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Hundreds of protesters have been arrested in India after mass demonstrations over the rape and murder of a doctor. More than 1,500 people have been detained in the state of West Bengal, where the crime took place, during the days-long protests by doctors and women’s groups who have been calling for better protection. Richa Garg,
Infected blood campaigners have criticised a “derisory and insulting” offer from the government as part of the compensation scheme. The row centres around former pupils at the Lord Mayor’s Treloar’s College, where children with haemophilia were experimented on without their knowledge. Under the recently announced compensation package, victims of the scandal could receive as much
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved another milestone with the successful launch of the EOS-08 Earth-observing satellite on Friday. The satellite was launched aboard the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 9:17am IST on August 16. This launch marks the third mission for the SSLV, a relatively new addition
The accounting giant PwC has been fined £15m by the financial conduct regulator in its first-ever financial penalty on an audit firm. One of the so-called big four accounting firms, PwC was said by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to have missed a number of audit red flags and failed to act immediately to report
Neighbours of the so-called “Ketamine Queen” who is facing multiple charges over the death of Matthew Perry have described the loud parties and frequent visitors to the flat where she lived. Ketamine supplied by Jasveen Sangha, 41, is alleged to have caused the Friends star’s death in October 2023 at the age of 54. She
In this article @HG.1 Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A worker tying copper wire rods before loading them onto a truck in Huai’an, in China’s Jiangsu Province. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Western countries seeking to diversify away from China’s dominance in copper could delay the energy transition besides raising costs,
The death of a 13-year-old girl after she took a sip of Costa Coffee hot chocolate was due to a “failure to follow the processes in place to discuss allergies”, a coroner has ruled. There was also a “failure of communication” between the staff at the Costa in Barking, east London, and the girl’s mother,
On today’s episode of Quick Charge, Tesla’s weird new cooler faces off against Rivian’s clever new camp kitchen, Uber’s CEO thinks Elon is underestimating the problem, and NIO shows off its new rival to the best-selling Tesla Model Y. PLUS: Ford give its dealers a sneak peak at its EV product roadmap and a Texas
British retailers saw sales rise last month after a boost from Euro 2024 and summer discounting, official figures show, in a further sign of a growing economy. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said retail sales grew 0.5% last month, after contracting 0.9% in June. Money blog: Fines for parents taking children out of school
Ruth and Beth are back from their holidays to catch up on the big political stories. This time, they’re joined by the former Labour MP and ex-shadow culture secretary, Thangam Debbonaire. They talk about the riots across England in the last couple of weeks with Thangam, and question whether Sir Keir Starmer should have labelled
A key ally of Vladimir Putin has urged Ukraine and Russia to negotiate an end to the conflict, as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country’s troops had captured a key Russian town. The president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, made the comments in a wide-ranging interview with Russian state television amid Ukraine‘s ongoing incursion on
Taylor Swift has returned to Wembley Stadium in style, bringing her Eras hits once again to a crowd of more than 90,000 – with a little help from “best friend” Ed Sheeran. Swift was joined on stage by the British star for what has become her famous acoustic section, during which she plays different songs
Victims of the infected blood scandal will receive financial support for life, the government has confirmed. Announcing the updated multi-billion-pound compensation scheme, the government said there would also be additional payments for victims of the scandal who were subjected to “unethical research”. More than 30,000 Britons contracted HIV or hepatitis after being given contaminated blood
The Butler farm showground doesn’t necessarily feel like a place where history was made. When I visited, dog walkers and morning exercisers shuffled through the morning dew, making use of the silence and emptiness of their community space, no longer a crime scene. It’s currently between marquee events, having just de-rigged the 76th Farm Show
When the SEC opened the door in January for bitcoin exchange-traded funds to hit the mainstream, many traditional financial institutions across Wall Street and beyond finally had the opportunity to buy into crypto. Since then, money has poured in, but in fits and starts. On Wednesday, banks and hedge funds with more than $100 million
In this article CSCO Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins participates in a Bloomberg Television interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2023. Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cisco shares jumped about 8% on Thursday and headed for their best day since March 2020,
In this article NVDA GOOGL META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Eric Schmidt, former CEO and Chairman, Google, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California on May 2, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Eric Schmidt, who led Google for a decade, told Stanford students that, while
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Ed Sheeran has bought a 1.4% stake in Ipswich Town, it has been revealed. The singer – who has sponsored the team’s shirts since 2021 – has signed on as a “passive” investor and will not become a board member, the football club confirmed. However, as part of the deal, Sheeran will receive perks such