The eviction ban in England and Wales has been extended by four weeks, the government has announced. Ministers had come under pressure to extend the ban beyond Monday – when it was due to end – amid warnings thousands of renters could lose their homes otherwise. The measure was announced in March because of the
Month: August 2020
Netflix has removed a picture and description used to promote a film about a schoolgirl dance troupe after complaints that it was sexualising children. Cuties, or Mignonnes as it is titled in French, is a comedy drama about an 11-year-old girl who finds escape by dancing with a group of friends. The film, which is directed
An aspiring mathematician who could not afford to pay for university in the UK says she is “over the moon” after being gifted £23,000 by an unlikely donor – Taylor Swift. Vitoria Mario was offered a place at university but doubted she would ever get to go due to financial obstacles standing in her way.
Brexit talks did not move swiftly forward this week, EU negotiator Michel Barnier has said, adding that he is “disappointed” with the progress of the negotiations. The EU’s Brexit negotiator accused the UK of showing “no willingness” to compromise on the bloc’s priority areas in order to agree a trade deal before the end of
Royal Enfield can trace its lineage back over 100 years, making it one of the oldest motorcycle brands in the world in continuous production. But now the company is taking a big leap into the future as it confirms development of its first Royal Enfield electric motorcycles. The news comes to us directly from the
Recent deals like Warren Buffett’s $10 billion acquisition of pipeline assets from Dominion Energy show major market players headed in different directions over climate change, fossil fuels and renewable energy. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images With the coronavirus pandemic slashing demand for the oil and gas that has been booming in the U.S.
Britons in a number of countries are scrambling to return home to avoid having to self-isolate for 14 days – as the transport secretary ruled out regional coronavirus quarantine rules. Croatia, Austria and Trinidad and Tobago have been added to the UK’s COVID-19 quarantine list, Grant Shapps announced on Thursday. From 4am on Saturday, anybody
Public debt has topped £2trn for the first time on record as spending soared to prop up the economy in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The figure at the end of July was £227.6bn higher than the same month last year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Image: It is the first
India’s second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 completed one year in orbit around the moon on Thursday and all instruments are currently performing well and there is adequate onboard fuel to keep it operational for about seven more years, space agency ISRO said. Chandrayaan-2 was launched on July 22, 2019 and inserted into lunar orbit on August 20, exactly one year ago.
A photo illustration of the digital Cryptocurrency, Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Ripple (XRP) are seen on September 13 2018 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Yu Chun Christopher Wong | S3studio | Getty Images Over $50 billion of cryptocurrency moved from China-based digital wallets to other parts of the world in the last
Russian doctors say there is no evidence Alexei Navalny was poisoned and have banned the Putin critic from being transported abroad. The 44-year-old’s spokeswoman previously said doctors had caved to Kremlin pressure – but medics said the decision was made because he was not well enough. The long-time critic of President Vladimir Putin is fighting
August 21st, 2020 by Johnna Crider In an article by GreenBiz, the question, “How could a Biden presidency affect climate change investing?,” was posed. Short answer: in a very positive way. I wanted to expand on this and share my thoughts. Vice President Joe Biden gives remarks at the U.S.—China Climate Leaders Summit, held at
Drag queen Chi Chi DeVayne, a popular contestant on the competition reality series RuPaul’s Drag Race, has died aged 34. DeVayne, the stage name of Zavion Davenport, was reportedly admitted to hospital in the last month with pneumonia. Her death was announced on the official Twitter page of the US TV programme alongside a tribute.
Joe Biden has vowed to end America’s “season of darkness” under Donald Trump as he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination. In a speech to end the Democratic Convention in Delaware, Mr Biden said the US president had “cloaked America in darkness for much too long”, accusing him of creating “too much anger, too much fear,
August 20th, 2020 by Press Release Worksport Introduces Upcoming TerraVis Product Line—the First Ever Solar Technology Integration for Pick-up Truck Tonneau Covers TORONTO, CANADA – Worksport™ (OTCQB: WKSP), launched a new website earlier today, releasing highly anticipated information on a brand new tonneau cover system with solar power integration. The site, www.GoTerraVis.com, is now home
Unpaid household bills built up during lockdown will lead to a spiral of debt for many unless financial support is provided, according to Citizens Advice. One in nine people have reported being unable to keep up with household bills – the equivalent of six million individuals across the UK, according to research by the charity.
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