All across England shutters are rattling open, beer is foaming into pint glasses and tills are ringing. For the first time in months, many businesses that have been shut are able – subject to a variety of restrictions – to serve their customers again. From the snip-snip of hair salons to the splash of swimming
admin
4:00 AM ET Jurgen Klinsmann Jurgen Klinsmann won the World Cup and European Championship with Germany during a glittering career in which he played for Inter, Tottenham and Bayern, among others. As a coach, he led Germany to a third-place finish at the 2006 World Cup and managed the U.S. men’s national team from 2011-16.
Nikki Grahame was “one of the best characters that the world’s ever seen”, her Big Brother co-star Pete Bennett has said. Grahame died on Friday at the age of 38, after checking into a hospital for her anorexia nervosa. Speaking to Sky News on Monday, Bennett, who also posted a video tribute to the star
In this article 9988-HK The signage is seen at Alibaba Group headquarters during the company’s 11.11 Singles’ Day global shopping festival in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, November 11, 2020. Aly Song | Reuters GUANGZHOU, China — Alibaba shares in Hong Kong jumped more than 5% on Monday after the company was fined 18.23 billion yuan
Confidence among Britain’s biggest businesses has hit a record high according to new figures published as parts of the economy reopen from lockdown. A quarterly poll by Deloitte of finance directors at leading UK companies showed optimism was at its highest level since the survey was launched 13 years ago. Sentiment has been boosted by
Protests have taken place after police fatally shot a black man during a traffic stop in the Minnesota city of Brooklyn Center, just outside of Minneapolis. The man has been named by family as 20-year-old Daunte Wright. He was stopped by police on Sunday – about 10 miles from where George Floyd died during an
8:39 PM ET Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Martin Truex Jr. won a stirring, laps-long duel for the lead with teammate Denny Hamlin in the delayed NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday night. Truex, who nudged Hamlin repeatedly in the turns and tried to get to his inside on the straightaways without
A cyclone cut power to tens of thousands of people overnight and destroyed several homes on Australia’s west coast. Tropical cyclone Seroja damaged 70% of buildings in the coastal town of Kalbarri, the worst hit area, about 310 miles north of Perth, officials said. Emergency services commissioner Darren Klemm said about 30% of the damage
Prince Harry has reportedly arrived in the UK and is in quarantine ahead of Prince Philip’s funeral on Saturday. He is said to have arrived at Heathrow on a British Airways flight from Los Angeles at 1.15pm on Sunday. The Sun says Prince Harry was met by police and security on the tarmac and driven
The Intertubes are on fire with the latest news about Michelin Group, which is diving into the hydrogen fuel cell business. Actually that is not new news. Michelin announced big plans for fuel cells last year. What’s new is the company’s home nation of France, which is firming up plans to launch itself like a
It was yet another awards ceremony featuring winners accepting from their sofas – yet despite the lack of a full red carpet of celebs, this year’s BAFTA Awards still made for an entertaining evening with moments of humour and emotion. Everyone is talking about Nomadland, the night’s big winner with four awards – best film,
Based on the analysis I did of ARK Invest’s Tesla bull and bear cases, here and here, I decided to create my own financial model for Tesla growth. Tesla has a lot of moving parts, and Elon has famously said Tesla is made up of more than a dozen startups. In true agile fashion, I
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the Future Decoded Tech Summit in Bengaluru, India, on Feb. 25, 2020. Samyukta Lakshmi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft is in advanced talks to acquire speech-recognition company Nuance Communications, a person familiar with the discussions told CNBC on Sunday. A transaction could be signed as early as Sunday
A US army lieutenant is to sue two Virginia police officers after they pulled their guns on him and used pepper spray during a traffic stop. The law suit has been filed by Caron Nazario in Virginia against Windsor police officers Joe Gutierrez and Daniel Crocker, and alleges that they violated his constitutional rights. It
Former prime minister David Cameron has accepted he should have acted differently over his role in the Greensill lobbying controversy. In his first statement in weeks over the scandal, Mr Cameron insisted he broke “no codes of conduct and no government rules”, but having “reflected on this at length” accepted there were “lessons to be