Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Former President Donald Trump took the stage at the National Association of Black Journalists convention yesterday, where he questioned Vice President Kamala […]
Meta reached a $1.4 billion deal to settle claims brought by the Texas attorney general over allegations that the social media giant flouted state privacy laws when it collected millions of users’ biometric data without their consent. The lawsuit, which targeted Meta’s use of facial recognition software, has resulted in the largest privacy settlement obtained […]
Getty Images Tang Muhan is on China’s 31-member swim team at the Paris Olympics The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) says it is “unfairly caught” in a row between the US and China, with their geopolitcal tensions spilling onto the Olympic stage. China’s top swimmers have been in the spotlight after a slew of doping allegations, […]
Olympic medalists from North Korea, South Korea and China posed for a selfie following the table tennis mixed doubles medal’s ceremony. China’s Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin beat North Korea’s Ri Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong in the final to win gold, as South Korea won bronze with pair Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin defeating Hong […]
Emma J Long The scientists were able to pick out the perfectly preserved creature’s internal anatomy in different colours The internal anatomy of a prehistoric creature the size of a poppy seed has been revealed in “astonishing detail”. Researchers used powerful X-rays to scan the 520-million-year-old fossil. The results, published in the journal Nature, reveal […]
A leopard attacked two men at a South African air force base that borders the world-famous Kruger National Park. One of the men, a uniformed air force member, was attacked while out for a run. The other, a civilian working at the base, encountered the leopard while on a walk, an air force spokesman said. […]
Your Southend A dispersal order in Southend will run until 20:00 BST on Wednesday Six people were arrested and weapons seized after violent disorder erupted on a city seafront and high street, police said. Essex Police said a Section 60 dispersal order will remain in place in Southend-on-Sea until 20:00 BST on Wednesday after the […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. The US federal court has issued a major penalty for Abner Alejandro Tinoco and his company, Kikit & Mess Investments LLC. According to reports, the firm and its owner must pay over $31 […]
Reuters Tuesday has become the hottest day of the year so far as a heatwave continues to affect large parts of the UK. Met Office measuring stations in both Heathrow and Kew Gardens, south-west London, reached 32C (90F) earlier – exceeding the 31.9C recorded in the centre of the city on 19 July. London, southern […]
A group of scientists say they have found new evidence to back up their theory that complex life on Earth may have begun 1.5 billion years earlier than thought. The team, working in Gabon, say they discovered evidence deep within rocks showing environmental conditions for animal life 2.1 billion years ago. But they say the […]