The new DUP leader says Northern Ireland risks losing out on economic opportunities because of the Brexit border in the Irish Sea. In his first television interview since taking up the post, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson told Sky News the prime minister needs to restore Northern Ireland’s place in the UK, both economically and constitutionally. The
Supermarket giant Morrisons has agreed a takeover offer from a consortium in a deal worth £6.3bn. The move follows the rejection of an earlier £5.5bn bid from one of the world’s biggest buyout firms, Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), which the grocery chain said “significantly undervalued” the business. Under the terms of the agreed deal
Cyprus has approached the European Union and Israel for help as a huge forest engulfs villages on the south of the island. At least three villages have been evacuated on the Mediterranean island as authorities battle to fight the blaze in the Troodos mountain region. Cypriot environment minister Costas Kadis said that the flames had
Joe Biden has said his government is not sure who was behind a major ransomware attack that hit hundreds of US businesses – but he did not rule out Russian influence. A “colossal and devastating” ransomware attack is thought to have paralysed the networks of at least 200 US companies. The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
The New Yorker has published an extensive new investigation into Britney Spears‘ ongoing conservatorship battle. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow and Jia Tolentino, the piece sheds new light on the circumstances leading to the court-appointed conservatorship, Britney’s medical treatment and state of mind, and the pop star’s multi-year quest to end it. Notably,
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COVID-19 has turned the world upside down. While vaccination drives in several countries have gained momentum, the threat of a third wave in some countries, including India, looms large. A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a wearable biosensor
Jauz and Micah Martin join forces on their new collaborative single “Forever,” out now via Bite This! “Forever” brings the heat, setting its intention as a bass-heavy dancefloor destroyer and tapping a classic dubstep sound. No stranger to the dance music scene, Micah adds soul to the already massive production with a potent vocal performance. Jauz describes
In this article PCG California’s largest utility company, Pacific Gas & Electric, has a massive wildfire problem. Five of the ten most destructive fires in California since 2015 have been linked to PG&E equipment, including the 2018 Camp Fire that took out the town of Paradise and killed 85 people. Since then, PG&E has been
Labour’s Kim Leadbeater has pulled off a surprise victory in the Batley and Spen by-election. Tory challenger Ryan Stephenson had been expected to defeat Ms Leadbeater, sister of the murdered MP Jo Cox, after one of the most bitterly-fought parliamentary by-election campaigns in living memory. Throughout the campaign, rival parties accused their opponents and their
Petrol is at its highest price for nearly eight years after eight consecutive months of increases at the pumps, figures from the RAC show. The motoring organisation predicted escalating fuel bills, driven by the rising cost of oil, could speed up the switchover to electric cars. According to RAC data, a litre of unleaded rose
At least 43 migrants have drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they attempted to cross from Libya to Italy, the Tunisian Red Crescent has said. The boat had set off from Zuwara, on Libya’s northwest coast, and was carrying migrants from Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Bangladesh, according to the humanitarian organisation. Another 84 people
Hundreds of people are thought to have died in a record-breaking heatwave sweeping across parts of the US and western Canada. More than 700 “sudden and unexpected deaths” have been reported in British Columbia, Canada, over the past week – while nearly 100 deaths are being investigated as heat-related in Oregon in the US. Deaths
Britney Spears made a compelling case that the conservators have abused her and upended her life, but we’ve learned the conservators are going to present a very different story to the judge. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ, various people involved in different elements of the conservatorship claim Britney’s story doesn’t mesh with the facts.
Astrophysicist have observed the merger of a black hole with a neutron star for the very first time. Approximately 900 million light years away a black hole swallowed a neutron star. Ten days later, another black hole gobbled up its neutron star companion, and the two events caused gravitational waves that finally hit our planet in January
News Boards of Canada Share New Remix of Nevermen’s “Treat Em Right”: Listen The duo previously remixed one of Tunde Adebimpe, Mike Patton, and Doseone’s Nevermen tracks in 2016 By Matthew Strauss July 2, 2021 Facebook Twitter Tunde Adebimpe, August 2016 (Kris Connor/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Back in 2016, Boards of Canada remixed “Mr. Mistake,”