Huw Edwards is among the BBC’s highest-paid stars of the last year, despite being suspended in July 2023 amid allegations of misconduct. The newsreader, who officially resigned earlier this year, was paid between £475,000 and £479,999 in the 2023-24 financial year, making him the broadcaster’s third-highest-paid presenter. Salary details of on-air talent have been published
A majority of England’s nine water and sewage companies are “failing to get the basics right”, according to annual rankings which labelled four operators as responsible for 90% of serious pollution incidents. The report by the Environment Agency (EA) covering 2023 showed there were 47 of the most serious pollution instances recorded – up from
Leaders of rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have signed a declaration aimed at ending division and strengthening unity. A total of 14 Palestinian factions are due to be represented at a meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi. It comes after days of talks to discuss reconciliation efforts to end around 17 years of
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc., during Stanford’s 2024 Business, Government, and Society forum in Stanford, California, April 3, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Wiz has walked away from a $23 billion deal to be acquired by Google, in what would have been the
On today’s episode of Quick Charge, the Cybertruck gets homolgated in Canada, Elon delays the Optimus robot for up to a full year, Hyundai’s feeling skittish about a possible victory for Donald Trump this November, and a Club Car shows off a real MAN’s truck – finally! Now that the Tesla Cybertruck has become the
Almost half of private renters in England are living in homes that are cold, damp or mouldy, even in the summer, according to new figures. A survey by Citizens Advice found 45% of private renters are currently experiencing damp, mould or excessive cold in their home. And the research found 48% of these households have
Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterJul 22, 2024, 10:36 AM ET Close Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. You can follow him
Rishi Sunak’s replacement as Conservative leader will be announced on 2 November, the Tory party has confirmed. The party said the former prime minister, who led the Conservatives to their worst-ever defeat on 4 July, will remain acting leader until that date. Nominations to succeed Mr Sunak will open on Wednesday at 7pm and will
A man who was stalked for 27 years says police “laughed” at him when he first reported it – as a damning new report lays bare the need for “urgent action” to tackle the crime. Almost two thirds of stalking suspects in London have offended before, according to research published by the Mayor’s Office for
The last original member of the Motown group, the Four Tops, has died at the age of 88. Abdul “Duke” Fakir died on Monday of heart failure, according to a family spokesperson. The Four Tops were among Motown’s most popular and enduring acts – hitting peak popularity in the 1960s. Between 1964 and 1967, they
Sky News’ hugely popular politics podcast Electoral Dysfunction will go on tour in September after a busy summer covering the general election. A series of live shows around the UK will be hosted by Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby. She will be joined by regular panellist Ruth Davidson, who is a Conservative peer, and a
In this article MSFT CRWD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT George Kurtz, president CEO and Co-Founder at CrowdStrike speaks at the WSJTECH live conference in Laguna Beach, California, U.S. October 21, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters CrowdStrike shares slipped as much as 13% on Monday morning, as the cybersecurity software company continued to help
Joe Biden has vowed “I’m not going anywhere” and he is “going to be working like hell” in his final months as US president and as he campaigns for Kamala Harris to be his successor. He was speaking in a phone call to workers at the campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, in his first public
The previous government was set to spend £10bn on the now-scrapped Rwanda scheme, the home secretary has revealed. Giving a statement in the Commons, Yvette Cooper said £700m of taxpayers’ money had already been spent on the scheme, which the Conservatives brought in to act as a deterrent to those travelling in small boats across
Kamala Harris has started her first full day of campaigning in the White House race as she vowed to win November’s presidential election. The US vice president and expected Democrat nominee made the remarks on X a day after Mr Biden announced he was quitting the 2024 contest and throwing his weight behind his number
Just weeks after its official unveiling, CNH inaugurated a new production line for the company’s first-ever, all-electric compact wheel loader. The new line will produce the machines for international markets under both the CASE (C) and New Holland (NH) brands. The new line is part of CNH’s existing Lecce, Italy plant, which occupies 600,000 square
David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterJul 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions The most-discussed document in college sports is stored away in an office in Charlotte, North Carolina, far from the prying eyes of the public or, as it turns
A man whose brother, sister-in-law and two nieces were killed in a crash in West Yorkshire has said his heart is “ripped into a million pieces”. The family’s other daughter was not in the car, according to the fundraising page. A man and a woman on a motorbike were also killed in Sunday’s incident, and
A gunman has killed several people in a care home in central Croatia, police say. Local media reported five people were killed and others were wounded at the home in the town of Daruvar. The Index news portal said the suspect fled the scene after the incident but police caught him in a cafe near
Carpetright’s future is understood to have been secured but the vast majority of its 1,800 staff are set to lose their jobs under a limited rescue deal. It is believed that rival floorings retailer Tapi will confirm it is buying just 54 of 272 stores and two warehouses in a so-called pre-pack administration that allows