The police watchdog is investigating the conduct of 10 current or former officers and staff over how they handled allegations against serial rapist David Carrick. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) invoked its rarely-used “power of initiative” to launch four investigations into alleged Metropolitan Police failings in investigating claims made against the PC in
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The energy regulator has revealed new rules for household suppliers that include priority help for vulnerable customers struggling to pay their bills. Ofgem said that from December, gas and electricity providers had a duty to put those customers first when contacted with an enquiry about their payments. The new requirements also force companies to contact
Last month’s inflation data release completely changed the outlook for Britain’s economic policy. The number came in far below what economists had expected, prompting the Bank of England to pause its rises in interest rates, with wider implications for the state of the British economy. This month’s inflation release – covering the rise in prices
Apple iPhone supplier Foxconn, officially known as Hon Hai, said its semiconductor strategy is to focus on producing “specialty chips” — not competing in cutting-edge chips. “We do not chase [after] the most advanced technology. Hon Hai will not compete with leading edge players like 4-nanometer or 3-nanometer. We focus more on specialty technology,” Chiang
Israel’s military has said it will release evidence – including drone footage and an intercepted conversation – that it claims will prove an Islamist militant group was responsible for a deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza and not an Israeli airstrike. “We are running on it because someone is doing a fake on us,
Open Extended Reactions Luciano Spalletti said Italy have no fear about a “game with no tomorrow” against Ukraine next month with the reigning European champions knowing a defeat in their final qualification fixture will force them to face the jeopardy of the Euro 2024 playoffs. A 3-1 loss to England at Wembley, coupled with Ukraine’s
Lower-priced electric cars are on the way. Hyundai is slashing EV lease prices on the IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 6, offering some of the cheapest rates since launching. Hyundai looks to keep the momentum rolling as the EV price war intensifies. According to a new bulletin sent to dealers recently (via CarsDirect), Hyundai is making
Tesla has started to roll out its new “Driver Drowsiness Warning” feature, which leverages the cabin camera for driver monitoring. Over the years, Tesla has been criticized for not emphasizing driver monitoring with its advanced driver-assist features under the Autopilot and Full Self-Driving packages. For years, Tesla was only able to detect torque on the
David Wadhwani, president of digital media at Adobe, speaks during The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, Calif., on Oct. 17, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Adobe executive David Wadhwani wonders whether expensive technology acquisitions should take as long as they are to receive approval from government
Boris Johnson’s chief adviser during the coronavirus pandemic, Dominic Cummings, has said he will give evidence to the UK COVID-19 Inquiry later this month. Mr Cummings used his latest Substack post to reveal he had been going through his statement with inquiry lawyers, describing the process as “painful”. “I finally sent it in on Thursday.
A summit between between Palestinian, US, Jordanian and Egyptian leaders, has been cancelled, just hours before Joe Biden was due to visit the region. The US president was set to meet them after his visit to Israel on Wednesday. The summit’s cancellation is a blow to Mr Biden’s diplomatic efforts over the Middle East crisis.
Heavy electrical transmission lines at the powerful Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, located in California’s Mojave Desert at the base of Clark Mountain are viewed near Primm, Nevada, July 15, 2022. George Rose | Getty Images News | Getty Images The world has to add or replace 49.7 million miles of transmission lines by 2040
Britney Spears says she had an abortion while dating Justin Timberlake more than 20 years ago. The revelation came from an excerpt of the US pop star’s upcoming memoir – a selection of extracts which were published on Tuesday by People magazine. In the excerpt, Spears described the pregnancy as a “surprise”, but wrote: “For
BMW Group is the latest legacy automaker to confirm it will adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS), delivering EV drivers in the US and Canada access to Tesla’s Supercharger network. The North American Charging Standard began as Tesla’s proprietary charging connection but, like many innovations from the American automaker, is quickly becoming the go-to
Tesla hasn’t released an Autopilot safety data report in about a year. It’s not clear why, but it is disappointing as the company is being opaque with its self-driving data while missing timelines to deliver on its promises. Since 2018, Tesla has been trying to create a benchmark for its improvement in Autopilot safety by
In this article META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Instagram chief Adam Mosseri. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Instagram chief Adam Mosseri said in a post on Threads that the platform’s “biggest safety focus” is “managing content responsibly” around the Israel-Hamas war, adding that the platform is “getting pulled in a lot of directions at
Oct 17, 2023, 12:32 PM Open Extended Reactions Simon Raiwalui, coach of the Fijian national rugby team, has said he will leave his post at the end of his contract in December. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, from Tuesday, Raiwalui wrote: “Well I guess it is time to make it official, specifically what
Joe Biden flies to the Middle East with his policy for the region in tatters. It was not meant to be like this. Until a couple of weeks ago his administration was preparing for an outbreak of peace. A historic deal between sworn enemies was in the offing or so it seemed. Follow live: Hundreds
NHTSA announced that Tesla is recalling over 54,000 Model X, but the fix for the “recall” is another over-the-air software update. There’s a lot of debate in the Tesla community about whether or not it’s fair to call those issues “recalls” since the word generally refers to having to physically recall a vehicle to the
Tesla has released a new video demonstration of its latest self-driving software following Elon Musk’s underwhelming livestream. A few months ago, Elon Musk did a livestream of a drive on Tesla’s latest “Full Self-Driving” software in the Bay Area. The idea was to showcase Tesla’s new neural net-based vehicle controls, but the stream was far