Blackpool contains one of the most deprived areas to turn to the Conservatives in Britain’s last general election. But with costs rising, there are already signs of cracks in that support.
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Blackpool Shows Challenges for New U.K. Leader Liz Truss
Blackpool contains one of the most deprived areas to turn to the Conservatives in Britain’s last general election. But with costs rising, there are already signs of cracks in that support.
A Good Issue for Democrats
Despite the large partisan gaps on many aspects of Covid, Americans give Democrats higher marks for pandemic management than Republicans.
Larry the Cat Will Stay at No. 10 Downing Street
The chief mouser to the Cabinet Office will remain in 10 Downing Street even after Britain welcomes Liz Truss as prime minister.
How One Couple Uprooted Their Life to Open an Inn in the Catskills
In early 2020, Maureen McNamara and her wife, Jennifer Stark, traded in their popular restaurant in Michigan for an inn nestled in the Catskill Mountains of New York. The inn opened just days before the pandemic was declared.
China Imposes More Covid Lockdowns, Stoking Anxiety
Nearly every province has recorded infections in recent days, leaving some 60 million residents locked down. Weariness is growing by the day as the restrictions go on seemingly without end.
Office Drama
Labor Day has become a flash point for big companies who want workers to return to the office.
Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Gets More Prison Time
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the politician and Nobel laureate, was found guilty of election fraud on Friday, a sign that the junta has no intention of easing its pressure on her.
China Locks Down Chengdu as Covid Cases Rise
The drastic response to a rise in Covid cases adds to the pressures facing Sichuan Province, which already had been dealing with drought, heat and wildfires.
Your Thursday Briefing: How Authoritarians See Mikhail Gorbachev
Plus the decline in American life expectancy and the latest on Typhoon Hinnamnor.