A man has been charged after an 11-year-old girl was stabbed in central London. Ioan Pintaru, 32, has been charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed article less than a day after the girl was injured in an attack in Leicester Square. Initial reports suggested the girl’s mum, 34, was also stabbed in
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are facing an extended stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) due to unresolved issues with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. Initially, their mission was set for eight days, but problems with the spacecraft’s thrusters have delayed their return indefinitely. The Starliner, which experienced leaks and malfunctioning thrusters, may not
In the 1980s, Japan was the dominant player in the semiconductor market. But huge shifts in the way the chip supply chain operated eroded that leading-edge. Countries like Taiwan with TSMC, the world’s largest and most advanced semiconductor manufacturer, began to dominate in the production of chips. The U.S. is key in areas like design.
ESPN News Services Aug 12, 2024, 10:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Star center Auston Matthews will be the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ next captain, according to multiple reports Monday. Toronto will make the official announcement in a news conference scheduled for Wednesday, per the reports. Matthews is replacing fellow center John Tavares as captain and
Donald Trump’s interview with Elon Musk on the billionaire entrepreneur’s social media platform X was delayed by technical issues. The site showed that the page was “not available” shortly after the scheduled start time of 8pm Eastern Time (1am UK time) for some users, though more than 115,000 people appeared to have joined successfully. Musk
Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 12, 2024, 03:05 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Boston Red Sox and Major League Baseball have suspended outfielder Jarren Duran for two games after he uttered an anti-gay slur at a fan during
Nick Knowles, Paul Merson and Sam Quek have been named as the final three contestants in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing. TV presenter Knowles, former England footballer Merson and Olympic gold medallist Quek were announced on BBC’s The One Show on Monday evening. Image: Nick Knowles said dancing on Strictly would be a ‘new adventure’.
You read that right. Ford EV drivers can charge 100% for free at home through its new partnership with TXU Energy. Ford and TXU launched the first-of-its-kind program in Texas, offering free home EV charging during select hours. Ford EV drivers can get free EV charging in Texas Ford introduced the TXU Free EV Miles
U.S. crude oil topped $77 per barrel on Monday, rising for the fifth day as the Pentagon dispatched more forces to the Middle East in anticipation of an Iranian attack on Israel. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a carrier strike group, including F-35 warplanes, to accelerate its deployment to the region. Austin also ordered a
Sir Keir Starmer has spoken with the Iranian president as part of international efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East, Sky News understands. The 30-minute phone conversation with Masoud Pezeshkian followed a joint statement on Monday issued with France, the US and Germany calling on Iran and its allies not to “jeopardise the opportunity
SpaceX’s Starship launches its fourth flight test from the company’s Boca Chica launchpad, designed to eventually send astronauts to the moon and beyond, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. , in this handout picture obtained on June 6, 2024. Spacex | Via Reuters Elon Musk’s SpaceX violated environmental regulations by repeatedly releasing pollutants into or near bodies
Tory leadership contender Tom Tugendhat will call for a national conversation about the root causes of the recent riots – hitting out at the “reckless rhetoric” of Nigel Farage. In his first major speech since declaring his bid to head the Conservative Party, the former security minister will attack a “culture of denial” that moves
An “exceptionally dangerous” forest fire has raged out of control in Athens, sending flames 25 metres (80ft) into the air. The massive blaze, helped by strong winds and bone-dry conditions, has forced many people in the northern suburbs of the Greek capital to leave their homes. Hospitals have been evacuated and some areas have suffered
Elon Musk is set to interview Donald Trump on the social media platform X. Mr Musk teased the “live conversation” with Mr Trump, saying it would be “unscripted” and therefore “highly entertaining”. The former US president – whose account on X (when it was known as Twitter) was suspended in 2021 after his supporters stormed
An Israeli hostage held in Gaza has been shot dead by his guard, Hamas has said. In a separate incident, two women being held in Gaza were seriously wounded, the militant group said. Abu Ubaida, spokesperson for Hamas’ armed al-Qassam Brigades, said a committee has been formed to investigate what happened in both incidents. More
Banksy has struck again, revealing a cheeky new rhino mural in London – his eighth piece of animal artwork in eight days. The latest image shows the animal mounting an old silver Nissan Micra – which has a traffic cone on its bonnet, apparently to resemble another rhinoceros. Banksy‘s latest graffiti campaign began last week,
A team of international scientists led by Newcastle University has used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to uncover an unexpected structure of dust surrounding a supermassive black hole in the galaxy ESO 428-G14, located 70 million light-years away. Contrary to previous assumptions, the study reveals that the dust is heated not by radiation from
The threat of more than 100 riots across the country led to a 10% drop in hospitality sales, an industry body has said. The expectation of further far-right violence last Wednesday, which failed to materialise after more than a week of rioting, meant many shops, pubs and restaurants closed early and town centres emptied. The
Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have successfully used a novel method to create livermorium, one of the heaviest elements known. This achievement, involving a titanium beam, represents a significant step towards producing even heavier elements, specifically unbinilium, which has 120 protons. The process employed in this breakthrough involves heating the rare isotope titanium-50
The home secretary has said respect for the police needs to be restored after the “brazen abuse and contempt” shown by rioters. Yvette Cooper said there is “lots of rebuilding to be done” after a fortnight of rioting following the Southport stabbings on 29 July. “Respect for the police, respect for the law, and respect