Dec 12, 2023, 08:45 AM Open Extended Reactions England lifted the Women’s 6 Nations trophy at Twickenham in April after beating France in front of a record crowd. Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images Twickenham Stadium will host the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup final, while the opening game will be staged at Sunderland’s Stadium
Bosses at Thames Water, the UK’s largest water provider, say the company does not have the money to repay a £190m loan bill due next April. Regulator Ofwat has reiterated concerns over the amount of money the firm has borrowed, as it sits on a £14.7bn debt pile. But senior executives at the company blamed
Titanic director James Cameron has said he only used short people as extras in the film to emphasise the enormous size of the set. “We only cast short extras so it made our set look bigger,” he told the LA Times in an interview. “Anybody above 5ft 8, we didn’t cast them. It’s like we
Visitors enter the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anchored in a culture of entrepreneurship and adaptability, Israel is globally recognized as the world’s “Startup Nation” for its cross-sector contributions to modern research and technology. However, the horrific events of October 7 shifted
US presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy was heard going to the bathroom during a live broadcast. The Republican took part in an X Space conversation with Elon Musk, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, representative Matt Gaetz and Andrew Tate yesterday. During the call, Ramaswamy was describing how he was “super pro-human – and I mean all humans
An asylum seeker has died on board the Bibby Stockholm barge. Further details concerning the incident are yet to be confirmed, including the individual’s age and country of origin. The Bibby Stockholm, docked in Portland Port in Dorset, is one of a number of alternative sites the Home Office is using to house asylum seekers.
Home Alone star Ken Hudson Campbell, who played a grumpy Santa in the 1990 film, has been inundated with donations from fellow actors and fans after being diagnosed with cancer. His daughter Michaela Campbell, who started the fundraising page, said he “burst into tears” after seeing people’s generosity. “It was the first time he really got
The pace of wage growth has eased back by more than expected, according to official figures that will please interest rate-setters at the Bank of England. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported basic pay was 7.3% higher in the three months to October compared to the same period last year. That was down from
Porsche invited us out to Leipzig Germany all the way back in October to show off the Panamera Plug-in Hybrid and the new PPE-based Macan EV. We were kept on an incredibly short leash but learned a lot about the upcoming SUV, and paradoxically we were left with almost as many questions as answers… Macan
The top 10 things to watch Monday, Dec. 11 1. U.S. stocks are muted Monday following last week’s push to a new 52-week high in the S & P 500 , helped by a stronger-than-expected jobs report Friday. Good economic news is good news for the stock market, for now, with investors looking ahead to
Professional football in Turkey has been suspended after a top referee was punched to the ground by a club president at the end of a match in the country’s highest league. Halil Umut Meler was attacked at the final whistle and hit in the face by MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca, sparking a melee of
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCDec 11, 2023, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions What a weekend! European soccer delivered a lot to discuss around the top leagues. In Spain, Girona smacked Barcelona away from home to take charge — seriously — of LaLiga’s title race. In England, Liverpool were “lucky” (Jurgen Klopp’s words) to
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An Amazon delivery drone is on display at Amazon’s BOS27 Robotics Innovation Hub in Westborough, Massachusetts on November 10, 2022. Joseph Prezioso | AFP | Getty Images Amazon has lost a high-profile executive in its drone delivery unit who was the company’s primary liaison with
Tissue from the brain of a man who shot dead 18 people is being analysed for signs of injury related to his army service. Robert Card, 40, carried out his rampage on 25 October, opening fire in a bowling alley and bar in Lewiston in Maine. Card, who was found dead after a three-day manhunt,
Rishi Sunak is fighting to save his flagship Rwanda bill ahead of a crunch vote this evening that could be fatal to his authority. The embattled prime minister will host an emergency breakfast in Downing Street this morning with would-be rebels who have warned that “major surgery” is still required to fix the legislation. The
Zac Efron has praised the late Matthew Perry for motivating him in his career, during a speech at the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The High School Musical star, 36, was honoured with a star on the famous path, which he described as “so surreal”. Ahead of unveiling the star, Efron gave mention to his former
Whatever happens in the vote over emergency legislation tomorrow, Rishi Sunak is in deep trouble. Because in making flights to Rwanda this totemic policy of his premiership, he has stoked a civil war in this party which threatens to blow up his benches and his leadership, as Brexit did for Theresa May. Because just as
UN envoys from the security council have made a whirlwind trip to Egypt’s Rafah Crossing into Gaza in what is being seen as a urgent attempt to try to halt the war. The trip went ahead under heavy security as there were further signs of a deterioration in law and order – with starving Gazans
The One Nation group of centrist Tory MPs have recommended its members vote for the government’s Rwanda bill tomorrow. It comes after MPs on the right of the party earlier today suggested they may not support the legislation. The faction of about 100 One Nation MPs met this evening to discuss their concerns that the
Tesla has re-added a clause to its Cybertruck purchase contract, threatening to sue owners who try to flip their Cybertrucks within the first year of ownership. But its also being unclear about its threat, because the language doesn’t seem to exist in Tesla’s pre-order documents. Back in November, before the initial Cybertruck delivery event, Tesla
Pavlo Gonchar | LightRocket | Getty Images Occidental Petroleum has agreed to buy CrownRock, a major privately held energy producer that operates in the Permian Basin, for $12 billion. The deal is latest in a spate of consolidation in the U.S .energy sector, particularly in the Permian, the largest oil-producing region in the U.S. CrownRock
The fast-fashion giant Shein has held talks with the London Stock Exchange about the possibility of staging a blockbuster public listing in the UK, even after filing documents paving the way for a flotation in New York. Sky News has learnt Donald Tang, Shein’s executive chairman, met executives from the LSE and other stakeholders in
Peter Kay has performed three secret shows in Bolton – his first time doing stand up in his hometown for 20 years. The comedian has been on a comeback tour – his first since 2010 – but paused his arena stops to appear at Bolton’s 390-capacity Octagon Theatre. His three Sunday shows raised more than
Two people have been killed and a third injured in a shooting in a southern Swiss town, police have said. Police in the Valais canton said the suspect fired several shots in two different locations in Sion, a town of about 35,000 people not far from the Italian and French borders. The force said they
Millennials face being trapped for longer on surging rents, according to a report charting the impact of rising bills on various generations. Estate agency Hamptons estimates that Brits will have forked out a record £85.6bn on private rents by the end of the year – more than double the £40bn bill seen in 2010. The
SumUp Chief Financial Officer Hermione McKee said the fresh capital gives the company “more firepower to act on opportunities,” including acquisitions and new country launches. SumUp British payments startup SumUp, known for its small card readers, on Monday announced it has raised 285 million euros ($306.6 million) in a bumper round of funding that values
A suspect has been arrested after a 16-year-old cheerleader was found dead in her bathtub by her mother in Texas. Rafael Romero was located by the Edna Police Department on Saturday. The force said the “undocumented male subject” was detained in Schulenberg, about 50 miles (80km) from Edna, where the body of Lizbeth Medina was
Australia’s rugby world champs have triumphed in the Cape Town Sevens after holding on bravely when down to just six players to edge a drama-filled final against France. But it was again a very different story on Sunday (Monday AEDT) for the Aussie men who, having excelled to reach their final, were hammered in the
After appearances from Boris Johnson, Matt Hancock and a range of Downing Street advisers, it is now time for Rishi Sunak to be questioned at the official COVID inquiry. We take a look at what questions the prime minister – who served as chancellor throughout the pandemic – is likely to face. Please use Chrome
The UK is considering extraditing an American driver who fled the country after a crash that left a British nurse unable to walk. Mystery surrounds exactly who the other driver – 22-year-old Issac Calderon – really is after the victim of the crash was told by police that he had been visiting a British special
When it comes to searching for odd vehicles on China’s largest online shopping site, I try not to limit myself too much. Sure it’s fun to find various things that zip around on wheels, treads, wings, or fins. But sometimes, you have to expand your horizon beyond just air, land, and sea. That’s the case
C.E.O. of Tesla, Chief Engineer of SpaceX and C.T.O. of X Elon Musk takes the stage during the New York Times annual DealBook summit on November 29, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Elon Musk has reinstated the account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on X, formerly Twitter, reneging on
Donald Trump has said he will no longer give evidence at his New York civil fraud trial. The former US president had been expected to return to the witness stand on Monday. He was due to be the last big defence witness in the case, which threatens his real estate empire. Posting on social media,
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