The sister of murdered MP Jo Cox is to be Labour’s candidate in the Batley and Spen by-election, a poll that could determine whether Sir Keir Starmer survives as party leader. Kim Leadbeater, 44, who only joined the Labour Party recently, will defend the seat once held by Ms Cox. Until recently it was held
Month: May 2021
Eurovision winners Maneskin have strongly denied claims that singer Damiano David was using drugs during the show – and he has volunteered to be tested on his return to Italy. The Italian rock band won this year’s competition with their song Zitti e Buoni, getting a mammoth 524 points. During the final on Saturday, footage
7:32 AM ET Sunday brings us our first two elimination games of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs: the Colorado Avalanche and Boston Bruins can secure their tickets to Round 2. Meanwhile, the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals are struggling to stay alive, with both teams trying to break out of their post-championship playoff slumps.
In this article F U.S. President Joe Biden gives an update on his administration’s COVID-19 response and vaccination program in the East Room of the White House on May 17, 2021 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images DETROIT – President Joe Biden is expected to use a visit Tuesday to a Ford Motor
In the Third Ward of Houston in Texas, the name and face of George Floyd adorn dozens of walls. The murals and slogans reflect that he spent most of his life in this neighbourhood. His death forced a reckoning on racial equality and police brutality in America but there is another battle being fought over
Princess Diana’s biographer has said she was scared “half to death” into being interviewed by Martin Bashir due to his lies – but would have spoken her mind in any interview. Andrew Morton said there was a “mile-long queue outside Kensington Palace” to interview her and there was “no question at all that Diana was
This year’s Eurovision Song Contest title was awarded to Italy’s act Maneskin, who won with rock track Zitti E Buoni. A mammoth 524 points means Italy will host next year’s contest, as per Eurovision tradition. And for the second consecutive year, the UK finished last, with James Newman scoring nil points. Image: Maneskin from Italy
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This year is the start of another key period in China’s development of its solar PV market, IHS Markit reports. 2021 is the first year of the 14th five-year plan and the first calendar year after President Xi Jinping announced the nation’s carbon emissions commitment, and the forecast reflected strong growth after the publication of China’s
The chair of the Texas PUC and other top officials were already worried about gas shortages days before the widespread blackouts that led to the deaths of at least 151 people, E&E News reports. During the blackouts, many leaders in the state blamed renewables and pushed climate denial talking points. The phone records and documents
7:31 PM BST Toulouse broke fellow French club La Rochelle’s resilience to claim a record-extending fifth Champions Cup title with a 22-17 victory after their opponents played more than half of the game with 14 men at Twickenham on Saturday. Juan Cruz Mallia, standing in at centre for the injured Zack Holmes, scored the decisive
7:15 AM ET Editor’s note: From rising strikeout totals and unwritten rules debates to connecting with a new generation of fans and a looming labor battle, baseball is at a crossroads. As MLB faces these challenges, we are embarking on a season-long look at The State of Baseball, examining the storylines that will determine how
In this article .NSEI BTC.CB= MMIT-GB Emerging markets investing guru Mark Mobius said he likes Indian stocks even though Covid-19 cases in the country have surged, as “this is going to pass.” India’s stock benchmark Nifty 50 has risen around 8.1% this year as of Tuesday’s close. The index has climbed despite the country reporting
DR Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo has erupted for the first time in nearly two decades. Many thousands of people have fled the city of Goma, some heading for its highest point Mount Goma. Others headed for the nearby Rwandan border, with authorities there saying that around 3,000 people had already crossed over on Saturday night. Goma
Journalist Martin Bashir has broken his silence following the publication of the Dyson Report, telling The Sunday Times he doesn’t believe he harmed Princess Diana “in any way”. In an interview with the paper, Bashir apologises to Prince Harry and William over the 1995 BBC Panorama interview that was later found to be secured under
I have absolutely no idea what I’m looking at, and yet I already know I’m in love with this hilarious little electric car from Alibaba. Last week’s entry in the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week may have frightened me, but this week’s little electric car thing tickles that “why don’t I have
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