Britain’s benefits system is bracing for up to four million unemployed in the coming months as the economic fall-out of the COVID crisis accelerates. The work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey told Sky News her department was preparing to support that level of unemployed, but said she “genuinely hopes” that we do not reach that
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Pedego’s most popular electric bicycle models usually fall in the $3,000+ range, but the company’s newest e-bike is priced at just half of those figures. Rolling into bike shops today, the Pedego Element is a shot across the bow of the major value-oriented e-bike companies. Pedego Element e-bike launched The Pedego Element is listed at
Nikola Motor Company Two truck Source: Nikola Motor Company Nikola shares jumped by about 5% in morning trading after the embattled electric truck start-up reconfirmed its business plans and production targets following founder and former Executive Chairman Trevor Milton’s resignation last week. The company said it “remains committed to achieving” a set of milestones previously
Panto dames have warned it is too late to save most pantomimes this year, and the future of the industry is in peril. More than 150 dames and creative workers took part in the panto parade, calling on the government to take action to save “an industry on its knees”. The colourful characters marched through
1:49 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Serena Williams‘ latest much-hyped quest for her 24th major title came to an abrupt and anticlimactic halt on Wednesday when she withdrew from the French Open because of a left Achilles injury just hours before her second-round match against Tsvetana Pironkova. For now, that is. Assuming the 2021 season takes
Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, speaking at the 2019 WEF in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 23rd, 2019. CNBC Palantir shares opened at $10 on Wednesday in the company’s debut on the New York Stock Exchange, and climbed as high as $11.37. Palantir, which develops data analysis software for government agencies and large companies, held a
September 30th, 2020 by U.S. Energy Information Administration Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Hourly Electric Grid Monitor; California Air Resources Board,Air Quality and Meteorology System. Note: CAISO=California Independent System Operator. In the first two weeks of September 2020, average solar-powered electricity generation in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), which covers 90% of utility-scale solar capacity in California, declined nearly
The prime minister has urged the public to stick to new coronavirus rules to avoid the potential of a new national lockdown – our correspondents give their analysis. Thomas Moore, science and medical correspondent Can you smell the coffee? This was a wake-up call for the nation. It’s not just cases of COVID-19 rising now.
TSB revealed on Wednesday it was to close 164 branches, with the loss of more than 900 jobs, as it accelerates the shift towards digital banking. The announcement builds on a wider exodus from the high street by major UK banks since the financial crisis that has resulted in tens of thousands of job losses
Boris Johnson has warned Britons that the “only way” to avoid a new national lockdown is to follow the latest coronavirus rules. The prime minister, flanked by his chief medical and scientific advisers for the 100th coronavirus briefing from Downing Street since the start of the pandemic, said the UK faced a “critical moment” in
8:10 AM ET Now that unified junior welterweight titleholders Josh Taylor (WBA and IBF) and Jose Ramirez (WBC and WBO) have gone through their respective mandatory challengers, it’s time for them to meet for the undisputed championship at 140 pounds. Whoever wins that fight will hold all four major titles in a division full of
8:00 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders Hudson Swafford won last week’s event in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and the tour next heads to Jackson, Mississippi, for the Sanderson Farms Championship, where Sebastian Munoz is the defending champion. Who is underrated, and whom should you fade? What bets and props are worth a look? Sports betting
7:30 AM ET After much springtime bloviating, there will be no asterisk on this NBA championship. If anything, it will be more badge of honor — a mark of perseverance through isolation, mental strain, and the internal discord of performing a job in the entertainment industry while issues of social and racial justice roiled outside
Timothy Ray Brown, the first person known to be cured of HIV, has died from cancer. “It is with great sadness that I announce that Timothy passed away… this afternoon surrounded by myself and friends, after a five month battle with leukaemia,” his partner, Tim Hoeffgen, said in a post on Facebook. He said Mr Brown
Naya Rivera’s ex-husband Ryan Dorsey has revealed the late Glee star’s sister has moved in with him to help him and his five-year-old son as they cope with their grief. In an Instagram post, which the Ray Donovan actor was clearly reluctant to write, he said he had to address the speculation and “nonsense” about
President Donald Trump claimed support for electric cars during the presidential debate with former Vice-President Joe Biden and appeared to take credit for the federal EV tax credit implemented during the Obama administration. The first presidential debate of the 2020 election was held tonight and while it’s not something that we would normally cover, there