He appeared in the dock at Manchester Crown Court like a familiar-looking stranger, a vivid memory from a distant past. Jamie Cassidy had once been one of the most promising young footballers at Liverpool, England’s most successful club, a player deemed good enough to train with his national team ahead of the 1996 European Championship. […]
Scotland survived a nail-biting finish to beat Turkey 6-5 and retain slim hopes of reaching the Women’s World Curling Championship play-off stage. Rebecca Morrison’s rink sit eighth of 13 teams but need to finish in the top six after their final two games. The Scots next face Japan and then take on a Canadian rink […]
New Federal Election Commission filings this week illustrated the tremendous burden that former president Donald Trump’s legal bills have placed on his operation, but he has a new vehicle to help him raise money for the Save America political action committee that has handled many of those legal costs. The Trump 47 Committee — established […]
The ombudsman has no power to compel the government to act – it can only recommend. It says in its report, in pretty strong terms, that from what it heard from the Department for Work and Pensions, it doesn’t expect the government to volunteer to do anything. It’s asking Parliament to try to find some […]
Mar 20, 2024, 08:16 PM ET Head coach Gregg Berhalter said the United States men’s national team will be on “higher alert” because of the depleted Jamaica roster his side will face in the semifinals of the Concacaf Nations League on Thursday in Arlington, Texas. West Ham striker Michail Antonio has dropped out of Jamaica’s […]
The Justice Department and 16 state and district attorneys general accused Apple of breaking federal antitrust law in a sprawling lawsuit unveiled Thursday, plunging the tech giant into another high-stakes showdown over its alleged abuse of power. The civil complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleges the company […]
PA Media Simon Harris is favourite to become the next taoiseach One day on from Leo Varadkar’s resignation as taoiseach, it looks likely that Simon Harris could get a clear run to be Ireland’s next leader. Mr Harris, 37, is currently the minister for further and higher education. Three other ministers who were viewed as […]
The Justice Department is suing Apple over antitrust violations. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Justice Department is suing Apple over antitrust violations. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Apple, one of the world’s richest companies, is now under fire from the U.S. government. The Department of Justice and 16 states filed a […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. The Universal Digital Payments Network (UDPN) has rolled out a cryptocurrency sandbox for both central and commercial banks. Unveiled at Davos in 2023, the UDPN is aiming for interoperability for cryptocurrencies, including CBDCs […]
It’s difficult to disentangle Labour from my sense of self. Grew up in Stockport, looks a bit like Macaulay Culkin, bad dress sense … the Labour party always seemed to fit in there somewhere. My great-grandfather, a railwayman who had his wages docked in the General Strike nearly a century ago, was a Labour councillor. […]