WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the US, a judge at the Old Bailey has said. Judge Vanessa Baraitser said she had refused his extradition because of fears that he could commit suicide. The Australian activist, 49, faced an 18-count indictment alleging a plot to hack computers and a conspiracy to obtain and
Month: January 2021
A scrapped, 50-minute version of Avicii‘s documentary True Stories has made its way online via YouTube channel The Avicii Archives, revealing never-before-seen footage of the late producer. Director Levan Tsikurishvili, Avicii’s longtime collaborator and friend, collected years worth of recordings to bring True Stories to life. If you’ve seen the film, it’s both inspiring and heart-wrenching;
Exclusive The Black teenager who was falsely accused of stealing a woman’s phone is now in need of therapy because the incident has seriously scarred him … this according to his parents. Keyon Harrold tells TMZ … he and his ex-wife, Kat, are currently vetting therapists and looking to get their son — 14-year-old Keyon
The government must impose a national lockdown within 24 hours, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said. Sir Keir said the virus is “clearly out of control” and national restrictions have to be “the first step”. He said: “It’s no good the prime minister hinting that further restrictions are coming into place in a week
David Limp, senior vice president of devices and services at Amazon.com Inc., presents the Amazon Echo Dot smart speaker during an unveiling event at the company’s Spheres headquarters in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. Andrew Burton | Bloomberg | Getty Images You may have received an Amazon Echo as a gift during
The marketing services tycoon Sir Martin Sorrell will this week swoop to make two US additions worth more than $200m (£146m) to his digital advertising empire. Sky News understands that S4 Capital – founded by Sir Martin in the wake of his departure from WPP Group – will announce on Monday that it is buying
Donald Trump’s hour-long call urging Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to “find 11,780 votes” sounded desperate and deluded. The recording was a worrying insight into the president’s state of mind – seemingly convinced by the many conspiracy theories about why he lost the election, and unwilling to listen to the facts from members of his
Donald Trump has been recorded pleading with Georgia’s election chief to “find enough votes” to overturn the election result in the state. Audio of the phone call was obtained by The Washington Post and NBC News just weeks before the US president is set to leave office. Mr Trump can be heard launching into a
We’re revisiting some of our favorite posts of 2020 this holiday week! Grab a cup of cocoa and look back on some fun bookish goodness with us as we head toward the new year. Before highlighting the best body positive books, with a focus on adult and young adult titles, let’s talk about what body
Fashion stylist and costume designer Rob Zangardi helped Gwen Stefani recreate 18 of the most iconic looks of her career in the “Let Me Reintroduce Myself” music video. And, no surprise, in the modern versions, she looks exactly the same as she did more than a decade ago. This content is imported from YouTube. You
Gerry Marsden, leader of the Merseybeat quartet Gerry & the Pacemakers, has died. Marsden’s friend Pete Price—a broadcaster based in Liverpool—broke the news on social media earlier today (January 3), stating that Marsden died following a short illness stemming from a heart infection. Marsden’s death was subsequently confirmed by the BBC. He was 78 years
Boris Johnson has said “there is no doubt in my mind that schools are safe” in areas where they are open – as he warned of tighter restrictions in the coming weeks. As pressure mounted on the prime minister to keep all of England’s schools closed when the new term starts, Mr Johnson insisted education
As 2021 dawned, China shot straight out of the box office gate with a new record. On Friday, the market hit a milestone for New Year’s Day. Estimates are coming in for January 1 at about RMB 600M ($92M), besting the same day in all previous years. The big result was generated largely by new
Still from Ford’s “Finish Strong” spot. Ford In a new ad campaign using actor Bryan Cranston, Ford Motor is urging Americans to adhere to Covid-19 protocols to save lives in the next period of the pandemic. The campaign, part of an initiative the company has dubbed #FinishStrong, includes a new commercial from filmmaker Peter Berg
The Post Office will this week outline plans to hand two board seats to serving postmasters as it seeks to draw a line under the IT scandal which saw managers wrongly sent to prison. Sky News has learnt that the government-owned company will announce on Monday that a committee of independent businesspeople is being set
Three bodies have been recovered and seven people are still missing after a landslide in Norway. Rescue teams in the village of Ask, near Oslo, have yet to find any signs of life after the disaster tore down buildings in the area on Wednesday. Two bodies were recovered from the rubble on Saturday after the