Self-employed workers will be able to claim government support worth 80% of trading profits as England prepares to enter a new lockdown, Boris Johnson has announced. Ahead of the new national measures coming into force on Thursday, the prime minister used a House of Commons statement to warn of an “existential threat” to the NHS
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BMW confirmed that it plans to unveil the production version of its BMW iNext, an electric vehicle that the German automaker has previously described as its response to Tesla, next week. Since the launch of the BMW i3, the German automaker has been taking things extremely slowly when it comes to all-electric vehicles. More recently,
11:17 PM ET After pushing back a deadline until next Friday that would allow for the NBA to serve notice on termination of the collective bargaining agreement in the wake of the pandemic, the league and the National Basketball Players Association are running short on time to agree on starting the NBA’s season before Christmas.
Britain’s biggest airport is preparing to launch a legal challenge to the Treasury’s move to end VAT rebates for tourists, arguing that it will intensify the crisis afflicting the coronavirus-battered retail industry. Sky News has learnt that Heathrow Airport is leading plans for a judicial review of the government’s decision, which retailers say will trigger
A robotic arm developed by Haddington Dynamics. Haddington Dynamics LONDON — Ocado, a British online supermarket, announced Monday that it has acquired two robotics companies in the U.S. as it seeks to make its warehouses more efficient. The company, which also raised its full-year profit forecast, said it has agreed to buy San Francisco-headquartered robotics
It was the blockbuster libel trial of the 21st century – Johnny Depp versus The Sun. Now, after three weeks in court and three months waiting for a judgment, Depp has lost his High Court action. At the end of a case filled with details of drug-taking, celebrity indulgence and his volatile relationship with Amber
Rishi Sunak has said the new lockdown restrictions in England will expire on 2 December “as a matter of law”. The chancellor stressed these rules are time limited – and told the BBC the government’s “expectation and firm hope is that the measures put in place will be sufficient to do the job we need”.
Two children, aged three and 14, have been pulled from rubble three days after a strong earthquake hit Turkey and Greece, killing at least 81 people and injuring more than a thousand. Rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir clapped as the young teenager, Idil Sirin, was saved from under a toppled building she had
8:00 PM GMT Champions England sealed the Grand Slam in the women’s Six Nations for a second year running after they trounced Italy 54-0 in Parma on Sunday in their final match of the tournament which was postponed from March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. England had already won the title without stepping foot on
Today, we take a look at Tesla Powerhub, a lesser-known Tesla energy product to monitor and control energy assets at a large scale. Tesla’s well-known energy products are the Powerwall, Powerpack, Megapack, solar panels and solar roof. Earlier this year, we also learned of Autobidder, Tesla’s platform to autonomously monetize battery assets. But this new
Sebastian Gollnow | picture alliance | Getty Images Some 130 miles south of Salt Lake City, engineers are working on what will become a giant cavity in the ground. It’s a geological formation known as a salt dome, a column of salt surrounded by sedimentary layers, and when it’s filled with hydrogen, it could become
November 1st, 2020 by Steve Hanley During the last presidential debate, Joe Biden made a commitment to transitioning America away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy. Some observers thought that was a mistake, particularly for battleground states like Pennsylvania, which has a large oil and gas industry operating within its borders. The current temporary
first Quarter NO CHI FG 8:13 Wil Lutz Made 38 Yrd Field Goal 12 plays, 55 yards, 6:47 3 0 FG 1:17 Cairo Santos Made 44 Yrd Field Goal 14 plays, 49 yards, 7:00 3 3 second Quarter NO CHI TD 8:10 Allen Robinson II Pass From Nick Foles for 24 Yrds, C.Santos extra point
“Dear Joe, thanks for the memories. We miss you so much.” “Ricky Taylor – we will tell your story, love you dad.” “Jose Angel Ciaz Rodriguez – papu we miss you.” Fluttering in the autumn wind, these are just some of the messages grieving friends and relatives have written on 230,000 white flags planted in
Boris Johnson will tomorrow insist the national lockdown in England will end on 2 December, despite a member of his cabinet indicating the new measures could be extended beyond that date. Growing numbers of senior Conservative backbenchers have signalled their opposition to the measures due to come into effect on Thursday, while Labour have said
French police have released a suspect who was arrested following the shooting of a Greek Orthodox priest in Lyon, and said the gunman is still on the loose. According to the Lyon prosecutor’s office, the man who was arrested shortly after the shooting on Saturday was released as police found no evidence of his involvement.