Rishi Sunak has insisted there will be no return to austerity in his spending review next week. Faced with the job of balancing the UK’s books in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic the chancellor told Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday: “You will not see austerity next week. “What you will see is an increase
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1:38 PM ET Free agent Gordon Hayward is signing a four-year, $120 million deal with the Charlotte Hornets, agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday. Hayward became a free agent Thursday after declining his $34.2 million player option with the Boston Celtics for next season. He battled injury throughout his
Pennsylvania officials can certify election results that currently show Democrat Joe Biden winning the state by more than 80,000 votes, a federal judge has ruled. US district judge Matthew Brann in Williamsport turned down the request for an injunction by president Donald Trump‘s campaign, spoiling the incumbent’s hopes of overturning the results of the presidential
Euphoria star Lukas Gage has shared the awkward moment a director insulted his flat during a Zoom audition – without realising he was not muted. Just before he is about to perform a scene, a male director heard telling someone else on the video call: “These poor people live in these tiny apartments. Like I’m
The funeral of a black man who died while being beaten by supermarket security guards has been held following protests that echoed those of the racial justice movement in the United States. Joao Alberto Silveira Freitas, a father of four, was buried wearing a white T-shirt in a coffin draped with the flag of his
November 21st, 2020 by Zachary Shahan It’s not the largest solar roof in the world, or in the auto world. In fact, it’s not even close to the largest. Nonetheless, the story of a ŠKODA AUTO Service Center getting a new solar power roof system is another story about the auto industry’s continual shift to
The chancellor will announce a £500m package to support mental health services following the “major impact” of the coronavirus pandemic. Rishi Sunak will pledge the new funding in his Spending Review on Wednesday, when he will also deliver his long-term plan for infrastructure investment, the Treasury said. The majority of the spending is planned to
Elizabeth Holmes, founder and former CEO of Theranos, arrives for motion hearing on Monday, November 4, 2019, at the U.S. District Court House inside Robert F. Peckham Federal Building in San Jose, California. Yichuan Cao | NurPhoto | Getty Images She was a billionaire CEO whose luxurious lifestyle rivaled that of any movie star. Elizabeth
Boris Johnson is poised to announce up to a week of freedom from COVID-19 restrictions at Christmas – but tough rules will remain in force in England after the national lockdown ends on 2 December. The aim – subject to agreement from the governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – is for a UK-wide
The Arctic is not a barren, frozen wasteland. It’s home to some of the most unique ecosystems in the world. More than this: it’s home to people. Those people are at the center of the controversy over drilling for oil in the Arctic. The Trump administration is now starting the formal process of selling leases
How can Americans break through the partisan divide when it comes to talking about the climate crisis? Scientists rank five types of soft drink containers from best to worst for the environment. Small farmers globally are particularly vulnerable to the climate crisis. Here’s the help they’re getting. And more… The majority of Americans agree that addressing
Russia has barred 25 British citizens from entering the country in a tit-for-tat move after London sanctioned 25 Russians, including a close ally of Vladimir Putin. A Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman accused the UK of interfering in Russia’s internal affairs by issuing the July sanctions against individuals thought to be involved in the mistreatment and
A DoorDash Inc. delivery person places an order into an insulated bag at Chef Geoff’s restaurant in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech investors have plenty of reading to do over the Thanksgiving holiday in the form of IPO filings. DoorDash, Airbnb, Affirm, Roblox and Wish all unveiled their prospectuses in
7:00 AM ET When the New England Patriots celebrated their sixth Super Bowl with a ring ceremony in June 2019, coach Bill Belichick pointed to a trip to Fenway Park a year earlier that helped them put their Super Bowl LII loss behind them. The trip, organized by Patriots development director Jack Easterby, was designed
Crossrail, London’s long-delayed £19bn east-to-west rail link, faces being “mothballed” without the release of urgent new government funding, the capital’s transport chief has warned ministers. Sky News has learnt that Andy Byford, the London transport commissioner, wrote to the permanent secretary at the Department for Transport (DfT) this week, seeking £80m of immediate support to