The Royal Air Force took steps to “artificially inflate” its diversity numbers in a bid to hit a key government target for female and ethnic minority recruits, three defence sources have claimed and leaked documents have suggested. The RAF strongly denied it had acted in any way illegally with its recruitment practices. James Heappey, the
El Shafee Elsheikh, known to his victims as “Ringo”, grew up in White City, west London, after his family arrived from Sudan in 1993 when he was five. His father was a communist and part-time poet who worked as a translator and opposed the Islamist dictatorship of Omar al-Bashir in his home country. The couple
British TV actress Josephine Tewson has died at the age of 91, her agent has said. Tewson was best-known for her roles as Elizabeth Warden in Keeping Up Appearances and Miss Davenport in Last Of The Summer Wine. She died on Thursday night at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors in Northwood, northeast London.
7:00 AM ET Like every good summer binge watch, the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship hasn’t been short on drama. Its biggest plot twist so far? The ouster of defending gold medal champion Team USA, which fell 4-2 to Czechia in Wednesday’s quarterfinal matchup. The United States had been unbeaten through preliminary tournament action, and
The government is to take further control of Liverpool away from the city council following a damning report into the operation of the authority which found a budget gap of close to £100m over four years. Levelling Up Secretary Greg Clark is set to appoint a steering committee including Liverpool Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram, former
Cineworld, the world’s second-largest cinema chain, is preparing to file for bankruptcy within weeks, the Wall Street Journal reports, after struggling to rebuild attendance following the COVID pandemic. The UK-based group, which operates in 10 countries with 751 sites and more than 9,000 screens, has engaged lawyers from Kirkland & Ellis LLP and consultants from
A member of the so-called IS “Beatles” has been jailed for life after being convicted over his role in the murder of four American hostages in Syria. Former British citizen El Shafee Elsheikh, 34, who grew up in London, was found guilty in the US in April of four counts of hostage-taking and four counts
Elon Musk announced that Tesla is slowing down the rollout of its next ‘Full Self-Driving Beta’ software update (10.69) due to “many major code changes”. It is reportedly still coming tomorrow, but only to ~1,000 Tesla FSD Beta drivers. FSD Beta enables Tesla vehicles to drive autonomously to a destination entered in the car’s navigation
A high street decorated with British Union Jack bunting in Penistone, UK. The End Fuel Poverty Coalition has warned “a tsunami of fuel poverty will hit the country this winter.” Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Facing soaring energy bills, rising costs and rapidly declining consumer purchasing power, small businesses across the U.K.
CNN’s Alex Marquardt speaks to a Ukrainian man who is still combing through the rubble of his home after a Russian missile strike destroyed it, killing five family members including his wife and daughter. #CNN #News
Bitcoin and ether ended Thursday in the red, but ether has surged more than 100% since mid-June. Yu Chun Christopher Wong | S3studio | Getty Images Bitcoin on Friday fell to its lowest level in more than three weeks, dipping below $22,000 amid a sudden crypto sell-off in early European trading. Bitcoin briefly plunged from
A key witness in the latest trial against R Kelly has said the R&B singer had sex with her “hundreds” of times before she turned 18 years old, starting when she was 15. Giving evidence under the pseudonym Jane, she said she first met Kelly when she was about 13 at a recording studio in
A provincial capital in southwest China has dimmed outdoor advertisements, subway lighting and building signs to save energy, official announcements said, as the area battles a power crunch triggered by record-high temperatures. The mercury has soared beyond 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in Sichuan province this week, fuelling massive demand for air conditioning and drying
Grant Shapps has told union bosses to “get out of the way” and allow members to vote on newly proposed pay deals. It comes as fresh strikes take place on London Underground and the capital’s bus system, while national rail is set for more disruption on Saturday. The national strikes are related to pay rises
The sister of North Korean president Kim Jong Un has told South Korea’s president to “shut his mouth” as she rejected an offer of economic aid in return for nuclear disarmament. Kim Yo Jong, a member of North Korea’s politburo, also described South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol as “really simple and still childish”. “No one
UK retail sales rose in July but the longer-term downward trend in consumer spending shows no sign of abating, official data shows. Sales increased by 0.3% in July, which was much higher than economists’ forecasts of a 0.2% drop, according to the Office for National Statistics. But sales fell by 1.2% in the three months
A man has been arrested on suspicion of the abduction and sexual assault of a six-year-old girl in Greater Manchester on Wednesday afternoon. Police said the 23-year-old remains in custody for questioning. Officers believe the child was abducted in Warne Avenue in Droylsden, before being taken to a wooded area. She was reunited with her
7:24 PM ET Associated Press MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Kurt Busch said Thursday he’ll miss the final two races of NASCAR’s regular season, bringing it to six races the 2004 champion has been sidelined with concussion-like symptoms. Busch wrote on Twitter he’ll miss the Sunday race on the road course at Watkins Glen International and then
We were lucky to receive an update from Rivian today on the new R1 series Ocean Coast interiors. The EV startup is excited to announce a few critical design updates, but there’s a catch. Rivian is giving us a sneak peek at the automaker’s new Ocean Coast interior. The automaker says it will launch the
Inside what’s called the amplifier bay of the Texas Petawatt Laser, where the energy of a laser pulse is boosted. The green light are the pump lasers that amplify or boost the energy of the main laser. Photo courtesy Todd Ditmire As the effects of climate change become more obvious, the promise of nuclear fusion