Labour’s Emily Thornberry, who was snubbed for a cabinet role by Sir Keir Starmer, is running to be chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, she has told Sky’s Electoral Dysfunction podcast. Ms Thornberry, who served as shadow attorney general when Labour was in opposition, told political editor Beth Rigby she was “very sad” and
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In this article CRWD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT George Kurtz, co-founder and CEO of CrowdStrike Inc., speaks during the Montgomery Summit in Santa Monica, California. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images A fault with an update issued by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike led to a cascade effect among global IT systems Friday,
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At tonight’s Republican National Convention speech, Donald Trump declared that he’ll “end the electric vehicle mandate.” The only problem is, there is no electric vehicle mandate. The regulations he’s talking about are probably the EPA regulations, which notably do not mandate electric vehicles at all. Those regulations were supported by Tesla – whose CEO just committed
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Transport networks around the world have been thrown into chaos by the global IT outage. Some of the world’s largest airports, including London Heathrow, Singapore’s Changi Airport, Schipol Airport in Amsterdam and Melbourne Airport in Australia have faced problems with check-ins and security as online systems run by Microsoft shut down. As of 11am (UK-time)
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With the London Stock Exchange Group impacted by the global outage, the usual market data is not available to bring a comprehensive update of what’s happening with companies. But the financial market reaction is clear: share prices are down across the board as the impact of system failures rips through businesses across the world. IT
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The number of people arriving in the UK via small boat Channel crossings this year has now passed 15,000, the government has confirmed. A total of 317 people made the dangerous journey across six boats on Thursday, bringing 2024’s total so far to 15,076. Politics live: Demand for Cobra meeting over global IT outages The
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Businesses including banks, airlines, telecommunications companies, TV and radio broadcasters, and supermarkets have been taken offline following a mass global outage. Major US airlines including American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines have been grounded, while airports in Germany and Spain are also reporting issues. In the UK, Southern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Great Northern
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Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a campaign event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 22, 2024.  Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Former President Donald Trump will headline a campaign fundraiser in Nashville on the sidelines of the Bitcoin Conference, where the top ticket is going for $844,600 per person. According to an
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It feels like the endgame for Joe Biden’s chances of re-election, but he’s not conceding yet. The president he served under as vice president had kept his own counsel until now. Barack Obama‘s view, that he should “consider his viability”, is a devastating blow. Former speaker Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden‘s long-time friend and ally, had
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Former Strictly Come Dancing star Graziano Di Prima did kick his celebrity partner Zara McDermott once during rehearsals last year, his spokesperson has said. It was announced earlier this month that the professional dancer had left the hit BBC show following reports of video footage brought to the attention of the broadcaster. Now, his spokesperson,
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