Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces Apple Card during a launch event at Apple headquarters on Monday, March 25, 2019, in Cupertino, California. Noah Berger | AFP | Getty Images When it was unveiled in 2019, Apple touted its new credit card as a gamechanger with unheard-of levels of simplicity and transparency. Behind the scenes, however,
A 14-year-old boy has died after getting into difficulty in a lake in Cheshunt last night, Hertfordshire Police has said. Hertfordshire Police said officers were called to North Met Lake at 5pm to reports the boy had not resurfaced after being in the water. The force said a police helicopter and specialist police divers carried
The drought scorching much of the European Union is set to be the worst endured since the sixteenth century, a senior scientist at the European Commission’s (EC) drought service has warned. “At the moment… this seems to be the worst” year in 500 years, although a full analysis will need to happen retrospectively, said Andrea
A tornado is seen on a field in D’arcy, Saskatchewan, Canada June 15, 2021. Neil Serfas | via Reuters The Treasury Department’s crackdown on Tornado Cash was meant to stop criminals. But a lot of ordinary crypto investors with honest intentions are now at risk. “Every U.S. person is going to have to be very
Climate change may increase the mortality rate due to excessive heat six times by the end of the century, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal. Researchers from the University of North Carolina, US noted that ambient heat during the night may interrupt the normal physiology of sleep. Less sleep
EastEnders star Samantha Womack has revealed she has breast cancer in a tribute to Dame Olivia Newton-John, who died on Monday after a long battle with the disease. The actress, 49, tweeted a photo showing her and her daughter Chloe with the Grease star and wrote: “I now start my own battle with this disease.”
The Liberal Democrats are demanding parliament be recalled from its summer recess to pass a law to scrap impending hikes in energy prices. The party has drafted legislation to cancel the price cap rise, which is due to be announced at the end of the month and coming into force in October. The Energy Price
The raid on Donald Trump’s Florida estate has stunned his supporters, enemies and observers around the world. While Mr Trump described it as a “dark times for our nation”, White House officials admitted that they knew nothing of the FBI’s plans to storm his Mar-a-Lago home. It comes amid three separate ongoing investigations into the
Energy bills are expected to rise even further this winter than previously forecast, according to the latest from energy consultancy Cornwall Insight. Bills are now expected to reach approximately £3,582 a year for the average household from October – up from the £3,359 predicted earlier this month. From January, the amount is expected to rise
CNN’s Brian Stelter asks his panelists about the shifting relationship between former President Donald Trump and Fox after the cable news organization decided not to cover one of his recent speeches. #ReliableSources #brianstelter #CNN
Kenyans have started voting for a new president amid widespread economic issues and corruption in the country. Longtime opposition leader Raila Odinga, who is backed by the outgoing president, faces William Ruto, who styles himself as the outsider. Mr Ruto, 55, has served as deputy president for the past nine years, though he has fallen
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In this article GOOGL The entrance to Google’s U.K. offices in London. Olly Curtis | Future Publishing | via Getty Images Users around the world are reporting outages on Google’s search engine, according to DownDetector.com. In the U.S., more than 40,000 people reported that Google was down for them around 9.20 p.m. ET, though the
A health alert lasting until Saturday has been issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) with the country braced for another heatwave. A level 3 alert is in place for southern and central England, and a level 2 for the North. Level 4 is the most serious designation. The Met Office said temperatures are
The Tornado Cash website displayed on a laptop and smartphone screen arranged in London, on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Luke MacGregor | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Treasury on Monday sanctioned the popular cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash, banning Americans from using a service that the government said, “launders the proceeds of cybercrimes.”
The FBI is searching Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, the former president has announced. “These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,” Mr Trump said in a statement. “Nothing like
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), who is on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack, discusses a federal grand jury issuing a subpoena for former Trump White House lawyer Pat Cipollone. #CNN #News
Dame Olivia Newton-John has died at the age of 73, her husband has said. Her family said in a statement that she “passed away peacefully at her ranch in southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends”. They added: “Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her
Lord Hammond, the former chancellor, is among a host of heavyweight figures being enlisted to back a new £1bn fund aimed at accelerating the expansion of some of Britain’s most promising financial technology companies. Sky News has learnt that Lord Hammond has been lined up to serve on the advisory board of the new venture,
Some schools in the US are stocking up on AR-15 rifles to be used to tackle a gunman – but critics are worried the measure will lead to more incidents. The North Carolina school district and sheriff’s office are working together to improve security – with one of the semi-automatic rifles being placed in each