The drip feed of allegations has been relentless, and the questions seemingly never-ending. How did Boris Johnson fund his trendy make-over of the Downing Street flat? What messages did he exchange with businessman James Dyson? Just how many times did David Cameron text Rishi Sunak? But perhaps the biggest question of all – just how
Month: April 2021
South Dakota’s governor is suing the US Department of Interior in a bid to see fireworks shot over Mount Rushmore on Independence Day. Republican Kristi Noem successfully pushed last year for a return of the display after a 10-year hiatus. The event drew national attention when then-president Donald Trump joined Ms Noem on 3 July
The Cologne-headquartered German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) in the UK is the latest pair to explore how quantum computing could help create better simulation models for battery development. The DLR is Germany’s research center for aeronautics and space. Quantum computing As IBM defines it, “Quantum computing harnesses the phenomena of quantum
Recreating in a lab the nuclear reaction that powers the sun and other stars — which is called nuclear fusion — is a feat as complex as it sounds. Fusion has the potential to create massive amounts of carbon-free or clean energy. So though no scientists have quite accomplished creating usable energy from fusion just
Disneyland has reopened for the first time in over a year – as it was revealed more than 100 million Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Disney fans who visited cheered and screamed as the Southern California theme park opened its gates for the first time in 13 months, when it was forced to
Food and agriculture tech investor Arama Kukutai standing in a vertical farm built by Plenty in South San Francisco. Courtesy: Finistere Ventures Food and agriculture start-ups attracted a record $22.3 billion in venture funding last year — that’s twice as much as these segments raised in 2019, according to a comprehensive new study from Finistere
7:22 AM ET Going into Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event, it’s not unfair to say we don’t really know who Dominick Reyes or Jiri Prochazka are. When it comes to just name value alone, we do. Reyes (12-2) fought Jon Jones for the UFC’s light heavyweight championship 14 months ago — and many observers
11:48 AM BST The Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals will take place at London’s Twickenham Stadium in May in front of up to 10,000 fans, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Friday. The matches were due to take place in Marseille on May 21 and May 22 respectively but were moved out of
The US geothermal energy industry has been left at the starting gate as wind and solar race ahead, but it looks like the geothermal tortoise is finally putting one foot ahead of the other. In the latest development, the iconic coal state of West Virginia just nailed down federal funding that will help West Virginia
Today’s quarterly results from AstraZeneca are a very timely reminder that, for all the debate about the drug-maker’s involvement in the Oxford COVID vaccine, it is of very little importance to the financial fortunes of what is currently the fifth-largest company in the FTSE 100. In fact, AZ is actually losing money on its involvement
ITV has said it will not air the final episode of its drama show Viewpoint on Friday evening following allegations of sexual harassment made against star Noel Clarke. A spokesperson for ITV said it had decided it was “no longer appropriate” to show the episode after 20 women made claims to The Guardian. “ITV has
The boss of Virgin Atlantic said there was “no reason to delay” the return of US-UK travel next month – as the carrier reported an £858m annual loss. Virgin, which has cut thousands of jobs with flights grounded during the pandemic – and last autumn completed a rescue deal with investors – said passenger numbers
The number of people looking to buy property in Cornwall has risen by more than 140% – the highest growth rate of any county in Britain. Analysis for Sky News by the property website Rightmove has found more than 15 million people searched for properties in Cornwall in the first quarter of this year, compared
House prices rose at their biggest monthly rate since 2004 in April after Rishi Sunak extended a holiday on stamp duty, according to new figures from lender Nationwide. Prices climbed by 2.1% compared to March while they were up by 7.1% compared to the same period last year, the report said. The chancellor introduced a
Scientists say they have been able to resolve a long-standing controversy about an extinct horned crocodile that lived among humans in Madagascar, an island country in the Indian Ocean, saying this particular crocodile, Voay Robustus, was closely related to the modern-day “true” crocodiles but on a separate branch of the crocodile family tree. Based on
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has insisted “all security protocols have been followed” despite the prime minister’s phone number being freely available online, prompting snooping fears. The Conservative cabinet minister moved to play down concerns that Boris Johnson had left himself vulnerable to being targeted by hostile states and criminal gangs after it was revealed his personal
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