Israel has made it into the Eurovision grand final, despite calls for the country’s entry to be banned from the contest due to the ongoing war in Gaza. Israel’s success in reaching the final stage of the show – which will take place on Saturday – comes against a backdrop of large protests across Malmo,
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Nick ParkinsonMay 9, 2024, 07:51 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Just like the music business, boxing has had its fair share of one-hit wonders. George Kambosos Jr. aims to avoid having his name join the list of those who
Justin and Hailey Bieber have announced they are expecting their first child. Hailey, the 27-year-old model, posted a video and a series of photos on Instagram showing off her baby bump. Justin, 30, is also in the social media footage and has shared his wife’s post. The announcement did not include a caption, with Hailey
Southern California truck spotters will have plenty of electric semi trucks to watch out for as Amazon adds fifty Class 8 EVs to its commercial fleet. The fully electric Volvo semi trucks purchased will haul both heavy cargo containers and customer package loads in Amazon’s first- and middle-mile operations in California. The trucks will join
A BP gas station in Madrid, Spain. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images BP on Tuesday reported a fall in first-quarter profit, with results coming in below analyst expectations amid a “significantly weaker” margin in fuels and lower gas and oil prices. The British energy giant logged underlying replacement cost profit, used as a
The MP who defected from the Tories to Labour yesterday has apologised for comments she made supporting her ex-husband after he was convicted of sexual assault. After former Tory MP Charlie Elphicke was jailed for two years in 2020 for assaulting two women, Natalie Elphicke told the Sun the fact he was “attractive” and “attracted
How soon is too soon? That’s the question exercising members of the Bank of England‘s monetary policy committee (MPC) at the moment. All nine members know that interest rates, currently at 5.25%, will have to be cut in the coming months. After all, high interest rates represent a brake on the economy and it’s becoming
A search is under way in the Channel after parts of a pleasure boat were spotted in the water off the coast of Hastings, Sky News understands. HM Coastguard is coordinating a response after reports were received that parts of a vessel were found in waters south of the East Sussex resort town. The alarm
The Bank of England has edged closer to a cut in interest rates, with another member of its nine-person Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voting for lower borrowing costs this month. While the MPC voted 7-2 to leave UK interest rates on hold at 5.25%, the change in the vote will be seen as a further
The mastermind behind an extreme body modification ring that carried out “grizzly and gruesome” procedures including castrations has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years. Warning: The following article contains graphic details of extreme physical mutilation Marius Gustavson, 46, ran a “lucrative business” sharing images of “dangerous, unnecessary and life-changing surgeries”
The Only Way Is Essex star Gemma Collins has said she terminated a pregnancy after being told her unborn child was intersex. Intersex is an umbrella term for people born with anatomy or chromosomes that do not fit with the traditional conceptions of male or female. Speaking on the Everything I Know About Me podcast,
Russia only had one tank on display during its Victory Day parade this year. Every year, Moscow wraps itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, a celebration of its victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War. Today marks the 79th anniversary and Mr Putin addressed the parade in the Red Square, trying to
Former COVID vaccines minister and chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has announced he will not be standing at the next general election. The Conservative MP for Stratford-on-Avon since 2010 quoted his “most famous constituent” as he wrote: “Go to your bosom; knock there and ask your heart what it doth know.” He said: “The time is right
Polestar 2 (Source: Polestar) Thanks to the $10,000 Polestar Clean Vehicle Incentive introduced last week, 2024 Polestar 2 lease prices are now over $120 a month cheaper. CarsDirect reports that through May 31, the 2024 Polestar 2 Long Range Dual Motor can be leased for $299 for 27 months with $3,299 due at signing. The auto research
ENSCO-72 drilling rig working in Poole Bay for Corallian Energy in Poole Bay, England, on Feb. 15, 2019. Finnbarr Webster | Getty Images News | Getty Images Crude oil futures fell more than 1% on Wednesday as the market softens on rising inventories, though prices could firm later this year as demand increases during the
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 8, 2024, 05:16 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour is making a final stop before the PGA Championship, the second major of the season, which will tee off next week
President Joe Biden has warned Israel in his toughest public comments so far that the US would stop supplying it with some weapons if Israel invades the southern Gaza city of Rafah. If Israeli forces launch an all-out assault on the city, the last major Hamas stronghold in the besieged enclave, the US president said
A person has been apprehended after they sought to access Drake’s home. It comes a day after the Grammy-award-winning rapper’s security guard was shot outside his Toronto mansion. Toronto Police said in a statement to Sky News on Wednedsay that “officers were called after a person attempted to gain access to the property”. “The person
In this article SHOP SHOP-CA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The corporate logo of e-commerce company Shopify hangs at the building that contains the offices of Shopify Commerce Germany GmbH on August 08, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images Shopify reported first-quarter earnings and sales on Wednesday that were ahead of
Setting red lines is all very well, as long as you follow through when they are crossed. President Joe Biden knows that all too well. But he also knows that if he follows through on this big new red line of withholding offensive weapons for Israel it could cost him dearly domestically. The push-me-pull-you balance