A boy thrown from the 10th floor of the Tate Modern art gallery is now mostly out of his wheelchair, his family says. The French youngster, who was six at the time of the attack, survived the 100ft (30m) fall but suffered life-changing injuries, including a bleed on the brain and broken bones in August
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The school concrete scandal has prompted Labour to revive its series of controversial attack adverts on Rishi Sunak. A new social media post on Sunday features the prime minister’s face alongside the tagline: “Do you think your child’s school should be safe? Rishi Sunak doesn’t.” It comes as the government continues to investigate the extent
A global search is under way to find Sir Paul McCartney’s missing bass guitar which he bought for £30 and could reportedly now be worth more than £10m. The instrument “powered Beatlemania and shaped the sound of the modern world”, according to those behind the Lost Bass project. The Hofner 500/1 electric bass was purchased
Former WWE star Hulk Hogan has lost 18kg, revealing that giving up alcohol eight months ago “changed everything”. Hogan, 70, said he last drank alcohol on New Year’s Eve and had intended to take a small break from the booze, but has not had a sip since. He told TMZ: “I wasn’t eating late at
A death at Burning Man is under investigation as rain lashes the festival and tens of thousands of people remain stranded. Roads into and out of the event in the Nevada desert have been closed due to flooding and festivalgoers have been urged to conserve food and water and take shelter. Police said a person
Frontline Tesco workers will be offered body cameras following an “unacceptable” spike in verbal and physical attacks. The supermarket’s chief executive Ken Murphy said the move to protect its “unsung heroes” was prompted by a rise in physical assaults by a third compared with this time last year. Writing in the Mail on Sunday, Mr
Daimler recently launched a new class 4-5 medium-duty electric truck brand, RIZON, and we got a chance to kick the tires and drive one around. We came away impressed at how well it drives (for an 18k GVWR vehicle) and how comfortable it feels like it would be on long shifts. Rizon is a new
Associated Press Sep 2, 2023, 10:20 PM ET DEL MAR, Calif. — Arabian Knight held off Geaux Rocket Ride to win the $1 million Pacific Classic on Saturday, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his seventh victory in the race at Del Mar. The victory earned Arabian Knight an automatic entry into the $6
A return to pandemic-style home learning for school pupils impacted by the unsafe concrete crisis should only last “days, not weeks”, the government has said. More than 100 schools and colleges have been told by the Department for Education (DfE) to partially or fully shut buildings – just days before the start of the new
MPs are returning to Westminster on Monday for the rapidly accelerating downhill run to the next general election. Thanks to Boris Johnson’s success in repealing the Fixed Term Parliament Act there is no precise guidance as to when that date with political destiny will be. The next general election could even take place the year
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is confident his plan to reduce rising prices is working and will soon ease the financial strain on UK households. Ahead of parliament returning on Monday, Mr Hunt acknowledged that many households across the country are still struggling financially. He emphasised that “sticking to the plan” to reduce inflation is the best
Hurricane Idalia may have passed, but a hidden threat lingers in its aftermath. Florida health officials are warning Labor Day weekend beachgoers in affected areas to be cautious of floodwaters, which may carry Vibrio vulnificus, a rare and potentially lethal flesh-eating bacterium. Florida’s Health Department emphasises the importance of treating this threat seriously, comparing it
One of the cool things about window shopping through China’s largest online mall is that you find some weirdly cheap yet impressive-looking things. And that’s exactly what we’ve got in store for this week’s Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column. If you’re a fan of vintage automotive culture, well then prepare to
German automaker BMW on Saturday launched a hotly anticipated electric concept car, saying the so-called “Vision Neue Klasse” represents the dawn of a new era for the company. BMW’s latest design showcases a platform that will underpin the brand’s next generation of electric vehicles. The first electric vehicles based on the Neue Klasse — or new
The southeastern settlement of Robotyne has been liberated, Ukraine says. Ukrainian forces raised the national flag in the settlement last week, but said they still had mopping up operations to do. Our defence and security analyst Professor Michael Clarke explains the village is on high ground, along a ridge running north to south. Tokmak is
Surgeons removed a live 3-inch parasitic roundworm from a woman’s brain in Australia.
A Cruise self-driving car, which is owned by General Motors Corp, is seen outside the company’s headquarters in San Francisco. Heather Somerville | Reuters The company Cruise is pushing back against an accusation from the San Francisco Fire Department, which claims that one of the company’s autonomous vehicles delayed an ambulance after a deadly accident.
The Nobel Foundation has withdrawn its invitation to representatives from Russia, Belarus, and Iran to attend this year’s Nobel Prize award ceremonies after the controversial decision “provoked strong reactions”. A number of Swedish officials also decided to skip the ceremonies in Stockholm in protest after the foundation had initially invited representatives from these countries. Some
US superstar Billie Eilish was supported by fans through her Electric Picnic gig after complaining of feeling “really, really sick”. The crowd sang along to hits including Happier Than Ever after the 21-year-old told her 110 million Instagram followers she was “really suffering” ahead of her headline performance at the Irish festival on Friday. Videos posted
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