Mike Pence, who served as Donald Trump’s vice president, is set to join the race for the White House next week. Mr Pence is expected to launch his bid to win the nomination for the Republican Party on 7 June with a campaign video and a speech in Iowa. The move puts Mr Pence on
Month: May 2023
Alec Baldwin has had hip replacement surgery after suffering “intense chronic pain,” his wife says. The 65-year-old US actor, who has been in the spotlight following the fatal shooting of 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the western film Rust in October 2021, has been given a new “quality of life” following the
May 31, 2023, 08:48 AM A French court on Tuesday handed rugby international Mohamed Haouas a one-year prison sentence, AFP and L’Equipe reported, after a fast-track trial for alleged domestic violence. Haouas, who plays as a prop for the Montpellier team in southern France, had been in police custody since Friday. Sports paper L’Equipe reported
The amount of taxpayer cash spent on the UK’s asylum system has quadrupled over the past decade to hit £2.1bn, Home Office statistics show. The figure represents a fourfold increase since 2010, when costs stood at £567m. The Labour Party, which obtained the figures, attributed the jump from £1.4bn in 2020/21 to £2.1bn in 2021/22
The growing financial strain on Britain’s army of fibre broadband infrastructure providers has claimed its first casualty in the form of a rural network builder in Scotland and Wales. Sky News has learnt that Broadway Partners, which launched in 2016, has called in administrators after its balance sheet was hit by soaring costs and rising
The Office is coming to Australia in a new adaptation for Prime Video, starring its first-ever female lead. Australian comedian and actor Felicity Ward will be taking on the middle-manager role originated by Ricky Gervais. The Australian rendition will star Ward as Hannah Howard, the managing director of packaging company Flinley Craddick. Prime Video said
The Microsoft Bing App is seen running on an iPhone in this photo illustration on 30 May, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Artificial intelligence may lead to human extinction and reducing the risks associated with the technology should be a global priority,
The SNP’s Westminster group has filed its audited accounts ahead of a deadline, the party has said. The party faced missing out on £1.2m in public funds if it failed to meet the 31 May cut-off. AMS Accountants Group took charge of the SNP’s books earlier this month after it was revealed in April that
Thirteen members of the same family in Namibia have died after eating suspected toxic porridge, the country’s state broadcaster has said. Another four people are in a critical condition in hospital, the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) reported. NBC, quoting the health ministry, said at least 20 people consumed the “poisonous or toxic” porridge after it
A Malaysian climber was saved from the “death zone” of Mount Everest by Nepali Sherpa guides and another climber. Gelje Sherpa, 30, was guiding a client to the Everest summit on 18 May when he noticed the Malaysian climber clinging to a rope and shivering from the freezing temperatures. Springing into action, the pair managed
White men seeking to join the Royal Air Force were described as “useless white male pilots” in leaked emails that expose the pressure placed on recruitment officers to improve diversity. A number of selection boards to place new recruits on courses – a crucial part of maintaining the fighting strength of the RAF – were
A NASA panel formed last year to study what the government calls “unidentified aerial phenomena,” commonly termed UFOs, was due to hold its first public meeting on Wednesday, ahead of a report expected in coming weeks. The 16-member body, assembling experts from fields ranging from physics to astrobiology, was formed last June to examine unclassified
The UK and other major European governments have called on FIFA and independent broadcasters to “quickly reach an agreement” for how the Women’s World Cup will be televised in July and August. The joint statement comes weeks after Gianni Infantino, the head of FIFA, threatened not to show this year’s tournament in five European countries
A 73-year-old woman who took part in two killings on the orders of cult leader Charles Manson in 1969 should be released from prison on parole, a Californian appeals court has ruled. Leslie Van Houten is serving a life sentence for helping Manson and other followers kill Leno LaBianca, a grocer in Los Angeles, and
A senior Indian government official, who approved a reservoir to be drained so his colleague could find his phone, has been fined more than £500. Sub divisional officer RK Dhivar was handed the fine after reportedly giving food inspector Rajesh Vishwas verbal permission to drain the Kherkatta dam after he dropped his Samsung smartphone in
Tony’s Chocolonely has introduced a legal mechanism to prevent shareholders from rolling back on the company’s sustainability pledge. The new governing structure involves “golden shares” to protect the chocolate company’s aim of eradicating inequality and exploitation in the industry, regardless of future shareholder structures. It will be overseen by three independent “mission guardians” – entrepreneur
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