The Conservatives have pledged to give £20m to 30 towns across the country – a move the Labour Party has branded a “reckless, unfunded commitment”. Rishi Sunak’s party said it would add the towns – many of which are based in the Midlands and north – to its existing long-term plan for towns, increasing the
An offshore oil platform is seen at sunset near Huntington Beach, California, on Feb. 9, 2024. David Mcnew | Getty Images U.S. crude oil was on pace Friday for its worst month of the year, ahead of an OPEC+ meeting this weekend during which the cartel will review its production levels. U.S. oil is down
Israel has offered a comprehensive new ceasefire deal to Hamas, US President Joe Biden says. The deal would involve the return of Israeli hostages from Gaza and reconstruction of civilian areas. Mr Biden urged leaders on both sides not to “lose this moment”. “Everyone who wants peace now must raise their voices and work to
In this article BRK.A Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT One of the messages that Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway’s top insurance executive, Ajit Jain, sent to investors during the company’s annual shareholder meeting in Omaha last month was that cyber insurance, while currently profitable, still has too many unknowns and risks for Berkshire, a
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterMay 31, 2024, 08:33 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Let’s review. In 1996, Conference USA began sponsoring football with a lineup of Cincinnati, Houston, Louisville, Memphis, Southern Miss and Tulane. It added East Carolina in 1997, then Army in 1998 and UAB
Life comes at you fast if you are the person responsible for maintaining the shareholder register at NatWest. Until last week, it was hoped that the bank would be at the centre of Jeremy Hunt‘s plans to get millions more Britons investing in the stock market. Money latest: Income growth ‘worst in generations’ The chancellor
Donald Trump has protested his innocence after his criminal conviction for falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment – insisting he paid a “legal expense” and there was “nothing illegal”. Speaking at a news conference at Trump Tower in New York, Trump started by saying “if they can do this to me, they
Superdry, the struggling London-listed fashion chain, has received a reprieve after the owner of its flagship store towed back from a challenge to its rescue plan. Sky News understands that M&G, the asset manager which had been contemplating a formal objection to Superdry’s restructuring plan, has decided not to proceed with the move. M&G owns
Australian equipment specialists Semco recently took delivery of their first Takeuchi TB20e, making it one of the first battery-powered compact excavators on the continent … but that’s not what makes it awesome. Similar in size and performance to Takeuchi’s diesel-powered TB216 compact excavator, the TB20e is powered by lithium-ion battery that offers up to eight
Nicki Minaj’s upcoming Amsterdam show has been cancelled, after she was arrested in the Dutch capital last Saturday for allegedly attempting to take “soft drugs” out of the country. The Trinidad-born rapper and singer was forced to cancel a gig in Manchester the same evening after she was detained in custody at Schiphol Airport for
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting with members of the AI sector at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, on May 21, 2024. Yoan Valat | Afp | Getty Images PARIS — France is touting itself as the next artificial intelligence superpower. [style note: Paris stands alone in datelines] The Viva Technology
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 30, 2024, 11:20 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The Florida Panthers and New York Rangers entered Game 5 Thursday night with their Eastern Conference finals series tied at two games apiece. After the visiting Panthers edged the Rangers 3-2, they’ll
The logo of Aramco is seen as security personnel walk before the start of a press conference by Aramco at the Plaza Conference Center in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia November 3, 2019. Hamad I Mohammed | Reuters Saudi Arabia’s state-controlled Aramco said it would sell some $11.5 billion worth of additional stock in an offering that
French start-up Seederal recently unveiled its first electric tractor prototype during, just one year after announcing its first round of funding. The initial 160 hp Seederal prototype shown here will serve as a technological demonstrator that, the company says, will help accelerate the development of the industry’s first “long-range” electric tractor. With the ability to
A woman who, along with her partner, lay undiscovered in a crashed car for days probably would have survived, but for “organisational failure” in police call handling procedures, an inquiry has found. Lamara Bell, 25, and John Yuill, 28, died after their car careered off the M9 near Stirling on 5 July 2015 as they
Donald Trump has become the first former US president to be criminally convicted – but what could the historic verdict mean for his ongoing election campaign? A jury in New York deliberated for nine-and-a-half hours before unanimously agreeing Trump is guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records to commit election fraud. The former president
In this article CRM MDB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT MongoDB CEO Dev Ittycheria. Scott Mlyn | CNBC MongoDB stock sank as much as 25% in extended trading on Thursday after the database software maker issued light guidance for the quarter and reduced its forecast for the full fiscal year. Here is how the
Can a lender end your fixed-rate deal early? This was the crux of a question asked by Money blog reader Michelle from Kent… “I bought my first flat in April 2023 with a two-year fixed-rate mortgage. I got the deal with the help of a broker, who has now contacted me saying my deal is
Jeremy Renner is set to star in his first film since he was seriously injured in a snowplough accident. The 53-year-old American is the latest actor to join the cast of Rian Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, more than a year after he suffered more than 30 broken bones in the
People caught fly-tipping will get points on their driving licences if the Conservatives win the next general election. Rishi Sunak will make the announcement on Friday as part of his party’s election campaign, promising to crackdown on anti-social behaviour. Other measures will include a new “three strikes and you’re out” system for nuisance social housing