Alabama executes death-row prisoner with nitrogen gas - "shook and trembled on the gurney for about two minutes with his body at times pulling against the restraints, followed by about six minutes of gasping breathing" vile; no civilised country does this
#Amazon UK pays corporation tax for first time since 2020 - "paid £18.7m last year, as British arm raked in sales of £27bn" what do they want, a medal?
UK went into #Covid with 'very low' intensive care capacity compared with other wealthy countries, Chris Whitty tells inquiry - a political choice by tories...
Juicy licensing deals with AI companies show that #publishers don’t really care about creators - they're happy to throw writers under the #AI bus for a bit of dosh
#Harris blames #Trump for Georgia #abortion-related death: ‘What we feared’ - "Harris points to Trump’s anti-abortion policies in what was reported as a rare ‘preventable’ abortion-linked death" yup, go for it
Jet fuel tax could raise £6bn a year in the UK, says thinktank - "Experts say ‘baffling’ lack of equivalent to fuel duty means motorists are more strongly taxed than private jet owners"
‘I’ve never been so driven’: Led By Donkeys on mocking Liz Truss, duping Matt Hancock and renaming Michelle Mone’s yacht - modern heroes...
‘Entire ecosystem’ of #fossils 8.7m years old found under Los Angeles high school - "Researchers find two sites with fossils including saber-toothed salmon and megalodon, the huge prehistoric shark"
The bar was low for him, but Donald #Trump still didn’t manage to clear it - "In his first debate with Kamala Harris, the ex-president was reduced to a rambling, incoherent, lie-filled litany of grievances" good analysis
Why stop at breakfast? We paediatricians think all of England’s primary pupils should have lunch for free - "There are increasing numbers of children with chronic health conditions. It must be on Labour's menu to help them" damn right