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Global stock markets move higher amid gains for US tech giants
Top US and European stock markets moved higher on Wednesday, with London’s FTSE 100 lifted by gains for airlines and miners after a sluggish start to the week. The UK’s blue-chip index gained 53.7 points, or 0.66%, to close at 8,193.51. Endeavor Mining and Fresnillo, and British Airways owner IAGContinue Reading
Twisters review: Does this belated sequel blow? Quite the opposite!
Next year’s Jurassic Park reboot, starring Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey, got an early bit of promotion last month, when Bailey’s personal trainer posted a video to his Instagram showing off how ripped the actor is getting for the film. Now, is that really what a dinosaur movie needs? AContinue Reading
Astronomers find nearest massive black hole – study
Fast-moving stars seen in a nearby star cluster within the Milky Way suggest the presence of an elusive black hole which may be the closest one to Earth, researchers say. The star cluster, Omega Centauri, is a collection of around 10 million stars, visible as a smudge in the nightContinue Reading
Firms to trial four-day working week as campaigners hope for Government backing
UK businesses are being invited to take part in a major trial of a four-day working week, as campaigners hope to persuade the new Labour Government to back its ideas for a shift in how people work. The six-month pilot will begin in November and also experiment with different formsContinue Reading
England vs Netherlands LIVE: Team news leaked as fans forced to evacuate
Harry Kane has insisted that there are no concerns over his fitness and that he is getting ‘better and sharper’ after questions were raised about his condition at Euro 2024. The England skipper has been criticised for some of his displays at Euro 2024, prompting calls for Ivan Toney toContinue Reading
Why was general election turnout so low, and will it ever recover?
Voter turnout was reported to be the lowest since 2001 in last week’s UK general election, at just 59.9 per cent. At just 0.5 points above 2001’s low of 59.4 per cent, this year’s election risked falling to a new record and was among the lowest turnouts in a century.Continue Reading
What is Giardia? The stomach bug parasite outbreak which has shut down a Liverpool primary school
Two children who attended a Liverpool primary school which was battling an outbreak of an infectious stomach bug have died. The pair, five and six, were pupils at Millstead Primary School, in Everton, Merseyside, which closed last month over the Giardia outbreak. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said theContinue Reading
Meet the Rees-Moggs: Everything we know about the fly-on-the-wall TV show
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Jacob Rees-Mogg is the latest politician to venture into the wild world of reality TV, with his new show, Meet the Rees-Moggs. TheContinue Reading
Starmer accused of ‘playing with fire’ with defence spending as he arrives for Nato summit – live
Rishi Sunak’s first speech as leader of opposition in House of Commons Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer has been accused by former colonel in British military intelligence Philip Ingram ofContinue Reading
Barratt set to build fewer homes as mortgage costs hit demand
Barratt Developments has said it will build fewer homes next year despite respite from soaring building costs and Labour’s pledge to cut planning red tape. The group said it expects new home completions to drop by up to another 7% in its new financial year, having plunged by nearly aContinue Reading