David Cameron told the Treasury’s top civil servant it was “bonkers” that a financial services firm he was lobbying for had been denied access to government-backed COVID loans. MPs on the Treasury select committee have released correspondence between the former prime minister and a range of ministers and officials on behalf of Greensill Capital. It
Hamas has launched a rocket attack on Tel-Aviv, with a direct hit on a building leaving at least one person dead, Israeli media reports. Israeli transport authorities have closed its main Ben Gurion airport as explosions broke out across the city. Hamas said in a statement it had fired 130 rockets towards Tel-Aviv and its
News Young Nudy Announces DR EV4L, Shares New Song With G Herbo: Watch the Video “2Face” is the lead single from the Atlanta rapper’s next project By Noah Yoo May 11, 2021 Facebook Twitter Young Nudy, photo by Julian Burgueño Facebook Twitter Young Nudy has announced his next project, DR EV4L, which is out May
US regulators have approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use in children as young as 12. US President Joe Biden said the authorisation is “a promising development in our fight against the virus”. “If you are a parent who wants to protect your child, or a teenager who is interested in getting vaccinated, today’s decision
Angourie Rice’s Siobhan Sheehan might be the only character in HBO’s hit detective drama Mare of Easttown who isn’t actively languishing. In other words, the daughter of titular character Mare Sheehan (Kate Winslet) might have gone to therapy willingly, and it shows. Mare‘s central mystery revolves around the death of a young woman named Erin
Images from the Last Man Standing season 9 finale depict an emotional send-off for the series. Last Man Standing is an American sitcom that was first aired on ABC, starting in 2011, for six seasons, and then on Fox for three more seasons from 2018 – 2021. Tim Allen stars in the show as Mike Baxter, a senior executive and
The US space probe OSIRIS-REx on Monday left the orbit of the asteroid Bennu, from which it collected dust samples last year, to begin its long journey back to Earth. The probe still has a vast distance to cover before it lands in the Utah desert on September 24, 2023. OSIRIS-REx is “now moving away
Jeff Lawson, CEO, Twilio Scott Mlyn | CNBC The rotation out of tech stocks continues to hammer cloud companies the hardest, as investors sell out of last year’s best performers. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading just below a record, an index of cloud-computing companies slid to its lowest level in six months.
Lex Greensill, the billionaire founder of the now bankrupt finance firm Greensill Capital, is to be questioned by MPs later in relation to the ongoing Westminster lobbying scandal. The treasury select committee is conducting an inquiry into the links between Mr Greensill, the government, and David Cameron – who was employed by Greensill Capital as
New laws to fulfil Boris Johnson’s promise of helping to give people the skills they need throughout their lives will form a central part of the government’s legislative agenda for the next year. The prime minister has promised to put “rocket fuel” into his “levelling up” agenda with the introduction of new laws – to
The Israeli military has insisted it does all it can to avoid civilian deaths after 22 people, including nine children, were killed overnight in the Gaza Strip. Israeli fighter jets, attack helicopters and drones hit more than 130 “Hamas military targets”, including the home of a Hamas commander, according to the Israeli military. The airstrikes
Broadway’s Roundabout Theatre Company has unveiled its post-shutdown production schedule, with both the much-anticipated revival of Caroline, Or Change starring Sharon D Clarke and the Broadway debut of Alice Childress’s 1955 play Trouble in Mind both beginning previews in October. Birthday Candles, Noah Haidle’s new play starring Debra Messing will begin previews in March, and
US network NBC will not air the Golden Globes in 2022, following criticism over a lack of diversity in the group that organises the awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which oversees the TV and film prizes, has faced a Hollywood backlash after it emerged in February that none of its members are black.
Whether you’re burning the midnight oil at home or squeezing in a sweat sesh in between Zoom calls, one thing’s for sure: a quality pair of headphones can be the saving grace of your home life—especially if you’re living with roommates. Chances are that after using the same pair for so long, they’re getting a
Space Jam: A New Legacy is set to be released, both in theaters and on HBO Max, in just over two months. It’s almost unbelievable, considering just how long people have been trying to make this movie happen that it is almost here. And the sequel to Space Jam will almost certainly open on the
Ever wondered what happens to a selfie you upload on a social media site? Activists and researchers have long warned about data privacy and said that photographs uploaded on the Internet may be used to train artificial intelligence (AI) powered facial recognition tools. These AI-enabled tools (such as Clearview, AWS Rekognition, Microsoft Azure, and Face++)