Grant Shapps was forced to abandon a visit to a port city in Ukraine after British intelligence warned of a credible missile threat from Russia. Officials told the defence secretary Russia had become aware of his travel plans to Odesa, where a convoy carrying Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greece’s prime minister had narrowly avoided an airstrike.
The Princess of Wales has taken the blame. She has apologised for the doctored Mothers’ Day photograph, which was issued officially on behalf of the Royal Family. “Give her a break”, she’s been in hospital and is recuperating after serious abdominal surgery, sums up a widespread mood of forgiveness. “What does it matter?” chorus those
A view of the platform of the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea is pictured from the Israeli northern coastal beach of Nasholim, on August 29, 2022. JACK GUEZ | AFP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Plans for a 50% stake purchase by energy major BP and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc)
Shakira has said she put her “career on hold” for a long time to be with her former partner Gerard Pique while he played football. The Colombian popstar and former professional Spanish footballer were together for 11 years before announcing their separation in June 2022 and have two children. Shakira, 47, is due to release
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 15, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Jon Cooper has coached the Tampa Bay Lightning since 2013. During that time, he has watched the Battle of Florida between the Bolts and the Florida Panthers go from something theoretical to one of the NHL’s
A volcano in Iceland erupted on Saturday for the fourth time since December after previous eruptions destroyed roads and forced a town to evacuate. Livestreams from the area showed fountains of molten rock soaring from fissures in the ground. Authorities had warned for weeks that an eruption was imminent on the Reykjanes peninsula, just south
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Tesla is finally starting to roll out Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta v12 to customers — another “mind-blowing” update, according to CEO Elon Musk. However, as usual, everyone should be really careful when using FSD Beta. FSD Beta v12 has been one of the most anticipated updates to Tesla’s controversial ADAS level 2 system, which it
People in a sleepy village in Hampshire say it is “horrifying” that dozens of dead animals were left strewn outside a shop. Warning: This story contains images and descriptions readers may find distressing The bodies of around 50 dead hares were discovered by a member of staff who had gone to open up Broughton Community
Mountaineer and adventure filmmaker David Breashears, best known for an IMAX documentary about climbing Mount Everest, has died aged 68. Breashears was found unresponsive at his home in Massachusetts on Thursday and died of natural causes, said his business manager Ellen Golbranson. She added that “the exact cause of death remains unknown at this time”.
Attendees at HIMSS in Orlando, Florida 2024. Courtesy of HIMSS The hottest new technology for doctors promises to bring back an age-old health-care practice: face-to-face conversations with patients. As more than 30,000 health and tech professionals gathered among the palm trees at the HIMSS conference in Orlando, Florida, this week, ambient clinical documentation was the
India is to elect a new parliament in what is the largest democratic exercise with 970 million registered voters. The Indian Election Commission said on Saturday that the elections will take place in seven phases from 19 April to 1 June, stretched over 44 days. The gigantic exercise will be conducted by a 15 million-strong
Cara Delevingne has praised firefighters after her two cats were rescued from a huge blaze that ripped through her Hollywood mansion. Her Studio City home, reportedly worth $7m (£5.5m), was engulfed in flames and smoke on Friday morning, causing the roof to collapse. Image: Safe and sound. Pic: Cara Delevingne/Instagram It took 94 firefighters more
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Norway has had massive success with EV adoption — 82% of new cars sold in the country in 2023 were electric, according to the Norwegian Road Federation. This high adoption rate can be attributed to the generous subsidies the Scandinavian country has offered to electric
Marks & Spencer (M&S) is nearing a deal with one of Britain’s biggest high street lenders to overhaul its banking arm as a financial services and loyalty ‘superapp’. Sky News has learnt that M&S and HSBC, whose UK arm owns M&S Bank, are close to announcing a new long-term relationship agreement that will pave the
Vaughan Gething has been elected leader of Welsh Labour – and is set to become the next Welsh first minister and first black leader of any European country. Currently serving as minister for the economy, Mr Gething, 50, has been in politics since he was a teenager. But he rose to prominence as health minister
Vaughan Gething is set to become Wales’s next first minister after winning the Labour leadership race. Mr Gething, who will also become the first black man to hold the post, is expected to be confirmed as the country’s first minister on Wednesday when a vote will be held in the Senedd. He will succeed Mark
A view of an oil well at Arab Desert in Jebel Dukhan, Bahrain on March 4, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Crude oil futures were jolted out of their recent slump Wednesday after industry data showed falling U.S. crude inventories and Ukraine attacked Russian oil refineries again. The West Texas Intermediate contract for
Sainsbury’s has said it is suffering “technical issues affecting some stores” – impacting its ability to fulfil the “vast majority” of online deliveries today. The supermarket chain said it was “experiencing technical issues affecting some stores, our Groceries Online service and our ability to contact customers”. “Unfortunately, we will not be able to fulfil the
BMW is teasing the new Vision Neue Klasse X electric SUV ahead of its official debut next week. Is this the electric BMW SUV we’ve been waiting for? BMW teases new Vision Neue Klass X BMW gave us a glimpse into the brands high-tech future with the Vision Neue Klasse, unveiled in September. The “new