Christian Eriksen is said to be in a “good mood” as doctors continue to carry out tests after he collapsed during a Euro 2020 game. The Danish footballer is recovering in hospital after he collapsed about 40 minutes into the game with Finland in Copenhagen on Saturday. Agent and friend of the player, Martin Schoots,
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Ted Baker, the formal and occasion wear retailer, has reported a slump in annual sales during the coronavirus pandemic but argued it is now better placed to navigate continuing disruption. The fashion chain reported a deepening pre-tax loss of £107.7m for the year to the end of January on the back of a £77.6m sum
It is “possible” that putting India on the red list earlier might have prevented the widely anticipated delay to easing England’s coronavirus lockdown that is set to be announced later, a minister has said. Boris Johnson is preparing to announce a delay of four weeks to step four of the country’s roadmap out of COVID-19
The UK is set to enjoy more warm weather this week – and today could be the hottest day of the year so far. Temperatures in some parts of the South East could reach as high as 29C (84.2F). The previous hottest day of the year was on 2 June, when temperatures reached 28.3C (82.9F)
A US special forces veteran and his son have admitted illegally helping ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn flee Japan ahead of his trial on financial misconduct charges, according to a Tokyo-based news agency. Kyodo newswire said Michael and Peter Taylor, who were extradited to Japan in March at the request of the Japanese authorities, admitted a
Not including rooftop solar power, solar PV accounted for 36.5% of new US electricity generation capacity in the first quarter of 2021. (Note that we are talking about new power capacity in this article, not electricity generation itself.) Another 63.2% of new US electricity generation capacity came from new wind power plants. Those two combine
A seat on a spaceship ride with billionaire Jeff Bezos went for $28 million (roughly Rs. 205 crores) during a live auction on Saturday, concluding the month-long bidding process for the sightseeing trip on the Blue Origin’s maiden voyage next month. Within four minutes of the open of Saturday’s live phone auction, bids reached beyond $20
WhatsApp has launched its first global marketing campaign in reaction to a public backlash against a privacy policy announcement. The messaging platform says the campaign is designed to reiterate its “commitment to privacy”. It comes after months of uncertainty around the Facebook-owned app after its updated privacy policy sparked confusion and concern among some users
A survivor of the Grenfell Tower disaster has said ex-residents are still being “denied swift justice” four years on from the catastrophic fire. Tiago Alves, his father, mother and younger sister all escaped from their home in Flat 105 on the 13th floor in the early stages of the deadly blaze on 14 June, 2017.
More gay and bisexual men will be allowed to donate blood, platelets and plasma after “historic” new rules came into effect. The new eligibility rules came into force today on World Blood Donor Day and mean that donors in England, Scotland and Wales will no longer be asked if they are a man who has
In this article TSLA Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla. Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said the company will resume bitcoin transactions once it confirms there is reasonable clean energy usage by miners. “When there’s confirmation of reasonable (~50%) clean energy usage by miners with positive future trend, Tesla
Originally published on NRDC Expert Blog.By Ariana Gonzalez, Director, Colorado Policy, Climate & Clean Energy Program After months of drafting, negotiating, and rallying around legislation in the Colorado State Capitol, the General Assembly has adjourned. Looking back over the past six months, it’s clear that achieving enforceable and equitable climate action was a top priority not
Boris Johnson will plead with the nation to make “one last heave” to freedom as he announces a delay of up to four weeks in lifting lockdown restrictions in England. A government source has told Sky News the prime minister will dash hopes that Freedom Day will come in two weeks’ time, on 21 June,
A home video of a teenage Ed Sheeran singing in his school production of the musical Grease is going up for auction. The film, which is nearly two hours long, shows Sheeran as a 15-year-old playing the character Roger or ‘Rump’. Wearing a leather jacket and his hair slicked back, he gives the audience a
A teenager has been charged with murder after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death outside a school in Luton. Humza Hussain, 16, was found with multiple knife wounds near Challney High School for Boys in Stoneygate Road at around 4pm on 8 June. He was taken to hospital but pronounced dead two hours later. A
Puzzling out and testing new ways to improve the efficiency of cadmium telluride (CdTe) polycrystalline thin-film photovoltaic materials is a typical day in the life of National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) research scientists Matthew Reese and Craig Perkins. Like any good puzzlers, they bring curiosity and keen observation to the task. These skills led them,
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the White House have made offshore wind a centerpiece of plans to strengthen the nation’s energy infrastructure, announcing a goal to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030 — a huge leap from the 42 megawatts (MW) currently in operation. Not only could this provide enough electricity
An England football victory as the G7 summit wrapped up in Cornwall was something to celebrate, but even with a home advantage, Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not emerge from this global gathering with a win. This was a big opportunity for Mr Johnson and in favourable conditions. Serendipitous that the UK was the host
In this article MARA When the FBI successfully breached a crypto wallet held by the Colonial Pipeline hackers by following the money trail on bitcoin’s blockchain, it was a wake-up call for any cyber criminals who thought transacting in cryptocurrency automatically protected them from scrutiny. One of the core tenets of bitcoin is that its
Three days of discussions – as well as a beach barbecue – in Cornwall are over for G7 leaders. So what did their summit amount to? COVID-19 What was agreed: G7 leaders committed to providing one billion doses of COVID vaccines to poorer countries over the next year. They also agreed to initiatives on future