Government borrowing rose to £17.4bn last month – the second highest October figure since monthly records began, official figures show. Economists had predicted £13.3bn of borrowing. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said public sector net borrowing was £1.6bn higher than the same month last year. Figures also showed that central government debt interest rose
Nine water companies have been blocked from using customer money to fund “undeserved” bonuses by the industry’s regulator. Ofwat said it had stepped in to use its new powers over water firms that cannot show that bonuses are sufficiently linked to performance. The blocked payouts amount to 73% of the total executive awards proposed across
Honda has been promising to unlock the power of all-solid-state EV batteries for several years. Today, we are getting our first look at the progress. Honda unveiled a demonstration production line as it continues to advance promising new battery technology. By 2050, Honda wants all its products and corporate activities to be carbon neutral. Although
Gautam Adani, chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group, addresses a gathering during the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 in Gandhinagar, Jan. 10, 2024. Punit Paranjpe | AFP | Getty Images Gautam Adani, chair of India’s Adani Group and one of the world’s richest people, was indicted in New York with others for an alleged multi-billion-dollar
In this article BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Getty Images Bitcoin breached the $95,000 level for the first time Wednesday evening as investors continued pricing in a second Donald Trump presidency. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by more than 2% at $96,463.00, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it rose
Four people have died and a number of others are in hospital after allegedly being served drinks laced with methanol. According to reports, six British travellers are among those being treated in Laos, after falling ill last week. Two Danish women in their 20s and a 56-year-old US citizen are reported to have died in
The voice actor behind Milhouse Van Houten – Bart Simpson’s very uncool friend – is stepping away after 35 years on the show. Pamela Hayden, who also voiced Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders, Janey and Malibu Stacy, will sign off from The Simpsons on 24 November in a Treehouse of Horror episode. “It’s been an honour
Tulisa Contostavlos has opened up about the moment she says her life “fell apart” after being “set up by a British newspaper” and charged with supplying drugs. The N-Dubz star has been speaking about her experiences in 2013 on the reality show, I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! The charges against the singer were
An anaesthetist has been jailed for 190 years for injecting dangerous drugs into IV bags. Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr put a nerve blocking agent and other drugs into the bags at Surgicare North Dallas. An investigation was launched after a medic, Melanie Kaspar, took one of the tainted bags home to treat her dehydration and
At the Supercomputing Conference or SC2024, NASA’s Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, Nicola Fox, detailed new computational tools intended to advance space science. NASA plans to employ a large language model across its science divisions, bolstered by foundation models tailored to Earth science, heliophysics, astrophysics, planetary science, and biological and physical sciences. This
Nvidia, the chipmaker driving the boom in artificial intelligence (AI), has seen fresh falls in its share price following an earnings report amid continued supply chain constraints. Its third quarter trading update showed demand for its top generative AI chips would continue to outstrip supply for at least a year. Some would argue it is
NIO executives shared details of the Chinese automaker’s third EV brand, Firefly, as well as what the new marque will call its first model. The news comes about one month before Firefly officially launches in China during its parent company’s 10th annual NIO Day event. Firefly is a new affordable boutique EV brand spun out
Gary Wang, a former executive of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, who testified against founder Sam Bankman-Fried, attends his sentencing on fraud charges at the United States District Court in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., November 20, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Gary Wang, co-founder and ex-technology chief of FTX, was sentenced Wednesday to time
In this article NVDA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrives at the launch of the supercomputer Gefion, at the Vilhelm Lauritzen Terminal in Kastrup, Denmark, Oct. 23, 2024. Ritzau Scanpix | Mads Claus Rasmussen | Via Reuters Nvidia reports fiscal third-quarter earnings Wednesday after the market closes. Here’s what Wall
Open Extended Reactions Anything is possible after Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson. Recent history has proven that there are plenty of ways for content creators-turned-boxers to draw interest from future opponents. Some have used the path of deflection, downplaying their desire to face someone to get under that fighter’s skin. Some have directly called out
The UK’s longest-serving MP has called for the assisted dying bill to be delayed as he said there is not enough time “to consider the immense complexities”. MPs will get a free vote, where they can vote however they want, on legalising assisted dying on 29 November, after the details were published on 11 November.
The eldest son of Norway’s crown princess has appeared in court after being arrested on suspicion of rape. Marius Borg Hoiby, 27, challenged a police request to put him in preventive detention while they investigate the claim. Officers said he was arrested on Monday on suspicion of sex with “with someone who is unconscious or
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterNov 20, 2024, 09:19 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov will defend his title against Paul Hughes on Jan. 25 in Dubai. The fight marks the first event of a new, multiyear
Ukraine has fired British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles into Russia, a source has told Sky News. The UK and Ukraine have not yet confirmed the use of the Storm Shadow missiles in Russia but their deployment has been widely reported in British media. Image: A Storm Shadow cruise missile on display in June 2023. Pic: AP
The UK will scrap five warships, dozens of military helicopters and a fleet of drones to save money despite growing threats from Russia and a war raging in Europe. John Healey, the defence secretary, announced the dramatic move in parliament on Wednesday, saying it would save up to half a billion pounds over the next
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