Rishi Sunak says he flew back from a government trip last December to stop the country going into a new COVID lockdown. The former chancellor and Tory leadership candidate told LBC that the UK was “hours away from a press conference” announcing the measures due to the spread of the Omicron variant. But he said
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Amber Heard has filed an official notice appealing against the outcome of her multi-million defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp. The Aquaman actress’ legal team submitted documents to the Virginia Court of Appeals on Thursday, claiming trial errors stopped a “just and fair verdict” from being returned. “We believe the court made errors that prevented
Jul 21, 2022 Mike Coppinger Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Unlike most other professional sports, trades do not happen in boxing. Boxing promoters sign fighters to their companies and promote their fights,
Russia is “about to run out of steam” in Ukraine, the head of MI6 has said. Richard Moore said President Vladimir Putin’s soldiers will “have to pause” as they find it hard to find more troops and equipment to send to the frontline in eastern Ukraine in the coming weeks. This will enable the Ukrainian
7:00 AM ET Coming out of the All-Star break, a few teams have all but secured a trip to October, others are in the thick of the playoff hunt and some already have their eyes set on next season. Will the Yankees reach 116 wins this season? Can the Braves keep building on their momentum
Sir Keir Starmer has revealed he “hated” being subject to a criminal investigation over beergate and the potential breach of COVID rules, and that waiting to hear if he would be exonerated was a “burden every day”. In an interview with Sky News’ Beth Rigby interviews programme, the Labour leader opened up about the moment
Our planet was recently hit by solar winds triggered by the snapping of a gigantic canyon of fire filament on the Sun. The event, earlier predicted to take place on July 20 or 21, slammed Earth on Wednesday. However, one doesn’t need to panic as the G1 geomagnetic storm was a mild one posing no
Regulators have told airlines that they must treat passengers better when dealing with disruption. In a joint letter to carriers. the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said passengers “could experience significant harm unless airlines meet their obligations”. They said some airlines were not doing enough to avoid “engaging in
Tesla announced that it aims to start 4680 battery cell production at Gigafactory Texas this quarter and quickly ramp up to volume production by the end of the year. Over the last few months, Tesla has been fairly quiet about the production of its new 4680 battery cell that enables its new structural battery pack
Nord Stream 1 provider said gas flows have resumed after maintenance works. Hannibal Hanschke | Reuters The operator of Nord Stream 1, a key gas pipeline which runs from Russia to Germany, said Thursday it was in the process of resuming flows to Europe. There had been concerns across the region that there could be
Physicists have managed to make a stunning discovery in quantum computing. By shining pulsed lights on qubits, the equivalent of computer bits in quantum theory, scientists observed a new phase of matter that seemed to occupy two different time dimensions instead of one. This new phase of matter allows qubits to remain much more stable.
In this article GS The Starling Bank banking app on a smartphone. Adrian Dennis | AFP via Getty Images British digital bank Starling on Thursday reported its debut annual profit as revenues at the firm almost doubled. The lender swung to a pre-tax profit of £32.1 million ($38.3 million) in its fiscal year ending March
Ukrainian and Russian delegates are meeting in Turkey for face-to-face talks aimed at resuming grain exports through the Black Sea currently blocked by Russia. Ukraine is one of the world’s largest exporters of wheat, corn and sunflower oil, but Russia’s invasion has disrupted production and halted shipments. Professor Michael Clarke takes a look at Ukraine’s
Chinese authorities violently dispersed a peaceful protest by hundreds of depositors, who sought in vain to demand their life savings back from banks that have run into a deepening cash crisis. CNN’s Steven Jiang reports. #CNN #News
Ricky Martin will appear in court today after his nephew obtained a restraining order against him. The temporary order was granted under Puerto Rico’s Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention Law earlier this month and ends today. Livin’ La Vida Loca singer Martin, 50, has denied all allegations against him. His lawyer told NBC News that
Body language expert Judi James has offered a fascinating insight into the mannerisms of Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss – and the issues they need to address in order to convince people they should be the next prime minister. She said Mr Sunak is “smart, slick, always using Tony Blair’s gesticulation, we get the thumb
Moscow has allowed gas to flow through the biggest pipeline between Russia and Germany after it was cut off for 10 days – as the UK warned Vladimir Putin’s forces were closing in on Ukraine’s second biggest power plant. The Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline has restarted after concerns Moscow would use its vast energy
Government borrowing was £22.9bn last month, the second-highest June borrowing since monthly records began in 1993. The Office for National Statistics said that borrowing was £4.1bn more in June than the same month a year ago. Interest payable increased by £10.3bn compared to this time last year, reaching a total of £19.4bn in June alone.
The BBC has agreed to pay “substantial” damages to Princes William and Harry’s former nanny over “false and malicious” claims that she had an affair with Prince Charles and terminated a pregnancy – allegations made by the disgraced journalist Martin Bashir. Last year, a report found Mr Bashir “deceived and induced” Princess Diana’s brother, Earl
US President Joe Biden today announced that his administration will pursue the development of offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico, which is already a hub for oil and gas production. Offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico Biden made the announcement at a former coal-fired power plant in Brayton Point, Massachusetts, that will