7 hours ago By Lora Jones and Chris Newlands, Business reporters Getty Images The share prices of UK housebuilders jumped on Friday after Labour’s landslide victory in the general election saw the party return to power for the first time since 2010. Vistry, Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey, Barratt and Berkeley all finished the day between 2-3% higher on […]
D.C. United’s leading scorer and its coach watched from Audi Field’s suite level while several others were reduced to spectators for an MLS match Wednesday night pitting a struggling team that had not won at home since April against an MLS Cup contender that had not lost on the road since April. What began with […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Fun fact: The closest thing this newspaper has to a theme song is this John Philip Sousa march you’ve definitely heard before. It’s a classic, for sure, but perhaps we can do better. Sadly, I’m no songwriter — so I turned to AI. This week, Suno, an artificial intelligence start-up that lets […]
Dwi’n ceisio sgwennu am bethau sy’n bersonol iawn i mi. Dwi’n drawsfenyw anabl, goth, gafodd ei magu yng ngogledd Cymru; lle sy’n llawn harddwch ond tywyllwch ar yr un pryd. Dwi wastad wedi bod yn outsider, yn weirdo ac yn falch o hynny. Dwi ddim yn licio’r casineb dwi’n ei dderbyn gan bobl yn y […]
19 hours ago By Mark Poynting, Climate reporter Reuters Hurricane Beryl devastated St. Vincent and the Grenadines Hurricane Beryl is wreaking havoc in parts of the Caribbean – and putting the role of climate change under the spotlight. With maximum sustained wind speeds of more than 160mph (257km/h), it became the earliest category five Atlantic hurricane in […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. As the UK launched its General Elections earlier today, the country’s payments group, The Payments Association, urged the upcoming government to impose a ‘Tech Levy’ on social media giants. Essentially, the group wants […]
German champions Bayer Leverkusen will kick off their Bundesliga title defence and continue their unbeaten domestic streak away at local rivals Borussia Monchengladbach on Aug. 23, the league confirmed on Thursday as the fixture list was announced. As usual in Germany, the champions play the first game of the new league season on a Friday […]
New York City, United States – A metallic blur streaked past Khader Khalilia’s ear. The bullet, so close he could hear it, smashed into a painting of Romeo and Juliet on the wall behind him. As more shots rang out, Khalilia and his family fell to the floor of their house in Beit Jala, just […]
In September 2023, Simon Boas was diagnosed with throat cancer. Aged just 46, he was told the disease was terminal, and that it would ultimately take his life. Over the following year, he knitted together his reflections on life into a book – A Beginner’s Guide to Dying. The book is set to hit the […]
Just now By Luke Sproule, BBC News NI Pacemaker A man and two dogs were among the first at a polling station in Northern Ireland on Thursday morning Voting is under way in Northern Ireland’s 18 Westminster constituencies for the general election. Voters can cast a ballot at their local polling station until 22:00 BST. It is […]