Bat safety shed will cost £100m, says HS2 chairman

Sir Jon Thompson tells a conference there is "no evidence high-speed trains interfere with bats".

Why does it cost £100m for HS2 to protect bats?

Questions have been asked after HS2 said it had to apply for more than 8,000 consents.

HS2 spent £100mn on tunnel to protect rare bats

Kilometre stretch of steel mesh one of many planning requirements that has driven up costs, says project chair

World - Financial Times - November 7

Democrats try to force Ethics Committee to release Gaetz report

Bipartisan House Ethics Committee were deadlocked along party lines on whether to release a report on its investigation of Matt Gaetz, Trump's attorney general pick.

Car transporters face big costs and fines from German safety standards

Industry says new rules on how vehicles are lashed to trailers are latest example of cumbersome red tape

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Saoirse Ronan says reaction to women's safety comment is 'wild'

Actress Saoirse Ronan responded to comments by Paul Mescal and Eddie Redmayne on The Graham Norton Show.

Former PlayStation Worldwide chairman says the the future of the industry no longer belongs to the big players

Learn why the former chairman of PlayStation Worldwide says Web3 gaming will bring badly needed innovation back to the game industry.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 8

Train safety system failed before fatal crash, report says

David Tudor Evans died after the crash and four others were seriously injured.

Paul Mescal says Saoirse Ronan was 'spot on' over women's safety comments

Saoirse Ronan's comments about women's safety last month trended on social media for days.

Anthony Foxx says safety regs shouldn't be feared in making way for innovation

Politics - Politico - 7 hours ago

US gets $100m settlement for Baltimore bridge collapse

The US justice department sued the owners of the Dali container ship after it crashed into a bridge in Baltimore in March.

Displaced Gaza girl, 6, who carried sister to safety says she wants to go back and see her family

Qamar Subuh carried her sister Sumaya home to Al Bureij after taking her to the hospital in central Gaza in a viral video that many felt underscored the impact Israel's assault has had on ...

Stewart Rhodes's ex-wife, son say they fear for their safety if Trump pardons Oath Keepers founder

The ex-wife and son of the founder of the Oath Keepers are expressing concern that their safety could be compromised if former President Trump pardons Stewart Rhodes in a potential second term. ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Kyle Hamilton injury update: Ravens lose safety in win vs. Bengals; ankle sprain 'not super serious,' HC says

The All-Pro left late in the first half and did not return

Sports - CBS Sports - November 8

Saoirse Ronan ‘absolutely right’ about women’s safety fears, says Gladiator combat trainer

Paul Biddiss, who trained Paul Mescal and Day of the Jackal star Eddie Redmayne, says streetwise women are more aware of surveillance and harder to follow. He has trained would-be assassins and ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Surge in UK borrowing costs is not a repeat of the 'mini-budget' crisis, economists say

"It isn't anything like we saw with the Trussonomics mini-budget when that spike really was high after those unfunded tax cuts came in," one analyst said.

Business - CNBC - November 1

VW boss Blume says company's cost-cutting goals are set

World - Yahoo News - November 3

Cost of Mpox Shot Deters Americans at Risk, Critics Say

The epidemic in Africa continues to grow, prompting fears of another outbreak in the U.S. But the vaccine is no longer free, and vulnerable people are going without.

Health - The New York Times - November 4

BT says UK Budget will lift costs by £100mn as it lowers revenue guidance

Chief executive Allison Kirkby calls increase a ‘new inflationary pressure that we need to suffer in our business’

World - Financial Times - November 7

Ukrainian Soldiers Say Trump's Peace Push Could Come With a Huge Cost

A rapid conclusion to the war now would likely leave Kyiv with the rough end of the deal.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 8

'Outside the box' - Boss Beard says penalty decision cost Reds derby

Liverpool manager Matt Beard says the officials "let them down" after referee Abigail Byrne awarded a penalty to Everton when Fuka Nagano clipped Honoka Hayashi as replays showed the foul appeared ...

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