We are one year removed from the end of production of the BMW i3. While its makers look to inevitably introduce a successor to the affordable compact EV, don’t expect anything as radical looking. As BMW looks toward its “Neue Klasse” chapter in electrification, a development boss for the company says anything remotely resembling the
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A students’ union has banned blue shirts and chinos after “behaviour concerns”. Cardiff University Students’ Union said it would always support students to “have fun in a safe manner” at its venue. The union said the clothing restrictions would be temporary and were not aimed at a specific group. It said the policy was introduced
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Donald Trump could face jail after violating his gag order with an “untrue and disparaging post”. Judge Arthur Engoron, presiding over Trump’s $250m (£206m) New York civil fraud case, said the former president could be sent to prison for failing to comply with the partial suppression order. At the start of October, Judge Engoron ordered
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One of Britain’s biggest chains of car repair shops is gearing up for a sale that could value it at about £400m. Sky News has learnt that Steer Automotive Group has appointed City advisers to sound out prospective buyers. Sources said on Friday that a formal process was not yet underway although initial discussions were
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Dado Ruvic | Reuters Bitcoin extended its weekly gains on Friday, briefly topping $30,000 at one point, as confidence a spot bitcoin ETF will soon be greenlit grew and crypto investors continued weighing uncertainty in the U.S. and abroad. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was recently up 3.4% on Friday to $29,709.69, according to
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An explosion at the al Ahli hospital in Gaza on Tuesday killed many – officials linked to Hamas said up to 471 were killed. This latest round of fighting has inflamed anger and violence well beyond the confines of the Israel/Hamas conflict. The Israelis insist they have evidence which suggests that the damage was not
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Meta has apologised after Instagram inserted the word “terrorist” into some Palestinian users’ profile bios. Some bios containing the word “Palestinian” followed by the Palestinian flag emoji and the Arabic phrase “Alhamdulillah,” which means “Praise be to God”, were being auto-translated to: “Praise be to God, Palestinian terrorists are fighting for their freedom.” The issue
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Coinbase is confident that a U.S. bitcoin exchange-traded fund will be approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company’s chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, told CNBC. “I’m quite hopeful that these [ETF] applications will be granted, if only because they should be granted under the law,” Grewal said in an interview with CNBC’s
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A major search is under way after reports of a man trapped in a vehicle in floodwater as Storm Babet batters large parts of the UK. Police Scotland said the alarm was raised at 3am on Friday near the village of Marykirk in Aberdeenshire. “Multi-agency searches are ongoing and the public are asked to avoid
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Joe Biden said Hamas and Vladimir Putin both want to “annihilate” neighbouring democracies during a rare speech from the Oval Office. The president addressed the nation after his whirlwind trip to the Middle East. “If international aggression is allowed to continue, conflict and chaos could spread in other parts of the world,” he said. “Hamas
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