An unexploded bomb from the Second World War which forced thousands to evacuate their homes in Plymouth has been detonated at sea. Around 30 of the Armed Forces’ most experienced bomb disposal experts led the “highly complex disposal operation” on Friday after the 500kg bomb was discovered on Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
Month: February 2024
In this article SQ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jack Dorsey, co-founder and chief executive officer of Twitter Inc. and Square Inc., listens during the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Florida, on Friday, June 4, 2021. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Block stock rose as much as 14% in extended trading
Sir Rod Stewart has lashed out at Vladimir Putin on the eve of the second anniversary of Russia’s war on Ukraine. The music veteran branded the Russian president an “arsehole” in an interview with Sky News on Friday night. And he said revealed his fears about the consequences of the US “pulling money away from
Conservative MP Lee Anderson has been criticised for making “divisive and dangerous” comments about London mayor Sadiq Khan – with calls for him to be kicked out of the party. Labour’s shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said the former Tory deputy chairman had engaged in “outright racism and Islamophobia”, while ex-Tory MP Gavin Barwell said
Any move to introduce conscription by Britain and other NATO allies would make a difference to Europe’s defences against Russia, Latvia’s foreign minister has said. Krisjanis Karins said the larger the country, the bigger the difference. Asked whether he was advocating such a step, the top diplomat told Sky News that he is “happily sharing”
The King has been shown having a chuckle at cards sent by well-wishers, including one of a dog with the caption “at least you don’t have to wear a cone!”. The 75-year-old monarch has been sent around 7,000 messages of support from around the world since his cancer diagnosis. Newly released images and footage show
Photo: UBTECH In a next-level automation move, Chinese EV maker NIO (NYSE: NIO) is piloting humanoid robots on its EV assembly line at one of its factories. NIO manufactures EVs at its two factories in Hefei, the largest city in Anhui Province, in eastern China. Shenzhen-based UBTECH ROBOTICS, listed on Hong Kong’s stock exchange, built
In this article SEDG RUN NOVA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT John Berger, chairman and chief executive officer of Sunnova Energy Corp., speaks during the 2019 CERAWeek by IHS Markit conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Thursday, March 14, 2019. Aaron M. Sprecher | Bloomberg | Getty Images The residential solar company Sunnova Energy
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks in conversation with Emily Chang during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone West on November 16, 2023 in San Francisco, California. The APEC summit is being held in San Francisco and runs through November 17. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Munich, GERMANY — Rapid developments in
In this article NVDA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jensen Huang speaks onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2023 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 29, 2023 in New York City. Slaven Vlasic | Getty Images Nvidia briefly surpassed $2 trillion in market cap during intraday trading Friday following the company’s
At 97, Sir David Attenborough is a man still happy to crawl on his belly through wet grass to get his shot. For his latest project, Secret World Of Sound, the world-renowned naturalist and broadcaster explores the ways that animals hear and produce sound, using cutting-edge technology to record noises from nature – with some
Hundreds of new sanctions have been placed on Russia by the US and the EU on the eve of the second anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine and a week after Alexei Navalny’s death. Among those targeted by Washington’s more than 500 new sanctions are people involved in Mr Navalny’s imprisonment and three Russian officials
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2024. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will be in a position to make millions after Reddit goes public, thanks to a series of bets on the online discussion board company that go back
John Savident, best known for playing Fred Elliott in Coronation Street, has died aged 86. “We are sad to announce the death of the actor John Savident who died on Wednesday 21 February,” his agent said. “He was a much-loved husband and father of two and will be sorely missed by all who knew him.”
Shamima Begum has lost an appeal against the removal of her British citizenship. The east London schoolgirl, now 24, travelled to Syria in 2015 at the age of 15, before her citizenship was revoked on national security grounds shortly after she was found in a refugee camp in 2019. After a series of legal battles,
The energy price cap is to fall by £20 a month, the industry regulator has announced, but households are to face an additional “temporary” charge to help suppliers support struggling customers with record levels of debt. Ofgem confirmed a 12% price cap reduction will take effect from 1 April, taking the annual energy bill for
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