A former HR director at the Post Office, whose misconduct claims against chief executive Nick Read were dismissed following an internal investigation, has written to MPs in a bid to plead her case. Jane Davies, who was in post for seven months from December 2022 until she was dismissed, claimed Mr Read led a “deliberate
In this article CARR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Heat pumps are becoming more popular for residential housing with energy prices increasing and the need to reduce use of fossil fuel heating systems. Andrew Aitchison | In Pictures | Getty Images In case you haven’t noticed, heat pumps are hot. Although these devices, which
Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway has described a “gross” past audition where she had to “make out” with 10 men. The 41-year-old star described the experience which she said happened in the early 2000s as “a very different time”. She told V Magazine: “Back in the 2000s – and this did happen to me – it
ESPN News Services Apr 23, 2024, 01:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Jamal Murray sank a 15-foot step-back jumper at the buzzer and the Denver Nuggets wiped out a 20-point second-half deficit to stun the Los Angeles Lakers 101-99 Monday night and take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference playoff series. Murray’s
In this article 9984.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Signage at a SoftBank Corp. store in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank is looking to develop a ”world-class” Japanese-language-specific generative artificial intelligence model, and plans to invest $960 million in the next two
Doubts have been raised over the government’s ability to unveil tax cuts ahead of the next general election after official figures revealed borrowing was higher than expected in the past year. The Treasury borrowed £120.7bn in the financial year ending March 2024 – down £7.6bn from the year before, according to provisional estimates from the
A police operation is under way after reports at least five migrants have died during an attempt to cross the Channel. The French coast guard confirmed there was a failed attempt to cross the Channel and police were operating at a beach following the incident on Tuesday morning. The spokesperson said she could not say
In honor of Earth Day, Rivian has introduced a new “Electric Upgrade” offer, where new customers can take advantage of varying discounts on an R1S or R1T EV for trading in certain combustion models. There are other terms to qualify; learn more below. Take advantage of big Rivian discounts, now through June According to Rivian,
Five people – including two children – have been found dead at a house in the US state of Oklahoma, police have said. All five appear to have been murdered, according to police sergeant Gary Knight. “This wasn’t a carbon monoxide situation, or anything like that – these are five people who were killed,” he
It was shortly after midnight when peers in the House of Lords finally ended their long fight against the government’s Safety of Rwanda Bill. So in the end there was no need for sleeping bags or camp beds and dire threats made by government whips of votes at 3am or even later never materialised. It
Apr 22, 2024, 02:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Jets are trading former No. 2 overall pick Zach Wilson to the Denver Broncos, sources confirmed to ESPN. NFL Network, which first reported the news, reports the Jets will receive a sixth-round draft pick from the Broncos, who along with Wilson will receive
Magic Eden coders gathered in an Airbnb in San Jose, California, to hack in preparation for the so-called bitcoin halving. Amil Husain In the East Foothills of San Jose, California, 17 coders working for the popular ordinals marketplace maker, Magic Eden, piled into a 4-bedroom, 3,875 square-foot house rented on Airbnb. Their goal was to
The government’s Rwanda bill will finally become law after the Lords decided there would be no further amendments in a late-night session. For weeks, peers have been pushing back on the scheme – which seeks to deport asylum seekers arriving in the UK via small boats to the African nation – and trying to get
The House of Lords has pushed the government’s Rwanda Bill back to the Commons again as a row continues over the controversial plan to “stop the boats”. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told reporters on Monday that “enough is enough”, promising the legislation would pass its final parliamentary stages this evening, “no matter how late it
In this article WOLF Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Scott Ostfeld, managing partner and portfolio manager with JANA Partners LLC., speaks during the 13D Monitor’s Active-Passive Investor Summit in New York City, U.S., October 17, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Activist investor Jana Partners has a built a “significant” position in semiconductor firm Wolfspeed
Australian EV charging company Tritium is facing financial collapse, with its directors declaring insolvency and putting the company into receivership. In a statement issued overnight to Nasdaq in New York, where it has been struggling to retain its listing because of a collapsing share price, company officials said Tritium DCFC Limited (DCFC) and three of its
TV host Jeremy Kyle is expected to give evidence at an inquest into the death of Steve Dymond, who died shortly after failing a lie detector test on his show in May 2019. The presenter was previously made an interested person to the inquest by the coroner because “he may have caused or contributed” to
Former US president Donald Trump has said it is a “very sad day in America” as he spoke before heading into court for his historic hush money trial. Trump said his trial is an example of “election interference”, describing it as “very unfair”. “People understand what’s going on,” he said, describing the trial as a
The FTSE 100 has ended a long wait to achieve a new record high. The index, which comprises the 100 most valuable companies on the London Stock Exchange, closed Monday’s session on 8,023 points following a jump of 128 points or 1.6%. That was the highest closing sum since February last year when the 8,000
Newsreader Huw Edwards has resigned from the BBC, the corporation has said. The BBC said it was “on medical advice”. It comes nine months after he faced allegations over explicit images. Edwards, who was the BBC’s highest-earning newsreader, was accused of paying a teenager thousands of pounds for sexually explicit pictures. A BBC spokesperson said: