Metro Bank has kicked off talks about the sale of a £3bn chunk of its mortgage book as part of an increasingly urgent attempt to shore up its fragile balance sheet. Sky News has learnt that advisers to Metro Bank – which saw its shares plunge on Thursday after acknowledging that it was seeking to
Month: October 2023
Agatha Christie is the bestselling novelist of all time, and today, many of her ebooks are on sale for $1.99 and $2.99, including some of her most popular titles. There’s no date given for how long this sale will last, so snap up these up while you can! Here are six of the most popular,
Three people are dead, including a pedestrian, after a multi-vehicle crash that sent a motorcycle airborne in Azusa on Wednesday, police said. Azusa Police responded to the area of Arrow Highway and Cerritos Avenue at around 4 p.m. on Wednesday after several 9-1-1 calls, said Lt. Jake Bushey. Police arrived to find a collision between
The United States has sent over a million rounds of ammunition it seized from an Iranian ship last December to Ukraine. Officials at the Pentagon have confirmed to Sky News the transfer of 1.1 million rounds of 7.62mm small arms ammunition to Ukraine took place on Monday this week. The ammunition, standard rounds for Soviet-era
Rishi Sunak has been reported to Police Scotland over comments he made about Nicola Sturgeon in his Tory Party conference speech. Chris McEleny, the general secretary of Alba Party, told Sky News he had filed a complaint and asked for an investigation into whether Mr Sunak may have committed contempt of court by mentioning Scotland’s
SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on just wrapped their second day of renewed talks over a new three-year contract with a plan to meet again on Friday and even further down the line. “SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP met for a full day bargaining session and have concluded,” the parties said
Oct 05, 2023NewsroomZero Day / Vulnerability Apple on Wednesday rolled out security patches to address a new zero-day flaw in iOS and iPadOS that it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2023-42824, the kernel vulnerability could be abused by a local attacker to elevate their privileges. The iPhone maker said
On Oct. 26, 2022, Elon Musk enjoyed his first and last good day as the head of Twitter (now X). Following a $44 billion acquisition he tried to scuttle but was legally forced into closing, he attempted a bit of prop comedy — entering the company’s headquarters with a porcelain sink while flashing a mischievous
Jimmy Butler is a BIG country music guy. The superstar for the Miami Heat has said in the past that he used to listen to country music to annoy his teammates…but then he actually got into it. And now, Jimmy Buckets is an outspoken country music fan. Earlier this year, Butler had Morgan Wallen and Luke
Drew Barrymore‘s actions during the writers’ strike appear to have royally pissed off the top writers on her talk show, because they’re quitting … refusing to work when the show returns, post-strike. A trio of co-head writers who worked on “The Drew Barrymore Show” pre-strike have reportedly turned down offers to come back and work
A art-themed video for the track features the rapper’s son Adonis Drake has released a new single, “8 AM in Charlotte.” The rapper surprise dropped the song on social media along with a music video for the track, which features his son Adonis. The video opens with Adonis showcasing a piece of his artwork, which
Android 14 is now rolling out to compatible Pixel smartphones, months after Google took the wraps off its next major operating system update. The latest version of Android comes with improvements to security and accessibility features, and adds on-device generative AI tools — including the ability to create unique lock screen wallpapers. While many smartphone
The competition regulator is to investigate the dominance of Amazon and Microsoft in the UK’s cloud market. It follows a study by the telecoms watchdog Ofcom which “identified features that make it more difficult for UK businesses to switch and use multiple cloud suppliers”. Ofcom added: “We are particularly concerned about the position of the
Children’s author and illustrator Ed Young passed away at the age of 91 on September 29th in his home in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. He leaves behind a vast legacy — the multiple Caldecott Medal-winning author wrote 17 children’s books and illustrated over 80. His books often contained the fantastical — fairy tales, folktales, and poetry, rounded
The Green Port Fair will kick off on Saturday, Sept. 7 — and will showcase what POLB is doing to become the first zero-emissions port in the world, according to a recent press release. Courtesy photo The Port of Long Beach is set to showcase its environmental initiatives this weekend. The Green Port Fair will
The Speaker of the US House of Representatives has been ousted from his position in a historic vote forced by far-right Republicans he had spent nine months appeasing. Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, is the first Speaker ever to be removed from office after months of turbulent fighting within Donald Trump‘s party, leaving the
He may have been prime minister for a year, but his speech to the Conservative Party conference in Manchester felt almost like the moment Rishi Sunak introduced himself for the first time. A speech rich in announcements and packed with messages about Rishi the man and his values. He and his team knew the speech
(Updated with Harvey Weinstein lawyer statement) Disney, CAA and Miramax are being sued by Julia Ormond over an alleged sexual assault by Harvey Weinstein in 1995. While the Legends of the Fall actress does not name her then-agents Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane or former Disney executives Jeffery Katzenberg and Michael Eisner in the filing
Oct 04, 2023THNMobile Security / Spyware New findings have identified connections between an Android spyware called DragonEgg and another sophisticated modular iOS surveillanceware tool named LightSpy. DragonEgg, alongside WyrmSpy (aka AndroidControl), was first disclosed by Lookout in July 2023 as a strain of malware capable of gathering sensitive data from Android devices. It was attributed
For more than 50 years, talented individuals have brought hip hop to life from the Bronx to Brazil and back again. And this year, the genre is celebrating its monumental fifth decade. In honor of this Golden anniversary, MusiCares® and Vivid Seats are joining forces to support the humans who make hip hop happen. Hip
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