Latitude Festival has dropped its sponsor, Barclays, after a number of musicians and comedians dropped out in protest over the bank’s ties to the Israel-Hamas war. Latitude Festival told Sky News: “Following discussion with artists, we have agreed with Barclays that they will step back from sponsorship of Latitude Festival”. Comedians Joanne McNally, Sophie Duker,
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said he should be allowed into a political leaders’ event next week – and challenged Sir Keir Starmer to a head-to-head debate. The parliamentary hopeful was speaking at an event in London, after a single poll put his party one percentage point above the Conservatives. This is within the
Jake Gyllenhaal says the unexpected opportunity to become roommates with his brother-in-law and co-star Peter Sarsgaard, is a moment he will always cherish. Fresh from dominating the UFC octagon in Road House, the Oscar-nominated actor has swapped his mouthguard for the courtroom in the Apple TV+ series Presumed Innocent. Image: Peter Sarsgaard with wife Maggie
Families and friends of the Nottingham attack victims have laid roses where two students were murdered a year ago. Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, were stabbed by Valdo Calocane as they walked home. The 32-year-old also killed school caretaker Ian Coates, 65, as he made his way to work. #Nottingham #knifeattack SUBSCRIBE to
Video shows a cat strutting across the stage as an orchestra performed in Istanbul, Turkey.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner at Mar-a-Lago on June 5, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Now that his criminal trial in New York has wrapped up, the former president has scheduled a number of fundraising events around the country to aid his presidential bid. (Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images)
Jun 13, 2024, 11:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions And just like that, we have a new main and co-main event at UFC 303. Out are Conor McGregor and Jamahal Hill, as both have been ruled out of the June 29 card due to injuries. The new main event is a light heavyweight title fight
Miragec | Moment | Getty Images A startup that uses technology to stop employees from abusing corporate expenses just raised 8 million euros ($8.6 million) of funding from investors, defying a slump in investment for the financial technology industry. CleverCards, a Dublin-based firm, uses a digital platform linked to configurable expense cards to give companies
After repeatedly claiming that Tesla will not allow owners to transfer Full Self-Driving capability to new vehicles, Tesla CEO Elon Musk agreed today that Tesla will allow them to do so for “one more quarter.” Tesla has been selling its FSD system for many years now, to the point where many early owners have been
Tesla shareholders have approved Elon Musk’s multi-billion-dollar pay package. The package is now worth $44bn (£34bn). The package was once as much as $56bn (£44bn) but has declined in value in tandem with Tesla’s stock. The proposal passed despite opposition from some large institutional investors and proxy firms. Onstage at the annual shareholder meeting in
Tesla shareholders have approved Elon Musk’s $56bn (£44bn) pay package. The proposal passed despite opposition from some large institutional investors and proxy firms. Onstage at the annual shareholder meeting in Austin, Texas, the billionaire described himself as “pathologically optimistic”. “If I wasn’t optimistic this wouldn’t exist, this factory wouldn’t exist,” Musk said to resounding applause.
Even before Euro 2024 kicks off, Scotland fans think they have won something – the partying. The bagpipes in Bavaria signalled the Tartan Army are back. Thousands of Scots – many in kilts carrying crates of beer – packed into Munich’s Marienplatz on the eve of the curtain-raiser against Germany. Not that you’d realise the
Nigel Farage couldn’t have hoped for better news as he strode on to the stage to debate on TV against Penny Mordaunt, Angela Rayner and rivals from the smaller opposition parties. The dramatic news his Reform UK party has overtaken the Conservatives in the latest YouGov poll, on 19% to the Tories’ 18%, meant he
The head of OPEC said Thursday the world will need to invest in fossil fuels for decades to come in order to prevent an energy shortage, dismissing predictions that oil demand will peak in the near future. OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said oil demand will grow by 25 million barrels per day in
Let’s party like it’s 1997. That could be the message from Labour’s 2024 general election. Back in ’97, the front cover of Labour’s manifesto showed a full-page photo of a mean and moody-looking Tony Blair. The title then was “New Labour, because Britain deserves better” and the campaign song was D:Ream’s Things Can Only Get
In this article AVGO Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Hock Tan, CEO of Broadcom Lucas Jackson | Reuters Broadcom shares rose about 12% on Thursday after the company posted second fiscal quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates and showed it’s benefiting from the artificial intelligence boom. Broadcom reported earnings per share of $10.96 ahead
The King’s Birthday Honours list has been published, with leading artist Tracey Emin, pop icon Simon Le Bon and stage and screen actress Imelda Staunton among those recognised. Other well-known faces being given honours include Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden, singer Heather Small and actor Alex Jennings, with the highest award, Companion of Honour,
Wayne Lineker has spoken out about a “disturbing” incident in Ibiza which left him with “stitches and a swollen lip” after he tried “to protect a girl from being harassed”. The 62-year-old, who is the younger brother of former England footballer Gary Lineker, shared an update on Instagram after a video circulated earlier this week,
Tesla appears to be behind the acquisition, or “acqui-hire”, of a company developing direct drive motors for robots as it is being liquidated by Koch Engineered Solutions. Besides the SolarCity acquisition, Tesla has avoided large acquisitions despite a significant cash position. However, the automaker is known to have made several smaller acquisitions, especially in the
Sir Keir Starmer said he “rejects the argument” tax rises are required to rebuild public services – as he insisted there will be “no return to austerity” under a Labour government. The Number 10 hopeful told Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby that he will “properly fund” the UK’s creaking infrastructure – despite very few giveaways