US prosecutors have rejected a claim by Ghislaine Maxwell that she is being treated “worse” than other inmates at the Brooklyn federal jail where she is being held. Maxwell, a close friend of the late financier and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, is behind bars awaiting trial on charges including conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage
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4:11 PM BST All 12 top-flight clubs will take a stand against racism with different gestures as Premiership Rugby committed itself to making the sport more diverse and inclusive, on Wednesday. Harlequins, Leicester and Wasps players will take a knee to support the “Black Lives Matter” movement when the Premiership season resumes this weekend. 1
August 13th, 2020 by George Harvey The fossil fuels sector used to face questions about how soon we would be running out of oil, gas, or coal. They always assured us that they had hundreds of years worth of supplies. And though the supplies might be harder to extract, as shale oil is tight, the
Fines of up to £3,200 for repeatedly not wearing a mask have been announced by Boris Johnson alongside eased lockdown measures for bowling alleys, casinos, skating rinks and beauty salons. The prime minister says he wants to ease lockdown rules to help people get back to work and enjoy things they have missed – but
France, Malta and the Netherlands are among the new countries added to the UK’s quarantine list. Travellers returning from those countries must self-isolate for 14 days on arrival in the UK. The measure will come into force at 4am on Saturday morning. Mr Shapps said the decision to add France to the list came after
General Motors has filed a trademark for a vehicle called ‘E-Ray’ — hinting at a possible electric Corvette. Over the last year, GM has already announced a lineup of 12 new electric vehicles across all its brands. With supercars going electric at a fast rate, you would think that the automaker would have launched an
An Eastar Jet Inc. aircraft, front, and Jeju Air Co. aircraft sit on the tarmac at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg via Getty Images The International Energy Agency lowered its global oil demand forecasts for the first time in several months on Thursday, as
The president of Lithuania said his embattled counterpart in Belarus is no longer the legitimate leader and time is running out for him to agree to dialogue with his opponents. Gitanas Nauseda – who has offered to act as a mediator along with the presidents of Latvia, Estonia and Poland – said there cannot be
More than 1,200 Amazon delivery drivers have been laid off in recent months after the company cut contracts with several small delivery companies across the country. Amazon informed at least seven firms that are a part of its Delivery Service Partner (DSP) program that it was severing their contracts. The companies announced they’d be laying
7:00 AM ET The Aug. 31 trade deadline is still nearly three weeks off, but let’s take an early look at some of the factors that will influence what might happen. Or won’t happen. It’s possible this year’s deadline will be a dud for several reasons: lack of talent available, more teams in the playoff
Boris Johnson has said his government will be “absolutely ruthless” in deciding whether travellers from France must quarantine for 14 days on arrival in the UK. The prime minister said officials would be looking at the latest data later on Thursday amid mounting concern about the rising number of coronavirus cases in the country. The
Food sales in UK pubs and restaurants rose by a third in the week following the launch of the government’s Eat Out to Help Out subsidy scheme, research shows. The survey by the data consultancy firm CGA found trade in managed outlets was up by between 95% and 106% on the first three days of
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel are to establish diplomatic ties in a deal halting planned annexation of occupied land sought by the Palestinians. US President Donald Trump announced the deal on Thursday after successfully getting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to agree to
The government has launched trials of a second contact-tracing app using technology provided by Google and Apple, after its first attempt to build a homegrown app ended in failure. The new app will tell people whether they have been close to someone who has had coronavirus and send out alerts advising them to self-isolate. It
Andrew Lloyd Webber is taking part in a coronavirus vaccine trial, saying he will do anything to “prove that theatres can re-open safely”. The trial is being run by the University of Oxford, which has teamed up with drug company AstraZeneca. They are currently working on the new vaccine ChAdOx1 nCoV-19. The trial is currently
The Trump administration wants to change the rules around showerheads and water pressure in order to keep the president’s hair “perfect”. It has proposed changes to increase the amount of water that can pass through showerheads after a 1992 ruling restricted the flow to 2.5 gallons a minute. The proposals come after the most powerful