A view of the Palace of Westminster with Big Ben a day before General Election, in London on July 3, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images LONDON — With the British parliament back from recess, the UK’s Labour Party will start working to push through aggressive changes, including controversial proposals that would force the
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 17, 2024, 08:10 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions TROON, Scotland — The Open Championship, the final major championship of the season, starts Thursday at Royal Troon Golf Course on Scotland’s west coast.
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Anthropic and one of its biggest investors are taking a page from Apple’s playbook. The artificial intelligence startup and Menlo Ventures are launching a $100 million fund on Wednesday to back early-stage startups, and get them using the AI company’s technology. Menlo will put up the cash to
Singapore is the latest stop on Gogoro’s worldwide expansion tour, bringing the company’s industry-leading battery swapping to local riders and expanding the sale of its electric scooters in the local market. Today Gogoro announced that it has been certified to launch its battery-swapping and Smartscooters in Singapore. The company will launch with its exclusive distribution
Adele has announced she will be taking a “big break” from music after her upcoming concerts, saying: “I don’t have any plans for new music at all.” The British singer, who has spent the past two years playing a weekend residency in Las Vegas, is performing in Europe next month for the first time since
Rare images of an uncontacted tribe show its members face “humanitarian disaster” as loggers encroach on their territory, a British human rights group has warned. According to local campaigners, the Mascho Piro indigenous tribe have been sighted coming out of the rainforest in their remote part of the Peruvian Amazon in recent weeks in search
Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to “get Britain building” in the King’s Speech. The prime minister vowed to accelerate the delivery of more housing and infrastructure projects by changing existing planning laws – something that featured heavily in Labour’s general election campaign. The King said: “My ministers will get Britain building, including through planning reform,
The new government is setting out its legislative agenda for the next year in the King’s Speech. The announcements focus on improving living standards by driving economic growth, the first of Sir Keir Starmer’s five “missions for national renewal”. Big ticket items include a plan to build more houses and infrastructure, nationalise the railways and
There has been no change to the rate of inflation which remained at 2%, the target rate for the Bank of England, according to official figures. It means prices in June rose at the same rate as in May, data from the Office for National Statistics showed. Money latest: Number of people claiming non-dom status
Inside the Republican National Convention, supporters of Donald Trump wear red ties and clutch MAGA 2024 hats – but there is a new addition to the costume. At least a couple of people are now sporting fake large white bandages on their ears, a nod to the injury Mr Trump sustained in Saturday night’s shooting.
Traces of cyanide have been found in cups and a teapot in the room of a luxury Bangkok hotel where the bodies of six people were discovered in a suspected deliberate poisoning. Police in Thailand said cyanide poisoning was likely the cause of death of the three men and three women – four Vietnamese nationals
Elon Musk has said California’s new gender identification law was the “final straw” and that he is moving the SpaceX and X headquarters to Texas. The billionaire posted on X on Tuesday that he plans to move SpaceX from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas, and X to Austin from San Francisco. The new law, signed
It’s now July, which means Amazon’s annual Prime Day sale is on the horizon. With summer in full swing and fall just around the corner, now is the perfect time to stock up on portable power solutions from BLUETTI, like its AC70 power station, and plenty of other surprise deals promised to pop up during
Labour has promised to “take the brakes off Britain” as it outlines its plans for government in the King’s Speech later today. More than 35 bills are expected to be unveiled during the event, which will see King Charles read out the list of policies and pledges from the Houses of Parliament. The party said
Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterJul 16, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions ON THURSDAY, APRIL 11, a man by
George has not been to school for the last two years. He is autistic, which means he has special educational needs that requires a school to give him extra support to help him learn. And even though he as a legal document which outlines exactly the kind of support he should be receiving, his mum
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The front desk of the Amazon office is pictured in New York, May 1, 2019. Carlo Allegri | Reuters The Federal Trade Commission has launched an informal inquiry into Amazon‘s recently announced deal with AI startup Adept, CNBC has confirmed. The FTC is seeking more
Donald Trump appeared to try to woo independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr in a leaked video of a phone call, where he also spoke about the assassination attempt, vaccines and babies. In the footage posted by Mr Kennedy’s son Bobby Kennedy III, the Republican Party’s nominee was heard on speaker phone saying: “I
Neil PaineJul 16, 2024, 07:45 AM ET Close Neil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 NHL offseason moves fast. Consider the following: The Florida Panthers had not yet even hoisted the Stanley Cup when the wheels of player movement were set
Minnie Driver says the death of her parents gave her a new sense of appreciation for the life she has. The British-American actress says when her father, Ronnie Driver, died 15 years ago and her mother, Gaynor Churchward, died three years ago, she felt her “life had stopped in some way” and she believed “there