The Chinese owner of Stemcor, the historic British steel trader, is exploring a sale less than a year after it last changed hands. Sky News has learnt that Stemcor, which was founded by the father of Dame Margaret Hodge, the veteran Labour MP, has been the subject of discussions about a fresh change of ownership
The brother of TV presenter Phillip Schofield has been jailed for 12 years for child sex offences. Timothy Schofield was last month convicted of 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019, including two of sexual activity with a child. Schofield, a civilian police worker from Bath, Somerset, told jurors while
Almost 15 million global excess deaths by the end of 2021 were caused by COVID, according to figures released by the World Health Organisation (WHO). It estimates a total of 336.8 million life-years were lost globally due to the pandemic which was declared in early 2020. This means that, on average, each excess death led
An 88-year-old Australian doctor held hostage in Africa for more than seven years by al Qaeda-linked militants has been reunited with his family after being released. Dr Ken Elliott and his wife Jocelyn, who together ran a medical clinic in Burkina Faso, were kidnapped in 2016 by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) –
BMW’s first electric 5 series sedan, the i5, is days away from making its global debut. Before its official release, a new image of the BMW i5 was leaked, and from the first look, the electric sedan is impressive. BMW i5 finally comes alive as new image emerges After teasing the i5 for over six
Tesla is evidently still planning to make the Cyberquad as it files for a new trademark for the electric ATV. When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck in 2019, CEO Elon Musk had a little “one more thing” moment on stage when they brought out the Tesla Cyberquad, an electric ATV, to show the payload capacity of the
Family and friends of West Ham players were attacked by rival supporters after a match in the Netherlands. AZ Alkmaar fans broke through a fence and attacked visitors sat in a reserved section following the final whistle in the Europa Conference League semi-final. A brawl ensued – and several West Ham players, including captain Declan
Associated Press May 18, 2023, 04:32 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — Sweden routed newcomer Hungary 7-1 Thursday for its fourth victory at the ice hockey world championship. Jacob de la Rose scored twice for Sweden at the Nokia Arena. The Swedes are second in Group A with 11 points, one point behind the United States.
Chrysler’s first fully electric vehicle will not look like or be called the Airflow concept officially unveiled at CES last year. According to the brand’s new chief designer, Chrysler will take a new, more modern direction with its first EV. Chrysler’s first EV is a modern upgrade over the Airflow Under the Stellantis family of
In this article WBD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT David Zaslav Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav supported CNN CEO Chris Licht during an investor conference Thursday as tension at the network rises over the decision to air a live Donald Trump town hall packed with his supporters.
Elon Musk is hinting at the next-generation Tesla Roadster beating Rimac Nevara’s newly achieved performance records. We are getting more news about the next-gen Roadster in the last few days than we have in over a year. After many delays, CEO Elon Musk was asked about it by a Tesla shareholder at the company’s annual
Tony Blair, Labour’s most successful election-winning prime minister, had no doubt that being in government was better than being in opposition. The fundamental difference, he would say, is that in opposition politicians can only talk; in government they can actually do things. As the Conservative Party struggles to improve the state of Britain after their
A nurse accused of murdering seven babies has denied she got a “thrill” from photographing a sympathy card she sent to the parents of a baby girl she allegedly killed. Lucy Letby took the photo at the place where Child I died at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neo-natal unit in October 2015, the court
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple CEO Tim Cook looks on during an Apple event at their headquarters in Cupertino, California, September 7, 2022. Carlos Barria | Reuters Apple’s headset project suffered from CEO Tim Cook’s “distant” approach and lacked the confidence of key company executives at times, Bloomberg reported
Rishi Sunak has confidently backed himself to remain prime minister for another term as he insisted the Conservatives were on track to win the next general election, despite an absolute drubbing in the local elections. Asked whether he would still be prime minister after the next general election, Mr Sunak replied: “Yes. I’m working really
A copy of the Hebrew Bible, thought to be 1,100 years old and one of the world’s oldest intact books, has been sold at auction for $38m (£30m). The Codex Sassoon, a leather-bound, handwritten parchment volume, was bought by Alfred H Moses, a former US ambassador to Romania, in New York on Wednesday. It is
Lee Rigby’s 12-year-old son has spoken out for the first time since his dad was murdered in 2013. Jack Rigby was just two-years-old when Fusilier Lee Rigby was killed by Islamic extremists outside his barracks in Woolwich, south London, in 2013. Jack is marking the 10th anniversary by fundraising for the charity Scotty’s Little Soldiers,
Montana has become the first state in the US to ban Chinese-owned popular video-sharing platform TikTok from personal devices. The state’s Republican governor Greg Gianforte signed legislation prohibiting mobile application stores from offering the app. The legislation makes it illegal for app stores to offer TikTok, but does not prevent those who already have the
The Governor of New Nuevo León, Mexico, announced a new (potential billion-dollar) investment from Kia to expand its plant in the region and produce two EVs together with Hyundai. The move comes as the two automakers look to ensure EV models qualify for the IRA tax credit. After becoming the third largest automaker globally last
Porsche is signing on to be the second EV maker to officially adopt support for EV routing in Apple Maps. This means that Porsche Taycan drivers can now use Apple Maps via CarPlay, signaling Porsche’s continued commitment to CarPlay as other automakers abandon Apple’s platform. Apple Maps EV routing expands to second car Apple first