The prime minister has said pupils’ “life chances” will suffer if they do not return to their classrooms for the start of the new academic year. The statement by Boris Johnson is part of a government effort to convince concerned parents it is right to send their children back when schools reopen around the country.
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August 23rd, 2020 by Tina Casey The US offshore wind industry has been soldiering on despite conflicting signals from federal policy makers, and it appears to be weathering the storm. After all, the November elections are less than three months away. Presidential administrations come and go, but key companies in the energy sector industries can
Jim Young | Reuters Microsoft has stepped into the brewing legal battle between Apple and Epic Games over the former’s policies with regard to its ubiquitous App Store. In a declaration filed on Sunday, a senior Microsoft engineer said that allowing Apple to block Epic Games’ developer account would deal a significant blow to game
12:04 AM ET It was a night of upsets and comebacks, but most of all, Saturday’s UFC Fight Night was a showcase for a 38-year-old veteran who proved he’s not done yet. Frankie Edgar pulled out a split-decision win over Pedro Munhoz in his bantamweight debut. Should he have dropped to bantamweight sooner as many
Emergency plans drawn up by the government to protect the UK if a second coronavirus spike coincides with a no-deal Brexit have been revealed. A Cabinet Office “reasonable worst-case scenario” document, dated July 2020, has been leaked to The Sun newspaper. A government spokeswoman said it “reflects a responsible government ensuring we are ready for
Former customers of London Capital & Finance (LCF), one of Britain’s biggest recent financial mis-selling scandals, are preparing to challenge its administrators over the scale of fees being charged to handle the insolvency. Sky News understands that a number of creditors have been angered by the estimated £7.2m that Smith & Williamson intends to charge
Belarus’s president, Alexander Lukashenko, has brandished an assault rifle in Minsk as 200,000 protesters took to the streets of the capital. As demonstrations against his disputed election victory a fortnight ago continue, Russia’s foreign minister claimed the country’s opposition politicians want “bloodshed”. Turning the streets red and white on Sunday with their vibrant flags, those
The first trailer for The Batman has been released, showing a dark and gritty Gotham and revealing the villains of the film, The Riddler and Catwoman. Continuing the story of one of DC Comics’s most famous creations, The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson as the caped crusader, is directed by Matt Reeves and is set for
The education secretary has defended going on holiday a week before the A-level exams controversy. Gavin Williamson cancelled a key meeting to go on holiday in Scarborough – days before teenagers received their results, according to The Sunday Times. In a message posted on Twitter, Mr Williamson defended the trip, writing: “I cancelled our family
Tesla is starting to fight back against owners who are hacking their cars to unlock a performance boost that the automaker is itself selling as a software update. For a few years now, Tesla started selling vehicles with upgradable software-locked capabilities, like 75 kWh battery pack software-locked at 60 kWh or higher power outputs enabled
An employee of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) monitors tropical storm Laura in Santo Domingo, on August 22, 2020. Erika Santelices | AFP | Getty Images Tropical storms Marco and Laura were expected to develop into hurricanes as they gained strength and aimed for an unprecedented twin strike next week on the mainland U.S. Marco
Over one-third of the land area of the globe is grazed by livestock. An increasing portion (1.4 percent per year, totalling 752 million in 2012) of the world’s poor (people living on less than $2, or around Rs. 150 each day) are rearing livestock. A large portion of the global food economy depends on livestock products.
12:40 AM ET A busy Saturday of boxing all over the world didn’t go according to expectations, at least when it involved the heavyweight division. Alexander Povetkin recovered enough from a two-knockdown round to knock Dillian Whyte out cold a few minutes later. Shawn Porter took care of business and lined himself up for another
August 23rd, 2020 by Zachary Shahan A few weeks ago, one of our writers wrote up a story on the company Standard Lithium and its plan to get lithium for EV batteries in a new, innovative way. Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded on Twitter that he thought the approach had “a lot of potential.” This
People living in the southeast of Australia have been enjoying rare snowfall brought on by Antarctic air. New South Wales, Victoria, the Australia Capital Territory and the island state of Tasmania have experienced snow, with pictures of snowy towns and landscapes filling social media. “We’ve seen light #snow make it to #Canberra today, and yes
Violent clashes have erupted between left-wing and right-wing protesters in Portland, Oregon – prompting authorities to force them away from a plaza near a federal building. The area, which has been the site of numerous recent protests, houses both county and federal buildings. Protests against police brutality and racism began several months ago, in response