Liz Truss has refused to commit to raising benefits in line with inflation, despite growing pressure from a cabinet minister and senior Tory MPs. Speaking to broadcasters in Birmingham, where the Tory party conference is underway, the prime minister said she had “not made a decision” on whether to stick to the benefit uprate promised
There is a mounting risk that fuel prices could soon begin to rise again as major oil-producing countries ponder a big cut in output. The Opec+ cartel, which includes Saudi Arabia and Russia among its main members, is expected by markets to reveal this week a collective target to reduce delivery by more than one
7:00 AM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — When Zac Taylor was hired by Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay in 2017 to be assistant wide receivers coach, part of the new gig brought him back to his earlier coaching days. Taylor was tasked with taking McVay’s play script, typically a printed-out Word document, and
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In this article RUN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Solar panels may be the epitome of green hardware, but as the technology advances and more powerful panels take over the market, older panels are turning into harmful waste. Now one California-based startup, SolarCycle, is taking advantage of that waste by recycling components of the
A Royal Navy frigate has been sent to the North Sea after suspected sabotage last week on the Nord Stream gas pipelines. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the ship was working with the Norwegian navy “to reassure those working near the gas pipelines”. European nations believe the damage could only have been caused by
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Donald Trump is suing CNN for defamation, seeking $475m (£420m) in punitive damages claiming the network had carried out a “campaign of libel and slander” against him. The former US president, 76, says in his lawsuit that CNN had used its considerable influence as a leading news organisation to defeat him politically. The company declined
Oct 3, 2022 Amanda Loudin Catherine Parenteau was pretty much born with a tennis racket in her hands. Beginning at age 4, the Canadian was a natural, working her way up the circuit until she eventually achieved a top-five ranking in the country. Recruited by the University of Arkansas to play Division I tennis, she
Liz Truss has said the UK must have “the courage of its convictions to put our nation on the path to success”, a day after a major U-turn on a key economic policy. Writing in the Telegraph, the prime minister said the struggling economy was a global problem caused by Putin and COVID, that there
Only 1 in 25 of CEOs in Britain’s largest publicly companies are women, according to a new report. Analysis of senior leadership in the FTSE 350 largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange showed 96% of CEOs are men. This is despite the entry level recruitment often being close to 50:50, according to analysis
The Queen’s eight grandchildren have held a 15-minute vigil – with the Prince of Wales, the new heir to the throne, leading his cousins in paying their respects. The event marked the first time William’s brother Prince Harry, who stepped back as a working royal in 2020, was seen wearing military uniform while publicly mourning
President Joe Biden surprised Sir Elton John with the National Humanities Medal after a concert at the White House in honor of John’s advocacy in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. #CNN #news
The chancellor has admitted it has been a tough day after he was forced to U-turn on cutting income tax for the rich. Kwasi Kwarteng began his keynote speech at the Conservative Party conference by saying: “What a day, it has been tough but we need to focus on the job in hand.” Just hours
Oct 3, 2022 NBA Insiders Which NBA players are on the verge of a breakout season? Last year, it was third-year point guard Ja Morant, who increased his scoring to average to 27.4 points per game from 19.1 during his sophomore season and led the upstart Memphis Grizzlies to the league’s second-best record. Morant set
7:26 PM ET Wisconsin fired football coach Paul Chryst on Sunday after the team’s 2-3 start. Athletic director Chris McIntosh said in a news conference Sunday night that he met with Chryst in the morning and had an extensive discussion with him, leading to the decision to make a change. “It’s a big decision and
Tesla is finally planning to expand the Gigafactory Nevada building after years of being “stuck” at about “30% of its final size.” Tesla Gigafactory Nevada was the first major step in Tesla’s effort to secure battery cell supply for its ambitious growth. The automaker partnered with Panasonic to deploy new battery cell production capacity at
An influential alliance of some of the world’s most powerful oil producers is reportedly considering their largest output cut since the start of the coronavirus pandemic this week, a historic move that energy analysts say could push oil prices back toward triple digits. OPEC and non-OPEC producers, a group often referred to as OPEC+, will
Kim Kardashian has agreed to pay $1.26m (£1.12m) to settle charges brought by the US Securities and Exchange Commission over a post on her Instagram account. The reality TV star failed to disclose she was paid $250,000 (£220,000) for promoting a cryptocurrency asset on her feed, said the SEC. The commission said the post was
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT SpaceX Chief Engineer Elon Musk gestures during a joint news conference with T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert (not pictured) at the SpaceX Starbase, in Brownsville, Texas, August 25, 2022. Adrees Latif | Reuters Shares of Tesla slid about 5% in premarket trading Monday after the electric