Elton John and Dolly Parton were among celebrities to pay tribute to Dame Olivia Newton-John in a state memorial service in Melbourne marked by thousands for the late actress and singer. “Every day with Olivia was a bit of magic,” her husband John Easterling said on Sunday, in a speech at the memorial. The service,
Social housing managers will be required to study for qualifications, Michael Gove has announced. The housing secretary said the move was part of drive to professionalise the sector following the death of a two-year-old in a mouldy flat. Mr Gove announced the changes after recognising that social housing residents were being “inexcusably let down”. He
Several US media publishers are dropping the Dilbert comic strip after its creator described black people as members of “a racist hate group”. Several media officials denounced the comments by creator Scott Adams as racist, hateful and discriminatory. Dilbert is a long-running comic strip poking fun at office culture. In an episode of the YouTube
Feb 25, 2023 Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Panthalassa led all the way to win the $20 million Saudi Cup by three-quarters of a length on Saturday night, relegating trainer Bob Baffert’s horse, Country Grammer, to second place for the second straight year. Japan nearly swept the first four places until Country Grammer rallied
Ok I get it, it’s not a helicopter. It’s a multi-rotor. A quadcopter, perhaps? A drone? VTOL? Whatever it is, it’s a manned flying machine and you can actually buy one from China. It’s scary. It’s wild. And it’s this week’s entry in the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week. This electric aircraft
ABUJA, Niger,a – Feb. 18, 2023: Supporters of Nigeria’s Labour Party parade in the streets during a global march for the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi ahead of the Nigerian presidential election scheduled for February 25, 2023. KOLA SULAIMON/AFP via Getty Images Nigerians head to the polls on Saturday, with an unprecedented
Investigative reporter Ilya Rozhdestvensky shares what he’s learned about the armored train that the Dossier Center says Russian President Vladimir Putin is using instead of his private airplane. #CNN #News #shorts
Tommy Fury and Jake Paul have had to be pulled apart at a weigh-in ahead of their clash in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. The boxers traded insults and pushes as they squared up hours before their blockbuster fight – billed as “The Truth”. Their long-standing feud will finally conclude at the Diriyah Arena after two
Rishi Sunak has said his government was “giving it everything” to strike a deal over the Northern Ireland Protocol. “There’s unfinished business on Brexit and I want to get the job done,” the prime minister told The Sunday Times, adding that it was vital to ensure a return to power-sharing. He said he would try
7:43 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN NEARING THE END of the NBA offseason this past September and over 5,000 miles from his adopted home of Denver, Nikola Jokic was playing alongside his Serbian national teammates in the EuroBasket tournament when a familiar face took a seat in the O2 Arena in Prague. Jokic thought he was
The UK and EU are “inching towards a conclusion” on revising post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, the Irish prime minister has said. An agreement is possible “but by no means guaranteed”, Leo Varadkar added. Momentum has been building through weeks of fraught talks and a deal to ease checks on trade introduced under the
In this article NOK NOKIA-FI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Nokia G22 smartphone from Finnish firm HMD Global comes with a removable back to let you swap out broken parts. HMD Global The next smartphone to come from mobile icon Nokia is a handset that users can repair themselves. The Nokia G22, developed
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The U.S. Supreme Court against a blue sky in Washington, D.C., US. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg Bloomberg Creative | Bloomberg Creative Photos | Getty Images A legal test that Google’s lawyer told the Supreme Court was roughly “96% correct” could drastically undermine the liability shield that
You’d be forgiven for thinking that it was an ordinary Saturday morning in the South Wales Valleys – and for most it probably was. But in the early hours of the morning, a tremor was detected, its epicentre around 10km North of Ebbw Vale/Tredegar Wales, but the impact was felt in a vast area of
The 2024 Kia EV9 is launching later this year as one of the most highly anticipated electric vehicles to hit the market. A newly posted video on social media appears to show the sleek, big-bodied electric Kia EV9 as a near replica of the electric SUV concept. 2024 Kia EV9 spotted in new video We
A transmission tower is seen on July 11, 2022 in Houston, Texas. ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) is urging Texans to voluntarily conserve power today, due to extreme heat potentially causing rolling blackouts. Brandon Bell | Getty Images This story is part of CNBC’s “Transmission Troubles” series, an inside look at why the aging
Citymapper, the urban transport app which ranks among Britain’s most prominent consumer technology companies, is in talks to be bought by a multibillion dollar New York-based rival. Sky News has learnt that Citymapper, which launched in 2010, is in advanced discussions about a takeover by Via Transportation. City sources said a deal could be struck
Jill Biden has dropped the strongest hint yet that President Joe Biden will run for a second term – saying there is “pretty much” nothing left to do but work out the time and place for the announcement. The US president has long said it is his intention to seek re-election, though he has yet
Germany is one of the biggest military donors to Ukraine, having agreed to send multiple Leopard 2 tanks to support the war efforts, whilst leaving themselves “exposed.” Dr. Stefan Stenzel, CEO of the weapon production plant Vincorion in Hamburg, says “for me, it is worrying that Germany is donating 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine”
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, says he wants to know what caused the January 6th insurrection and fired back at Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) question about critical race theory. #CNN #News