Former chancellor Sajid Javid has a new job with Wall Street giant JP Morgan. The bank revealed on Monday that Mr Javid – who quit as chancellor earlier this year – has been hired as a senior adviser. Mr Javid is still an MP but will take up a post as a member of the
Epic Games said on Monday that Apple has threatened to revoke its developer account, meaning Epic will no longer be able to make apps for the App Store, the only way for consumers to install software on an iPhone. The escalation comes the week after Epic Games, makers of the popular Fortnite video game, released a
12:36 PM ET A high-action main event capped off UFC 252 and Stipe Miocic heads back to Ohio with the UFC heavyweight title and intentions on healing up. Daniel Cormier put up quite a fight and had the champ rocked at a few moments, but the former two-division champion exited the Octagon with a loss
Lithuania is concerned at the possibility of Russia using the crisis in Belarus to intervene with military forces, its foreign minister has told Sky News. Linas Linkevicius said he personally doubted it would happen, but as military assistance had openly been discussed by embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin, such a
Two men have been charged over the killing of hip hop artist Jam Master Jay nearly 20 years ago. The star, whose real name was Jason “Jay” Mizell, was shot inside a recording studio in Queens, New York City, in 2002. He was the DJ for hip hop group Run-DMC, who were one of the
This is a U-turn long in the making but short in the offing. As recently as Saturday night, government sources were insisting that, without standardisation, they would be fighting accusations of rampant grade inflation and worthless A-levels. Ultimately though, the alternative was worse. Image: Education Secretary Gavin Williamson may be fearing for his job after
A-level and GCSE students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be handed exam grades as predicted by their teachers instead of a controversial algorithm. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson apologised following the major government U-turn, which came after growing fury from pupils and Tory MPs about the handling of the results crisis. Ministers have been
Donald Trump has said his late brother was his “biggest fan” and was “so angry with China” over the coronavirus pandemic. Robert Trump, the president’s youngest brother, died at the age of 71 on Saturday. The president, 74, had visited his sibling in hospital in New York the day before, after it was revealed he
August 17th, 2020 by Press Release Originally published on the US Department of Energy (DOE). On August 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the Solar Energy Technologies Office Fiscal Year 2020 Perovskite (SETO FY20 PVSK) funding program, which will provide $20 million in funding for projects that will advance device and manufacturing research
Ryanair has said it is cutting flight capacity by a fifth in September and October as travel restrictions to some European countries tighten. The Irish airline announced the move shortly before rival easyJet confirmed it was going ahead with previously-announced plans to close bases at London Stansted, Southend and Newcastle airports from 31 August –
A few weeks ago I covered the launch of a new electric motorbike known as the BlackTea Moped. While I was generally positive about the design, the one area I dinged the new bike on was the unimaginative battery box. But now BlackTea has responded by sharing details on a new design upgrade that marks
Dominic Raab has said Britain does not accept the results of the “fraudulent” election in Belarus. The UK’s foreign secretary has called for an urgent investigation into the ballot’s “serious flaws”. Mr Raab also condemned acts of violence by the Belarusian authorities to suppress peaceful protests following the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko. He said
GCSE students in Northern Ireland will have their results decided based on teachers’ predictions, after the controversial moderating system was scrapped. Just days before the grades were due to be published, the devolved government announced it wanted to “ease anxieties” among pupils and their families. The move piles pressure on the UK government to follow
A video has shown Melania Trump appearing to refuse to hold husband Donald Trump’s hand as they stepped off Air Force One. Footage, which has been widely shared online, shows the First Lady, 50, navigating the steps from the presidential aircraft in high heels while trying to hold her dress down in windy conditions. However,
More than £37bn worth of property sales were agreed in July – the busiest month for home buying for 10 years, according to property website Rightmove. The spike follows a suspension of the housing market during the coronavirus lockdown, but also coincides with the UK plunging into a recession. The chancellor also cut stamp duty
7:03 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Make it three in a row on the road for Chase Elliott. NASCAR’s most popular driver won the Cup Series road course race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, holding off hard-charging Denny Hamlin following a late restart and notching his third consecutive victory away from