Domestic abusers will be forced to wear electronic tags on leaving prison or risk being sent back to detention under a pilot scheme launched by the government to protect victims. Up to 500 people will be made to wear the devices, which can monitor their whereabouts, enforce a curfew and ban them from going within a
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Rishi Sunak today sought to put his own stamp on the cabinet, in a way not possible a year ago when he took over. Yet this reshuffle – which was already in the works in May – took only baby steps towards creating a cabinet truly in Mr Sunak’s image. Even this level of change
Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni has died. The British rock band announced the news on X (formerly Twitter), writing “Jack Sonni Rest In Peace” with a photo of the musician. He was 68, according to the Dire Straits official blog. Sonni was affectionately referred to as the “other guitar player in Dire Straits” having joined
In August 2006, Specialist Adam Rogerson was standing metres away from Saddam Hussein as he slept in his cell beneath the Iraqi High Tribunal building in Baghdad. The American soldier had not yet laid eyes on the Iraqi dictator who was widely considered to be one of the most evil men on the planet. The
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio has been jailed for 22 years for helping plan the January 6 US Capitol riots. Tarrio – along with three other members of the far-right group – was convicted of the rare charge of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors say was an attempt to overthrow democracy. Described as a
The Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope instrument onboard ‘Pragyan‘ rover of Chandrayaan-3 has unambiguously confirmed the presence of sulphur on the lunar surface near south pole, through first-ever in-situ measurements, ISRO said on Tuesday. It also said the instrument also detected aluminium, calcium, iron, chromium, titanium, manganese, silicon and oxygen, as expected. “The Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 29, 2023, 10:03 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia A LIV Golf League captain will represent the United States when it takes on Europe in next month’s Ryder Cup in Italy. Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka
Does Porsche still own the performance crown in the new electric era? Or do the new Chinese EVs take the title? Check out the epic race in a battle of international heavyweights – Germany vs. China. Porsche Taycan GTS delivers performance in the EV era Porsche is well-known for its high-performance car history, from the
In a sign of things to come, the global offshore wind industry brought 8.8 GW of clean energy online in 2022, its second-best year ever, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). The GWEC, the international trade association for the wind power industry, reports that a total of 64.3 GW of global offshore wind
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In this article HE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Search and recovery team members check charred buildings and cars in the aftermath of the Maui Fires in Lahaina, West Maui, Hawaii, August 17, 2023. Yuki Iwamura | AFP | Getty Images Hawaiian Electric is pushing back against a lawsuit filed by Maui County last
Electrical workers repair power lines leading into the fire ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, August 15, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters Electric companies in the western U.S. are facing mounting lawsuits alleging that their failure to prepare for extreme weather has resulted in repeated, catastrophic wildfires that have taken
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A screenshot of Project Sunroof shows the map data offered by the pilot project, which is meant to help consumers plan solar installations for their homes. Screenshot Google is planning to license new sets of mapping data to a range of companies to use as
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Artificial intelligence can be weaponized and needs to be reined in by humans, Microsoft’s president and vice-chairman Brad Smith told CNBC in an exclusive interview. “I think every technology ever invented [has] the potential to become both a tool and a weapon,” said Smith in
Food prices are still rising faster than wages, new data has shown. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) reported overall food inflation rose 11.6% in August, down from 14.3% in July. But annual growth in average total pay only grew by 8.2% from April to June, according to the latest data available from the Office for
In this photo illustration, the new Twitter logo rebranded as X (X Corp.) is seen on a smartphone and Elon Musk Twitter account with the new X logo on a pc screen. Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, is facing 2,200 arbitration cases that ex-employees filed
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