President Trump has demanded that Americans boycott Goodyear after the tyre company banned staff from wearing political attire in the workplace. The US leader clearly saw the rule as an attack on his “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) slogan as the country gears up for another bitterly divisive presidential election in November. As is customary,
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Boris Johnson’s suggestion of temporarily moving parliament to York while repair work is carried out on the Palace of Westminster has been rejected. The body in charge of organising the maintenance said the idea proposed last month will not be one of the options included in their review of where MPs and peers should decant
Apple has seen its market value hit $2trn (£1.52trn) for the first time as shares in US tech companies enjoy a surge in popularity amid the coronavirus crisis. The iPhone maker’s stock reached the milestone, topping $468 per share, during early trading on Wall Street following a leap of almost 60% in the value of
The Crown creator says Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will not be depicted in the final series of the Netflix drama because she’s too recent an addition to the Royal Family. Screenwriter Peter Morgan, who principally pens the show, said the omission is due to his “20-year rule” which he enforces to allow “distance” from
The European Union has threatened sanctions against those involved in electoral fraud in Belarus. European Council President Charles Michel said the bloc does not recognise the result of a contentious election which saw incumbent president Alexander Lukashenko claim 80% of the vote. “The EU will impose shortly sanctions on a substantial number of individuals responsible
The UK’s major city centres are still significantly less busy and Britons are, for the most part, continuing to shun public transport, data shows. Despite a government drive to get people back in shops, restaurants, bars and workplaces, some parts of the country are recovering far more slowly than others from the coronavirus lockdown. Coastal
Porsche has announced today the 2021 version of the Taycan electric car with now a head up display option, a new charging feature, and more. The German automaker is preparing for the launch of the 2021 model year for its first electric car, the Taycan. Today, Porsche is announcing the changes with the new version.
Unit 1 of the UAE’s Barakah plant — the Arab world’s first nuclear energy plant — has connected to the national power grid, in a historic moment enabling it to provide cleaner electricity to millions of residents and help reduce the oil-rich country’s reliance on fossil fuels. “This is a major milestone, we’ve been planning
Boris Johnson has been told to “get a grip” of his coronavirus quarantine policy as Heathrow Airport pushes for the 14-day isolation period to be shortened. The travel hub’s chief executive told Sky News the prime minister needs to act swiftly to stop “holding back the recovery of the UK economy” due to the restrictions
The health secretary has pledged to do “everything we can” to ensure A-level medical students unfairly downgraded can still get a place at university. Matt Hancock told Sky News “I absolutely recognise” the concerns raised by the Royal College of GPs that pupils whose marks were lower than their teachers’ predictions are missing out on
Australia has ordered 25 million doses of Oxford University’s potential COVID-19 vaccine, the country’s prime minister said. “Under the deal, every single Australian will be able to receive the University of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for free, should trials prove successful, safe and effective,” Scott Morrison said on Wednesday. The vaccine, called AZD1222, is being developed
An asteroid the size of an SUV passed 1,830 miles (2,950 kilometers) above Earth, the closest asteroid ever observed passing by our planet, NASA said Tuesday. If it had been on a collision course with Earth, the asteroid, named 2020 QG, would likely not have caused any damage, instead disintegrating in the atmosphere, creating a fireball
Commuters face a 1.6% rise in rail fares next year – under a rule pegging the increase to the latest inflation figure. The Retail Prices Index (RPI) measure for July, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), is used to cap increases in regulated fares including season tickets on most commuter routes. It is
Joe Biden has been formally nominated as the Democratic Party’s candidate for the US presidency. His election candidacy was confirmed in a virtual ‘roll-call’ of 57 states and voting territories. As the camera cut to the former vice president, in the company of his wife and grandchildren, he said: “Thank you all from the bottom
The Chariots of Fire actor Ben Cross has died at the age of 72 after a short illness. Cross starred as the British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 film, which won four Oscars including best picture. The film marked a turning point in British cinema and prompted writer Colin Welland to declare “The
Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook Inc. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg on Tuesday said the company is prepared to remove any posts by President Donald Trump that violate the company’s standards. “When the president violates our hate speech standards or gives false information about voter suppression