Canada’s prime minister has hit out at Donald Trump’s comments about annexing the country, saying “you can’t take our country, and you can’t take our game”, in the wake of a major ice hockey win. On Thursday, Canada beat the United States to win the 4 Nations hockey tournament, with the tense action on the
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves is coming under increased pressure to raise taxes or cut public spending as official figures show government borrowing was more expensive than expected, and tax revenue fell below expectations. The greatest budget surplus since records began in 1993 was reported by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in January. It means the
Hamas has named six Israeli hostages who are set to be released on Saturday while Israel is expected to release more than 600 Palestinian prisoners as part of a ceasefire agreement between the parties. The hostages due for release are Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov, Tal Shoham, Omer Wenkert, Hisham al-Sayed and Avera Mengisto. According
A woman has been charged with stalking Madeleine McCann’s family. Julia Wandel, 23, also known as Julia Wandelt, from Poland, was arrested at Bristol Airport on Wednesday, Leicestershire Police said. She is accused of stalking causing serious alarm or distress against Madeleine’s parents Kate and Gerry McCann between 2 May last year and 15 February
Neighbours has been axed for a second time, just two years after Amazon threw the Australian soap a lifeline. A statement on the programme’s social media accounts confirmed the final episode of the 40-year series would air in December 2025. The show follows the lives of the residents of Erinsborough, a fictional suburb of Melbourne,
Shops were given a surprisingly big boost in January as retail sales rose by 1.7% – much more than the 0.3% rise forecast by economists. It’s the first growth since August and follows a fall of 0.6% in the key shopping month of December, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures. There has not
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg looks on before the luncheon on the inauguration day of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second Presidential term in Washington, U.S., Jan. 20, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Executives at Meta stand to get bigger bonuses this year. The company said in a corporate filing Thursday that it had approved “an increase
Israel says Hamas has not handed over the body of hostage Shiri Bibas – saying they had instead received the remains of an “anonymous body without identification”. Ms Bibas was kidnapped with her sons – four-year-old Ariel, and nine-month-old Kfir – from the Niz Or kibbutz during the Palestinian militant group’s incursion into Israel in
Rivian (RIVN) hit its goal of achieving a positive gross profit in the fourth quarter. The EV maker released its fourth-quarter earnings after the market closed on Thursday. Here’s a full breakdown of Rivian’s Q4 2024 financials. Rivian achieves first gross profit in Q4 2024 earnings Yesterday, in our Q4 earnings preview, we noted that
In this article XYZ-V Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square, speaks on stage at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, a cryptocurrency conference held at the Mana Convention Center in Wynwood in Miami, Florida, on June 4, 2021. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Block reported fourth-quarter results on Thursday that fell short
Speculation about the next James Bond was rife even before Daniel Craig confirmed once and for all that he was stepping down. Aaron Taylor-Johnson? Idris Elba? Henry Cavill? James Norton? A female 007? Three-and-a-half years on from No Time To Die, already delayed due to COVID and other problems, there has not been a scrap
Open Extended Reactions The UFC was busy announcing big fights Wednesday night, unveiling the main and co-main events for both UFC 314 in April and UFC 315 in May. The fight bookings, which CEO Dana White announced on Instagram Live, answered many lingering questions and raised new questions. With former champion Alexander Volkanovski set to
A metal detector search for World War II relics in a forested area of Poland has led to the discovery of a much older artifact—a broken sword believed to be nearly 2,000 years old. Found in the Jura region of southern Poland, the sword was intentionally shattered into three pieces and is thought to have
Creative control of the long-running James Bond franchise has been handed to Amazon MGM Studios, in a joint venture with the current owners. Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson – who are the daughter and stepson of film producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, the man responsible for developing the Bond franchise into the success it is
The first domestic violence specialists have been placed in 999 control rooms in memory of a woman who was murdered by her ex-husband despite ringing police on the night she died. Raneem’s Law has been launched in five pilot areas – West Midlands, Northumbria, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Humberside. The legislation – promised in Labour’s manifesto
Nigel Farage has given up sole control of Reform UK, with the party’s members now being “handed over ownership” following a vote last year, according to its chairman. The party, led by Mr Farage, was previously controlled by the Clacton MP as he held a majority of shares in the company. According to the party’s
The British Army’s failure to properly deal with a soldier’s sexual assault complaint played “more than a minimal” role in her death, a coroner has said. Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, 19, was found dead in her room at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire on 15 December 2021. An inquest on Thursday recorded a conclusion of
Manslaughter charges over the death of Liam Payne have been dropped for his friend Roger Nores and two hotel workers. Rogelio “Roger” Nores, hotel operator Gilda Martin, and head of reception Esteban Grassi were charged in December, two months after the One Direction star’s death at the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At
Parents who are entitled to hours of free childcare should not have to pay mandatory extra charges to secure their nursery place, the government has said. Updated guidance from the Department for Education states that while nurseries are entitled to ask parents to pay for extras – including meals, snacks, nappies or sun cream –
An exoplanet with extreme weather conditions, including iron rain and violent winds, has been identified around 900 light-years away. The planet, WASP-121 b, has been found to experience intense atmospheric activity, with wind speeds surpassing those of the strongest hurricanes known in the solar system. Astronomers studying this ultra-hot Jupiter have detected powerful jet streams
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