It is impossible to think about Vaughan Gething’s victory in the Welsh Labour leadership election without reference to the recent news about a Tory donor’s vicious racist rant against Westminster’s first Black female MP, Diane Abbott. Gething won the election on Saturday with 51.7% of the vote. When he succeeds Mark Drakeford as Wales’s first […]
Everything, Mr Abbott admits, feels like a gamble at the moment. Unless rates start to fall soon, they will have to cut back on costs whichever option they choose. That means no holiday, fewer swimming lessons for the children, no gym or TV subscription. #mortgage #deals #pulled #days
In the weeks after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, activists gathered outside the Houston home of Sen. Ted Cruz to protest his refusal to certify President Biden’s election victory — as well as his decision to jet off to Cancún on vacation during a deadly local storm. As images of the protesters […]
Armagh are through to the Division One final for the first time after a narrow 2-9 to 2-8 victory against Mayo. The Orchard County led 2-5 to 0-2 at the break after goals from Aimee Mackin and Aoife McCoy. Mayo recovered in the second period and and drew level through strikes from Sinead Walsh and […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. JPMorgan Chase recently revealed plans for a broad roll-out of biometric payments with US retailers. According to the bank, the plan is to push the feature out by early 2025, and allow shoppers […]
Early results show Putin winning some 87 percent of the vote, the highest-ever result in Russia’s post-Soviet history. President Vladimir Putin is set to win a record post-Soviet landslide victory in Russia’s election, cementing his grip on power, despite a large number of opponents staging a noon protest at polling stations. Shortly after the last […]
Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin says that if the 2024 election were held today, Donald Trump would win. “Right here? Right now? The election is tomorrow? He wins it,” the Republican mega-donor told CNBC. “For investors, overall, a Trump administration is good for our capital markets,” Griffin told CBNC’s Sara Eisen. Griffin said he had […]
D.C. United did not have to contend with Lionel Messi on Saturday, an injury absence that figured to provide Troy Lesesne’s ambitious MLS team with a clear advantage at sold-out Audi Field. But Inter Miami also employs Luis Suárez, Messi’s former running mate at FC Barcelona. And in a second half in which the visitors […]
A forced sale of TikTok within 180 days, as House-passed legislation requires, would be one of the thorniest and most complicated transactions in corporate history, posing financial, technical and geopolitical challenges that experts said could render a sale impractical and increase the likelihood the app will be banned nationwide. The bill, which President Biden has […]
Families have spoken about why they have scattered their loved ones’ ashes into space. Claire Mercer’s husband Jason, from Rotherham, was killed in a crash on a smart motorway near Sheffield in 2019. She arranged for his ashes to be scattered 100,000 ft (30,480m) above the Earth, inspired by his love of astronomy. “The picture […]