Alex, who will compete in events including the giant slalom, started skiing when he was four, just one year after his transplant. Even being able to take to the slopes at all was more than parents Julie and Howard could have imagined following his birth. At three days old he was transferred to Alder Hey […]
Republican presidential candidate and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event Thursday in Falls Church, Va. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Republican presidential candidate and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event Thursday in Falls Church, Va. Alex Brandon/AP Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley says her […]
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, More wealthy corporations than ever are biting off bitcoins By Joe Tidy & The Visual Journalism Team Cyber correspondent The price of Bitcoin is close to its all-time high, thanks in large part to US finance giants. Investment banks like Grayscale, BlackRock and Fidelity, are pouring billions of dollars into […]
Marks & Spencer has claimed victory after Michael Gove’s decision to block a controversial plan to raze and redevelop its main store on London’s Oxford Street was ruled to be unlawful. The levelling up secretary refused permission to redevelop the site near Marble Arch in the West End in July last year, in a win […]
George Galloway wins Rochdale seat by 12,335 votes after running on pro-Palestine campaign. A controversial left-wing United Kingdom politician has registered a landslide win in a parliamentary by-election on a platform of promising to advocate for Gaza. George Galloway won the seat in the northern English town of Rochdale by 12,335 votes after a fractious […]
TORONTO — Sarah Nurse was driving home from a recent PWHL Toronto practice when she got a bit of sage advice. It wasn’t from a podcast or a friend on the phone. The advice came courtesy of a billboard on the side of the road in Canada’s most populous city, featuring her own face with […]
Paul Pogba made 233 appearances during two spells with Manchester United and re-signed for Juventus in 2022 Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba says he is “sad, shocked and heartbroken” after being banned from football for four years for a doping offence. “Everything I have built in my professional career has been taken away from me,” he […]
IAG chief executive Luis Gallego said the group’s capacity was now close to pre-pandemic levels in most of its main markets. Total revenues at the group rose to €29.4bn (£25bn), up from €23bn in 2022. Demand for flights continues to be “robust”, IAG said, especially for leisure travel. The group said its flights were 92% […]
President Biden urges Congress to pass the Senate-negotiated bipartisan deal on border security. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images President Biden urges Congress to pass the Senate-negotiated bipartisan deal on border security. Alex Wong/Getty Images President Biden is squaring off against former President Donald Trump on Thursday on one of the […]
Newsportu — Here’s a look at the life of former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. Birth date: December 14, 1947 Birth place: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Birth name: Dilma Vana Rousseff Father: Pedro Rousseff, construction entrepreneur Mother: Dilma Jane (da Silva) Rousseff, teacher Marriages: Carlos Araujo (1973-2000, divorced); Claudio Galeno Linhares (1968-early 1970s, divorced) Children: […]