A ban on social media use for under-16s has been branded “speculation” – but the government must “continue to look at” the need to protect children, a minister has said. Science minister Andrew Griffith dismissed as “speculation” reports that social media access could be curbed for some young people as part of a “potential consultation”
The energy price cap could be lifted for a set period to help suppliers recover a record £3bn of bad debt accrued through unpaid bills, the industry regulator has announced. Ofgem said on Friday it was consulting on proposals for a one-off cap adjustment of £16 – equivalent to around £1.33 a month – to
One person has died and another is in a critical condition in hospital after a boat carrying migrants got into trouble in the Channel. They were among at least 66 people on the inflatable dinghy which got into difficulty about 5 miles (8km) off the French coast, according to the coastguard. The survivors have been
Wall Street analysts are warming up to Coterra Energy , a stock we bought more shares of just last week when it was firmly out of favor. In recent days, Citigroup, UBS and Wells Fargo all upgraded Coterra to buy-equivalent ratings, highlighting a host of fundamental reasons — including improving capital efficiency — to own
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An After School Satan Club will go ahead despite opposition from faith and education leaders in Tennessee. Around 40 members of the faith community joined leaders at Memphis-Shelby County Schools to criticise the planned club and to question The Satanic Temple’s intentions in offering it. According to local newspaper the Commercial Appeal, the protesters wanted
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Packages move along a conveyor at an Amazon fulfillment center on Cyber Monday in Robbinsville, New Jersey, U.S., on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon is making a fresh appeal to China-based sellers as it fends off growing competition
British teenager Alex Batty did not seem angry about being “kidnapped” by his mother six years ago and now just wants to live a “normal life”, the French student who found him has told Sky News. Fabien Accidini offered the 17-year-old a lift in the early hours of Wednesday morning after spotting him walking alone
It had all the makings of one of those nightmare EU summits. A crucially important meeting that would drag on rancorously late beyond the end of the week. The villain of the piece, Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban – whose critics call him Putin’s puppet – had arrived looking up for a fight. There was
Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Andre Braugher died after a “brief illness”, his publicist has said. Tributes have flooded in for the actor, described as “fiercely intelligent and remarkably kind”, after his death was announced on Wednesday. On Thursday, his representative, Jennifer Allen, released a short statement saying he died from lung cancer, a few months after
In this article USDT.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Las Vegas Review-journal | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Federal prosecutors have disrupted a so-called pig-butchering scheme that cost victims more than $80 million, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. Four men have been indicted and two arrests have been made in one
The Occidental Petroleum Headquarters is seen on December 11, 2023 in The Woodlands, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Berkshire Hathaway has purchased more than 10 million shares of Occidental Petroleum this week worth $588 million, signaling confidence in the oil producer’s pending acquisition of CrownRock. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire now owns
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella arrives at federal court in Washington on Oct. 2, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images LinkedIn has set aside an effort to relocate its data center technology out of its physical facilities and into Microsoft’s Azure cloud, according to
Software programmers, IT specialists and chefs could be in shorter supply when an increased minimum salary for skilled worker visas kicks in next year, according to analysis conducted for Sky News. Currently companies sponsoring a skilled worker from overseas for a visa have to pay a minimum salary of £26,200, but that will increase to
Less than a week after announcing a Power Day 2023 event to unveil new battery technologies, ZEEKR has officially introduced its own lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells developed in-house. While LFP batteries are generally categorized as less energy-dense, ZEEKR says its cells outperform many competitors. While many companies have begun decelerating in 2023 as we
Dec 14, 2023, 04:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 Champions League group stage is all wrapped up after a dramatic final matchday across Europe. Paris Saint-Germain clinched Group F’s remaining spot in the Round of 16 as AC Milan dropped to the Europa League and Newcastle United finished bottom. Meanwhile, things went from
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Products are seen on a conveyor belt at an Amazon fulfillment center where they are being sorted and shipped out as same day orders during Cyber Monday at the Same-Day Delivery Facility Fulfillment Center on November 27, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. Octavio Jones | Getty
Associated Press Dec 14, 2023, 06:08 AM ET ARCADIA, Calif. — John Shear, who began as an exercise rider and later worked in the paddock where he was run over by a horse while saving a child during a 67-year career at Santa Anita, has died. He was 102. Shear died of natural causes Tuesday
A nurse and a healthcare worker have been jailed after patients were sedated for an “easy shift” and “amusement”. Catherine Hudson, 54, and Charlotte Wilmot, 48, ill-treated those in their care on a stroke unit at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in Lancashire between February 2017 and November 2018, the trial heard. Sentencing the pair at Preston
The Bank of England has left interest rates on hold for the third successive meeting, insisting that it is determined to keep borrowing costs at their 5.25% level for some time. Unlike the Federal Reserve, which dropped heavy hints at its latest meeting yesterday that it is preparing for multiple cuts in US interest rates