Inside the secret summit that hoped to end 1990s rap wars
Getty Images Tupac Shakur was shot dead in 1996 at the age of 25 Before the east and west coast rap beef of the 1990s boiled over with the murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious BIG, legendary producer Quincy Jones called a secret meeting at which he appealed for an end to the violence. As […]
European Super League: Ex-Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli reiterates support for ESL
Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid have not renounced the ESL, which claimed Uefa and Fifa broke European Union competition law by blocking its creation. “When I was president of the ECA (European Clubs Association) and of the Uefa executive committee, the analysis was evident,” said Agnelli. “There was no club sustainability, a vertical polarisation of […]
Ukraine’s long-range strikes bring war home to Russia
Planet Labs The Proletarsk oil depot in Russia’s Rostov region burned for 10 days after it was hit by a Ukrainian drone Western technology and finance are helping Ukraine carry out hundreds of long-range strikes inside Russia. That is despite Nato allies still refusing to give Ukraine permission to use Western-supplied munitions to do so […]
Can anyone make HMV successful?
BBC The HMV store on Oxford Street was the first to open in 1921 HMV has been snatched from the jaws of administration for the second time in less than a decade. New owner Doug Putman plans to shut 27 stores, and continue to trade out of 100. The very first HMV store on London’s […]
Massive defends glitches in ‘complex’ game
Ubisoft Star Wars Outlaws has been troubled by early technical glitches The journey to the first-ever open-world Star Wars game has had intrigue, interest and for those with early access, some bugs and glitches. Some pre-release players of Star Wars Outlaws have reported problems with game progression, being stuck in certain parts of the game […]
Jordan urged to end animal mistreatment at Petra site
Peta Peta says the donkey on the left has a tongue sticking out due to a neurological disorder Animal rights group Peta has launched an international campaign to try to end the mistreatment of working animals in the ancient city of Petra in Jordan. Peta says donkeys, horses and camels are beaten and forced to […]
Who is Pavel Durov and what is his app?
Getty Images Pavel Durov founded Telegram in 2013 Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, has been placed under formal investigation in France as part of a probe into organised crime on the messaging app. Prosecutors in Paris also said the 39-year-old billionaire has not been remanded in custody, but placed under […]
‘Adults buying kids toys to escape global turmoil’, sales data suggests
BBC A Stitch puppet (left) with Richard North from Wow Stuff at the DreamToys event Toy sales have fallen for a third year in a row as family budgets are squeezed – but adults are buying childhood favourites to escape their troubles, research suggests. A falling birth rate, the cost of living and fewer big […]
Diesel cars: Why are sales falling?
Getty Images This was the latest in a series of falls in new diesel car sales. In 2017, demand for new diesel cars plunged by 17%. With diesel car sales dropping and updates to taxes for older diesel vehicles coming into force in April, BBC News answers the top five questions about diesel. 1. How […]
‘Fuel duty next’ and ‘Brexit reset’
A number of Thursday’s front pages lead with the prime minister’s trip to EU states which began on Wednesday. “Brexit reset” is the headline on the Daily Mirror, which leads with Sir Keir Starmer’s attempts to foster a closer relationship with Europe. The paper points out that new plans on trade, illegal migration, security and […]