UK Funeral Costs Hit Record High
The average cost of a basic funeral in the UK has hit a record high of £4,285, a 3.5% increase from last year, forcing many families to use crowdfunding or sell possessions to pay, according to insurer SunLife's report.
UK Funeral Costs Hit Record High
The average cost of a basic funeral in the UK has hit a record high of £4,285, a 3.5% increase from last year, forcing many families to use crowdfunding or sell possessions to pay, according to insurer SunLife's report.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Italy Cracks Down on Fake Online Reviews to Protect Tourism Sector
Italy's new law mandates verifiable IDs and proof of visit for online reviews, prohibits paid reviews, and allows businesses to remove false or outdated ones, aiming to counter the 6%-30% revenue loss from fake reviews in the hospitality and tourism sectors.
Italy Cracks Down on Fake Online Reviews to Protect Tourism Sector
Italy's new law mandates verifiable IDs and proof of visit for online reviews, prohibits paid reviews, and allows businesses to remove false or outdated ones, aiming to counter the 6%-30% revenue loss from fake reviews in the hospitality and tourism sectors.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Internet's Unexpected Comedic Treasures
A writer unfamiliar with the internet explores ten comedic online finds, ranging from a historical figure's story to modern stand-up routines, showcasing the internet's capacity for diverse and unexpected content.
Internet's Unexpected Comedic Treasures
A writer unfamiliar with the internet explores ten comedic online finds, ranging from a historical figure's story to modern stand-up routines, showcasing the internet's capacity for diverse and unexpected content.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Musk's Actions Expose Europe's Vulnerability to Tech Oligarch Interference
Elon Musk's actions, including suggesting the overthrow of the UK government and hosting a German far-right candidate on X, coupled with US tech oligarchs' political influence and control over algorithms, pose a significant threat to European democracy, demanding urgent EU action.
Musk's Actions Expose Europe's Vulnerability to Tech Oligarch Interference
Elon Musk's actions, including suggesting the overthrow of the UK government and hosting a German far-right candidate on X, coupled with US tech oligarchs' political influence and control over algorithms, pose a significant threat to European democracy, demanding urgent EU action.
Progress
64% Bias Score
LA Wildfires: 24 Dead, Hazardous Air Quality Crisis
The Los Angeles wildfires have caused at least 24 deaths, destroyed over 100,000 structures, and created hazardous air quality due to high levels of PM2.5 from burning buildings and materials, disproportionately impacting vulnerable populations.
LA Wildfires: 24 Dead, Hazardous Air Quality Crisis
The Los Angeles wildfires have caused at least 24 deaths, destroyed over 100,000 structures, and created hazardous air quality due to high levels of PM2.5 from burning buildings and materials, disproportionately impacting vulnerable populations.
Progress
28% Bias Score
Two New Funnel-Web Spider Species Discovered in Australia
Kane Christensen's two-decade-long work at the Australian Reptile Park led to the discovery of two new funnel-web spider species, Atrax christenseni and Atrax montanus, distinguished by size, appearance, and reproductive organ differences; the largest ever found, a 9.2cm legspan male Atrax christens...
Two New Funnel-Web Spider Species Discovered in Australia
Kane Christensen's two-decade-long work at the Australian Reptile Park led to the discovery of two new funnel-web spider species, Atrax christenseni and Atrax montanus, distinguished by size, appearance, and reproductive organ differences; the largest ever found, a 9.2cm legspan male Atrax christens...
Progress
20% Bias Score
UK Vaccine Injury Payment Scheme Faces Criticism for Delays and Insufficient Compensation
The UK's Covid-19 vaccine damage payment scheme is criticized for being "inadequate and inefficient," with thousands of claims delayed and many recipients finding the £120,000 payout insufficient, prompting calls for reform.
UK Vaccine Injury Payment Scheme Faces Criticism for Delays and Insufficient Compensation
The UK's Covid-19 vaccine damage payment scheme is criticized for being "inadequate and inefficient," with thousands of claims delayed and many recipients finding the £120,000 payout insufficient, prompting calls for reform.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Gaelic Drama "An t-Eilean" Explores Family Secrets and Island Tensions
An t-Eilean, a \pounds4 million four-part Gaelic-language drama set on the Western Isles, follows the investigation into the shooting of wealthy businessman Sir Douglas Maclean and his wife, uncovering family secrets and community tensions.
Gaelic Drama "An t-Eilean" Explores Family Secrets and Island Tensions
An t-Eilean, a \pounds4 million four-part Gaelic-language drama set on the Western Isles, follows the investigation into the shooting of wealthy businessman Sir Douglas Maclean and his wife, uncovering family secrets and community tensions.
Progress
20% Bias Score
Doha Peace Talks Near Deal Despite Israeli Hardliner Opposition
Mediators in Doha are close to finalizing a Gaza ceasefire agreement involving a phased release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and an Israeli troop withdrawal, but the deal faces strong opposition from Israeli hardliners.
Doha Peace Talks Near Deal Despite Israeli Hardliner Opposition
Mediators in Doha are close to finalizing a Gaza ceasefire agreement involving a phased release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and an Israeli troop withdrawal, but the deal faces strong opposition from Israeli hardliners.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Israeli Drone Strike Critically Injures Al Jazeera Cameraman in Gaza
Al Jazeera cameraman Fadi al-Wahidi was shot in the neck by an Israeli drone on October 9th, 2023, in Gaza, suffering severe spinal cord damage and paralysis; despite repeated requests, Israel has denied his medical evacuation, highlighting concerns about the persecution of journalists.
Israeli Drone Strike Critically Injures Al Jazeera Cameraman in Gaza
Al Jazeera cameraman Fadi al-Wahidi was shot in the neck by an Israeli drone on October 9th, 2023, in Gaza, suffering severe spinal cord damage and paralysis; despite repeated requests, Israel has denied his medical evacuation, highlighting concerns about the persecution of journalists.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Over 1 Million Displaced in Haiti Amidst Unprecedented Gang Violence
More than 1 million Haitians, half of them children, have been displaced from their homes in Port-au-Prince due to a surge in gang violence, the largest such displacement in the nation's history, according to the UN's migration agency.
Over 1 Million Displaced in Haiti Amidst Unprecedented Gang Violence
More than 1 million Haitians, half of them children, have been displaced from their homes in Port-au-Prince due to a surge in gang violence, the largest such displacement in the nation's history, according to the UN's migration agency.
Progress
28% Bias Score
Spain Proposes 100% Tax on Non-EU Property Purchases to Curb Housing Crisis
Spain plans to impose a tax of up to 100% on real estate bought by non-EU residents to tackle its housing crisis, impacting an estimated 27,000 transactions in 2023, alongside plans to expand social housing and regulate short-term rentals.
Spain Proposes 100% Tax on Non-EU Property Purchases to Curb Housing Crisis
Spain plans to impose a tax of up to 100% on real estate bought by non-EU residents to tackle its housing crisis, impacting an estimated 27,000 transactions in 2023, alongside plans to expand social housing and regulate short-term rentals.
Progress
48% Bias Score