The number of people in England waiting to start routine hospital treatment has hit a record high. An estimated 7.68 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of July, up from 7.57 million in June. It is the highest number since records began in August 2007 and marks the eighth consecutive month
Joseph Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum and CEO of blockchain firm ConsenSys. Riccardo Savi | Getty Images for Concordia Summit The co-founder of Ethereum, Joseph Lubin, said “clear heads will prevail” as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission continues to dispute with crypto firms in court over whether crypto tokens are considered securities. “I anticipate that,
A Seattle police officer is under investigation after being recorded laughing about a woman hit and killed by a police car. Jaahnavi Kandula, 23, died after being struck by a vehicle, driven by officer Kevin Dave, as she was crossing a road in January. After responding to the incident, officer Daniel Auderer was recorded on
Shares in UK-based chip designer Arm Holdings have soared after the firm made its Nasdaq debut on Thursday. The firm’s stock opened at $56.1 (£45.2) per share – 10% above the initial public offering (IPO) price of $51 (£41). Arm, which is still 90.6% owned by Japan’s SoftBank Group, had earlier secured a valuation of
The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has revealed its transformation plan will take two more years to complete than expected, while revealing a fall in losses over the first half of its financial year. The employee-owned company, in which staff are known as partners, said that a combination of higher costs due to inflation and a
Oil prices are hovering around 10-month highs, as a stout summer rally extends into the fall and delivers additional gains for the Club’s energy stocks, Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) and Coterra Energy (CTRA). And Jim Cramer believes it’s not too late to buy either of them. West Texas Intermediate crude, the U.S. oil benchmark, has
The BMW M3 sports sedan, the German automaker’s most iconic high-performance vehicle, is going electric. During a roundtable interview in Portugal this week, BMW’s product development chief, Frank Weber, confirmed the rumors. After rumors have been spreading about an electric M3 for months, the speculation is turning out to be true. Weber told auto reporters
Labour is unveiling its security plans for government on Thursday, promising to treat criminal gangs who smuggle people in small boats “on a par” with the threats of climate change, hostile foreign powers and terrorism. Sir Keir Starmer is heading to The Hague later with his shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper, where the pair will
The number of deaths in the Libyan city of Derna could range from 18,000 to 20,000 following catastrophic flooding, according to the city’s mayor. Abdulmenam Al-Ghaithi told al-Arabiya TV today this could be based on the number of wiped-out districts in the city. It came as the King sent a letter of condolence to the
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Google workers walk outside of Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Thursday, April 12, 2012. Google Inc. said Thursday that it earned $2.89 billion, or $8.75 per share, in the first quarter. That’s up from $1.8 billion, or $5.51 per share, a year earlier. (AP
Deloitte is planning to cut more than 800 jobs in the UK, sources say. The company, one of the ‘big four’ accountancy firms, is considering the move as part of a cost-cutting restructuring. In a statement to Sky News, Deloitte confirmed some roles were potentially at risk of redundancy, but did not go into specifics.
Kanye West is being sued by a former employee who claims he was forced to work in dangerous conditions and sleep on the floor of a property the rapper was renovating. Tony Saxon claims he is owed $1m (£800,000) in unpaid wages and loss of earnings after working as a project manager, full-time security, and
Sara Sharif’s father, stepmother and uncle have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of the 10-year-old girl. In a statement, Surrey Police detective superintendent Mark Chapman said: “Two men, aged 41 years and 28 years, and a woman, aged 29 years, were arrested on suspicion of murder after disembarking a
Sep 12, 2023, 06:43 PM LYON, France — After the relapse comes the road to recovery. The All Blacks will certainly hope that notion proves true as they attempt to attach a warp speed urgency to recalibrating their faltering Rugby World Cup hopes. A sense of uncertainty, of the unknown, again envelopes the fluctuating All
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has signed a memorandum of understanding with ISRO and IN-SPACe to support space-tech innovations through cloud computing. The collaboration with ISRO and the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) is aimed at giving space startups, research institutes and students access to cloud technologies through AWS Activate for new solutions
A convicted murderer who broke out of prison by “crab-walking” over the walls has been caught after a nearly two-week-long manhunt. Danelo Cavalcante broke out of Chester County Prison in Pennsylvania on 31 August. CCTV showed the 34-year-old stretching himself between a pair of parallel walls from the prison’s recreation yard in order to climb