Former Tory leadership contender Tom Tugendhat has endorsed Liz Truss in the race to be prime minister, in a huge blow to Rishi Sunak. Writing in The Times, Mr Tugendhat said that the foreign secretary’s promises of tax cuts are based on “true Conservative principles” and that she can unite the party. He said: “Liz
Month: July 2022
With so much fog surrounding the prospects for the UK economy, results statements from the country’s main commercial banks this week were an ideal opportunity to make sense of things, as the big lenders tend to have a good idea of what is happening on the ground. The overall picture painted – and this is
Spain has reported Europe’s first monkeypox-related death of the current outbreak – and the second outside of Africa. The country’s health ministry confirmed the death on Friday, but did not release further details about the person. Brazil reported the first monkeypox-related death outside the African continent in the current outbreak, earlier on Friday. In its
A man who helped Islamic State by narrating recruitment videos has been sentenced to life in prison in the US. Saudi-born Mohammed Khalifa was described by the US Department of Justice as a “leading figure” in the terrorist group’s English language media unit. Prosecutors said the unit produced videos such as the ones showing the
Lena Dunham is back. Sharp Stick — the writer-director-actor’s follow-up to the HBO series Girls and her first film since Tiny Furniture (2010) – opens in LA at Landmark’s renovated single-screen NuArt Theatre and at the Quad Cinema in NYC. It expands to 40-50 screens next weekend, heading to about 100 thereafter — a mix
Since photos of the two stars together first emerged, fans have been speculating over whether or not Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz are an item. The rumored couple has been tightlipped about their relationship status. While the two actors haven’t confirmed their coupledom, one thing that has been confirmed is that the pair has been
When you’re a spy, regime change is tricky. Even positive shifts can make for treacherous times. Two novels uncover the messy, uncertain lives of intelligence operatives in times of tectonic political change: Allison Montclair’s The Unkept Woman explores English life after World War II, at the dawn of the Cold War, while Dan Fesperman’s Winter
The amount of time, effort, and money needed to train ever-more-complex neural network models are soaring as researchers push the limits of machine learning. Analogue deep learning, a new branch of artificial intelligence, promises faster computation with less energy consumption. The findings of the research were published in the journal ‘Science’. Programmable resistors are the
In this article ETH.CM= BTC.CM= Bitcoin prices have been under pressure in 2022 after the collapse of algorithmic stablecoin terraUSD and subsequent bankruptcy filings from lender Celsius and hedge fund Three Arrows Capital. Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin hovered around $24,000 on Friday, hitting a 6-week high as it continues to follow
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has revealed his support for cabinet colleague Liz Truss in the Tory leadership race. Mr Wallace described Ms Truss as “authentic, honest and experienced”, and with having “integrity” for the top job. The defence secretary, who was himself widely tipped to become the next Conservative Party leader before ruling himself out
Credit card borrowing last month increased at the fastest annual rate since 2005, according to new figures from the Bank of England. At the same time, the amount of money being deposited into accounts plummeted, as concerns grow about the rapidly increasing cost of living. Consumer credit, which includes borrowing on credit cards, overdrafts, personal
It’s been a hard couple of months for Marina Ovsyannikova, the Russian state TV journalist who burst onto an evening newscast in March holding up a banner against her nation’s actions in Ukraine, telling the channel’s millions of viewers that state TV was lying to them. She has no job, she is living off the
Tech giants Apple and Amazon saw dips in profits but still defied expectations as the US economy teeters on the edge of a recession. Apple, the world’s largest technology company, is dealing with manufacturing headaches and inflation pressures and saw its profit in the last quarter fall by 10%, while revenue was up 2%. The
Is it too soon to announce the best new album of 2022? Maybe so, but now that Beyoncé has officially signaled her return to the airwaves, we can all bet good money that B7 will top the charts within hours of its drop—and all the best-of lists to follow. Unlike with her earlier surprise album
Did Angelina finally face the music? On Jersey Shore: Family Vacation Season 5 Episode 18, the tension mounted when the gang returned and the ladies were in contact with her. As more details about the feud came to light, Mike couldn’t help himself and caused more drama. Meanwhile, Deena and Snooki tried to deal with
Candace Cameron Bure‘s daughter is not letting go of her famous mother’s beef with JoJo Siwa … she’s defending mom and clapping back at JoJo, essentially telling her to stop acting like a child. In a since-deleted Instagram Story posted on her account Thursday, Natasha Bure ripped JoJo, saying … “Respectfully, someone saying ‘no’ to
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