Parents have been assured that the Online Safety Bill will not just hold social media companies responsible for illegal content on their platforms, but any material which can “cause serious trauma” to children. In an open letter, Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan sought to assuage fears that the long-delayed legislation had been watered down after finally
A parliamentary committee has recommended that a peer should be suspended from the House of Lords for nine months for lobbying ministers on behalf of a company seeking regulatory approval for its COVID-19 sanitisation products. The Earl of Shrewsbury, who was a Conservative peer until October, was found to have made £57,000 lobbying for the
Singer-songwriter Asake has said his “heart is with those who were injured” after an apparent crowd crush at his concert at the O2 Academy in Brixton. Four people are in a critical condition, the Metropolitan Police said, after eight were taken to hospital by ambulance on Thursday night. The Nigerian Afrobeats artist has said in
Kevin Spacey has appeared in court remotely accused of sex offences against a new complainant. The actor, 63, who appeared via videolink at Westminster Magistrates’ Court from the Middle East, spoke only to confirm his name, his date of birth and his London address during the brief hearing. He gave no indication of any pleas
Xbox has kickstarted its end-of-the-year Countdown Sale event, offering steep discounts on titles across the Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X. While there are still 15 days left until the new year, the promotional offers will persist till January 2, 2023. Highly sought-after games like Red Dead Redemption 2 come in with a 67 percent
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A single electric motorcycle has been responsible for the majority of hype around a growing wave of budget e-motos. The SONDORS Metacycle, which has seen more than its fair share of ups and downs during a lengthy development process, is now touting deliveries currently in progress to 27 states in the US. The SONDORS Metacycle
In this article ARTNA BP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The BP logo displayed outside a gas station in England on August 15, 2022. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images BP said it is investing 20 million Australian dollars ($13.53 million) in Australian renewable company 5B, which specializes in solar technology.
A deal between train companies and rail unions is “achievable”, Mick Lynch, the head of the RMT union, has said as the biggest day of transport strikes causes travel misery for commuters. A meeting, convened by Huw Merriman, the rail minister, was held on Thursday to try and resolve the bitter dispute over pay, jobs
Nuclear fusion holds huge promise as a source of clean, abundant energy that could power the world. Now, fusion researchers at a national laboratory in the US have achieved something physicists have been working towards for decades, a process known as “ignition”. This step involves getting more energy out from fusion reactions than is put
Ten people, including five children aged between three and 15 years old, have been killed in a fire near the French city of Lyon. Another four people were seriously injured in the blaze that broke out at a seven-storey residential block in Vaulx-en-Velin in the early hours of Friday. Neighbours reported hearing “screams of horror”
There was a surprise fall in retail sales last month as shoppers remained cautious given the squeeze on budgets from inflation in the run-up to Christmas. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a fall in sales volumes of 0.3% compared to October when the effects of fuel sales were excluded. Economists had expected to
3:48 PM ET Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is expected to miss “a few weeks” with a left shoulder injury, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Warriors announced on Thursday that Curry suffered a left shoulder subluxation but did not provide a timeline for his return. On Off Minutes 894 503 Off. efficiency 118.9
Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite-based broadband internet system, could become much more accessible in the coming years. The Elon Musk-owned company has reportedly received the go-ahead to launch an additional 7,500 satellites, expanding the Starlink broadband to over 10,000 low-orbiting satellites over the next decade. The new Starlink satellites will help users connect to the satellite-based broadband
Four people are in critical condition after crowd trouble at a concert in south London. People at the O2 Academy in Brixton were said to have been locked outside the venue in freezing temperatures, prompting some to try to force their way inside for the Asake gig. The concert was eventually cancelled part-way through, with
A pilot safely ejected from a military jet after a failed landing that was caught on video in north Texas. The F-35B took a nosedive and spiralled after its wheels briefly touched down on the shared runway at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth. Video taken by people who were watching the
In this article ADBE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Shantanu Narayen, CEO, Adobe Mark Neuling | CNBC Adobe shares rose 6% in extended trading on Thursday after the design software maker announced fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and guidance that exceeded analysts’ expectations. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: $3.60 per share, adjusted, vs. $3.50 per
Parts of the UK are facing more travel trouble with rail, bus and highways workers walking off the job today in the continuing dispute over pay and conditions. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union will begin another 48-hour strike, after talks failed to make progress on Thursday. The RMT said “further discussions” had
The spokesperson for Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that all further measures to do with the cost of living crisis will be for his successor. This has received a major backlash. Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that the government needs to come together “despite the current leadership contest,” to agree on something “now”.