The Tory MP husband of embattled coronavirus Test and Trace boss Dido Harding has been condemned by Labour after criticising “chaotic parents” in the row over Marcus Rashford’s free school meals campaign. Former minister John Penrose, a millionaire publisher, made the comment in a letter to a constituent who asked him why he voted in
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Violence broke out in Rome as anti-lockdown protesters threw flares and flash grenades at police, who fought back with tear gas and water cannons. Supporters of the far-right party Forza Nuova (New Force) were largely among the crowd of a few hundred in Piazza del Popolo, one of Rome’s famous landmarks. They were protesting against
Fresh guidance has been given about what “essential items” people can buy from supermarkets in Wales. It comes after days of anger over which items count. But the Welsh government’s statement was in danger of sparking further confusion by saying that a “sensible system should be introduced whereby customers can ask to buy non-essential items
Aston Martin Lagonda says Mercedes is to own up to fifth of its shares under plans to turn around its fortunes. The maker of James Bond’s favourite car said it was to expand the investment partnership between the pair through greater access to the German company’s hybrid and electric technology in exchange for a shareholding
9:00 AM ET October has been a busy and wildly entertaining month in boxing, and the action wraps up with an action-packed weekend of fights on Friday and Saturday. Boxing’s best athletes are stepping back into the ring, some for the first time in 2020, and there are plenty of questions looming over the sport
Tesla (TSLA) has launched its new ‘Tesla Energy Plan’ to offer new low charging tariffs to customers in the UK by creating a virtual power plant with solar and Powerwall. Earlier this year, we reported on Tesla taking its first step in becoming an energy provider in the UK. The company aimed to use its ‘Autobidder’
A BP company logo is displayed on a fuel pump on the forecourt of a gas station operated by BP Plc in London, U.K. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Energy giant BP on Tuesday reported a small profit for the third quarter, beating analyst expectations as the company benefited from stronger
The coronavirus pandemic has seen an unprecedented number of voters register to cast their ballot by mail – raising the very real possibility that we may not know who has won the US election for several days. In 2016, Donald Trump was declared the winner of Wisconsin at 7.29am UK time on the day after
Microsoft has announced that Lobe, a machine learning tool which helps people apply deep learning and AI models quickly – without the need of writing code – into tools they are developing, is now available with image classification support. This essentially means that people can import images of the things they want Lobe to recognise,
October 27th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan There is a rather ironic thing about Donald Trump. From 1985 to 1994, it’s been argued that he lost more money than any other American — due to the fact that he inherited such a fortune but then did so poorly at business. Nonetheless, during that time, he wrote
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on stage during the annual Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2018. Stephen Lam | Reuters Google-owned YouTube will add an elections results label to search queries and videos and on Election Day as a means of addressing potential misinformation surrounding the elections. In a blog
The government will “learn from” a summer holiday clubs programme as it seeks to steer a way through the free school meals row, a minister has told Sky News. A fresh campaign spearheaded by England footballer Marcus Rashford has heaped pressure on the government over the provision of school holiday meals for the children of
Emily Ratajkowski has announced she is expecting her first child – and says she will not reveal her baby’s gender. The model and actress, 29, shared footage of her bump, filmed for Vogue magazine, on her Instagram page. “I’ll cherish this video as long as I live,” she said. Image: Ratajkowski with husband Sebastian Bear-McClard
NASA’s robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex is set to begin on Tuesday a delicate operation to store the precious particles it scooped up from the asteroid Bennu, but which were leaking into space when a flap got wedged open. The probe is on a mission to collect fragments that scientists hope will help unravel the origins of
There may be far more water on the Moon than previously thought, according to two studies published Monday raising the tantalising prospect that astronauts on future space missions could find refreshment, and maybe even fuel, on the lunar surface. The Moon was believed to be bone dry until around a decade ago, when a series of
HSBC has warned it could start charging for “basic banking services” after reporting a 35% fall in pre-tax profits for the three months to the end of September. With interest rates so low, Europe’s biggest bank by assets is finding it difficult to charge more for loans than it pays out to depositors. The bank said