Public service broadcasting (PSB) is facing an existential crisis and needs to “find new ways to engage with the beast [they] are confronted with” according to a panel of TV experts at this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival. The contentious topic opened the three-day event, which will feature some of TVs biggest players as well as
Boris Johnson has returned to Ukraine as the war-torn country marks its independence day. The prime minister was pictured in Kyiv with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “What happens in Ukraine matters to us all,” Mr Johnson said on Twitter. “That is why I am in Kyiv today. That is why the UK will continue to stand
Britain imported no fuels from Russia in June for the first time on record following the imposition of sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine, official data shows. The figure published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) comes after the UK moved to sever all reliance on Moscow for its power needs in the face
R Kelly offered $1m for the return of a videotape allegedly featuring an underage girl, a former merchandising agent has claimed at the singer’s latest trial. Kelly, who is serving a 30-year prison sentence after being convicted in New York in 2021 on charges of using his fame to sexually abuse fans, is now appearing
Freezing energy bills will not help people who need the most support with the cost of living crisis, according to a government minister. The boss of Scottish Power revealed on Tuesday that he had asked the government to back a £100bn loan scheme to allow energy companies to freeze bills for two years. Keith Anderson
A man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a nine-year-old girl at her home in Liverpool – as detectives said people were coming forward with names as they hunt the gunman who killed her. Merseyside Police said the 35-year-old man, suspected to have been the target of the shooting, has been
In its latest bold move to lock up raw materials for electric vehicles, Mercedes-Benz is announcing a new deal with Rock Tech Lithium for 10,000 tons of battery-grade lithium annually. Best known for its luxurious German vehicles, Mercedes is great at raising the bar for what an automobile can do. Now, the automaker is moving
With natural gas prices in the U.S. and around the globe off the charts high, we’re looking at what that means for our energy stocks. Early Tuesday, U.S. natural gas surged to 14-year highs — over $10 per million British thermal units. But it turned sharply lower later and settled down about 4% at just over $9 after the expected restart
Former Trump aide Stephanie Grisham and CNN’s Gloria Borger explain why they believe the former President has not yet released surveillance footage from the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, despite proposals from some of his allies to do so. #StephanieGrisham #erinburnettoutfront #CNN
Criminals in Liverpool have been urged to give up the gunman who killed a nine-year-old girl as he chased his intended target into her home. Olivia Pratt-Korbel died on Monday night when a 35-year-old man, unknown to the family, ran into her terraced house in Kingsheath Avenue, Dovecot, as he tried to get away from
Brent Lewin | Bloomberg via Getty Images About a year ago, online retailer Packable was preparing to go public through a special purpose acquisition company. With the SPAC market having evaporated and the economy now sputtering, Packable is laying off staff and preparing to liquidate, according to internal documents reviewed by CNBC. Packable is the
NASA is preparing for Artemis I, the launch of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, along with the Orion spacecraft for astronauts, which is set to blast off on August 29. The US space agency is readying to test its flight system that is designed to send astronauts back to the Moon, decades after it completed its Apollo
The minimum wage should be raised to £15 an hour, the Trades Union Congress says, as it declares it is “time to put an end to low-pay Britain”. Currently, workers aged 23 and over are entitled to a minimum wage of £9.50 with lower rates for younger employees, but the TUC says all workers should
3:43 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Dawn Staley will be out front again, this time at Darlington Raceway. South Carolina’s two-time national women’s championship coach will drive the pace car for the first race of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs – the Southern 500 on Sept. 4. Staley attended the event in 2017
A former US police officer has pleaded guilty to helping falsify the search warrant used in the killing of Breonna Taylor. Ms Taylor, 26, was killed on 13 March 2020 when officers in Louisville, Kentucky, carried out a “no-knock” warrant and broke down her flat door. Her boyfriend thought it was someone breaking in and
An 80% rise in the energy price cap is expected to be confirmed today, sending an average yearly bill from £1,971 to more than £3,500 from October. The cap has dominated the news in recent months, as consumers watch nervously to find out how much higher their bills can go, but many of the driving
Jennifer Lopez has posted her first picture from her Georgia wedding to Ben Affleck. The couple tied the knot last Saturday in front of family and friends at her husband’s Riceboro mansion. It came a month after they married at a Las Vegas drive-through wedding chapel. The latest ceremony, outside of Savannah, was a somewhat
Following last week’s signing of the Inflation Reduction Act in the US, German legacy automakers Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz have sealed agreements with the Canadian government to acquire raw materials for EV battery manufacturing at their US facilities. This move could help EVs from both automakers qualify for US tax credits under the revised terms of
In this article PSNYW A Candela boat photographed in Sweden in August 2021. Candela uses hydrofoils, which lift a vessel’s hull above the water’s surface when travelling. Mikael Sjoberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Luxury EV maker Polestar will provide battery and charging systems to electric boat firm Candela after the two Swedish companies signed
Aug 23, 2022 Alyssa RoenigkESPN Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). COCO GAUFF IS at a crossroads. She’s sitting in the passenger seat of her first car while her dad, Corey,
Kherson, in southern Ukraine, has been under Russian occupation for almost six months. Information about what is happening there is limited as Russian occupation forces continue to tighten their grip. Sky News spoke to people still inside and others who have recently escaped to understand what’s going on. All described a city, a region, living
A CNN review of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort raises new concerns over the home being able to meet the standards needed to store classified documents. CNN’s Brian Todd reports. #CNN #News
In this article TWTR Peiter Zatko, who is also known as Mudge poses for a portrait on Monday August 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. Matt McClain | The Washington Post | Getty Images A Twitter whistleblower is alleging “extreme, egregious deficiencies by Twitter” related to privacy, security and content moderation, according to complaints filed with
UK private sector growth has moved closer to stagnation as it slowed to a new 18-month low, dragged down by a slump in factory output, latest data indicates. The closely watched S&P Global/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) composite flash estimate dropped to 50.9 in August from 52.1 in July, its lowest since February 2021 and
The arrow of time is a concept that defines the unidirectional flow of time. In simple words, it dictates that time only flows in one direction, from the past to the future. Despite the idea being decades old, scientists are yet to make considerable progress in unravelling the mysteries behind the phenomenon. A new study has
It was a 3am rise for a dawn police raid in Surrey. But the home secretary – a regular at these kind of events – wanted to project a steady hand at the Home Office, getting on with business as usual when everything else is in a state of flux. On this occasion, the raid was a
Today marks six months since Russian troops crossed the border into Ukraine. The war’s half-year point coincides with Ukrainian Independence Day, which in normal circumstances would see citizens celebrating 31 years of independence from the former Soviet Union. Follow Ukraine war live updates But instead, curfews are in place in the cities of Kyiv or
Putin ally Alexander Dugin has said his daughter told him she felt “like a warrior” and a “hero” before she died in a car bombing Russia has blamed on Ukraine. Darya Dugina, 29, attended a festival on Saturday night before a remotely-controlled explosive device planted in her 4×4 blew up as she was driving on
Police have described the moment a gunman shot into the house of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, killing her and injuring her mother. Olivia was killed shortly after 10pm on Monday night after a 35-year-old man, being chased by another man with a gun, forced his way into her house. The gunman followed and put his hand
After weeks of blue-on-blue battles, Liz Truss looks set to see off her rival Rishi Sunak to win the Conservative leadership race and become prime minister. But how did the current foreign secretary, who will become only the third female PM if she beats the former chancellor, reach this point? Early life as the eldest
Kim and Kourtney Kardashian, Sylvester Stallone and Kevin Hart are among hundreds of residents of an exclusive area of Los Angeles issued with warnings about water usage during a “severe” drought emergency period, according to the Los Angeles Times. The celebrities are among more than 2,000 customers in the San Fernando Valley enclaves of Calabasas
Scientists have, for the first time, identified a novel property in a compound that makes it stand apart from the rest. It has been discovered that a compound named vanadium dioxide (VO2) behaves like a human brain and can remember previous external stimuli. Scientists have recently proposed the idea to use VO2 as an alternative
Ooh la la! France will now pay you €4,000 (nearly US $4,000) to swap your old polluting car for a cleaner, more efficient, and more city-appropriate electric bicycle. That marks a major increase in the incentive designed to improve French cities. Pedal bicycles are also included in the generous incentive package, though e-bikes are contributing