A newspaper chief was Donald Trump’s “eyes and ears” and killed unfavourable stories about him in the run-up to the 2016 election, a court has heard. Trump has made history as the first former US president to face a criminal trial. He stands accused of paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels in an
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The post office scandal extends “greatly beyond” faulty Horizon software, according to a lawyer for victims. Paul Marshall, representing former sub-postmasters, says problems with third party systems in branches, such as ATMs, have been “overlooked”. A 2013 report commissioned by the Post Office, and not made public at the time, states: “Removing the ATM reduces
The UN’s human rights chief has said he is “horrified” by reports of mass graves containing hundreds of bodies in Gaza. Palestinian authorities said they were uncovered at Nasser hospital in the central city of Khan Younis, and at al Shifa hospital in Gaza City. Some had their hands tied and were “stripped of their
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Apr 23, 2024, 07:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions While speaking to the media during a news conference in Miami last month, Sloane Stephens admitted she didn’t know how much longer she would be playing professional tennis. The 31-year-old said she still had goals she wanted to achieve but spoke about her
Richard Osman has revealed three out of four of the lead characters for the forthcoming big screen adaptation of The Thursday Murder Club. Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley will take on the roles of Elizabeth Best, Ron Ritchie and Ibrahim Arif respectively. Image: Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley. Pic: AP The
Rishi Sunak is to increase UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030 as he warns European allies that the continent is at a “turning point” in the face of the growing threats from Russia, Iran and China. Speaking alongside NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, the UK prime minister said he planned to steadily
A former HR director at the Post Office, whose misconduct claims against chief executive Nick Read were dismissed following an internal investigation, has written to MPs in a bid to plead her case. Jane Davies, who was in post for seven months from December 2022 until she was dismissed, claimed Mr Read led a “deliberate
More than 1 in 5 cars sold globally this year is expected to be electric, with surging demand projected over the next decade, says a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report. Rising EV sales are set to remake the global auto industry and significantly reduce oil consumption for road transport, according to the new edition
In this article CARR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Heat pumps are becoming more popular for residential housing with energy prices increasing and the need to reduce use of fossil fuel heating systems. Andrew Aitchison | In Pictures | Getty Images In case you haven’t noticed, heat pumps are hot. Although these devices, which
In this article 9984.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Signage at a SoftBank Corp. store in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank is looking to develop a ”world-class” Japanese-language-specific generative artificial intelligence model, and plans to invest $960 million in the next two
Doubts have been raised over the government’s ability to unveil tax cuts ahead of the next general election after official figures revealed borrowing was higher than expected in the past year. The Treasury borrowed £120.7bn in the financial year ending March 2024 – down £7.6bn from the year before, according to provisional estimates from the
A police operation is under way after reports at least five migrants have died during an attempt to cross the Channel. The French coast guard confirmed there was a failed attempt to cross the Channel and police were operating at a beach following the incident on Tuesday morning. The spokesperson said she could not say
Five people – including two children – have been found dead at a house in the US state of Oklahoma, police have said. All five appear to have been murdered, according to police sergeant Gary Knight. “This wasn’t a carbon monoxide situation, or anything like that – these are five people who were killed,” he
Screenshot We get a close look at the new Tesla Model 3 Performance for the first time as it is about to be unveiled. We have been seeing new Model 3 Performance prototypes for months, and it hasn’t been clear when the vehicle should launched. Tesla introduced the refreshed Model 3 last summer, and it
Magic Eden coders gathered in an Airbnb in San Jose, California, to hack in preparation for the so-called bitcoin halving. Amil Husain In the East Foothills of San Jose, California, 17 coders working for the popular ordinals marketplace maker, Magic Eden, piled into a 4-bedroom, 3,875 square-foot house rented on Airbnb. Their goal was to
The government’s Rwanda bill will finally become law after the Lords decided there would be no further amendments in a late-night session. For weeks, peers have been pushing back on the scheme – which seeks to deport asylum seekers arriving in the UK via small boats to the African nation – and trying to get
The House of Lords has pushed the government’s Rwanda Bill back to the Commons again as a row continues over the controversial plan to “stop the boats”. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told reporters on Monday that “enough is enough”, promising the legislation would pass its final parliamentary stages this evening, “no matter how late it
In this article WOLF Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Scott Ostfeld, managing partner and portfolio manager with JANA Partners LLC., speaks during the 13D Monitor’s Active-Passive Investor Summit in New York City, U.S., October 17, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Activist investor Jana Partners has a built a “significant” position in semiconductor firm Wolfspeed
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TV host Jeremy Kyle is expected to give evidence at an inquest into the death of Steve Dymond, who died shortly after failing a lie detector test on his show in May 2019. The presenter was previously made an interested person to the inquest by the coroner because “he may have caused or contributed” to