Known for her iconic look and unique talent, Amy Winehouse had risen to an unimaginable level of fame by the time she had died of alcohol poisoning in 2011. She was 27. The London artist whose songs include Rehab and Tears Dry On Their Own, had struggled with addiction and bulimia throughout her music career.
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Iranian attend the funeral procession for seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike in Syria, which Iran blamed on Israel, in Tehran on April 5, 2024. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images U.S. crude oil futures fell on Monday as the market waited for Iran to retaliate against Israel over a
There was a time when Terry Evans would dread a knock on the front door. Not because he was in some kind of trouble, but because he might have to invite someone inside – into a dilapidated rented house he’d become embarrassed to live in. His daughter didn’t want to go back there after school.
Elon Musk is back referencing his ‘Tesla Secret Master Plan Part 2’. Let’s take a look at how the execution is going 8 years later. As a sort of public business plan, Musk has been releasing ‘Tesla Secret Plan’ blog posts to describe the automaker’s product plans. The first was released back in 2006 and
The grinding misery in Yemen just got worse. Yet while their own suffering goes on in virtual silence, they still protest in towns across Yemen in their hundreds of thousands about the Israeli bombing in Gaza. Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the world, has found itself thrust into the centre of the war
A total solar eclipse is plunging the skies along a swathe of North America into darkness. The moon will completely block out the sun for more than four minutes in some places along a path starting in Mexico and crossing through the United States and into Canada. Millions are hoping for clouds to clear as
Home Office asylum decisions are being overturned by more than half of applicants, as Sky News reveals a convicted sex offender was awarded refugee status after a judge ruled he would be at risk of “mob violence” in Afghanistan. The man, who was convicted of “outraging public decency and exposure” in 2017, was placed on
The UK Post Office Horizon Public Inquiry resumes this week almost four years after it began. Public and political interest in the industrial-scale miscarriage of justice suffered by sub-postmasters was transformed by a television drama. Since 2020 retired judge Sir Wyn Williams has been probing the circumstances that led the Post Office to prosecute more
In this article JPM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled Annual Oversight of Wall Street Firms, in the Hart Building on Dec. 6, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Jamie Dimon, the veteran
Labour will pursue tax avoiders to fund its commitments on schools and the NHS after the government adopted its plan to raise revenue by abolishing the non-dom tax status. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to announce the party’s plans to raise £5bn a year by the end of the next parliament to fund its
Ted Baker is to shut 15 of its stores across the UK within weeks, the retailer’s administrators have announced. Around 245 staff will be made redundant. It comes after Sky News revealed that hundreds of jobs were at risk after the company behind the brand’s UK shops, No Ordinary Designer Label Limited (NODL), collapsed last
Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes after melting snow triggered the worst recorded flooding in Russia’s Ural mountains. Russia declared an emergency in the Orenburg region near Kazakhstan after the Ural River, the third longest in Europe, swelled several metres in hours on Friday and burst through a dam in the
Former Marvel star Jonathan Majors has been sentenced to probation for assaulting his former girlfriend, avoiding a prison sentence. The 34-year-old had faced up to a year behind bars after he was convicted of a misdemeanor assault and a harassment violation by a jury in Manhattan, New York, in December. A star of the Marvel
An “evil monster” who cut his wife’s body into more than 200 pieces has been jailed for life. Nicholas Metson had admitted to murdering 26-year-old Holly Bramley in March 2023. Afterwards, he paid a friend £50 to help him dump her remains in a river. The 28-year-old stabbed his wife at least four times before
Open Extended Reactions A filly out of super mare Winx and sired by Pierro has sold at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale for a record breaking $A10million. With the bidding beginning at $A2million the 18-month-old drew international interest but was sold to Winx’s former part-owner Debbie Kepitis and Woppitt Bloodstock. The sale marks a
The UK has a “duty” to support Israel “in her hour of need” despite the killing of three British aid workers in Gaza, a government minister has said. A row has been raging over whether the UK should continue to sell arms to the country after the incident last week, with questions over whether Israel
Newly launched BYD Seal is displayed during the launch of the Chinese-made BYD brand in Jakarta, on January 18, 2024, and at the same time introduced 2 other types of battery-powered vehicles (EV, electric vehicle) that will be sold in Indonesia, with an investment of 1.3 billion US dollars. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)
Hyundai Motor Group, including Kia, is using affordability to gain market share in the US. With low-cost electric cars, Hyundai Motor, along with Kia, surged past American automakers Ford and GM in the US EV market in the first three months of 2024. Hyundai, Kia top Ford, GM in EV sales with affordability After the
Tens of millions will be eagerly looking to the skies later for a total solar eclipse – but a patchy forecast means the big moment could be ruined for some. Cloud is forecast in places such as Texas, Oklahoma and southern Arkansas as people gather for what’s set to be the most viewed eclipse ever.