Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is self-isolating after a member of his household displayed possible coronavirus symptoms. Sir Keir will now be working from home and will not speak in today’s House of Commons debate on the government’s controversial internal market legislation. He is understood to have not shown any COVID-19 symptoms himself. A spokesperson
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People in England who see their neighbours flouting the new “rule of six” are being encouraged to contact police by the government. Social gatherings of more than six people are now illegal in England from today. People face fines of up to £3,200 if they do not abide by the new measure, which aims to
Two independent laboratories have confirmed German findings that Alexei Navalny was poisoned with novichok. Special labs in Sweden and France found the Soviet nerve agent was used to poison the Russian opposition leader, a spokesperson for the German government said. Mr Navalny, an outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin, is being treated at a Berlin hospital
Donald Trump has hosted his first indoor rally in three months in front of a packed, mainly mask-less, crowd in Nevada – defying state regulations and his own administration’s guidelines. Despite a ban on gatherings of more than 50 in Nevada, the president soaked up raucous cheers from the large crowd inside a warehouse in
September 14th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan At the end of last week, I reported on new power capacity installed across the United States in the first half of 2020. The data for that report came from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). However, FERC’s dataset is incomplete. It does not include rooftop solar power and
UK-based chip designer Arm Holdings is to be sold to America’s Nvidia in a deal worth up to $40bn (£31bn). The new owner said Arm – which licenses its chip designs for use by major electronics brands such as Apple – would remain based in Cambridge and its site expanded. Chip maker Nvidia is buying
Kenworth, one of the biggest American truck manufacturers, is launching today two new electric trucks with up to 200 miles of range. The two trucks are electric versions of its K270 Class 6 and K370E Class 7 trucks now called K270E and K370E. According to a press release, the trucks are equipped with 141 kWh
Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., pauses during a Bloomberg event on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft said Sunday that the Chinese owner of social video app TikTok had chosen not to sell
Social gatherings of more than six people are now illegal in England as the coronavirus “rule of six” comes into force. From today, people face fines of up to £3,200 if they do not abide by the new measure which aims to curb an increase in COVID-19 cases. A total of 3,330 confirmed coronavirus cases
Boris Johnson has been hit by a devastating attack from a former loyal ally as he embarks on bruising Commons clashes on a bitterly contentious piece of Brexit legislation. In a huge boost for rebel Tory MPs, Geoffrey Cox, the prime minister’s pro-Brexit attorney general until February this year, has condemned the move to override
Britain’s Got Talent judge Ashley Banjo has said the negative reaction to a Black Lives Matter routine on the show was “in the minority” after it attracted 15,500 complaints. The dance group Diversity, which won the contest in 2009, took to the stage with a politically-charged routine during the ITV show’s semi-final earlier this month.
2:43 PM ET Tottenham and Everton were only separated by Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s 55th-minute goal at the Tottenham Stadium, but the game, which finished 1-0 to the visitors, suggested there is a bigger gulf in their respective searches for identity and improvement, and that should trouble home manager Jose Mourinho. The new Premier League campaign began
The British perfume brand Jo Malone has “deeply apologised” to Star Wars actor John Boyega after he was cut out of the Chinese version of an advert he helped create. Originally, the commercial featured the London-born star walking around Peckham, the neighbourhood where he grew up. The video, entitled London Gent, also made reference to
Israel has become the first country in the world to announce a second national coronavirus lockdown. Responding to a soaring infection and death rate, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed the decision in a late night TV news conference. The lockdown will last for three weeks and will come into effect at 2pm on Friday –
September 13th, 2020 by Paul Fosse Image Credit: ERCOT In this article, I’ll talk about what Texas is doing with utility-scale solar and how the motivation is different than many other states. I was inspired to research and write about this subject after hearing Jigar Shah talk about the subject on the Energy Gang podcast,
Award-winning Pro-rider Angelle Sampey is no stranger to putting down fast track times. And now we’re getting a chance to see her put her skills to the test on a Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle, ultimately coming away with a new record-breaking performance. Sampey is a Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines team rider, and last weekend took to