Tesla has the two bestselling cars in California by a ridiculous margin – and we are not just talking about electric vehicles. It even outsells longtime bestseller Toyota overall in Q2. Oh and Rivian almost catches Land Rover in Q2. It is helping push the market shares of battery-electric vehicles to a record high in
Police forces in England and Wales have laid out plans to drastically reduce the number of mental health callouts they respond to. Under a new framework, known as the National Partnership Agreement, some forces will only attend 20-30% of what was referred to as health and social care incidents within the next two years, down
In this article META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, Dec. 20, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The House Judiciary Committee is set to vote Thursday on whether to cite Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress
The police watchdog is investigating the case of a mother who was arrested and handcuffed after ticket inspectors suspected her of not paying her bus fare. Video showed her being held by two male officers during the incident in Croydon on 21 July, while her child could be heard crying in the background. Police said
BBC journalist Jeremy Bowen has urged people to get tested for bowel cancer following the death of his colleague and friend George Alagiah, who died on Monday. Speaking to Sky News, the BBC correspondent, who revealed his own bowel cancer diagnosis in 2019, implored those who received NHS test kits to use them. The 63-year-old
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJul 24, 2023, 04:00 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books USA Basketball named 14 players to its Select Team on Monday, which will serve as the opponent for Team USA during its upcoming training camp for the FIBA World
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Police are probing the “suspicious” death of a man after a body was found in a Glasgow high rise. Officers were called to a flat within Dumbreck Court following the discovery of the 29-year-old’s body at around 12.30pm on Monday. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A post-mortem examination will take place in due course to
US presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis has been involved in a car crash. The Florida governor, who is running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, was involved in an accident in Tennessee on Tuesday but is uninjured, his spokesperson said. “This morning, the governor was in a car accident while traveling to an event in Chattanooga,
Budrul Chukrut | LightRocket | Getty Images Shares of Spotify fell 7% Tuesday after the company released second-quarter results that missed analysts’ estimates for revenue and offered weaker-than-expected guidance. Here’s how the company did: Loss per share: Loss of 1.55 euros, not comparable to estimates Revenue: 3.18 billion euros vs. 3.21 billion euros expected by analysts, according
Twitter unveils X logo to replace Larry the bird. Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Elon Musk’s decision to change Twitter’s name to X represents his ambitions to create what he calls an “everything app.” “Twitter was acquired by X Corp both to ensure freedom of speech and as an accelerant for X, the
China’s outspoken foreign minister – who has not been seen publicly for a month – has been removed from office and replaced by his predecessor. Chinese state media gave no reason for Qin Gang’s removal but it comes after speculation over his personal affairs and political rivalries. The foreign ministry has provided no information about
The BBC has admitted asking an “inappropriate” question about sexuality to the Moroccan captain at the Women’s World Cup. A journalist – reported to be from the BBC’s World Service – has faced criticism after quizzing Ghizlane Chebbak on whether there were any gay players in her squad, with same-sex relationships illegal in the north
Robinhood Markets, the US stock trading app, has hired a senior executive from Freetrade, a British fintech company, to spearhead revived plans for a UK launch. Sky News has learnt that Jordan Sinclair, a former Barclays executive, has been appointed as Robinhood’s UK CEO. A filing registered with the Financial Conduct Authority shows Mr Sinclair’s
Sea surface temperatures of more than 38C (100.4F) have been recorded off the coast of Florida – potentially setting a new world record. The recording was captured by a buoy in Manatee Bay in the Florida Keys. It means the sea there was as warm as a hot tub – the standard temperature setting of
The UK data watchdog is looking into a cryptocurrency scheme launched by OpenAI boss Sam Altman that offers digital coins in exchange for eyeball scans. It comes after the billionaire entrepreneur, whose artificial intelligence company created ChatGPT, helped launch Worldcoin in cities around the world on Monday. The project gives people the chance to stare
A woman and her parents have been arrested after a headless body was discovered in a hotel bathtub in Japan. The body of Hitoshi Ura was found in the red light district of Susukino – known for its so-called short-stay “love hotels” – in the city of Sapporo on the northern island of Hokkaido in
Elon Musk has said the Twitter name “does not make sense” as he rebrands the platform into an “everything app” called X. The world’s richest man has not been shy of putting his own stamp on the site he bought for $44bn (£38bn) last October and has now embarked on the most dramatic change in
Nuclear energy has never been part of Australia’s energy mix as it has abundant renewables, according to Australia’s minister for climate change and energy. “I’m not here to tell other countries what to do. Nuclear plays a role in various countries’ mix, but in Australia, it never has,” Chris Bowen told CNBC on the sidelines
Spotify is raising the price of its ad-free premium service in more than 50 countries, including the US, UK and Ireland. The music-streaming company, which has more than 200m Premium subscribers, said the move will result in a $1 (78p) increase for US-based plans. This means the price of a single plan will now start