Delays linking up HS2 and Euston will mean extra costs and potentially even higher spending, the public spending watchdog has warned. A near-50 page report by the National Audit Office (NAO), examining Euston and the much-delayed high-speed line, concluded that a “reset” in 2020 was unsuccessful. It found that by the end of December last
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12:30 PM ET It’s been almost two months since the U.S. Soccer Federation announced that Earnie Stewart and Brian McBride were resigning their positions as sporting director and men’s team general manager, respectively. The consulting firm Sportsology was brought in to lead the search and analyze the structure of the USSF’s sporting department. And since
ACCRA, GHANA — Block CEO Jack Dorsey and his top brass descended on Accra for the inaugural Africa Bitcoin Conference in December to talk about one of the most potentially disruptive and transformative alternatives to the continent’s existing financial system: bitcoin. Since its inception in 2008, this unfamiliar form of money has alternatively been disdained
A loyalty app which counts Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group among its shareholders has secured a £9m funding lifeline. Sky News understands that existing investors in Loyalty Angels, which trades as Bink, have agreed to provide £7.5m in new capital. They have also indicated that they will agree to underwrite a further £1.5m of investment,
“Fire tourists” have been urged to keep away from blazes raging in eastern Spain after wildfire season arrived earlier than expected. Officials have said onlookers have been putting themselves at risk and disrupting efforts to extinguish flames. More than 500 firefighters, supported by 20 planes and helicopters, were battling a fire four days after it
Police investigating claims of blackmail targeting TV presenter Alison Hammond have arrested a 36-year-old-man. West Midlands Police said a man from Warwickshire was arrested on suspicion of blackmail on Saturday evening, and has been in custody for questioning. Hammond had reportedly been blackmailed for large sums of money and a BMW car worth £5,000. The blackmailer threatened
US President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency in Mississippi after a tornado killed at least 26 as it tore through the area. The declaration will make federal funding available to Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe and Sharkey counties, the places hardest hit by the deadly storm on Friday. Recovery crews are continuing the daunting
Nitrous oxide is set to be banned under government plans to clamp down on anti-social behaviour. Levelling up secretary Michael Gove made the announcement this morning on the Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme. “Antisocial behaviour can ruin lives,” he said. Confirming the ban on laughing gas, Mr Gove said: “I think anyone who has the
Although the Bank of England was expecting the consumer prices index to fall from 10.1% to 9.9%, inflation actually jumped to 10.4%. The increase was driven by food and drink prices. The Office for National Statistics blamed that on supermarket shortages last month, which drove up the prices of vegetables and salads. Rising alcohol prices
The Colorado dentist accused of poisoning his wife appeared in court and was formally charged with first-degree murder. According to an arrest warrant affidavit James Toliver Craig allegedly put arsenic in his wife Angie’s protein shakes, but the dentist denies it. CNN’s Kyung Lah reports. #CNN #News
Swedish heat pump maker Qvantum has debuted an award-winning apartment heat pump that’s so compact, it can fit under a kitchen sink. Limhamn, Sweden-based Qvantum’s new QG apartment heat pump, which offers integrated heating, cooling, and hot water in one system, was awarded the German ISH Design Plus 2023 award this month. The Design Plus
The Club on Friday is updating five price targets for stocks in the portfolio to reflect recent developments at the companies and broader macroeconomic trends. We’re also adding a new stock to the bullpen, while reiterating our support for Morgan Stanley amid the recent upheaval in the banking sector. Meta We’re increasing our price target
No MP or minister has ever lied in parliament – for the simple reason that it is unparliamentary language to accuse another member of versions of the word “lie” or even to suggest that they might have been deliberately untruthful. Parliamentarians prefer the euphemism “mislead”, although even that is not considered automatically to be an
Daniel Radcliffe is expecting his first child with long-term partner Erin Darke, a representative has confirmed. The 33-year-old Harry Potter star and US actress Darke, 38, met on the set of the 2013 film Kill Your Darlings, in which he portrayed poet Allen Ginsberg and she played a woman who shares a romantic encounter with
Former Conservative cabinet ministers Matt Hancock and Kwasi Kwarteng told a fake overseas company looking for MP advisers that their daily rate for consultancy would be £10,000. In a sting operation set up by campaign group Led By Donkeys, Mr Hancock and Mr Kwarteng both set out five-figure sums for what they would expect to
3:01 PM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Ushba Tesoro, ridden by jockey Yuga Kawada, produced a remarkable run from the back of the field to win the $12 million Dubai World Cup for Japan on Saturday. “I’m very proud of my horse and myself for winning the greatest race in the world,”
A deadly tornado has reduced buildings to rubble and knocked out power as it ripped through several southern states in the US. At least 23 people have been killed as severe storms battered Mississippi, Alabama and Texas on Friday. Eldridge Walker, the mayor of Rolling Fork in Mississippi, has told US media his “city is
Political Editor Beth Rigby has analysed former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s answers given during a three hour questioning from MPs over partygate. Mr Johnson was being questioned over whether he deliberately or recklessly misled MPs in saying he didn’t breach lockdown rules. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-says-leaving-do-was-absolutely-essential-for-work-purposes-12840151 #politics #covid19 #uk #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for
Steve Bannon’s attorney Evan Corcoran veered several times into subjects the court wouldn’t allow him to discuss with the jury as he wrapped up his closing argument for Bannon’s innocence. A patter of objections from the Justice Department team that the judge agreed with led to a rocky final few minutes of Bannon’s case. CNN’s
The Chinese motorcycle maker FELO has just unveiled its newest model at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show, and it’s basically a modern day take on an old classic from Honda known as the Motocompo. The new FELOTOO M One may just be the electric Motocompo you didn’t know you needed. We’ve talked about the Honda Motocompo