A minister has played down the suggestion a Brexit deal on Northern Ireland can be struck this week as Rishi Sunak faces a fresh split among Tories. Maria Caulfield told Sky News the prime minister is still trying to fix problems with the contentious Northern Ireland Protocol, amid signs of a possible Tory rebellion. Asked
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Vladimir Putin has blamed the West for starting the war in Ukraine and claimed Russia responded with force “in order to stop it”. In a speech describing his aims as the first anniversary of the conflict nears, the Russian president said Ukraine was in talks with the West about weapons before Russia invaded its neighbour
8:59 PM ET Associated Press HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Steve Asmussen became the first trainer with 10,000 victories in North America on Monday, when Bet He’s Ready won the fifth race at Oaklawn Park. He’s already the all-time winningest trainer in the United States and Canada, having set the mark of 9,446 on Aug. 7,
Singapore’s new digital retail banks are offering lower fees, more incentives and waiving minimum account balances to win over customers from traditional banks. But how viable is this in the long run? Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Digital retail banks in Singapore are pulling out all stops to win new customers. Trust
Russia’s president will give an update on what he calls his “special military operation” in Ukraine later. Vladimir Putin will address members of both houses of parliament, military commanders and soldiers – nearly one year after he sent troops into the country. Despite superiority in numbers, Russian troops have been defeated a number of times
The world’s biggest trial of a four-day working week has been hailed a success – with most of the companies involved saying they would continue offering a shorter week. A total of 61 companies across several sectors in the UK were involved in the pilot, which ran for six months from June last year. Employers
US President Joe Biden has become the latest and most powerful Western leader to visit Kyiv since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February last year. The show of solidarity for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his people came as a surprise to many, as the White House said last week that the US president had no
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Women going through the menopause will soon be able to access a year’s supply of a key treatment for just under £20. The Department of Health and Social Care said from 1 April, women prescribed hormone replacement therapy (HRT) will be able to access a new scheme that will cut prescription costs. They will be
Alec Baldwin no longer faces the possibility of five years in prison after prosecutors dropped part of the charges being levelled at him for his part in a fatal film set shooting – but he still could be jailed for a lesser time. Baldwin was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter over the death
Electric dirt jumpers are a niche within a niche of the larger electric bike market. But while the ONYX LZR Pro e-bike doesn’t have much competition on either side of it as one of the models in its class, the bike still manages to stand out for its impressive build quality and ability to take
In this article DUK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Transmission towers are shown on June 15, 2021 in Houston, Texas. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which controls approximately 90% of the power in Texas, has requested Texas residents to conserve power through Friday as temperatures surge in the state. Brandon Bell |
10:29 AM ET Remember the Super League? You know, the 12-club power play that was going to revolutionize European football and instead ended within 48 hours amid fan protests, political outrage and public apologies from owners such as Liverpool‘s John W. Henry? The three clubs that never officially pulled out — Real Madrid, Juventus and
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck the Turkey-Syria border two weeks after a massive quake in the region left more than 40,000 people dead, the US Geological Survey has said. The earthquake has hit Turkey’s Hatay province which was devastated by a huge tremor in the disaster earlier this month. The US Geological Survey (USGS)
A body found in the River Wyre has been formally identified as missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley, police have said. The 45-year-old was last seen on Friday 27 January while walking on a footpath by the river in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire. On Sunday, police recovered a body from the river, near to where Ms
In this article DARK-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Darktrace, one of the U.K.’s largest cybersecurity companies, was founded in 2013 by a group of former intelligence experts and mathematicians. Omar Marques | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images LONDON — Cybersecurity firm Darktrace on Monday said it has appointed auditing firm EY
A stroke survivor has been able to move her hand and arm for the first time in nine years after spinal stimulation. Heather Rendulic was left paralysed on her left side after a stroke in 2012 at the age of 22. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University in the US used
Feb 19, 2023 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Fifty-two lead changes among 21 drivers. Only three in-race cautions over the race’s first 198 laps and then three more over the final 13 laps, 10 run in overtime. A Daytona 500 winner who didn’t take the lead until that OT and then pulled into Victory Lane for
Former RAF pilot and now adviser at Universal Defence and Security Solutions, Air Vice Marshal Sean Bell, says Russian forces have retreated from northern Ukraine with the intention of refocussing their efforts on the south and east of Ukraine. The governor of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region has said Russian forces will likely launch a full-scale