Month: October 2022

On Tuesday, November 1, the average price of electricity in Spain drops by 16.52 per cent.   The average price of electricity for regulated rate customers linked to the wholesale market in Spain will fall by 16.52 per cent on Tuesday, November 1, compared to this Monday, October 31. Specifically, it will stand at €136.49/MWh. According to provisional data from the Operator of the Iberian Energy Market (OMIE), in the auction, […]

The Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna Marin, hinted that nuclear weapons could be deployed on Finnish soil should the country’s application to join NATO be approved.   It was recently reported by a newspaper in Helsinki that nuclear weapons could soon be stationed on Finland’s border with Russia if the country’s bid to join NATO is approved. Should it come to that, it is bound to anger Moscow. Nuclear missiles launched from […]

Plans for new strike action have been announced by the union that represents autonomous transport workers in Spain.   The Platform for the Defence of the Transport Sector, the organisation of autonomous carriers that convened strike action across Spain back in March, has today, Monday, October 31, announced a new strike. Shippers continue to pay rates below cost it maintained, forcing drivers to load and unload their lorries. This violates […]

The movement of ships along the Ukrainian grain corridor has been suspended by the Russian Defence Ministry.   As reported this evening, Monday, October 31, by TASS news agency, Russia has suspended the movement of ships along the security corridor defined by the Black Sea Initiative. The Russian Defence Ministry reportedly stated that until the situation regarding the so-called terrorist acts committed by Ukraine against warships and civilian ships in […]

The home secretary is accused of declining advice on how to combat overcrowding in migrant centres.

24-year-old Lee Jihan, the South Korean K-Pop singer and actor was among those killed in the Seoul Halloween stampede tragedy.   As confirmed on Sunday, October 30, by two agencies representing the star, Lee Jihan, the 24-year-old South Korean K-Pop singer and actor was among those killed in the stampede that occurred in Seoul. At least 150 mostly young people are reported to have perished in the tragic incident in […]

Any grain deal without the involvement of Russia is ‘risky and dangerous’ said the Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov.   Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today, Monday, October 31, that any deal to export grain from the ports of Ukraine without the participation of Russia is hardly feasible. His comments came after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced his intention to continue the implementation of the ‘grain deal’ without the participation of Moscow. […]

Denia’s ferry company Baleària, which runs services between the mainland and the Balearics, has started construction on a “greener passenger cargo ferry.” The company announced on Monday, October 31 that it had contracted with the Armon shipyards in Gijón to build its second fast ferry, this time powered by natural gas engines. Expected to begin operating in 2024, the ship will be named after pioneering biochemist Margarita Salas, famous in […]

The discovery of suspected a grenade led to New Street station in Birmingham being evacuated.   A security alert was triggered this afternoon, Monday, October 31, after a grenade was discovered on Platform 1 of Birmingham’s New Street station. The busy train hub was immediately evacuated, with members of the public reporting that they were instructed to “get “as far away from the building as possible”. As a result of […]