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Adele pauses Munich concert to rave about viral Olympics breakdancer
Adele has shared her delight over the viral Olympics breakdancer Raygun, calling her performance “the best thing that’s happened in the Olympics” and adding that “me and my friends have been s****ing ourselves laughing for 24 hours.” Raygun – real name Rachael Gunn – did not score a single pointContinue Reading
Man City ‘hearing timeline’ emerges as Prem champions set to learn charges fate
Manchester City won’t have to wait much longer to learn their fate after 115 alleged breaches of Premier League rules, with the hearing reportedly set to commence next month. It is scheduled to start earlier than planned due to City’s separate legal case against the Premier League’s associated party transactionsContinue Reading
Scientists find evidence for large underground reservoir of water on Mars
Researchers have found evidence for a large underground reservoir of liquid water on Mars – enough to fill oceans on the planet’s surface. Using data from Nasa’s Insight lander, the scientists estimated that the amount of groundwater could cover all of Mars to a depth of between one and twoContinue Reading
How to delete your X account after Elon Musk’s ‘vile’ site helps fuel far-right riots
After misinformation fueled far-right riots amid a surge in hate speech on X, some have questioned whether it is time to close their accounts. Labour minister Jess Phillips labelled the platform “a place of misery”, while Liverpool mayor Steve Rotheram, said it is time for politicians to consider leaving theContinue Reading
Labour prepares to limit landowners’ gains from sale of green belt land amid push for new homes
The government is preparing to limit the amount landowners can receive from selling green belt land, handing councils the power to cheaply buy up land that previously would have been ineligible for development as part of its plan to tackle the housing crisis. In areas with the greatest housing need,Continue Reading
Ed Johnson, CEO and Co-Founder of PushFar
Ed Johnson is the CEO and Co-Founder of PushFar, the world’s leading mentoring platform. Since its founding in 2018, PushFar has rapidly grown into a widely used tech startup, providing mentoring technology to hundreds of clients and tens of thousands of individuals in over 100 countries. The platform allows mentorsContinue Reading
Heathrow blames Government scheme for ‘lost 90,000 transfer passengers’
Heathrow Airport said it has suffered a 90,000 decline in passenger numbers on routes included in a £10 per person Government scheme. It described the electronic travel authorisation (ETA) system as “devastating for our hub competitiveness”. The Conservative government introduced ETAs in November 2023 for people entering or transiting throughContinue Reading
FTSE outperforms European peers after oil prices rise
Stock markets in UK outperformed European peers on Monday, with new investment in BT helping to give London’s top index a boost. The FTSE 100 moved 42.15 points higher, or 0.52%, to close at 8,210.25 on Monday. Miners Antofagasta and Glencore and energy firms Centrica and BP were among theContinue Reading
Swinney welcomes bin strike suspension but warns of ‘difficult’ finance cuts
John Swinney has warned of “very difficult” reductions to Scottish finances after unions suspended planned bin strikes to allow workers to consider a new pay offer, backed by £77.5 million of Scottish Government funding. The First Minister said the decision by Unite, GMB and Unison to call off the eight-dayContinue Reading
Number 10 says no ‘back-and-forth’ with Elon Musk on X
Number 10 is not going to get into a “running commentary” about its plans for social media giants and their users amid the nationwide public disorder, it has said. Sir Keir Starmer’s spokeswoman also told journalists that the Prime Minister will not enter a tit-for-tat spat with the billionaire ownerContinue Reading