Thames Water has revealed an 18% rise in pollution incidents during the first half of its financial year. The country’s largest household supplier reported 257 category one – the most serious – to category 3 pollutions over the six months to the end of September. It said that action to prevent these incidents was a
Rescuers racing to find hikers missing after a deadly volcano eruption in Indonesia have found more bodies, raising the number of confirmed and presumed dead to 23. More than 50 climbers were rescued after Sunday’s eruption before search operations were temporarily halted on Monday as Mount Marapi started spewing smoke and ash again. About 75
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U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry participates in an event on women’s role in building a climate-resilient world, at COP28 World Climate Summit, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 4, 2023. Amr Alfiky | Reuters The United States and more than 20 other countries plan to triple nuclear power by 2050 to achieve
The first trailer has been released for the massively anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI. It was put out a day earlier than expected after a leaked version went viral on social media on Monday. Rockstar Games posted on X: “Our trailer has leaked so please watch the real thing on YouTube.” The clip racked up
Associated Press Dec 4, 2023, 03:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OKLAHOMA CITY — Attorney Gloria Allred has confirmed that she is representing the family of the girl that Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey is alleged to have had an improper relationship with. Allred has been a famous advocate for women in cases against
Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take Two Interactive. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Shares of video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software fell as much as 4% in extended trading on Monday after the company released its trailer for the next version of the Grand Theft Auto game, which will come out in 2025. The company had originally
James Cleverly is travelling to Rwanda to sign a new treaty for the government’s asylum plan. It is part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s mission to make the deal to send migrants there legally watertight following the Supreme Court’s ruling against the scheme. In the wake of the judgement on 15 November the government insisted
Associated Press Dec 4, 2023, 01:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Rafael Nadal has lower expectations for when he returns to the tour in January after a year out. Nadal announced Friday that he will play at the Brisbane International in Australia in January. The 37-year-old Spaniard has not appeared on tour since
Binyamin Needham, a 19-year-old British national, has been killed in Gaza while fighting for the IDF, Sky News understands. Mr Needham, who had dual nationality, moved to Israel with his family 10 years ago, and is understood to be the second British national after Nathanel Young to have been killed whilst serving in the IDF
Sky has won broadcast rights to show a record number of Premier League matches in a new four-year deal starting from 2025/26. Sky Sports has retained the rights to four out of five packages – with the other being retained by TNT Sports – and means that exclusive live coverage will increase by 70%. Sky
Israeli authorities are investigating claims some investors may have known in advance about the Hamas plan to attack Israel on 7 October and used that information to make hundreds of millions of pounds. Research by US law professors Robert Jackson Jr and Joshua Mitts, from New York University and Columbia University respectively, found significant short-selling
A former US ambassador to Bolivia has been charged with secretly acting as a Cuban agent for “more than 40 years”. Manuel Rocha, who was arrested at his Miami home on Friday, served as the top US diplomat to Bolivia between 2000 and 2002. Prosecutors from the US Justice Department accuse him of promoting the
Cheaper EVs are on the way. Toyota’s new Urban electric SUV Concept will challenge the affordable Volvo EX30 as the brand’s cheapest EV yet. Toyota’s Urban electric SUV to rival low-cost EV market On Monday, Toyota unveiled the Urban electric SUV concept at its annual Kenshiki forum in Brussels. The concept is one of five
A statue of George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton standing outside Old Trafford, home of Manchester United in Manchester, England. Mike Hewitt | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images LONDON — Manchester United will next week announce that British petrochemicals billionaire Jim Ratcliffe will take a 25% stake in the football club, Sky News
Websites showing pornographic content may have to use credit card checks and photo ID matching to confirm users are over 18, as part of the Online Safety Act. Regulator Ofcom has published draft guidance for platforms on how to protect children from pornography to ensure firms comply with the new internet laws. The recommendations include
In this article TWLO Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jeff Lawson, chief executive officer of Twilio Inc., during the Singapore FinTech Festival in Singapore, on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. Lionel Ng | Bloomberg | Getty Images Software provider Twilio said Monday it would lay off roughly 5% of its workforce, or around 400 employees,
Boris Johnson will appear before the COVID inquiry this week to face scrutiny about the decisions he made during the pandemic. The former prime minister is expected to issue an apology on behalf of the government about the early handling of the crisis but insist he got the big calls right. He is expected to
Heavy rain is expected to bring travel disruption to parts of the UK with more than 40 flood warnings in place. Forecasters said there was a decreasing risk of snow, with temperatures expected to rise above average in the coming days and conditions set to be “more wet and windy”. The Met Office has issued
NFL Nation, ESPNDec 3, 2023, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Week 13 of the NFL season started on Thursday with a show of offensive power between the Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks. Around the NFL on Sunday, the Houston Texans‘ defense had a big day and put an end to the Denver Broncos‘ five-game