Nestled in the foothills of the Pennines, Rochdale is a town with a proud history. It was once home to the world’s foremost cotton processing centres and is widely known as the birthplace of the modern co-operative movement. But in recent years the town has been marred by child exploitation scandals, poverty and deprivation. According
A brain-damaged man jailed for life as a teenager will tell the appeal court today he was pressed by police into making a false murder confession. Troubled Oliver Campbell, now 53, was interviewed without a lawyer after his arrest for a fatal shooting during an off-licence robbery in 1990. He was convicted of murder and
You might not trust the Post Office with your parcels but one thing it seems the disgraced organisation can still deliver is drama. After ITV’s Mr Bates vs The Post Office did what a decade of investigative journalism could not – and made the public and politicians give a damn about wrongly convicted postmasters –
The Tesla Model Y 2024 has been awarded IIHS’s “top safety pick +” award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) despite more stringent eligibility. The electric SUV scored near perfect in the crash tests. Today, the IIHS released its top safety picks based on its latest round of testing and new standards, which have become
Joe Biden’s claim there could be an imminent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was “wishful thinking”, a spokesperson for the Palestinian group has told Sky News. The US president has said he hoped a ceasefire could be secured by the end of this weekend. Negotiators are working on a weeks-long ceasefire between the two sides
The Airbnb logo is displayed on the Nasdaq digital billboard in Times Square in New York on December 10, 2020. Kena Betancur | AFP | Getty Images When prosecutors announced the plea deal late last week of Shamoon Rafiq, who ran a $10 million scheme that duped investors into buying into pre-IPO tech companies like
In this article HES Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Hess Corp shares fell Tuesday after Chevron warned investors that a dispute with Exxon Mobil and China’s National Offshore Oil Corp. (Cnooc) over Guyana’s offshore oil assets could jeopardize its bid to acquire the company. Hess was down nearly 4% in morning trading Tuesday. Chevron
MPs have raised concerns over the treatment of small businesses by major banks after figures showed more than 140,000 accounts were shut down by lenders over the past year. As part of an inquiry into access to finance, the Treasury Committee gathered information from eight banks, including the so-called big four, on how many business
The mile-long strip in Ecuador’s port city of Esmeraldas is rocking to the sound of Latin beats and laughter. The main road on the beachfront is bordered by the blue sea and white sands of the Pacific Ocean on one side, and packed bars and restaurants on the other. It’s summertime, it’s carnival, and it’s
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Feb 27, 2024, 09:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Entering Dubai, 28-year-old Jasmine Paolini had won just one WTA title on tour, at the 250-level Slovenia Open in 2021. She had never advanced past the quarterfinals at a 1000-level tournament. And even that she had done only once during her career. What
The ousted Post Office chairman has insisted it was the company’s chief executive who was the subject of an internal investigation, not him. Former chair Henry Staunton was dismissed last month by business secretary Kemi Badenoch who said bullying accusations had been made against him. But on Tuesday, Mr Staunton told MPs on the Business
The UK-registered Rubymar cargo vessel appears to be drifting north as new video shows it barely afloat after a Houthi attack. Satellite images and locations shared by authorities reveal its movements in the Red Sea over the past nine days. The Belize-flagged ship Rubymar was hit by a Houthi missile in the Bab al Mandeb
The BBC has apologised to the family involved in the Huw Edwards scandal over the way it handled their complaint. The BBC faced accusations it did not respond quickly enough to complaints from the family of a young person, after it took seven weeks for allegations of inappropriate behaviour to be put to Edwards. Image:
Post Office victims champion Alan Bates has called for the Post Office to be sold to the likes of Amazon for a pound as he described it as “a dead duck”. Appearing before MPs on the Business and Trade Committee, Mr Bates called for the Post Office to be removed from administering compensation schemes and
Dramatic bodycam footage captures a woman shouting “I have a bomb!” as she opens fire at one of the biggest churches in the US. Worshippers at celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Houston ran to find safety after Genesse Moreno, who was at the church with her seven-year-old son, began shooting an AR-15 style rifle
The RA electric trailer from Range Energy promises to turn your diesel truck into a hybrid or extend the range of your electric semi – and now it qualifies for a $120,000 voucher in California. California’s Clean Off-Road Equipment (CORE) Voucher Project aims to make it easier for commercial fleets to decarbonize. Last July, Range became
An American couple who disappeared a week ago after their catamaran was hijacked by three escaped convicts are likely dead, police have said. Police Commissioner Don McKenzie said the prisoners had escaped custody on the Caribbean island of Grenada on the 18 February and the following day commandeered a catamaran named Simplicity – with Kathy
The X account of Matthew Perry has been targeted by hackers, according to reports. A foundation set up in honour of the Friends star, who died last October, appeared to be the target of a link in a pinned post at the top of his profile urging people to donate. However, the post actually linked
Motorola’s “adapative display concept” smartphone can wrap around a user’s wrist. The phone can generative a background to match what a user is wearing. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC BARCELONA, Spain — Motorola thinks we may be wearing our phones on our wrist in future. The company, which is owned by Chinese tech giant Lenovo, showed
Joe Biden has said he hopes a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas can be secured by the weekend. The US president made the remarks during an unannounced visit to the Van Leeuwen ice cream parlour, next door to 30 Rock in New York, on Monday. Flanked by late night TV show host Seth Meyers, Mr
Rishi Sunak has “made the calculation” that he doesn’t need Muslim voters for his “political purposes”, a former minister has claimed. Tory MP Rehman Chishti told Sky News’ Politics Hub With Sophy Ridge that during the last leadership election, Mr Sunak promised he was “committed” to engaging with the community and told him: “We will
A major retailer has moved to cut the cost of baby formula after a Sky News investigation revealed the impact of high prices on families. Iceland has confirmed it will sell 800g of SMA’s Little Steps formula milk for £7.95 across its stores and online from Tuesday morning, which is £1.80 cheaper than its rivals.
Is it a caravan camper trailer? Is it a boat? Does it have an electric motor? A Turkish company called Sealvans is blending the lines of recreational mobility, designing and selling trailer boat combos that deliver a hybrid mix of travel by land and sea. Check them out. Sealvans was founded in 2020 in Bursa,
The government has announced it will significantly increase the interim payment given to Post Office workers who have their convictions overturned, from £163,000 to £450,000. More than 900 sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses were prosecuted between 1999 and 2015, after faulty accounting software called Horizon, made by Fujitsu, made it seem like money was missing from their
Actor Gerard Depardieu is facing a new complaint of sexual assault, with a female movie decorator alleging he groped her during filming in 2021. In her complaint to the Paris prosecutor’s office, the 53-year-old woman accuses the French star of sexual assault, sexual harassment and sexist insults, her lawyer Carine Durrieu Diebolt said. The complainant
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian speaks at the Google Cloud Next event in San Francisco, April 9, 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images Highmark Health announced Monday that it’s integrating technology from Google Cloud and the health-care software company Epic Systems to try to improve data gathering for providers and payers. Consumer health-care
Feb 26, 2024, 09:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cross-promotion in MMA is like fantasy sports or a video game coming to life. This past weekend, we experienced a bit of it when the best of the PFL met the best of Bellator. Before Saturday’s throwdown of champions in Saudi Arabia, any comparison of Renan
A woman who filmed herself killing a cat before putting the animal in a blender has been jailed for life for murdering a man four months later. Scarlet Blake, 25, appeared at Oxford Crown Court on Monday after being found guilty of murder last week. Warning: This story contains descriptions that readers may find distressing
Nick ParkinsonFeb 26, 2024, 08:01 AM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Open Extended Reactions Wouldn’t it be great if boxing had a logical schedule where the best fought the best in a tournament
Alexei Navalny was set to be freed as part of a prisoner swap when he died, one of his allies has claimed. The Russian opposition leader died at a penal colony within the Artic Circle on 16 February, while serving a 19-year prison sentence on charges his supporters said were politically motivated. It has now
The UK will “miss out” on economic growth unless it finally comes up with an industrial strategy to green the economy, the leading business group has warned. As the UK economy has stagnated in recent years, the value of green industries like renewables, eco-friendly heating and energy storage is growing and will help unlock further
Labour has called on Rishi Sunak to consider removing the whip from Liz Truss after her appearance in the US sparked controversy. Anneliese Dodds, the chair of the Labour Party, accused the former prime minister of “propagating conspiracy theories” and “associating with individuals who have actually praised the far right in our country”. “That’s deeply
A US Air Force member who set himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC has died. The victim, who was an airman on active duty, had set himself ablaze in an apparent act of protest against the war in Gaza. He had said he would “no longer be complicit in