3 hours ago Farouk Chothia & Catherine Byaruhanga,BBC News, Johannesburg Reuters The ANC’s leader Cyril Ramaphosa will have to form a coalition With most of the results now in from South Africa’s election, the long-ruling African National Congress (ANC) will have to contend with sharing power after a historic loss of its parliamentary majority. Counting […]
7 hours ago Claire Ellison,BBC News Society team BBC Sam Hodkinson needs a pension payment soon, after retiring because of ill-health A former police officer who retired early because of breast cancer and is owed extra pension, says she fears she may not live to see the money paid out. Sam Hodkinson is one of […]
Sainsbury’s has fixed a glitch with its payment system which affected some same-day deliveries and shop purchases. The UK’s second largest supermarket said the issue had been intermittent since Thursday morning but has now been entirely resolved. Complaints by customers on social media indicated widespread frustration at the faulty card terminals. One person said that […]
14 hours ago Helen Briggs, Environment Correspondent, BBC News, @hbriggs Pol Fernandez The rare fern is found on the Pacific island territory of New Caledonia A fern has entered the record books for having more DNA than any other living thing. The plant’s genetic material, or genome, would reach about 100 metres when unravelled, outstripping […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Ripple is donating $25 million to Fairshake, a national political action committee (PAC) helping politicians who like cryptocurrency in the 2024 election in America. Many enthusiasts in the crypto industry believe the 2024 […]
Former first lady Michelle Obama’s mother Marian Robinson arrives for a ceremony at the White House in 2022. Robinson, who moved with the first family to the White House when son-in-law Barack Obama was elected president, has died, according to an announcement by Michelle Obama and other family members. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption […]
LANCASTER, Pa. — Standing on the fringe of Lancaster Country Club’s 9th green, moments after stroking her final putt of the day, Nelly Korda opened her purple scorecard holder, looked down, and sighed so deeply that the expansion of her ribcage was visible from steps away. Her shoulders lifted. Then they sank. A big, fat […]
1 hour ago Amy Walker,BBC News, South East Andy Hine Hyperia – the UK’s tallest rollercoaster – closed a day after opening to the public Named after the daughter of a Greek god, who is said to have built herself steel wings before launching herself off a high mountain, the UK’s tallest rollercoaster opened to […]
If you ask OpenAI’s ChatGPT personal questions about your sex life, the company might use your back-and-forth to “train” its artificial intelligence. Your data is fuel for many AI chatbots. But some companies, including OpenAI and Google, let you opt out of having your individual chats used to improve their AI. I have instructions at […]
On Wednesday night I was removed, via email, from being the Labour parliamentary candidate for Chingford and Woodford Green. I live and grew up here, and this battle means so much to me personally. I was asked to attend a sham 45-minute online meeting via email just hours before my deselection, with three members of […]