King deeply saddened by Briton Edward Pettifer’s death
King Charles is deeply saddened by the death of a British man who was killed in the vehicle attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, Buckingham Palace sources say. Edward Pettifer, 31 – who was named by the Metropolitan Police on Saturday morning – is believed to be the stepson of Alexandra Pettifer, known […]
Nigel Farage distances himself from Elon Musk on Tommy Robinson
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has distanced himself from Elon Musk’s support for jailed far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson. The tech multi-billionaire added his voice to calls to release Yaxley-Lennon, who was jailed in October after admitting contempt of court by repeating false claims against a Syrian refugee. Farage has been […]
Elon Musk ‘misinformed’ on grooming gangs, says Wes Streeting
Reuters Elon Musk’s attack on the government’s handling of grooming gangs is “misjudged and certainly misinformed”, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said. Tech multi-billionaire Musk has posted a series of messages on his social media site X, accusing Sir Keir Starmer of failing to prosecute gangs that systematically groomed and raped young girls, and calling […]
Trump to be sentenced in hush money case 10 January
A judge has ordered that Donald Trump will be sentenced on 10 January in his hush-money case in New York – less than two weeks before he is set to be sworn in as president. New York Judge Juan Merchan signalled he’d sentence Trump to a conditional discharge, in which a case is closed without […]
University of Warwick to celebrate 60th anniversary
The University of Warwick has announced plans to celebrate its 60th anniversary. To commemorate the educational institution’s founding in 1965, the university has programmed a year of events to mark six decades of education and research. The events include a virtual-reality experience, a poetry trail, and a lights festival. Vice-chancellor and president of the Coventry-based […]
Sir Nick Clegg to leave Meta ahead of Trump’s return
Meta Sir Nick – pictured here with Mark Zuckerberg – leaves Meta at a time when Silicon Valley leaders seek to court Trump Former deputy prime minister Sir Nick Clegg is to step down from his current job as president of global affairs at social media giant Meta. In a post on Meta’s Facebook on […]
Sweden’s green industry hopes hit by Northvolt woes
Getty Images There were great hopes for the Northvolt battery plant Skellefteå, Sweden Heavy snow blends into white thick clouds in Skellefteå, a riverside city in northern Sweden that is home to 78,000 residents. It’s also the location of what was supposed to become Europe’s biggest and greenest electric battery factory, powered by the region’s […]
Biden blocks Japan’s Nippon Steel from buying US Steel
Getty Images US President Joe Biden has formally blocked the takeover of US Steel by a bigger Japanese company, saying foreign ownership could pose risks for national security. The controversial decision comes a year after Nippon Steel first announced the $14.9bn (£12bn) deal, describing it as a lifeline for its smaller Pennsylvania-based rival. But the […]
IT expert convicted for repeatedly lying about inventing Bitcoin
Getty Images Craig Wright attending the London High Court in February 2024 A computer scientist has been found to have committed contempt of court for falsely and persistently claiming to be the mysterious inventor of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. In March, the High Court ruled Craig Wright was not Satoshi, and ordered him to stop claiming […]
Apple to pay $95m to settle Siri listening case
Getty Images The iPhone 6 and Apple Watch were two devices owned by the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit Apple has agreed to pay $95m (£77m) to settle a court case alleging some of its devices were listening to people without their permission. The tech giant was accused of eavesdropping on its customers through its […]