Rishi Sunak is to increase UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030 as he warns European allies that the continent is at a “turning point” in the face of the growing threats from Russia, Iran and China. Speaking alongside NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, the UK prime minister said he planned to steadily
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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
NASA’s longest-running spacecraft Voyager 1 is sending information back to Earth again for the first time since November. Scientists have managed to fix a problem on the probe, which was launched 46 years ago, after five months of silence. On 14 November last year, Voyager 1 stopped sending usable data back to Earth, even though
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
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
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
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
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
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing a widespread backlash after referring to Muslims as “infiltrators” during a campaign speech over the weekend. Congress, the main opposition party to Mr Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Monday reported the prime minister’s “deeply objectionable” comments to the Election Commission, saying they violated electoral law. The comments
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
Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNApr 21, 2024, 01:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s been over a week since UFC 300, and the sport is still abuzz. What keeps this milestone evening of fights at the forefront of fans’ minds, in part, is the juicy array of questions it poses. Was UFC 300 the greatest event in
American retail giant Walmart has announced plans to put 19 autonomous electric forklifts to work at at four of its distribution centers as its experiments with a robotic workforce continue. The biggest of the big box store companies said it will roll out 19 fully autonomous FoxBot Class 1 electric forklifts across four of its
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:
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
ESPN News Services Apr 21, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Nelly Korda couldn’t have imagined the incredible run she’s put together this season while at home recovering from a blood clot that required surgery in 2022. “Because obviously then I was just more scared for my health,” she said.
Two men have been charged with spying for China after allegedly supplying information which could be “useful to an enemy”. Christopher Berry, 32, of Witney, Oxfordshire, was charged under the Official Secrets Act after a counterterrorism investigation. Former parliamentary researcher Christopher Cash, 29, of Whitechapel, London, was also charged under the same act. It is
The Israeli military intelligence chief has resigned after failures that led to the deadly 7 October Hamas attack on Israel. Major General Aharon Haliva was one of several senior commanders who said they failed to predict and prevent the most devastating attack in the country’s history. He is the first senior figure to quit the