Britney Spears’ sister has filed a court order seeking more control over the 38-year-old singer’s fortune. Former Nickelodeon star Jamie Lynn Spears has been a trustee of the pop superstar‘s multimillion-dollar estate for the last two years. But the 29-year-old is requesting that assets currently stored in a trust fund set up for Britney’s children
Month: August 2020
Pret A Manger is cutting 2,800 jobs due to the economic downturn caused by coronavirus. The popular cafe chain said its sales are down to levels around what they were 10 years ago. It follows the announcement that 30 Pret shops across the UK will close permanently. CEO Pano Christou said: “I’m gutted that we’ve
Tesla and the FBI worked together to prevent a group of ransomware hackers from attacking Tesla’s Gigafactory Nevada, according to a complaint from the FBI. The FBI released information this week on the arrest of Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov, a 27-year-old citizen of Russia, who they claim was part of a group who attempted to extort
The number of weekly COVID-19 cases in England has declined for the first time since July, new figures show. A total of 6,115 people tested positive for coronavirus in the week from 13 to 19 August, figures from the government’s test and trace operation have revealed. That is 8% lower than the week before and
Sir Ed Davey has been elected the new Liberal Democrat leader following a month-long ballot of party members. The Lib Dems had been without a permanent leader since December’s general election, in which previous leader Jo Swinson lost her seat in the House of Commons. The election was a huge disappointment for the Lib Dems,
A number of chains and independent restaurants will continue to offer 50% off food when the government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme ends. More than 64 million meals have been claimed since the scheme was introduced to help the struggling hospitality industry during the coronavirus pandemic. Diners have enjoyed a state-funded 50% discount on
Rolls-Royce has reported a record half-year loss of £5.4bn after it was “severely impacted” by the coronavirus pandemic – prompting a shake-up that has already cost thousands of jobs. The engine maker’s finances have been battered by a collapse in demand for flights, resulting in a hit to revenues as well as huge write-off and
Hurricane Laura has made landfall in southwestern Louisiana, east of the Texas border, as an “extremely dangerous” category four storm with 150mph winds. Catastrophic storm surges and winds are expected as Laura – the most powerful hurricane to strike the US this year so far – rips towards the coastlines. In just 24 hours the
The Liberal Democrats are about to reinvent themselves yet again. Sir Ed Davey, their fifth new leader in five years, warned in his victory speech that the party needs to “wake up and smell the coffee”. “Nationally our party has lost touch with too many voters,” he said. Image: The 2010 coalition government: Conservative PM
Facebook co-founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill April 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. Yasin Ozturk | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Facebook on Wednesday acknowledged that Apple’s upcoming iOS 14 could lead to a more than 50% drop
5:38 PM ET The Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds won’t play their game on Wednesday night at Miller Park, sources confirmed to ESPN. More teams are also discussing the possibility of not playing, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Among those currently discussing: The Seattle Mariners, who have the most Black players of any team in
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Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Wednesday saw his net worth soar above $202 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, making him the first person to cross the $200 billion threshold. He’s now $78 billion richer than Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who stands at number two. The Amazon
A white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand’s deadliest shooting has been sentenced to life without parole. It’s the longest prison term handed out in New Zealand’s legal history, and a penalty never before used in the country. Brenton Tarrant‘s sentence follows three days of emotionally charged statements from his victims in
Payment will soon be given to people on low incomes, that are self-isolating in areas that are deemed to be high risk from coronavirus, the government has announced. Those eligible for the scheme will be paid £182 if they are forced to self-isolate for 14 days, with a payment of £130 for those who have
August 26th, 2020 by Kyle Field Tesla’s Cybertruck is a disruptive entrant into the world of traditional pickup trucks. As an extremely functional vehicle as a work truck, the Cybertruck has the potential to be the first wedge into the world of blue collar workers and recreational truck enthusiasts for electric vehicles. Today, the three
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