Attendees wear American flag themed hats during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The Newsportu Network will be reporting live from Chicago throughout the week bringing you the latest on the Democratic National Convention. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. […]
Moment rocket engine explodes during launch test in Shetland A rocket engine has exploded during a launch test at the UK’s new spaceport in Shetland. The test was being carried out by German company Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) who hope to eventually launch the UK’s first vertical rocket into orbit. The scheduled nine-engine test was […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. IG Group has named Ricardo Ghiglino as the Head of Europe and Emerging Market Tech Delivery. Ghiglino shared the news in a LinkedIn post. Before this new position, he was the Head of […]
Getty Images Sir Brian May says speaking out against badger culling is “as important to me as music” Queen guitarist Sir Brian May says new research shows cattle could be passing bovine tuberculosis (bTB) between themselves, and that badgers are not a significant factor in the spread of the disease. Sir Brian, 77, helped conduct […]
Starmer condemns ‘intolerable, racist’ riots in Northern Ireland Prime minister Keir Starmer has described the race related disorder in Northern Ireland as “intolerable”. He was speaking during a visit to the province and meeting frontline officers who dealt with the violence and members of ethnic minority communities targeted. Starmer noted that many PSNI officers had […]
BBC More than 100 women who experienced pain and complications from transvaginal mesh implants have received payouts from three manufacturers of the products. The financial settlement offered by companies Bard, Boston, and Johnson & Johnson has not been disclosed. This is the first successful group claim in England after some 10,000 women were injured by […]
Maybe we should have known right from the start that this was going to take a while. Panathinaikos’ Argentinian midfielder Daniel Mancini stepped up to take the first penalty of their shootout against Ajax, the Greek side having scored a late equaliser to force the Europa League qualifying tie on Thursday night to go to […]
Goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo says Wrexham’s players are “100%” focused on trying to win a third successive promotion this season. The north Wales club have made a bright start to their first third-tier league campaign in 19 years. Wrexham drew at Bolton Wanderers on Sunday having beaten Wycombe on the opening weekend of the League One […]
Laws stipulating what proportion of union members have to vote for strike action in order for it to be legal are set to be scrapped. It is understood that the government intends to go ahead with its pledge to repeal the Trade Union Act as part of its wider shake-up of workers’ rights. There are […]
Meeting between leaders of China, Vietnam signals close ties between neighbouring states despite occasional tensions. China’s President Xi Jinping has held talks with Vietnam’s President To Lam in Beijing on his first state visit since becoming his country’s top leader, according to Chinese official media Xinhua. The meeting between Xi and Lam on Monday signals […]