This is the greatest defeat in the Conservative Party’s history and it will not recover soon. Trying to do so will end up prolonging the pain. This was not a defeat born of an election called too early, or with too thin a manifesto, or because of what happened at D-Day or with wayward bets
The Shell logo is displayed outside a petrol station in Radstock on February 17, 2024 in Somerset, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images Energy giant Shell on Friday said it expects to record a post-tax impairment hit of up to $2 billion mainly linked to its Singapore and Rotterdam plants, while
Having turned the political map red, Labour’s priority is steering the economy into the black. Sir Keir Starmer’s programme for government may be modest, but the means to deliver it are not. A new prime minister and, in Rachel Reeves, the first female chancellor, have a tough economic inheritance. Follow general election fallout live Stagnant
Rishi Sunak has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party after Labour won a landslide in the general election, saying “I am sorry”. Mr Sunak said he would not leave his role immediately. “I would like to say, first and foremost, I am sorry. I have given this job my all,” he said on the
A housebuilder owned by the investment firm Elliott Advisors has tabled a secret takeover offer for Crest Nicholson, its London-listed rival. Sky News has learnt that Avant Homes, which is run by former Persimmon chief Jeff Fairburn, made an all-share proposal to the board of Crest last month. The bid, which City sources said had
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The Samsung logo is on display at their pavilion during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on February 28, 2024. (Photo by Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Samsung Electronics jumped to their highest level since January 2021 after the South Korean tech giant said it expects
Reform UK looks set to establish a foothold in parliament – with Nigel Farage expected to become an MP for the very first time. Mr Farage hailed “huge” early results after the general election exit poll projected his party would win 13 seats, including in Clacton, Essex, where he is standing. If correct, that means
Police in Ecuador say 49 kidnapping victims have been rescued from a crime gang in the south of the country. Two suspected kidnappers were arrested during the raid in a mining region in Azuay province. Police said the Los Lobos (The Wolves) crime gang was behind the kidnappings. An earlier statement from the armed forces
Labour have won a landslide victory in the general election, ending 14 years of Conservative rule, the exit poll suggests. Sir Keir Starmer’s party looks set to secure victory with an estimated overall majority of 170 seats, according to the poll by Ipsos UK for Sky News/BBC/ITV News. Follow general election results live The poll
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJul 4, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HAMBURG, Germany — Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappé met for the first time 12 years ago; Ronaldo the Real Madrid galáctico and Mbappé the unknown kid from Paris on a scouting trip. There’s a picture from the day in December 2012, taken at Madrid’s
Tesla is not expected to invest in India anytime soon as a new report states that Elon Musk’s team is ghosting Indian officials about the project. Tesla has been trying to get into the Indian automotive market for years, but it wasn’t able to find a way around the country’s protectionist effort, which includes high
A worsening macroeconomic climate and the collapse of industry giants such as FTX and Terra have weighed on bitcoin’s price this year. STR | Nurphoto via Getty Images Bitcoin’s price slumped to around $57,000 apiece Thursday, hitting a two-month low after the U.S. Federal Reserve released minutes from its June meeting indicating the central bank
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT With Microsoft’s new Surface Pro Flex Keyboard, you can type and use the trackpad without the accessory being physically connected to the 11th edition of the Surface Pro. Jordan Novet | CNBC When Microsoft announced its new line of Windows PCs in May, the company
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An electric vehicle of the model Y is pictured during the start of the production at Tesla’s “Gigafactory” on March 22, 2022 in Gruenheide, southeast of Berlin. – US electric car pioneer Tesla received the go-ahead for its “gigafactory” in Germany on March 4, 2022,
Getty Images The European Union on Thursday confirmed its decision to hike tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China — with one automaker issuing fresh warnings that it may have to raise prices as a result. The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, announced plans for such levies in June after concluding
Forget the UK general election. The poll that financial markets will be watching most closely over the next few days is the second round parliamentary ‘run-off’ in France this Sunday. The French poll is unpredictable, to say the least. The first round of voting last week raised the prospect of a hung parliament and prompted
Pop star Paloma Faith is set to read a CBeebies bedtime story as part of a Glastonbury Festival special. The 42-year-old singer recorded her story at Worthy Farm, in Somerset, where she performed barefoot on the Pyramid Stage on Sunday, calling the experience “life-affirming and euphoric”. Image: Faith performing on the Pyramid Stage in Glastonbury.
A German city has shaken off its name and dubbed itself “Swiftkirchen” as it prepares for the arrival of Taylor Swift and many thousands of her adoring fans. The world’s biggest music star is due to play three dates at Gelsenkirchen, near the Dutch border in western Germany, later this month and ahead of her
Vanessa Hudgens has given birth to her first child with husband Cole Tucker. The High School Musical actress, 35, revealed her pregnancy at the Oscars in March when she arrived in a bump-hugging black gown. Hudgens was spotted leaving a hospital in Santa Monica, California, on Wednesday. She was being pushed to a waiting car