After days of furore directed at Rishi Sunak for the election betting scandal, now a Labour candidate is under investigation by the Gambling Commission for his own betting activity – and is immediately suspended. Is this an equaliser in one of the grubbiest electoral sagas of recent elections? Quite possibly not. There is no doubting
New details have been unveiled for Universal’s first UK theme park – including plans for the attraction to be open 365 days a year. Universal Destinations & Experiences – which is owned by Sky’s parent company Comcast – has bought land near Bedford as it plans to build Europe’s largest theme park with more than
Four men have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass in the grounds of the prime minister’s home, police have confirmed. The incident took place at Rishi Sunak’s constituency address in Kirby Sigston, North Yorkshire, while he was attending events linked to the Japanese state visit in London. A statement from the local force said
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Microsoft Teams displayed on a smartphone. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The European Union on Tuesday accused Microsoft of breaching antitrust rules with the “abusive” bundling of its Teams and Office products. “The European Commission has informed Microsoft of its preliminary view
Actress and producer Scarlett Johansson says her clash with artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI highlights how “vulnerable” people are to misuse of the technology. Speaking at the release of her new film Fly Me To The Moon, Johansson said: “We’re all waiting and supporting the passing of legislation to protect everybody’s individual rights. “This highlights
The Conservative Party has withdrawn its support for two candidates who are being investigated over betting on the timing of the general election. The Conservative election campaign has been plunged into crisis as two Tory candidates, two officials, and an officer from Rishi Sunak’s close protection team are being investigated by the Gambling Commission over
Crude oil futures kicked off the last week of June slightly higher and are on pace to post a gain for the month, as signs point to strengthening gasoline demand in the US and geopolitical tensions flare again in the Middle East. Oil prices pulled back Friday, snapping a recent winning streak, but closed out
One of the architects of the Post Office Horizon accounting system has admitted there were “discreet” bugs but it generally “worked well”, dismissing suggestions he had knowledge of widespread flaws. Gareth Jenkins, who was a lead engineer at Horizon supplier Fujitsu, told the public inquiry into the IT scandal that while pilots for both Horizon
Tesla’s NACS support webpage now lists Mercedes along other automakers in its “coming soon” section, though the timeline for Supercharger support has been pushed back for other automakers as Tesla sorts through a chaotic reorganization of its charging team at the behest of CEO Elon Musk. Pretty much the entire industry is onboard with NACS
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Jun 24, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The San Diego Padres placed Fernando Tatis Jr. on the 10-day IL with a femoral stress reaction in his right leg, the team announced on Monday. The move is retroactive to Saturday. Tatis had already been out of the Padres lineup over the weekend due to
The parents of a seven-year-old girl who died after being buried by sand on a Florida beach have set up a national campaign to help prevent similar tragedies happening in future. Sloan Mattingly had been helping to dig a hole with her brother Maddox, nine, when it collapsed on Tuesday 20 February. Beachgoers at the
Julian Assange is travelling to his native Australia on a private jet after US authorities agreed to drop their demand for the WikiLeaks founder to be extradited from the UK having struck a plea deal with him. Assange had to pay $500,000 (£394,000) for a chartered flight from Stansted to Saipan, the capital of the
US authorities have agreed to drop their demand for Julian Assange to be extradited from the UK after reaching a plea deal with the WikiLeaks founder. In return for pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information, Assange will be sentenced to time served, 62 months – the time
Associated Press Jun 24, 2024, 10:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge from Republican-controlled states to a horse racing safety law that has led to national medication and anti-doping rules. The justices left in place an appeals court ruling that upheld the law and rejected claims that Congress
In this article ORCL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Oracle CEO Safra Catz, center, departs following a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 18, 2024. Chief executives from major companies including Palantir Technologies and Oracle Corp. met with senators at the Capitol Tuesday to press for US support of Israel amid its
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market moves : Stocks were mixed Monday as money continued to shift out of high price-to-earnings multiple technology stocks that have outperformed this year and moved
With the few June sales events having come to a close over the weekend and future events like Amazon’s upcoming Prime Days waiting on the horizon, we’ve got a few notable Green Deals for you today in the downtime. Leading the charge today is Murf’s Fourth of July sale that is taking $400 off its
Reducing knife crime will be a “moral mission” for Labour if it wins the general election on 4 July, Sir Keir Starmer will say on Tuesday. The party leader will outline his plan to halve knife crime over the next 10 years, including creating a new cross-government “coalition” to work on solutions – including families
The number of music festivals cancelled, postponed or closed for good this year has risen to 50, according to a representative body for independent events. The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) shared the latest figure as Geronimo, a family festival held in Cheshire, announced the event is “no more”, having become an “unsustainable financial risk”