Schools could be given extra funding to cover the cost of making them ready to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking on the day pupils in England and Wales returned to the classroom, schools minister Nick Gibb told Sky News’s Kay Burley programme that the matter is being kept “under review”. :: Follow live coverage
September 1st, 2020 by Paul Fosse In this article, I’ll show my 35 year plan (which I started in 2010) to save a lot on energy costs and reduce my carbon footprint. I want to be clear that I didn’t come up with this plan all at once. I’ve been adding in new steps every
Tesla is building a new video game, software, and user interface team out of Austin, according to new job listings. With Gigafactory Texas under construction, Tesla has dozens of job listings in Austin related to building the new factory. However, Electrek has found several job listings unrelated to the factory showing that Tesla is building
August 31st, 2020 by Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai The first batch of Solar Taxi’s 10 Cherry Tiggo 3xe 480 EV SUVs have arrived in Ghana, and customers who had pre-ordered, as well as those who have signed expressions of interest, are now enjoying the first round of test drives before deliveries start in September. Cherry Tiggo
What must he have thought inside his cell at a juvenile facility in Vernon Hills, Illinois? Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old street vigilante who shot dead two people in Kenosha, is currently staring down the barrel of a double murder charge. It’s a lonely place, no doubt, but perhaps a little less so with support from
Eric Yuan, founder and chief executive officer of Zoom Video Communications Inc., center, celebrates during the company’s initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on April 18, 2019. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Zoom Video Communications shares rose as much as 9% in extended trading on Monday after the
10:44 AM ET The problem with analyzing the future of Lionel Messi is that, after 20 years, his relationship with Barcelona lies somewhere between the professional and the romantic. You can use reason and logic on the first part to come up with plausible scenarios. You can’t account for the second, partly because it’s intensely
August 31st, 2020 by John Farrell Originally published at ILSR.org Above the earth’s surface, temperatures change with each passing season. Below-surface temperatures remain consistent and can be captured with geothermal systems. An idea has emerged that, using existing water mains, could empower more communities to take advantage of the “earth heat” trapped below. In this
1:39 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — D. Wayne Lukas, a four-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer, is back at his Churchill Downs barn after recovering from COVID-19. Lukas, who turns 85 on Wednesday, said he got “really sick.” “I couldn’t get any air and I felt like I was drifting away,” he said. “You just
Two of the putative bidders for the AA are in talks about joining forces in a move that could undermine shareholders’ hopes of a hotly contested bidding war for Britain’s biggest breakdown recovery service. Sky News has learnt that Warburg Pincus is holding preliminary discussions about partnering with a consortium comprising two other buyout firms
Joe Biden has come out fighting as he asked Americans if they wanted the “toxin” that is Donald Trump to continue leading the nation. The Democratic presidential nominee, speaking in a rare public appearance away from his hometown, criticised the president for his handling of the pandemic, police shootings, protests and job losses. Speaking in
Police searching for missing diplomat Richard Morris have found a body in the forest where he jogged regularly. Detectives have not formally identified the body, but Mr Morris’s family has been told of the discovery. The former UK ambassador to Nepal, 52, vanished on 6 May after setting out on a run from his home
Boris Johnson has taken part in a training session for MPs on sexual harassment and bullying, describing it as “most informative”. The course, called Valuing Everyone, was made compulsory for MPs and peers last year following abuse allegations and the so-called “Pestminster” scandal. The prime minister took part in the two-hour session last Thursday with
Wildfires have been ravaging parts of Europe over the past few days, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes. In Greece, four water-dropping planes and two helicopters helped dozens of firefighters contain a huge blaze on Sunday at the edge of one of the country’s most important archaeological sites – Mycenae. Located around 120km
Tesla has released a new impressive timelapse video of its production at Gigafactory Shanghai – giving us a glimpse of what Elon Musk has been referring to as Tesla’s ‘Alien dreadnought’. A few years ago, Elon Musk decided to have Tesla focus on manufacturing first. He wants Tesla to have exciting products, but he also
High-profile black figures including Naomi Campbell and MP David Lammy have defended Adele over claims of cultural appropriation, following backlash for an image she posted on social media. The Tottenham-born star attracted criticism from some fans after sharing a photo on Instagram showing her in a Jamaican flag bikini top and with her hair in