Israel will compete at Eurovision next year, despite calls for the country to be banned over its conflict with Hamas, organisers have said. Artists from Iceland had called for a boycott of the contest in Malmo, Sweden, unless Israel was prevented from taking part, after its ground invasion of Gaza. Irish broadcaster RTE has also
The long-awaited transgender guidance for schools in England has been published by the government. The main points from today’s developments include:• Schools and colleges to be told that parents should be involved in decisions affecting their children• Single-sex spaces must be protected for the safeguarding of all children• A sea change in approach on social
The molten rock that has been building up beneath southwest Iceland has erupted in spectacular fountains of lava. A gash two miles long has opened up on the Reykjanes peninsula, spewing between 100 and 200 cubic metres of lava every second. That’s far more than in other recent eruptions in the area. Incredible footage shows
An oil tanker anchored in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen’s contested western province of Hodeida on July 15, 2023. Mohammed Huwais | Afp | Getty Images Oil prices traded mixed Tuesday as tankers shun the Red Sea on the back of heightened attacks by Iran-backed Houthi militants which have disrupted international shipping
Google will pay out $700m (£550m) and allow more competition on its Play Store after it was accused of using illegal restrictions and overcharging consumers when they buy items in apps. It forms part of an antitrust settlement in the US, ahead of a legal battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games, which accused Google of
Trevor Milton, founder and former CEO of Nikola Corporation, has been sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding investors with false statements about the company’s electric trucks. Milton was found guilty last year of three out of four counts of securities and wire fraud, but sentencing did not happen until today. His sentence includes
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Security gate outside the Tesla Motors Gigafactory site east of Reno, Nevada. David Calvert | The Washington Post | Getty Images Tesla has informed workers at its battery factory in Sparks, Nevada, that some set-rate hourly workers there will see pay increases around 10% starting
A volcano has erupted in Iceland after weeks of intense earthquake activity, the country’s Meteorological Office said. An evacuation had already taken place in recent days, moving nearly 4,000 people out of the fishing town of Grindavik in the country’s southwest. The nearby Blue Lagoon geothermal spa had also been closed as a precaution. Iceland’s
The writer of a Lord Of The Rings sequel has been ordered to destroy all physical and electronic copies and pay more than $130,000 in legal fees. US author Demetrious Polychron was sued for copyright infringement by the estate of author JRR Tolkien, the writer of the original books – after Polychron first tried to
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Marvel Studios has dropped actor Jonathan Majors after he was found guilty of assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend. Majors, 34, was convicted on two counts but acquitted of a different assault charge and of aggravated harassment. A star of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Majors featured in the series Loki, and Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a Morning Meeting livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. 1. U.S. stocks climbed higher to start the week, with the S & P 500 reaching another 52-week high on Monday morning. Mega cap technology stocks were bolstering the market,
Rishi Sunak is under pressure to back an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after 10 senior Conservative MPs accused Israel of carrying out the “brutalisation of the civilian Palestinian population” – which they argue risks fuelling more extremism in the region. The MPs, including former cabinet ministers, have written to Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron to argue
Alex Batty – the British teenager found in France after going missing for six years – has reportedly told journalists he is “glad to be home for Christmas”. He was 11 when he went on holiday with his mother Melanie Batty – who does not have legal parental guardianship – and his grandfather, David Batty,
Behind almost every purchase you make, from Christmas lights to a new car, there is a ship. Almost everything we buy, use, wear, and much of what we eat, spends at least some of its life in a container at sea. These giant craft are the lifeblood of the global economy, circumnavigating the globe to
A man believed to be comedian Russell Brand has been questioned by police over six further historical sexual offences. In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: “A man in his 40s attended a police station in south London on Thursday, 14 December for a second time. “He was interviewed under caution by detectives in relation
A body found in the search for Gaynor Lord has been formally identified as the mother-of-three. The remains were recovered from the River Wensum on Friday, a week after Mrs Lord disappeared. The 55-year-old was last seen on CCTV walking along St Augustines Street in Norwich, at 4.01pm on Friday 8 December, having left work
After nearly nine months on the road, an all-electric Nissan Ariya has become the first vehicle ever, gas or electric, to drive all the way from North to South pole, piloted by Chris Ramsey of Plug in Adventures and his wife Julie. The Scottish couple, who previously became the first to complete the Mongol Rally in an
Young people today are demonised for being “too colloquial” with language, despite William Shakespeare being praised for doing the same thing 400 years ago, a theatre director has said. Intermission Youth Theatre combines 400-year-old language with the modern day, remixing the bard’s work through the lens of youth culture. This year it celebrated 15 years
In this article ADBE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Adobe and Figma, the cloud-based design tool, will terminate their planned $20 billion merger in light of regulatory hurdles, the companies said Monday. In a statement, the two companies said “there is no clear path to receive necessary regulatory approvals from the European Commission and