New rules banning a loyalty penalty for car and home insurance customers take effect from 1 January. The rules mean customers renewing their policy will have to be offered a price no higher than if they were a new customer. They are designed to tackle the practice of “price walking”, where firms offer below-cost deals
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Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage has revealed he does not like being called an “actor” and would prefer to be known as a “thespian” – despite admitting it risks him “sounding like a pretentious a-hole”. The 57-year-old, who was born Nicolas Cappola, compared his craft to “shamanism” by going into “flights of imagination”. “I really don’t like
The Korean government is planning to develop a technology for Korea’s first artificial sun KSTAR to maintain 100 million degrees for 300 seconds by 2026. The 300 seconds is the minimum time required for the commercialisation of nuclear fusion technology. The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on December 30 that it held the 16th National
Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and tens of thousands of residents evacuated as wildfires spread across part of the US state of Colorado. At least one first responder and six others were injured after the flames took hold following an extremely dry autumn in the region and a winter that has so far not
Aerospace engineers are always looking for newer ways to support their experiments on extra-terrestrial bodies like the Moon and asteroids. One of the main impediments to their work is the lack of energy sources to continue using an equipment for a longer duration. So, MIT researchers are trying a new concept to harness the Moon’s
Are there rainbows on Mars? NASA decided to answer this questions in the latest episode of its ‘Ask The Expert’ series. Shared on Instagram, the video features the US space agency’s planetary scientist and Mars expert Mark Lemmon. The answer is “no.” But several other conditions on Mars are similar to Earth. Lemmon explained that
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6:42 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — “That’s more like it,” said the presenter as he opened MUTV’s half-time coverage of Burnley‘s visit to Old Trafford on Thursday, and you could almost hear the relief spill out of the TVs dotted around the stadium. The past 12 months have been a tough sell for
A Huawei store in Hangzhou displays the company’s newly launched foldable smartphone, the P50 Pocket, on December 23, 2021. Long Wei | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei said Friday it expects revenue for this year will come in at 634 billion yuan ($99 billion), a 28.9% drop from
Vladimir Putin has warned Joe Biden that new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine would be a big mistake, according to the Kremlin. The Russian leader spoke with the US president for 50 minutes over the phone on Thursday. A build-up of an estimated 100,000 Russian troops and military equipment on the Ukrainian border has sparked
Boris Johnson has used his New Year’s message to claim that the UK finds itself in an “incomparably better” position than this time last year when it comes to coronavirus. In a message that will be posted on social media on Friday, the prime minister will say the country has met its target of offering
2:55 PM GMT England trio Owen Farrell, Jamie George and Manu Tuilagi are expected to be fit for selection for the Six Nations which starts on Feb. 5. Both Farrell and George were injured in England’s 32-15 win over Australia on Nov. 13, with the fly-half requiring surgery on his ankle. Tuilagi was forced off
Squid Game appears close to being confirmed for two more seasons after the hit show’s creator said talks with Netflix will conclude “any time soon”. The dystopian drama broke records when it debuted in September and was watched by 111 million users in its first 28 days. Many fans were left yearning for more and
In this article AAPL DE It was an exciting day at iFixit in November 2021, when Apple announced its decision to release a consumer-repair policy, along with new parts, replacement screens, batteries, and service manuals for iPhones. The push from the previously reluctant Apple was seen as a major shift on the “right to repair”
7:15 AM ET It was, in the final quarter of the horrible 2020, when it seemed as though society had finally succumbed to its own appetites and irresponsibility, that baseball was somehow being made an example of. So much loss could not be happenstance. Six Hall of Famers — signatures to their time and instrumental
Arieh Kovler, an extremism analyst, predicted the January 6 insurrection in a series of tweets two weeks before the riot. #CNN #News
Tesla (TSLA) has issued two recalls on almost half a million Model 3 and Model S vehicles. The fixes are small, but it will still put a strain on its service team. The first recall involves the latch of the Model S’s front trunk (frunk), which could have been misassembled, leading to it opening by
The owners of Shawbrook, one of Britain’s biggest challenger banks, are exploring plans to list it on the London Stock Exchange less than five years after taking it private. Sky News has learnt that BC Partners and Pollen Street Capital, the two private equity firms which each own 50% of Shawbrook, are holding talks with
China has banned footballers who play for the country’s national team from getting tattoos – with those already inked told to get them removed or cover them up to set a “good example for society”. Zhang Linpeng, a defender for the Chinese national team, is one of a growing number of high profile players in
Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial was billed as the moment, after years of waiting, when we would get answers. In reality, the woman at the centre of the case revealed almost nothing, and the courtroom drama, scheduled to last six weeks, was over in three. Maxwell did not take the stand, and her defence offered little
A past settlement between sex offender Jeffey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre, which could be key to a legal case involving Prince Andrew, is set to be made public next week. The 2009 agreement between Epstein and Ms Giuffre, formerly Virginia Roberts, will be released on or around 3 January following an order by US judges.
Leading scientists have warned that ongoing shortages of COVID tests across the UK are a “great concern” ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations. In recent days there have been widespread shortages of lateral flow and PCR tests for delivery on the government’s portal, with no PCRs available across the UK this morning. Health Secretary Sajid
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver are officially divorced a decade after separating. Court documents show a settlement was reached on Tuesday between the former California governor and the NBC journalist. Financial terms have not been made public. After a 35-year marriage and four children together, Shriver filed for divorce in 2011 after Schwarzenegger disclosed he
Taunton has been named as the house price hotspot of 2021, with average values rising 21.8% this year – three times the UK average of 6.2%. Prices in the Somerset county town increased by £56,546 to £315,759, according to Halifax. Newark in the East Midlands had the second-largest growth as values rose 20% in a
Newly-released files from the National Archives have revealed George W Bush’s worries over his experience, negotiations over Diana’s funeral, and mooted plans to redesign the House of Commons. Here are some of the key revelations from the release of Cabinet Office and Number 10 files from the first years of Tony Blair’s premiership between 1997
NASA has picked two astronauts for its sixth full-fledged crew mission to be launched by SpaceX aboard its Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg have received the required permission for the mission due to launch in 2023 on a Falcon 9 rocket. Bowen has been assigned the role
A representation of cryptocurrency Binance is seen in this illustration taken August 6, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Crypto giant Binance is bolstering its presence in France after a choppy year of regulatory scrutiny. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange is financing a 100 million euro ($113 million) initiative with industry group France FinTech in an
NASA’s James Webb Telescope is going through some critical manoeuvre phases which will determine its success as a mission to shed light on the origin of the universe. The powerful space observatory, which was launched into orbit on Christmas Day, is heading for a “make or break” moment when it attempts to unpack its five-layered
Rapper and producer Dr Dre – who is worth $820m – has finalised his divorce from Nicole Young with a $100m (£74m) settlement. The artist, whose real name is Andre Romelle Young, was married to Nicole Young for nearly 24 years, and the two have two adult children, Truice, 24, and Truly, 20. Under the
With whimsical illustrations, the artist Louis Wain helped shift societal attitudes towards cats – transforming their reputation from practical mouse-catchers and elevating them to adored pet status. Once a household name, the artist had been largely forgotten – until now, thanks to new film The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain giving his story the Hollywood
Shares of Biogen surged Wednesday following a report that South Korean giant Samsung Group is in talks to acquire the US biotech company for more than $40 billion (roughly Rs. 2,98,170 crore). Biogen, which is known for its Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm and a neurology-focused medication pipeline, approached Samsung on a potential deal that could be
Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX has raised $337.4 million (roughly Rs. 2,515 crore) in equity financing, the rocket company disclosed in a regulatory filing on Wednesday. SpaceX, which counts Alphabet and Fidelity Investments among its investors, hit $100 billion (roughly Rs. 7,60,140 crore) in valuation following a secondary share sale in October, according to CNBC. It
The Dean of Westminster had to send a personal plea to Buckingham Palace in 1997, in an effort to get Sir Elton John to perform at Diana, Princess Of Wales’ funeral, newly released government documents show. John’s performance of his newly re-written Candle In The Wind, is one of the most memorable parts of the