Richard Branson has revealed a bizarre story about finding Elon Musk in the kitchen of his New Mexico house in the middle of the night before his first space flight. In an interview this weekend, Mr Branson said the Twitter and Tesla owner was completely barefoot, holding his fast-asleep baby X Æ A-12, and had
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Two years after the death of music producer and convicted killer Phil Spector, a controversial bid to clear his name is understood to be under way. Widely lauded as a musical genius for his work with the likes of The Righteous Brothers, Tina Turner and The Beatles, Spector spent his final years in prison after
A former American defence intelligence analyst, who became a Cold War-era double agent and spied for Cuba, has been freed from jail. The Federal Bureau of Prisons website shows 65-year-old Ana Montes was released after 20 years of a quarter-of-a century sentence. During her time as an analyst, she admitted revealing the identities of four
NFL star Damar Hamlin has thanked fans for their support after he suffered a dramatic cardiac arrest mid-game. Hamlin‘s heart had to be re-started twice after he suddenly fell to the ground and went into cardiac arrest during a game last Monday night against the Cincinnati Bengals. Medical staff rushed on to the field and
One of the coolest things about all the weird electric vehicles we find on Alibaba is that many of them seemingly come from objects you’d never expect to see on the road. Take a tiger-shaped bus or a house on wheels. Other times you get things that are technically vehicles but that still should never
Ryan Reynolds has been left “speechless” after Wrexham, the non-league team he co-owns with Rob McElhenney, dumped Coventry City out of the FA Cup. The Welsh outfit beat the Sky Blues 4-3 at the CBS Arena in Coventry, with Sam Dalby, Elliot Lee, Thomas O’Connor and Paul Mullin all finding the back of the net
A teacher who was critically injured when she was shot by a six-year-old pupil in the US is showing signs of improvement, authorities say. The woman in her 30s was shot in class by the boy during an altercation on Friday and it was not accidental, according to police. Phillip Jones, the mayor of the
Without greater transparency, money risks influencing our politics in the dark, it’s time to check who is paying our politicians and to ask why. More than £183m has flowed into the British political system during this Parliament, straight from wealthy individuals or companies, and into the bank accounts of political parties, all-party parliamentary groups, and
The US defence secretary says NATO members have the ability to step up production of defensive weapons. Deborah Haynes reports from Brussels, where the alliance has reaffirmed its commitment to support Ukraine, with ministers saying Russia’s renewed attacks have only united them further. #skynews #ukraine #russia #nato SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos:
Historian Julian Zelizer argues that even though Sarah Palin lost her congressional race, her populist appeal is still alive in the Republican party. #CNN #news
The prime minister found talks on the NHS crisis “highly valuable”, his spokesperson has said, as the health secretary tweeted two possible “solutions” that may help solve challenges in the sector. It came after a day in which ministers, health leaders and clinical experts met at Number 10 in an attempt to solve short and
In the gloom of her kitchen, Halyna Bereznitska prepares the Christmas meal. Russian attacks on the energy grid have left many here in Kyiv reliant on the intermittent power of a generator. The celebratory dinner is low-key and there’s plenty to eat – but her husband and son are fighting on the front lines. Putin
The Huobi crypto exchange logo displayed on a smartphone. Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto via Getty Images Digital currency exchange Huobi on Friday said it plans to reduce its global headcount by about 20%, in the latest round of layoffs to hit the beleaguered cryptocurrency industry. The Seychelles-based company is one of the largest crypto exchanges
Vietnam-based electric car maker VinFast showed off more than just electric SUVs and crossovers at CES 2023. The electric automaker surprised us with four new electric bike concepts on display. The company already has a fairly eclectic offering of EVs that spans electric cars, electric scooters, electric buses, and clean energy solutions. But the electric-assist
Actor Jeremy Renner has posted a picture of himself surrounded by medical staff as he recovers from being crushed by his own snow plough. The Marvel film star, who has also appeared in films such as The Hurt Locker and TV series Mayor of Kingstown, was seriously injured outside his Nevada ranch on New Year’s
Bread displayed at the organic Racynes bakery in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, in November 2022. Bakery owners have been struggling with higher crop and energy prices. Stephane De Sakutin | Afp | Getty Images Energy suppliers in France have agreed to allow bakeries to negotiate new payment plans for 2023 to avoid going out of business.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at an event in Hawthorne, California April 30, 2015. Patrick T. Fallon | Reuters Attorneys for Tesla and Elon Musk are asking a federal judge in San Francisco to move, or delay, a forthcoming trial from Northern California to Western Texas, saying they won’t be able to find unbiased jurors
Houses have been encased in thick ice in North America as people struggle to dig out after deadly blizzards. The frozen houses in Ontario took the brunt of the storms as they directly face the Canadian side of Lake Erie. An icy white blanket covered the entire front of the Fort Erie properties. SUBSCRIBE to
Ivana Trump, a longtime businessperson and an ex-wife of Donald Trump, has died in her home in New York City, the former President posted on Truth Social. She was 73. The New York Police Department said later Thursday there did not “appear to be any criminality” related to Ivana Trump’s death. According to a statement,
Republican Kevin McCarthy has been elected as the new US Speaker after winning the 15th vote as tensions boiled over in Congress. Mr McCarthy’s party had taken control of the House – the US lower chamber – following the midterm elections in the autumn, with a slim 222-212 majority. Usually, election of the Speaker follows