Apologising for the UK’s role in the slave trade is “not on the agenda,” Downing Street has said amid the row engulfing the Commonwealth summit. The prime minister has called the transatlantic slave trade “abhorrent” but ruled out reparations as he said countries affected would rather the UK help them with current issues, such as
Frasers Group, the owner of Sports Direct, House of Fraser and Flannels, has written to Boohoo ordering it to sack its chief executive and appoint Frasers founder Mike Ashley instead. Boohoo, the online fast fashion retailer, had ignored a private Frasers request to install Mr Ashley, according to an open letter from Frasers Group to
When Dr. Sarah Chen first examined the unusual footprints in South Korea’s Jinju Formation, she knew she’d stumbled onto something extraordinary. “These weren’t your typical dinosaur tracks,” says Chen, lead researcher at the International Institute of Paleontology. “The spacing was unlike anything we’d seen before.” The footprints, belonging to the newly studied Dromaeosauriformipes rarus, tell
Apple’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook gestures during the China Development Forum in Beijing on March 24, 2024. Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty Images In his second visit to China this year, Apple CEO Tim Cook met with Beijing officials and local partners as the company faces challenges with its launch of Apple intelligence
Tesla’s pricing numbers for its future vehicles are all over the place and changing by the minute. Just today, CEO Elon Musk revealed that the promised $30k price for Robotaxi would be “post-incentive” – before saying the car would cost $25k just minutes later. During Tesla’s Robotaxi event earlier this month, the company revealed that the
If there is a ground zero for US election trauma, it’s probably Georgia. It’s the state that gave us the election interference case, the Donald Trump mugshot, and his telephone call to the secretary of state asking for more votes. The Republican nominee is still among those facing prosecution – although the case has been
At least 24 people have died after Tropical Storm Trami made landfall in the Philippines. The storm caused widespread flooding and landslides on the main Luzon island. It forced schools and government offices to shut for a second day – except for those urgently needed for disaster response. Image: A car submerged in mud Image:
Ron Ely, who played Tarzan in the 1960s TV series, has died aged 86. The actor passed away at his home in Los Alamos, California, on 29 September, his daughter Kirsten Casale Ely said. The 6’4″, muscular actor helped form the modern image of author Edgar Rice Burroughs’ early 20th century fictional creation, Tarzan. He
John Ketchum, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Nextera Energy, speaks during the 2023 CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, US, on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. F. Carter Smith | Bloomberg | Getty Images NextEra Energy is seeing strong interest from data center customers in restarting the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in
Oct 23, 2024, 01:57 PM Open Extended Reactions Centre Sione Tuipulotu will captain Scotland in their November internationals, coach Gregor Townsend announced on Wednesday, as he named an expansive 45-player group for the Tests against Fiji, South Africa, Portugal and Australia at Murrayfield. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The Australia-born Tuipulotu, who qualified through his Scottish
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 23, 2024, 02:24 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The FedEx Cup fall schedule is halfway over, and there’s plenty at stake in the final four tournaments for the golfers who are still
The owner of fashion chains Whistles and Phase Eight is in advanced talks to buy White Stuff, another prominent high street clothing retailer. Sky News has learnt that The Foschini Group (TFG), the South African-based retailer, is close to concluding a deal to acquire White Stuff and invest in its future expansion. Sources said a
Ford CEO Jim Farley has been driving a Chinese EV over the past six months, calling it “fantastic.” After flying the Xiaomi Speed Ultra 7 (SU7) from Shanghai to Chicago, Farley doesn’t want to give it up. It’s no secret that China is dominating the EV industry, aside from Tesla. Farley recently sounded the alarm,
Public investment in new technologies and the energy transition is “badly needed” to drive growth in the UK and prevent the national debt rising to risky levels, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned. Speaking as Rachel Reeves travelled to Washington to attend her first IMF annual meeting as chancellor, the body identified the UK
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, US, on Monday, June 10, 2024. Bloomberg | Getty Apple on Wednesday released a beta version of a slew of Apple Intelligence features, including
Folkestone has been drawing in crowds in recent years with regeneration and private developments transforming parts of this port town on the Kent coast. But many residents will tell you that the fabric of this community is being torn apart. Local services are deteriorating and have been for some time. Leisure centres have shut down
Astronomers have uncovered something surprising while looking 13 billion years into the past using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). They’ve spotted supermassive black hole-powered quasars that appear to be hanging out in isolation. This is odd because, according to current theories, black holes need to be surrounded by a lot of material to grow
Liam Payne’s girlfriend has said they planned to get married next year in a statement a week after his death. The former One Direction star died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after falling from a third-floor balcony at the Casa Sur hotel. Kate Cassidy, who had been in Argentina with Payne until two days before his
Sir Keir Starmer has rejected calls for reparations for slavery, saying it would lead to “very long, endless discussions” about the past. The prime minister said while the transatlantic slave trade was “abhorrent”, he believes the countries affected by it would rather the UK help them with contemporary challenges, such as the impact of climate
Multiple people have been killed in a terror attack in Turkey at the headquarters of a defence and aerospace company, the country’s interior minister has said. Local media reported a loud explosion and showed footage of an exchange of gunfire at the site in the Turkish capital Ankara. “A terrorist attack was carried out against
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