In a city with multiple arts events, in Edinburgh this weekend you’ll find two different stances on festival funding. Running alongside Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival, begins Edinburgh Book Festival. Brilliant cultural platforms in their own rights, both of whom have traditionally welcomed sponsors to help them stage their various artistic and literary endeavours. But when it
Dozens of people have been killed in a strike that targeted a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City, Palestinian health officials have said – as the Israeli army said it had struck a “Hamas control centre”. The Hamas-run Palestinian health ministry’s ambulance and emergency service said the strike on the Tabeen school in central Gaza City killed
Police officers remain on high alert amid concerns unrest will continue this weekend. The start of the football season has sparked fears of further unrest, with some newspapers reporting police are considering football banning orders after investigations suggested a link between rioters and football hooligan groups. Sir Keir Starmer has reiterated that police should remain
Adele has confirmed her engagement during an impromptu moment with fans at a concert in Germany. The singer was performing in Munich when she appeared to spot someone carrying a sign saying, “Will you marry me?” She read out the message, but replied: “I can’t marry you because I’m already getting married, so I can’t,
A truck carrying natural gas enters the Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing with Egypt, hours after the start of a four-day truce in battles between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants, on November 24, 2023. Said Khatib | AFP | Getty Images U.S. crude oil is on pace for a more than 3% gain for
A passenger plane carrying 62 people has crashed in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Footage broadcast by TV GloboNews showed a large area on fire and smoke appearing to billow from an apparent plane fuselage. Video on social media showed an aircraft falling at speed towards the ground. The local firefighters corps confirmed that
Tesla is trying something new. The automaker is offering a bundle of 3 years of subscription to Full Self-Driving (FSD) Supervised, Supercharging, and premium connectivity. Tesla has been having issues selling its FSD package. For years, CEO Elon Musk claimed that Tesla would keep increasing prices as the system got better, which he claims would
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk and Robyn Denholm Tim Rue | Bloomberg | Getty Images; Telstra Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is asking the Tesla board if it’s looked into CEO Elon Musk’s use of company resources to benefit his other ventures, including SpaceX and xAI. “Tesla’s Board of Directors
Junior doctors will begin voting later this month on whether to accept the government’s pay offer. The new Labour government has offered the medics in England a 22.3% average pay rise, which the British Medical Association (BMA) union is recommending is accepted by members. If it does pass, it would signal an end to the
Aug 8, 2024, 03:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions IBF featherweight champion Luis Alberto Lopez defends his belt against Angelo Leo in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN card at Tingley Col iseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Saturday (ESPN/ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET). Lopez’s last loss was in May 2019 and he
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro addresses the media during an event to sign an agreement to recognize the electoral results of the presidential elections of July 28, at the National Electoral Council, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 20, 2024. Miraflores Palace | Via Reuters Contested Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered a 10-day ban on social networking platform
A former Labour councillor has been charged with encouraging violent disorder. Ricky Jones, 57, was filmed addressing a crowd at a London demonstration on Wednesday evening, the Crown Prosecution Service said. Jaswant Narwal, chief crown prosecutor for CPS London North, said: “Jones was filmed addressing a crowd… during which he appeared to make remarks and
Britain’s most influential small business group is urging the home secretary to ensure swift support for SMEs affected by the wave of rioting which has swept Britain in the last ten days. In a letter to Yvette Cooper, a copy of which has been seen by Sky News, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) called
Huw Edwards has been asked to hand back part of his BBC salary after pleading guilty to possessing indecent images of children. The amount – thought to be about £200,000 – is what he earned for the five months after his arrest. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy previously called on Edwards to return his salary. The
Bhavish Aggarwal, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ola Cabs and founder of Ola Electric speaks during a press conference ahead of the Initial Public Offer (IPO). Ashish Vaishnav | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Ola Electric surged 20% on their market debut on Friday, valuing the Indian electric vehicle startup at
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has intervened in British politics once again by posting images an offensive deleted tweet from a Labour MP. Musk has been sparring with Sir Keir Starmer since last week after the prime minister blamed social media companies for allowing the spread of false claims the Southport stabbings suspect was an asylum
“Operation Liquidation” reads the headline in one opinion piece on the incursion inside Russia. But it’s not a reference to Ukraine’s offensive. It’s a prediction of what will be unleashed on Russia’s enemy in return. “The lives of the militants, from this gang that is doomed-to-destruction, are not worth a penny,” writes the author, in
A third teenager has been arrested in connection with a plot to carry out a terror attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Austria. Austrian home secretary Gerhard Karner said an 18-year-old Iraqi national had been taken into custody on Thursday evening in Vienna after allegedly being in contact with the 19-year-old main suspect. All
An Olympic skateboarder has criticised the quality of the Paris 2024 medals after his has started to visibly deteriorate. US athlete Nyjah Huston revealed that a week after placing third in the men’s street skateboarding final on 29 July, his bronze medal has appeared to chip and lose its colour. “These Olympic medals look great
The government has “no time to waste” in punishing “disgraced” water companies, the Liberal Democrats have said after obtaining new data on firms breaching permits for sewage spills. The nine water companies in England breached their environmental permits 695 times last year, often due to pumping raw sewage into waterways without permission, a Freedom of