A woman who was groped by Jimmy Savile on Top Of The Pops fears Steve Coogan will “struggle” to portray the “monster” in an upcoming BBC drama, amid calls for the series to be axed. Sylvia Edwards was 18 years old when she was assaulted on camera during a recording of the music show, but
In the leafy suburb of Potomac in Maryland a group of mums is mobilising. Facing nationwide shortages of infant formula, the Nappy Network charity is stepping up. For a couple of months, they’ve been holding a weekly formula drive and the logo says it all: “Bring what you can, take what you need.” Here, parents
Following rumors circulating earlier this month, Hyundai Motor Group has officially signed an agreement with the state of Georgia to invest $5.5 billion in new facilities dedicated to EV and battery manufacturing. When complete, these new facilities will be Hyundai’s first EV-specific manufacturing on US soil and will produce a wide range of upcoming electric
In this article .FKRX300 VOW3-DE BMW-DE 7203.T-JP RNO-FR Details of Renault’s Scénic Vision concept car were presented to the public on May 19, 2022. The firm’s idea of developing a passenger vehicle that uses hydrogen technology is not unique. Benjamin Girette | Bloomberg | Getty Images Renault has released details of an electric-hydrogen hybrid concept
The Donbas is feeling the brunt of the recent Russian military failures. The country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, says the twin areas of Luhansk and Donetsk in eastern Ukraine are being “turned into hell”. He’s right. They are. The towns and cities here are being pummelled; homes and businesses are being smashed by this war. Ukraine
9:08 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN The verbal haymakers exchanged by Alabama’s Nick Saban and Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher the past 24 hours can best be summed up as the most appropriate possible soundtrack for 2022. The joust centered around the year’s most volatile issue — ambiguity around Name, Image and Likeness rules and enforcement. They
Traders on the NYSE, May 20, 2022. Source: NYSE Tech companies haven’t seen a selloff like since 2001 and the bursting of the dot-com bubble. The Nasdaq declined 3.8% this week, falling for a seventh straight week. It’s the longest losing streak for the tech-heavy index in 21 years. Inflation, rising interest rates, the war
Those seeking evidence of the recent crypto meltdown need not look to Minneapolis — at least for the next few days. This weekend, thousands of NFT-holders are descending upon the Twin Cities for Gary Vaynerchuk’s “VeeCon” — a four-day conference bringing together business leaders, entrepreneurs and Web3 evangelists to discuss digital transformation in everything from
A comedy gig inside a cave in the Peak District had to be called off after a fan became trapped in a tree above the gorge, sparking a dramatic rescue operation. The man, named as David, from London, was walking to see John Shuttleworth perform at Peak Cavern – also known as Devil’s A*** –
Sue Gray and Boris Johnson had a private meeting to discuss the handling of the partygate report, Sky News can reveal. The pair discussed where Ms Gray believed the Metropolitan Police were with the inquiry, and Whitehall’s understanding of where the police were on interviews. The revelation of an undisclosed meeting is likely to trigger
Top civil servants across Whitehall are to be asked to draw up plans for how they would deliver personnel cuts of up to 40% in each of their departments, Sky News understands. Two senior government sources have said the Cabinet Office is poised to write to all permanent secretaries asking them to model what would
WhatsApp messages Rebekah Vardy sent to her footballer husband Jamie during the 2016 Euros have been revealed for the first time, as part of a 300-page bundle of evidence released by the High Court. Screenshots of the various stars’ private messages and Instagram accounts were submitted as part of Vardy’s high-profile libel claim against fellow
Photonic materials are the ones that emit, detect or manipulate light. These materials play a crucial role in various sectors such as telecommunications, data processing and storage, and solar cells. Because of their vast usage, there is a continuous need to make them efficient. Researchers, at the University of Central Florida (UCF), are developing new
Ukrainian troops, thought to be the last fighting Russian forces in Mariupol, have been told to stop the defence of the city. Reuters news agency reported the Azov regiment had been ordered only to “save lives of soldiers” in the port – a key military objective for Vladimir Putin, which has been under bombardment for
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk has denied claims he sexually harassed a flight attendant on a private jet in 2016, calling them “wild accusations”. It comes as Business Insider reported on Thursday Mr Musk‘s SpaceX paid $250,000 (£200,000) in 2018 to settle a sexual harassment claim from an unnamed private jet attendant who accused the Tesla
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