 3,3 трлн руб. Об этом сообщил министр транспорта РФ Андрей Никитин на заседании комитета Госдумы по транспорту и развитию транспортной инфраструктуры 17 февраля. Из этой суммы 1,4 трлн – это средства федерального бюджета, 1,9 трлн – региональных и местных бюджетов, пояснил министр.

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US judge blocks deportation of Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-17T22:47:58+00:00

Mahdawi, arrested last year during US citizenship interview, says he is ‘grateful to the court for honoring the rule of law’An immigration judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting Mohsen Mahdawi, a 34-year-old Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist who was arrested by federal agents last year during a US citizenship interview in Vermont.Lawyers for Mahdawi gave details of the decision in a court filing on Tuesday with a federal appeals court in New York, which had been reviewing a ruling that led to his release from immigration custody in April. Continue read

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Oscar-nominated co-writer of It Was Just an Accident released from Iranian prison

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-17T22:44:50+00:00

Mehdi Mahmoudian released 17 days after arrest for signing a statement condemning Iran’s supreme leader and regime’s protest crackdownMehdi Mahmoudian, the Oscar-nominated cowriter of It Was Just an Accident, has been released from an Iranian prison 17 days after his arrest, according to local media reports.Mahmoudian was arrested in Tehran shortly after signing a statement condemning Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the regime’s violent crackdown on demonstrators. On Tuesday, he was released from the Nowshahr prison, along with two other signatories of the statement, Vida Ra

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With Witkoff and Kushner, Trump Bets on Diplomacy Without Diplomats

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-17T22:44:15+00:00

President Trump’s most trusted envoys are at the center of the Iran and Ukraine negotiations, an approach that has sidelined the State Department and the National Security Council.

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News live: Canavan says Hanson ‘not fit to lead’ a major party after inflammatory comments about Muslim Australians

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-17T22:35:14+00:00

Backlash follows One Nation leader’s statements on Sky News on Monday night. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPauline Hanson says people ‘warming to our policies’ amid frustrations with two major partiesThe One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, was just interviewed on the ABC after a surge in popularity in recent polls.I think people are looking at our policies, what we want to do for the country and for people … People are warming to our policies and I am pleased to see that they want to vote for One Nation now because they don’t trust the two ma

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Triple the pressure, triple the glory.

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-17T22:26:07+00:00

Ami Nakai of Japan leads after the short program ahead of a talented field, including the American Alysa Liu, who is third.

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Winter storm brings ‘very heavy’ snow and more rain to California

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-17T22:19:50+00:00

Avalanche warning for Sierra Nevadas while southern California experiences heavy rain and floodingCalifornia is being blanketed by a winter storm that has brought the coldest air mass in three years to the state – along with heavy snowfall, road closures and power outages.Two Pacific storms are expected to bring more than three feet of snow to the Sierra Nevadas and heavy rainfall to lower elevation parts of the state, including Los Angeles and San Diego, where flooding could occur in recent burn scars. Continue reading...

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Всегда за, но иногда против: депутаты Госдумы ставят рекорд по единодушию

Fonte: Vedomosti – All Articles · Pubblicato: 2026-02-17T22:16:53+00:00

Нынешний, VIII, созыв Госдумы к старту своей последней сессии (закончится в июле) оказался самым лояльным за всю историю нижней палаты парламента. Даже среди оппозиционных фракций депутаты лишь в 3,7% случаев выступали против предлагаемых решений, а в ходе 92,5% голосований поддерживали предложения из думской повестки. Это следует из открытых данных, которые изучили «Ведомости» (см. врез «Как мы считали»).

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