A government taskforce intended to help people save energy and lower their bills has been disbanded after just six months. The Energy Efficiency Taskforce was set up by the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, in March to boost uptake of insulation and boiler upgrades in homes and commercial buildings. It included Sir John Armitt, chair of the
A bombing at a checkpoint in Somalia has killed at least 15 people and wounded 40 others, authorities have said. Images on social media showed a damaged truck cab on fire and black smoke billowing from the scene in the central city of Beledweyne. No one has immediately claimed responsibility, including Al Shabaab, which often
Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images Tokenizing real-world assets on a blockchain is one of the buzziest topics of the year, and this time it isn’t just coming from financial incumbents like Citi, JPMorgan and Northern Trust, it’s coming from crypto native players, too. The initial hype around tokenization using blockchains began around 2015
A fugitive convicted of attempted murder who evaded police for more than 30 years has been caught. Greg Lawson, who had been on the run for 32 years, laughed and asked officers “how are you doing?” as he was handcuffed in Huatulco, Mexico. Lawson, 63, fled Louisiana, in the US, just before a jury found
KPMG is in advanced talks with regulators about a record fine running into tens of millions of pounds for failings in its auditing of Carillion, the construction company which collapsed in 2018 with the loss of thousands of jobs. Sky News has learnt that discussions between the accountancy firm and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC)
This DC fast charging station tells EV drivers when renewable energy is at its peak in the grid – and thus when charging prices are cheapest. The “Better Energy Charge” station in Sønderborg, Denmark, is owned by renewable energy company Better Energy. (It sits next to the company’s R&D solar park.) What makes this charging
We’re buying 25 shares of Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) at roughly $223.94 each. Following Thursday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 300 shares of PXD, increasing its weighting in the portfolio to 2.4% from 2.2%. We’re picking up shares of Pioneer for two reasons. The first is to put some money to work in
A man was taken to hospital after being bitten by a dog – believed to be an XL bully – just hours before demonstrators gathered in London today to protest against a proposed ban. The victim, who is in his 40s, was attacked in Pasley Park in Southwark, southeast London, on Friday. He suffered injuries
A man has been taken to hospital after being bitten by a dog, believed to be an XL bully. The man, who is in his 40s, was attacked in Pasley Park in Southwark, southeast London, on Friday. He was taken to hospital with injuries to his arm. The owner of the dog, believe to be
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Sep 22, 2023, 09:42 AM ET It began with almost no fanfare. Before play got underway at the spectator-less, pandemic-restricted 2020 US Open, No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic and fellow ATP player Vasek Pospisil announced the creation of the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA), first with a letter to their ATP peers, and
Gender fluidity and climate change are not the hot-button topics you’d expect from an author writing more than 400 years ago. But it’s Shakespeare‘s “contemporary” outlook that means he will “last a great deal longer than the culture wars,” according to Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) artistic director emeritus Gregory Doran. While parts of the Bard’s
In this article BRDS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Woman rides a Bird e-scooter in southern California. Bird, a provider of electric scooters that consumers can rent in cities, said the New York Stock Exchange will suspend trading of its stock after the company failed to keep its market capitalization above $15 million for
Russell Brand has told his online followers it has been a “distressing” week, in a video breaking his silence after sexual assault allegations were made against him. In a short video shared on YouTube and other social media websites, he briefly addresses the claims levelled at him by the Channel 4 Dispatches and Sunday Times
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple CEO Tim Cook greets customers purchasing Apple’s new iPhone 15 during a launch event at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store in New York City on Sept. 22, 2023. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook opened the company’s Fifth Avenue store Friday
A woman has told Sky News that Russell Brand made her feel “vulnerable and intimidated” – and alleges he refused to call her a taxi until she performed a sex act. It comes as new allegations continue to emerge about the comedian’s behaviour, as another organisation cut ties with him. Sarah, whose name has been
Rishi Sunak’s popularity has plunged to its lowest point since taking office following his watering down of key climate pledges. The prime minister’s net favourability rating has slumped to -45, according to a YouGov survey carried out days after his speech rowing back on net zero pledges. The poll of more than 2,000 adults between
They have a catchy name. They’re called “attack’ems”. It’s a play on an acronym, ATACMS, which itself stands for Army Tactical Missile System. To you and me it’s a long-range missile. It has a range of about 180 miles, it’s guided, it can be fired from Ukraine’s existing fleet of missile launch systems and President
China’s largest automaker, BYD, launched its Dolphin electric car in Mexico Friday, expanding the brand in North America. With the 500,000th Dolphin EV also rolling off the line, the affordable EV looks to be a global powerhouse. After launching its low-cost Dolphin electric hatchback in Japan to take on Toyota, BYD is now bringing it
From February 5, 2023, the European Union will no longer purchase petroleum products such as diesel, gasoline or lubricants from Russia. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Russia imposed an indefinite ban on the export of diesel and gasoline to most countries, a move that risks disrupting fuel supplies ahead of winter and
The Week 3 NFL schedule for the 2023 season is stacked with great matchups, and we’ve got you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game and a bold prediction for each matchup. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a