People take selfies in front of the logo of Facebook parent company Meta on November 9, 2022 in Menlo Park, California. Meta will lay off more than 11,000 staff, the company said on Wednesday. Liu Guanguan | China News Service | Getty Images After years of seemingly boundless expansion, the U.S. tech industry has hit
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Travellers have been told to brace for more Christmas chaos after road workers announced 12 days of strikes to coincide with rail walkouts. National Highways employees, who operate and maintain roads in England, will take part in a series of staggered strikes from 16 December to 7 January, the PCS union said. “We know our
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has filed for bankruptcy. Jones, the founder of far-right conspiracy website InfoWars, owes nearly $1.5bn in damages to families of victims who died in the Sandy Hook school shooting. He was sued after he accused the relatives of children and teachers who died of being actors who faked the massacre. Jones,
Strippers in Edinburgh have told Sky News the council’s decision to ban sexual entertainment venues (SEVs) will financially devastate them, as the clubs and the union launch a judicial review to challenge the shutdown of the city’s clubs. Three Edinburgh clubs (Baby Dolls, The Western and Burke and Hare) and the United Sex Workers (USW)
Sajid Javid has announced he will not stand in the next general election, saying being an MP had been “the privilege of [his] life”. The former chancellor, who has held a number of senior roles in government alongside his Bromsgrove seat, is the most high-profile Tory MP to decide to step down at the next
The Chinese Grand Prix has been cancelled for the fourth year in a row as the country tries to curb the spread of coronavirus with strict measures. Formula 1 said the Shanghai event, scheduled for 16 April 2023, would not happen “due to ongoing difficulties presented by the COVID-19 situation”. The sport is now facing
There have been five recorded deaths within seven days of an invasive Strep A diagnosis in children under 10 in England this season, the UK Health Security Agency has said. A child under the age of 10 has also died in Wales after contracting the infection. Group A strep bacteria can cause many infections, ranging
Calling all e-bike aficionados and internet sleuths: Rad Power Bikes is teasing a brand new model of electric bike and has released a teaser image full of clues. The image was just sent out to the company’s email list and shared on social media. In the image, which is with “Some big news is right
In this article RYAAY CMI BMWB-FF EZJ-GB RR.-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The test used a converted regional aircraft engine from Rolls-Royce, with hydrogen produced at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney. Rolls-Royce LONDON — Plans to reduce the significant environmental effects of aviation took a step forward this week after Rolls-Royce
Sir Elton John is to headline Glastonbury Festival next year in his final ever gig in the UK on his last tour after more than 50 years on the road. The Rocket Man singer will play the Pyramid Stage on the last night of the festival, which runs from 21-25 June. Sir Elton said he
Kanye West has been suspended from Twitter after he tweeted an image of a swastika, hours after he praised Hitler and made antisemitic jokes in an interview with the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. The American rapper, 45, who has legally changed his name to Ye, was only allowed back on to the social media platform
The John Lewis Partnership has revealed plans to build 1,000 rental properties on its land as part of a drive to diversify its business. The employee-owned group, which is spearheaded by its eponymous department stores and Waitrose supermarkets, said a joint venture with investment firm abrdn aimed to achieve a tenth of its ambition to
Dec 2, 2022 ESPN staff The future of Super Rugby Pacific has been locked away until at least the end of 2030, with New Zealand Rugby and Rugby Australia rubber-stamping a plan to take the competition forward over the next eight years. After months of negotiation and more than just a few stern words, the
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla CEO Elon Musk kicks off deliveries of the company’s heavy-duty truck, the Semi, at the Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada. Tesla Inc. Tesla CEO Elon Musk kicked off deliveries of the company’s first few production Semi trucks on Thursday, speaking on stage at the company’s
Prince William will be greeted by President Biden on the final day of his trip to Boston. The Prince and Princess of Wales are in the northeastern city to announce the winners of the Earthshot Prize. The couple’s three-day visit has been overshadowed by the Buckingham Palace race row and the surprise release of Harry
Newly appointed special counsel Jack Smith is getting to work with no signs yet that the two investigations he now oversees around Donald Trump will slow down – despite being stuck in the Netherlands due to a cycling injury. The Justice Department notified a federal appeals court that Smith is now involved in the Mar-a-Lago
This wasn’t just a bad result for the Conservatives and Rishi Sunak, it was a disaster. The Tory share of the vote in the City of Chester by-election slumped to only 22.4%. Tory MPs in red wall seats in the north of England will be even more despondent about their prospects at the next general
The host of a conference in Kyiv alerted guests that air raid sirens were sounding, before assuring them they were safe and the event would carry on as planned. It is a small example of how people across Ukraine are learning to cope with the unpredictability of war while carrying on with their lives in
Are you tired of using gas and oil for your daily commute? Well, Segway’s Ninebot MAX G30P electric scooter is a great way to get back and forth from work to home without using a single drop of fossil fuels. It’s on sale for $600 today, which is down $150 from its normal going rate
European oil sanctions are due to kick in on December 5. The idea is to reduce oil revenues for Russia given its war in Ukraine. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Upcoming sanctions on Russian oil are set to be “really disruptive” for energy markets if European nations fail to set a cap on