Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during a press conference at SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas on February 10, 2022. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been buying Twitter shares on almost a daily basis since the end of January, spending $2.64 billion for
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Millions of workers will begin paying higher National Insurance contributions from today as part of a plan to raise billions for the NHS and social care. The 1.25 percentage point increase, first announced last autumn, is being introduced despite pressure for it to be put off given wider cost of living pressures – with energy,
Some 1,200 war crimes have already been registered in the Kyiv region following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the capital’s police chief has said. Andriy Nebitov did not specify what each of the war crimes were nor how many people they involved. However, he told Sky News in an interview on Tuesday that most of the
A man arrested over a mass shooting that left six people dead had posted a live Facebook video of himself posing with a handgun just hours before the incident, police have said. Smiley Martin, 27, was found at the scene with gunshot wounds, and taken to hospital where he was “quickly identified as a person
The nominees for this year’s Ivor Novello Awards for songwriting have been announced, with Adele, Dave, Ed Sheeran, Raye and Coldplay among the stars who have been recognised. Other artists up for awards include Laura Mvula, Little Simz, Sam Fender, Holly Humberstone, FKA Twigs, James Blake and Rag’n’Bone Man. Producer and writer Inflo, real name
Boris Johnson has described atrocities being committed in Ukraine as a “stain on the honour of Russia itself” in a stark video message to the Russian people. In the video, published on Twitter and including brief passages spoken in Russian, the prime minister tells them they “deserve the truth” about the massacre of civilians and
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Russia wants to turn Ukrainians into “silent slaves” as he told the UN Security Council that Vladimir Putin’s forces must be brought to justice. The Ukrainian president was addressing the United Nations Security Council and said that Russia is “pursuing its policy of destroying ethnic and religious diversity during its
Ferry passengers heading to France have faced long queues and disruption to cross-Channel services from Dover to Calais and Dunkirk. The delays have been blamed on a shortage of ferries after the suspension of P&O services following the firms “fire and re-hire” controversy. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/379eVV1 For the latest developments in Ukraine:
Republicans are turning on Rep. Madison Cawthorn after he sparked an uproar by claiming people in Washington had invited him to orgies and used cocaine in front of him. SE Cupp breaks down why Republicans are pushing back hard this time. #CNN #News
ONYX Motorbikes, a California-based electric moped manufacturer, has just unveiled a new step-through bike known as the ONYX CTY2. It follows the original ONYX CTY, which was unveiled as part of the Indiegogo campaign that originally launched the electric moped manufacturer nearly four years ago. Company insiders explained to Electrek that the 30 mph (51
French President Emmanuel Macron has called for the EU to ban Russian coal as part of a wave of new sanctions to further isolate the Kremlin. Frank Rumpenhorst | Picture Alliance | Getty Images LUXEMBOURG — The European Commission will propose banning Russian coal as part of a new round of sanctions against the Kremlin
Amazon on Tuesday announced deals for scores of launches to deploy a “constellation” of satellites in low orbit around the Earth to provide internet service to people below. Amazon said that its contracts with Arianespace, Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are the largest commercial procurement of launch vehicles in history. The overall cost
7:00 AM ET NFL personnel departments spend the year putting together a draft board they’ll largely use for only three days in April. They take hundreds of names, thousands of hours of evaluation, more than a little hearty debate, piles of airplane tickets, interviews, miles traveled to practices and games, and it’s all tossed into
Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Elon Musk will join Twitter‘s board of directors after taking a 9.2% stake in the social media company, according to a release filed with the SEC. “Through conversations with Elon in recent weeks, it became clear to us that he would bring great value to our
Ed Sheeran has won his High Court copyright trial against two songwriters who claimed he ripped off part of one of their songs for his huge 2017 hit Shape Of You. Sheeran and two of his co-writers – Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid and producer Steve McCutcheon, known as Steve Mac – had been accused of
From British TV’s first female same-sex kiss before the watershed to the naughtiness injected into morning viewing with The Big Breakfast, not to mention Big Brother starting an era of reality TV, Channel 4 has always done things differently. Launching 40 years ago with Richard Whiteley introducing the now long-running afternoon favourite Countdown, this was
Elon Musk has topped Forbes’ list of world billionaires, relegating Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to second place for the first time in four years. Musk was worth an estimated $219bn (£166bn) as of 11 March – when the list’s authors locked in net worths – after adding $68bn (£51bn) to his fortune over the past
A new strategy for how the UK will produce more of its own energy is to be announced this week after several delays. The government has confirmed it will publish the “Energy Security Strategy” on Thursday to help tackle soaring energy prices and reduce reliance on Russian oil and gas. Boris Johnson promised the plan
A rise in demand for leisure and entertainment activities last month helped the UK economy grow more than had been expected, according to a closely watched survey, as fears intensify that soaring inflation will apply the brakes. The S&P Global/CIPS UK Services PMI, which measures the sector accounting for 80% of the country’s economy bar
A musician has pleaded guilty to the murder of teenager Bobbi-Anne McLeod. The student, 18, went missing on the evening of 20 November and was last seen at a bus stop in Plymouth. She was due to travel to the city centre to meet friends but never arrived. Three days later, her body was discovered