Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney has expressed “cautious optimism” talks between the UK and Brussels to resolve the dispute over post-Brexit arrangements in Northern Ireland will restart within weeks. Private conversations he and the country’s prime minister Micheal Martin had had with Liz Truss’s recently installed administration indicated there was an opportunity for a “new
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In this article BP SHEL-GB SIE-DE A Siemens logo in Germany. The industrial giant says that a newly commissioned green hydrogen plant in the country will use wind and solar power from the Wunsiedel Energy Park. Daniel Karmann | Picture Alliance | Getty Images A green hydrogen generation plant described as one of the largest
An official Chinese delegation has been barred from attending the Queen’s lying in state. House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle will prevent access to Westminster Hall because of sanctions imposed by Beijing against a group of MPs and peers, a parliamentary source told the PA news agency. It came as crowds continued to pay
The disappointing retail sales figures for August, published on Friday, have sent the pound spiralling to a fresh 37-year low. At one point, sterling was trading at $1.1348, a level not seen since March 1985. The pound has fallen by almost 16% against the US dollar during the last year. Against the euro meanwhile, the
Sep 15, 2022 ROGER FEDERER HAS been asked about retirement for 13 years. The first questions came after he beat Robin Soderling at Roland Garros in May 2009. With that triumph on clay, he became the sixth man in tennis history to complete the career sweep of Grand Slam events. Reaching that milestone could have
The queue to see the Queen lying in state has reached a wait time of 14 hours with the government warning entry could be paused. The line to get into Westminster Hall is currently nearly five miles long, with Southwark Park listed as the nearest landmark. The park is “extremely busy” and close to capacity,
Retail sales fell by much more than expected in August as the cost of living crisis dragged on demand for both essential and non-essential goods, prompting further pain for the pound. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed retail sales volumes shifting from shaky growth the previous month to a decline, of 1.6%,
Following the Queen’s death, Sky’s Ashish Joshi reports on her deteriorating health in recent months.
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Sep 15, 2022 Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs Inc. has agreed to buy Ellis Park in Henderson, Kentucky, for $79 million in cash. The deal announced Thursday with Enchantment Holdings LLC includes Churchill Downs assuming Ellis Park’s opportunity to build a track extension facility in Owensboro. The deal is subject to certain working
When the Queen died, fortunes passed down the line of succession along with titles. Her death made her eldest son a hugely rich man as well as King, while his heir secured a guaranteed income of more than £20m a year along with the title Prince of Wales. The Royal Family is funded by a
The US Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday released a study stating that 80% of US coal power plant sites could be converted to nuclear power plant sites in order to help the US achieve net zero by 2050. Out of 157 retired coal plant sites and 237 operating coal plant sites that the study team identified, 80%
Jim Cramer, during Thursday’s “Monthly Meeting,” offered Club members tips to build a strong portfolio that can endure the Federal Reserve’s tempestuous battle to tamp down inflation. As the Fed struggles to stop prices from skyrocketing, they’re also worried wage inflation being fueled by the job-hopping nature of the labor market in the rush back
Karina Frayter | CNBC In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. Tumblr — the short form, multi-media blogging platform, that in many ways defined the online sensibilities of a coming-of-age generation — turned 15 this year. Despite recent years of waning users
In this article ADBE Adobe is paying 2021 prices. It’s 2022. Wall Street hates it. Silicon Valley is thrilled. related investing news Danaher’s decision to spin off its water business is a win-win for long-term investors Zev Fima an hour ago In a year that’s featured exactly zero high-profile tech IPOs and far more headlines
1:19 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford have agreed to all material terms for a fight for the undisputed welterweight championship, an event targeted for Nov. 19 in Las Vegas, multiple sources tell ESPN. However, the deal has not been signed as the parties’ lawyers clean up legal language in the
Actor Matt Smith, who played Prince Philip in The Crown, is planning to return to the UK for the Queen’s funeral so he can witness “a piece of history”. He told America’s Today programme: “We’ll never have a monarch that serves for 70 years again… I just want to be in London, I want to
Two buses of migrants from the US-Mexico border were dropped off near Vice President Kamala Harris’s home, as three Republican governors continue to use the tactic to wage a bitter political battle. Texas governor Greg Abbot has been transporting migrants out of Texas to cities with Democrat mayors as part of a political strategy because
Timothee Chalamet has become the first man to appear solo on the cover of British Vogue in its 106-year history. The magazine’s editor-in-chief Edward Enninful said he had been waiting “for the moment to feel right” to have a man on the print cover, adding that he wanted it to feel “effortless”. Enninful described the 26-year-old actor