Boris Johnson could face another confidence vote in just six months as the leading Conservative committee is looking at changing the rules after he survived last night’s vote, a senior Tory rebel has said. Tobias Ellwood, who voted against the prime minister, said he understands the heads of the 1922 Committee of backbench Tory MPs
The mother of music entrepreneur and YouTube star Jamal Edwards has said her son’s death was the result of him taking recreational drugs. The 31-year-old died at home in Acton, west London, on 20 February. Opening an inquest into his death, coroner Catherine Wood said Mr Edwards “came home late one evening after work and
Reports of heavy shelling near Izyum in the east of Ukraine suggests Russia is preparing to make a renewed effort on the northern axis, Britain’s defence ministry has said. In a tweet it said that Russia’s progress made through May on the southern Popasna axis has stalled over the last week and that the country
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In this article SGRE-ES IBE-ES GE HOL.N-CH Wind turbine blades photographed at a site in Denmark. The issue of what to do with blades when they’re no longer needed is a headache for the industry. Jonathanfilskov-photography | Istock | Getty Images Spanish energy firm Iberdrola has jointly established a company that will recycle components used
A US court has issued warrants to seize two luxury planes owned by Roman Abramovich under sanctions imposed due to the Ukraine war. The planes are a $350m (£280m) Boeing 787 Dreamliner – a cutting-edge aircraft used by many of the world’s top airlines – and a $60m (£48m) Gulfstream G650 ER. However, the chance
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff Following the Colorado Avalanche‘s 4-2 victory in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals, the Edmonton Oilers are one loss away from a sweep. After a six-goal outburst in Game 1, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl & Co. have managed just two combined in the following two contests. Will the Oilers
It was a vote the PM was desperate to avoid. And when it came, one that Boris Johnson was keen to put behind him quickly, calling the vote as soon as possible after the trigger threshold (54 letters of no confidence) had been reached, and then declaring the result “decisive” and “convincing” once it was
Tiger King star Bhagavan “Doc” Antle has been charged with laundering more than half a million dollars alleged to be the proceeds of an operation to smuggle immigrants across the Mexican border into the US. The charges were disclosed during a federal court hearing in Florence, South Carolina, on Monday. Federal prosecutors claim Antle and
In this article AAPL Apple announced a new version of its MacBook Air on Monday at its annual developers conference, WWDC. The MacBook Air is the best-selling Apple laptop, and the new design will likely boost Mac sales in the coming quarters. In recent years, the Mac product line has been growing strongly — shipments
4:47 PM BST England coach Eddie Jones has called up another five uncapped players as part of a training camp squad in preparation for next weekend’s non-cap match against the Barbarians and July’s tour of Australia. Prop Kyle Sinckler, however, will miss the trip to Australia after being ruled out with a back injury. The
The former head of the Proud Boys group has been charged with seditious conspiracy – scheming to overthrow the government – following the attack on the US Capitol. If convicted he could face a fine, up to 20 years in prison, or both. Federal prosecutors say the riots at the building, the seat of US
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Elon Musk says that Tesla is working on its service in North America and aiming for the majority of appointments to be same-day repairs. Tesla has been growing at an incredible pace over the last few years. Car deliveries grew 68% from 184,877 vehicles in Q1 2021 to 310,048 vehicles in Q1 2022 – the
In this article ARRY SEDG ENPH SPWR RUN SunPower equipment technicians install P-Series solar panel manufacturing technology at its manufacturing plant in Hillsboro, Oregon, November 7, 2018. Steve Dipaola | Reuters Solar energy stocks soared in premarket trading Monday following a report that the Biden administration will suspend tariffs on solar panels from four countries.
Ten months after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan and promised “amnesty for all”, data suggests they are the largest perpetrators of violence against civilians in the country – killing at least 341 people. Since 15 August 2021 – when the capital Kabul fell – the Armed Conflict Location and Event Project (ACLED) has recorded
A new study based on asteroids that collided with Earth has given some of the turmoil a chronological frame. Astronomers believe asteroids have remained virtually unchanged since their genesis billions of years ago in the early solar system. However, not all asteroids stayed intact. Repeated collisions gradually robbed the insulating mantles of their iron cores,
Western unity is being strained by the economic impact of the war in Ukraine, the prime minister of Estonia has warned. Kaja Kallas has been nicknamed the Iron Lady of Estonia for her hard line with Russia. She told diplomatic correspondents in London: “The unity is always so very hard to keep. I am happy
Boris Johnson has narrowly survived a vote of confidence among Tory MPs – but suffered a rebellion bigger than Theresa May. Some 211 MPs voted for the prime minister, compared to 148 votes against – a majority of 63. He needed a simple majority – 180 votes or more – to continue in office. The