The death of arguably one of America’s most-talked about names in the 1990s has re-ignited conversations about who OJ Simpson was and how he will be remembered. The former NFL star was tried and acquitted of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. He later spent time in jail
Yu Chun Christopher Wong | S3studio | Getty Images Just a few years ago, the bitcoin halving was something celebrated by only the earliest cryptocurrency lovers, who swore by it as a core feature of a revolutionary, anti-establishment deflationary asset. Now, bitcoin has been embraced by the biggest institutions on Wall Street and continues to
Former American footballer and actor OJ Simpson, who has died of cancer, will be remembered most for his role at the centre of the “trial of the century”. Accused of double murder, his case captured the attention of the US until it came to a dramatic end in late 1995. Here’s a look back at
Chinese EV makers are looking to export electric vehicles by the tens of thousands around the globe, but they need a lot more car-carrying vessels to make that happen. Demand is so high that the country is on track to amass what will be the world’s fourth-largest fleet in a few short years, with new
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterApr 11, 2024, 07:47 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions GUARUJA, Brazil — Charles Oliveira slowly climbs the paved steps of Morro do Maluf, a cliff overlooking the Brazilian coastal city where he grew up. He rests
A tourist has died after falling into the sea in Tenerife. It’s believed the 53-year-old man was trying to take photographs of huge waves during a storm in Puerto de la Cruz on Wednesday afternoon. Footage posted by the emergency services showed an air ambulance attempting to rescue him as water crashed on the coastline.
Anyone seeking to join the Royal Navy will no longer need to prove they can swim in what one defence source called a “desperate” relaxing of standards to tackle a recruitment crisis. But a Royal Navy spokesperson pushed back on the criticism, saying standards were not being lowered because all recruits would still be required
A libel case against Science Secretary Michelle Donelan has now cost the tax-payer £34,000. It was revealed last month that the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) had paid out £15,000 in damages to an academic whom the minister had falsely accused of supporting Hamas in a letter she posted on X. But the
A Tory MP appears to have endorsed Reform’s Lee Anderson, after his former colleague promised not to campaign against him. Mr Anderson – who jumped ship after losing the Tory whip in February – posted on Facebook that he would not campaign with his new party at the next election in four seats won by
The White House hosted a lavish state dinner on Wednesday – pulling out the stops with six-foot floral centrepieces, an elaborate menu and Paul Simon on guitar. The dinner was in honour of Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida, just the fifth world leader President Joe Biden has granted a state dinner. Mr Kishida cracked jokes
OJ Simpson, the former American football star and Hollywood actor who was cleared of murdering his ex-wife and her friend in a criminal trial, has died aged 76. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren when he “succumbed to his battle with cancer” on Wednesday, his family said on X. X This content is
Former American footballer OJ Simpson has died at the age of 76, according to reports. In a statement on X, his family said: “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. “He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. “During this time of transition, his family asks that you
The risks of the Gaza war expanding into a much bigger regional conflict had seemed to have subsided. Not any longer. Comments from Iranian and American leaders in the last 24 hours may be entirely predictable but they raise the prospects of escalation. Iran knows it’s been directly attacked in the airstrike on its embassy
Hundreds of steel workers are set to go on strike over the proposed closure of Port Talbot’s blast furnaces. Unite the Union announced the result of its strike ballot on Thursday but walkout dates are yet to be confirmed. Around 1,500 workers based in Port Talbot and Newport voted in favour of strikes. It will
A former Post Office executive who celebrated the conviction of a pregnant sub-postmaster has said sorry. Former managing director David Smith made the apology to the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry, which is investigating who knew what and when about the faulty accounting software that ruined lives and led to the conviction of hundreds of
A Greek energy and metals group has picked two of Wall Street’s biggest banks to prepare it for a UK listing that could propel it into London’s blue-chip share index. Sky News has learnt that Mytilineos, an Athens-listed industrial conglomerate, is working with Citi and Morgan Stanley on a London Stock Exchange flotation that would
Juiced Bikes has never shied away from offering riders more speed and power. And with today’s unveiling of its new Juiced JetCurrent Pro, the brand is offering up more speed and power than ever in a brand new e-bike form factor. The new Juiced JetCurrent Pro has been a decade and a half in the
Police are to reinvestigate the circumstances leading up to the decision to charge Caroline Flack with assaulting her boyfriend. The TV presenter died in February 2020, with a coroner saying she took her own life after discovering she was definitely going to be prosecuted. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had recommended she only get a
In this article GOOGL AMZN INTC MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder and chief executive officer of Inflection AI UK Ltd., speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2024. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft will reveal brand-new artificial intelligence tools for use on
A man has been charged with the murder of a woman who was killed while pushing her baby in a pram. Habibur Masum, 25, of Leamington Avenue, Burnley, was also charged with possession of a bladed article. He will appear at Bradford Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. Kulsuma Akter, 27, died after being stabbed in Bradford,