Polls have closed in the Batley and Spen by-election, with pollsters and bookmakers predicting a Tory victory – a result likely to trigger moves to oust Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader. Tory challenger Ryan Stephenson is being tipped to defeat Labour‘s Kim Leadbeater, sister of the murdered former MP Jo Cox, after one of
Month: July 2021
The prime minister will welcome Angela Merkel to the UK later, with coronavirus travel restrictions expected to be high on the agenda for their talks. Boris Johnson will host the German chancellor at his country residence of Chequers, Mrs Merkel’s final visit before she steps down later this year. COVID-19 is anticipated to be among
The announcement of a battery “gigafactory” in Sunderland is a significant moment on the road to electrifying the UK car fleet, a journey that until now had barely left the kerb. The new factory, built by Chinese manufacturer Envision, will be the largest of its kind in the UK with capacity to produce 9GWh of
Stephen Dorff was just a teenager when he landed his first major film role in the 1987 horror The Gate. Since then he’s gone from child star to leading man, and his career has seen him play a range of characters including a vampire overlord in Blade, the fifth Beatle in Backbeat, and one of
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review Primary energy consumption totaled 93 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in the United States in 2020, or 7 quads less than in 2019. Fossil fuels — specifically petroleum, natural gas, and coal — accounted for 79% of total U.S. energy consumption in 2020. About 21% of U.S. energy
When we first covered the Alrendo TS Bravo earlier this year, it was shaping up into an interesting new option headed for the European electric motorcycle market. Now the bike is being shown off in its production-ready form with specs that make it even more enticing. The Alrendo TS Bravo isn’t some pint-size electric motorcycle,
Lebanon’s economic situation is facing “immediate catastrophe,” according to a top U.S. diplomat, who said the country’s leaders need to demonstrate the will to reform before any external assistance can take place. David Hale, who most recently served as the undersecretary of state for political affairs and is now on detail from the State Department
7:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Brayden Point swears nothing changes for him in the playoffs. “You try and play the same way,” said the Tampa Bay Lightning center, “but pucks have found their way into nets as of late.” That they have. Through 20 games, Point had 14 goals for the Lightning, while no
12:47 AM ET Jeff Passan Close ESPN ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Alden Gonzalez Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.com Editor’s note: This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual
Researchers at the New Zealand’s University of Otago, in collbaoration with researches from the UK, have developed a device — the world’s first — to fight global obesity. Dental Slim Control, an intra-oral device, is fitted by a dentist to the upper and lower back of teeth and it restricts a person to a liquid
In this article AMZN Amazon is launching Scout, an autonomous delivery device. Source: Amazon Amazon announced Thursday that it plans to develop new technology for its autonomous delivery vehicles in Helsinki, Finland. The Seattle-headquartered tech giant said in a blog post that it is setting up a new “Development Center” to support Amazon Scout, which
A key Trump Organization executive has surrendered to authorities ahead of expected charges against him and the former US president’s company. Chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg was seen walking into a Manhattan courthouse with his lawyer, with prosecutors expected to announce the first criminal indictment in a two-year investigation into Donald Trump’s business practices. They
Double jabs will be “a liberator” for people wanting to travel abroad this summer, Boris Johnson has said – as he announced details of the government’s plan will be revealed in the “next few days”. The prime minister would not confirm when a policy allowing those who have received two vaccine doses to visit amber
It’s taken seven series of Love Island – and a considerable amount of coaxing from viewers – for the producers to cast a contestant with a disability. In 2019, ITV bosses responded to questions I had asked about disability by referring to the costs of adapting the villa. Richard Cowles, the show’s producer, has also
NASA has announced its computational innovations are now available to the public for free download. The software catalogue has over 800 programmes that were originally developed to help explore space. The American space agency feels that by making these software widely accessible, real world problems can be solved. These software are based around aeronautics, autonomous
Authorities in the Philippines have raised the danger level of the Taal volcano after it spurted a huge plume of gases and steam into the air. The Taal volcano in Batangas province, south of the capital Manila, caused disruption and concern on Thursday after spewing the 1km (0.62mile) high phreatomagmatic plume. According to the British