When writer-director Jordan Peele and British actor Daniel Kaluuya teamed up to make the 2017 film Get Out, they proved that horror was a genre as worthy of awards as any other. The movie took a win for Peele in the best original screenplay category and made a star of London-born actor Kaluuya. Since then,
The official shortlist of UK cities hoping to host next year’s Eurovision Song Competition has been revealed. The cities that will potentially host Eurovision 2023 are: Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield. The news was shared on Friday morning on Radio 2 by Scott Mills on Zoe Ball’s breakfast show. The cities that
The Earth is approximately 1.1 degree Celsius warmer than it was at the start of the industrial revolution. That warming has not been uniform, with some regions warming at a far greater pace. One such region is the Arctic. A new study shows that the Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the rest
Droughts have been declared in several parts of England as high temperatures continue to fry the country. The affected regions are parts of southwest, southern and central England and all of eastern England. The announcement means restrictions will be placed on domestic and commercial water use for residents in those areas. Another water company imposes
Russia has reached a new low and is trying to “threaten the whole world” by shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy has said. Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of shelling the facility as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres proposed a demilitarised zone at the Zaporizhzhia plant in the city of
According to new forecasts, the lithium market is expected to double by 2030 as soaring EV demand accelerates. Is it finally happening? Did we reach the threshold for mass EV adoption? Several legacy automakers are reporting staggering growth in EV sales. In fact, some are having a hard time keeping up with demand. On Ford’s
A customer pumps gas at an Exxon gas station on July 29, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Gas prices are below $4 for the first time since March, but the market remains precarious and experts said it’s too early to know if the move lower will hold. The national average for
In this article PINS A banner for the online image board Pinterest Inc. hangs from the New York Stock Exchange on the morning that Pinterest makes its initial public offering on April 18, 2019. Spencer Platt | Getty Images In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50
Rishi Sunak has unveiled a plan to slash rising energy bills for up to 16 million vulnerable people which he hopes will propel him to 10 Downing Street. In a dramatic move as his Tory leadership clash with Liz Truss becomes increasingly bitter, he is said to be prepared to find up to £10bn to
Marqeta celebrates IPO at the Nasdaq on June 9th, 2021. Source: The Nasdaq Shares of payment processor Marqeta tumbled 24% on Thursday after founder Jason Gardner announced plans to step down as CEO, and the company said it’s being cautious given the challenges in the economy and fintech sector. Gardner started Marqeta in 2010 and
NASA’s SunRISE — or Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment — is an ambitious program that plans to launch the largest radio telescope ever to detect and track hazardous explosive space weather events. The production of the first six satellites has been completed at the Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL), according to the US space agency. The SDL has
The US attorney general has said he “personally approved” to seek a search warrant on Donald Trump’s Florida residence. In a statement made in Washington DC, Merrick Garland said the Justice Department did “not take the decision lightly”. He confirmed that federal agents searched Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday to probe whether he illegally
Labour has vowed to stop “outrageous” premiums that energy prepayment meter customers face. The pledge is part of a package of measures to tackle the cost of living crisis which Sir Keir Starmer’s party is set to unveil. It comes as Boris Johnson doubled down on his insistence that it is for his successor to
Droughts could be declared in “quite a few regions” of the country tomorrow, a source from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has told Sky News. The news contradicts earlier suggestions that a drought would only be declared in the South West. The drought declaration is not expected to cover the whole country,
Disturbing allegations of abuse and control are set to be explored in a new documentary about the actor Armie Hammer. House Of Hammer, produced by Armie Hammer‘s aunt Casey Hammer, “will reveal the dark, twisted secrets of the Hammer family”. The 35-year-old actor was hit by a series of accusations early last year, after a
The US Republicans have had many opportunities to move into the post-Trump era of politics but they have consistently refused to take them. Such is the ex-president’s threatening and manipulative grip on his party that he has turned each potentially devastating setback into a comeback. In November 2020 the Republican leadership could have stood against