Ventilators are among 600 pieces of life-saving medical equipment being sent from the UK to India as the country battles a surge in COVID-19 cases. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to “stand side by side” with India as it struggles with its highest numbers of new daily coronavirus cases to date since the pandemic
Month: April 2021
The family of a man who died after diving into the River Thames to rescue a woman who fell from London Bridge have said he had a “very good heart” – and accused search teams of giving up too quickly. Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole, known as Jimi, was on his way home from work when he saw
Hundreds of people turned up to a US park for a heated pool noodle brawl to find out who is the rightful owner of the name Josh. A 22-year-old named Josh Swain came up with the idea for the funny fight when boredom set in during the COVID pandemic a year ago. The student from
Tesla is starting to offer free Powerwalls to people who received big price increases on solar roof projects that were already under contracts. Last month, we reported that Tesla is drastically increasing the price of its solar roof tiles by as much as 50% based on an extremely inconsistent new “complexity factor.” Even with the lowest complexity
Former footballer Ashley Cain has said his eight-month-old daughter has died after a battle with leukaemia. Baby Azaylia, who he shared with his girlfriend Safiyya, had been diagnosed with a “rare and aggressive” form of cancer. Cain announced the tragic news on his Instagram page on Sunday. The 30-year-old reality star shared a post of
California is the king of solar in the United States. As of 2020, California had nearly 3 times as much solar power installed as any other state. (Of course, in relative terms, the competition is much closer, but today we’re just focused on total installed power capacity, not capacity per TWh or capacity per capita.)
The navy submarine that went missing off the coast of Bali last week has been found, broken into at least three parts, Indonesia’s military has confirmed. The country’s president has sent condolences to the families of the 53 crew members who were on board when it vanished on Wednesday last week. Speaking to reporters, military
9:31 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ed Woodward never recovered from the summer of 2013. Thrown in at the deep end when legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson and CEO David Gill left Manchester United within months of each other, he wanted to make a splash. Instead, it was a flop. The transfer window, his first as
A Cabinet minister has dismissed claims the prime minister tried to block a Downing Street leak inquiry to protect a friend of his fiancee as “tittle-tattle”. Labour have called for an independent inquiry following a series of astonishing allegations from Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser, Dominic Cummings. Sir Keir Starmer’s party will also attempt to
It’s an “exciting” time for renewable energy firms because more policymakers around the world have committed to carbon emissions goals, according to Credit Suisse. “I’m feeling fairly bullish on the current market conditions for energy transition beneficiaries,” said Phineas Glover, the investment bank’s Asia-Pacific head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research. The energy transition
A monster truck has carried the casket of rapper DMX to a memorial service in New York. The big-wheel truck had the words “Long Live DMX” painted on the side and carried his shiny red casket from Yonkers to Brooklyn. Thousands of motorcycles also made the journey, with thousands of people watching from the streets.
President Biden has stepped up and made a commitment for the US to reduce carbon emissions 50% by 2030 versus 2005 levels. 50 by 30! We need to do it and we can do it! But what is the best path? There is strong underlying logic behind this new commitment. The math is simple but
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Every year since 1929, the Academy has ensured the Oscars must go on, but in a year when no industry has been immune to the devastating impact of COVID-19, it’s hard to see how the 93rd Oscars will pull in a big audience tonight. A toxic cocktail of awards fatigue coupled with the effects of
4:16 PM BST England sealed a third consecutive Women’s Six Nations title after edging France 10-6 in an absorbing game at Twickenham Stoop on Saturday. Poppy Cleall charged over the try line in the final minute of the first half and Emily Scarratt added the extras to make amends for two earlier penalty misses. France
English football will boycott social media next weekend in response to the discrimination and abuse aimed at players, pundits and other members of the footballing community. Authorities including the Football Association, Premier League, English Football League, FA Women’s Super League, FA Women’s Championship, PFA (Professional Footballers’ Association), and Kick It Out announced the move in
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