US President Joe Biden speaks during International Women’s Day in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on March 8, 2021. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Nearly two months into his presidency, it’s finally becoming clear how Joe Biden plans to approach the tech sector. And it’s looking far different
Health service staff were expecting a bigger pay rise than the 1% offered by the government, the head of NHS England has said. Sir Simon Stevens told MPs that previous plans had budgeted for a 2.1% salary increase this year. Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world Please use Chrome browser for
The “vaccine effect” is boosting Britain’s economic prospects faster than other European countries, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. EMBARGOED TO 1000 TUESDAY The OECD, a club of developed economies, said it expected the UK’s national output to expand by 5.1% in 2021, some 0.9 percentage points higher than it expected in
A French schoolgirl has admitted to lying about a teacher before he was beheaded in an Islamist terror attack last year. Samuel Paty, 47, was killed after showing images of the Prophet Muhammad to his class during a lesson on free speech last October. On Sunday, French newspaper Le Parisien revealed that the girl, known
9-1-1: Lone Star closed off the first half of its fourth season with a lot of cliffhangers. But, 9-1-1: Lone Star Season 2 Episode 8‘s biggest twist found Judd and Grace driving during dangerous weather conditions, pondering what they were going to do about the future. Just as Judd said they should have a baby,
Emotions are higher than expectation outside court in Minneapolis. People shouting for justice for George Floyd over an undercurrent of concern this trial won’t go their way. His sister Bridgett Floyd, who was representing the family in court, addressed supporters outside: “He was so family oriented. He loved his family. He loved his daughter. Gianna
One year into the pandemic, its effects are threatening to undo decades of investment in girls’ and women’s access to education, economic opportunity, and safety. The facts are dire: The crisis has led to an increase in domestic violence; the gender poverty gap will likely worsen, as more women than men have lost work during
Exclusive Pepe Le Pew was never meant to be interpreted as rape-y, but the times have caught up with him to make it seem that way … so says the daughter of the guy who first drew him. Linda Jones — whose father, Chuck Jones, is credited as the creator and original animator of Pepe
In this photo illustration, a visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin is on display in front of the Bitcoin course’s graph on February 09, 2021 in Paris, France. Chesnot | Getty Images Bitcoin’s value surpassed $1 trillion on Tuesday as the price of the cryptocurrency jumped. The digital coin’s price rose on Tuesday and
Boris Johnson has hailed the return of schools across England as a “big” and “emotional” day – but warned it will impact on the spread of coronavirus and there is no guarantee the country will reopen on the target dates set out. Speaking at a news conference in Downing Street, the prime minister said it
Some 5,000 jobs in the steel industry are in the balance after Greensill Capital, one of the UK’s largest speciality finance companies, went into administration today. Greensill, whose advisers include the former prime minister David Cameron, is a major provider of finance to Liberty Steel – the UK’s third largest steel company. Liberty, which is
The Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine was able to combat the Brazil variant of COVID-19, it has been revealed. Scientists tested the blood of people who had received the jab and found it fared well against a laboratory made version of the virus similar to the one first discovered in Brazil. The research, published in the New
Zack Snyder’s Justice League isn’t due to hit HBO Max until March 18th, but some subscribers got an early, inadvertent look on Monday. HBO Max confirmed to Deadline that a glitch temporarily caused the first section of Justice League to stream for users trying to access the new Tom & Jerry movie. “The error was addressed within minutes,” according
Buckingham Palace remains silent almost 24 hours after Harry and Meghan’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey aired in the US – with the British public divided on the couple’s explosive claims following its first UK broadcast. While the world waits for a response from the Royal Family, celebrities and a number of charities have been
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Porter Robinson dropped “Musician,” the final single from Nurture, last Wednesday, and within 24 hours, Synthion already had a happy hardcore edit loaded and ready to go. This isn’t unusual for fellow producers who are fans of major artists to create edits in the hours following a new drop, but this one pretty immediately got a